We were talking about this in the What is Hook Hiding thread. I actually think he gave up the JR to get back to Emma.
So you think it is more that Emma is not emotionally ready to hear that Hook made that sort of sacrifice for her? I could buy into that. Holding his cards until it is the right time to play them. It would fit his character.
I took a peek at the What is Hook Hiding thread. I am torn between the CaptainFire theory and the Jolly Roger theory. I think the JR theory is definitely plausible as stated above but I don’t know if that is the whole picture. It still doesn’t answer why the timing perfectly coincided with the curse. I can’t wait to find out 🙂