Neal’s behaviour in Quiet Minds is only OOC if you consider him using Roland as bait was OOC. However since Rolandgate is presented as in character that means Neal was in character in Quiet Minds.
I wonder if having both minds sharing one body actually made both Rumple and Neal weaker as time went on, both personalities fighting for dominance until eventually one would simply cease to exist.
Also Hook gets a lot of stick for choosing the JR over Eric saying that he “killed” a man for a ship. But I disagree. The JR wasn’t just a ship to Hook, it was the one constant in his life. It was more beneficial to have the JR in the long run rather than trusting the word of Blackbeard. Ariel also found Eric alive and they are living together on their island which suggests Eric was never in any real danger of dying anyway. Hook felt guilty over his decision because that is the human thing to do, I’d be more concerned if he didn’t feel guilt over it.
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