So these writers definitely don’t say the right things all the time but it seems OUAT fans, especially on here, really do nitpick every little word they say. Perhaps over analyzing it a bit too much. I can’t help but feel like these guys are constantly walking on egg shells. It seems no matter what they say, there’s at least one word that doesn’t sit right with people. Characters die. Characters live. They have the power to bring back whoever they want. They clearly are not bringing back Robin Hood. And for fans who liked the character or felt his death was done poorly, pretty much whatever they say on the matter is going to irk them. If you aren’t a fan of Hook and were annoyed when they brought him back the way that they did, anything the writers say regarding Hook, especially when the interviewer asks and compares him to Robin Hood, is not going to sit well.
What they really should stop doing are these interviews. They know they are going to get asked these questions and no matter what they say, it’s going to piss someone off. I feel bad for them but I also don’t because they opened up the door to bring people back from the dead. And when you do it for one character and not the other, it poses problems and they’re up for scrutiny. The big problem was they wanted to bring back Hook, and wanted to kill Robin, so they created a crystal that would literally “end” Robin Hood so he wouldn’t be able to be brought back. But then the fan base got upset because how could you just “end” and “obliterate” a loving father and a good soul like that? So now they are stuck. They should just tell their story and stop worrying about what the fans think because you can’t please everyone.