This “twist” really is needless drama at this point and it stirs up pointless argumentation. Even though I kinda expected Hook would be the one to kill Charming’s dad, I actually liked Hook this episode in the present day, but the writers just had to go there and drudge up Hook’s dark past. I think he’s never really able to leave it behind completely, even if he claims to be a “good” pirate now. (Is that even a thing?) Yes, we already knew that Hook was a lying, thieving, murderous pirate in the past, but now it’s somehow more personal to the blessed family because it was Charming’s father and Emma’s grandfather whom Hook murdered? To me, it’s no different than when Hook killed his other victims. My issue with Hook proposing to Emma isn’t only Hook’s dark past since we already knew Hook murdered people in cold blood. Heck, we’ve seen it on screen when he killed his own dad, and Hook told Emma he collected his rings off of his dead victims. Emma knows she’s dating a serial killer. It’s her choice I guess. (Not that I endorse dating murderers).
I think this will end up being more about the Charming family than about Hook. Can they truly forgive him and move on. They talk a good game about people getting redemption and a happy ending if you deserve one and you change your life around. Well let’s see how they feel when they find out Hook killed Charming’s dad. Nothing has changed. They knew Hook killed people in the past. But let’s see if they change their tune now that it’s a personal. I don’t think it’s needless drama. I think it’s intriguing and I’m interested to see how everyone handles it. I just feel bad for Hook at this point.