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
Well maybe Hook did something honorable and well, we know our pirate doesn’t like to brag ( like how he doesn’t want Charming to tell the others he saved his life). Maybe it’s a sacrifice he did for Emma and others that he doesn’t want to brag about. That’s what I have been thinking after I watched.
Then someone here ( sorry if I forgot who it was 🙁 ) mentioned about Hook sacrificing JR to find Emma. Hook probably doesn’t want Emma to know that he sacrificed the only home he has known for years just to find her. He’s not the type of person who goes likes to brag about the deeds that he has done. He did have an argument with Charming on Hook being there, risking his life to help them back in Neverland but he only did it because he was pushed.