@rumplegoldfan – Great post!
Thanks for the positive spin because I was honestly a little bummed about some of what he said in the sneak peek. I also think that is an excellent point that Emma has not had to live without Hook or even her family for a year. She doesn’t know what it feels like to know about them and wonder how they are, what they are doing, if they are safe, etc. It is a whole different ballgame to live without someone knowing they exist. He is definitely right in telling her that if she thinks she is going to go back and things are going to be the same she is wrong because it is impossible. Ignorance is bliss and that bubble has been popped. Hook has also been practically her shadow since coming back to Storybrooke. It is very easy to get used to that and rely on that even if you don’t internally acknowledge it to yourself. Perhaps that is why Hook and Zelena are going to get into it this episode. Maybe she finds out he is hurt or in danger and it sparks that realization that he means a lot more to her than she wants to admit.
I am shocked we got a sneak so early O.o