Reply To: Why is Hook such a divisive character within the fandom?

[TheWatcher]

In general, I think a lot of the bad guys are way more interesting when they are evil as opposed to when they become good. For Hook, its the same. As evil pirate Hook, I found his character interesting and he was different than the other guys on the show when he was first introduced. My issue came later when after he became “Redeemed” he just tended to float around Emma the majority of the time. Which brings me to:

Then we went to Neverland and he, Captain Hook, still added nothing of value to the storyline about Neverland. It was the Emma/Bae and Rumpel/Bae and Emma/Snow scenes that were the best part of that arc. Then Pan really become interesting later in the arc. Hook is just sort of there.

This! Hook took a backseat in an arc where he should have had the major role. It’s Neverland! He’s HOOK! He and Rumpel should have learned to bury their hatchet as enemies, worked together to defeat Pan, and Hook would have solidified himself as a hero through his actions. But instead he just says “Hey, I’m good now” and spends the majority of the Neverland arc trying to appeal to Emma over Baelfire. Hook’s biggest potential should have been right there but he was just “there.”