If anyone should have dealt with their past in this arc it was Regina. The thousands of slaughtered villagers filled with the blood of men, women, and children that she killed. I’m sure would have loved to meet her in the Underworld. But instead of her dealing with her past crimes, they just had her spend time with her family. Talk about getting the easy way out.
Meanwhile Hook died 3 times. Sacrificing everything for his family and true love. He wears the rings of the people he’s killed on his hand as a reminder to not go down that route again. He was infused with the darkest magic of all and in the end ultimately conquered the darkness and CHOSE to save everyone by sacrificing his life. Nobody stopped his plan, he did it himself. Which is more than I can say for Regina and Rumple. I’ve never thought of a time where they actually chose to stop what they started. The Failsafe was cause Greg and Tamara stole it from her, and I mean Rumple….do we even have to list those?
Can we also stop with the Hook only cares for Emma crud, it’s completely false. He cares a lot for Henry(enough to plan an entire operation with him), he’s got his bromance with Charming, sibling relationship with Regina, friendships with Snow and Belle and the latter he even comforted her when she kicked Rumple over the townline. He could have mocked Rumple, or made him look worse then he was but he was there for Belle and told her that even though he was a bastard, he truly loved her. So he’s grown to care for all of these characters very much. Don’t let one decision when he was engulfed with the darkest of magic unwillingly cloud those facts please.
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