I will always hold out hope for Hook and Emma. Because I enjoy seeing a ‘bad boy’ ‘trying’ to do better. Kinda like Spike on Buffy. He was so evil when he came on and he only had revenge on his mind. He had his ‘true love’ Drusilla and he really loved her, but she died. Then he ended up falling in love with Buffy and trying to change for her, which didn’t always work out well for him. 😆 I can remember tons of people hating on him and NEVER thinking he would be with Buffy. Jane Espenson was a writer for Buffy too, so I always have hope! That and the creators of the whole series gave me Pacey and Joey when I was a teen!! They too like the bad boys. 😆
I don’t see Hook as a one dimensional character. I think he has tons of depth. I can understand where he is coming from. Can he be a bully? Sure. But you need to think what Milah said about her husband to him, I’m sure it wasn’t that good. Being a coward in that time/place made you an outcast I don’t think that Hook was acting any differently than Rumple would have been treated by anyone else. I actually applaud him for offering to fight for her, he gave Rumple a chance to get his wife back. If you think about it, even now, if someone were to leave their husband and/or kids the new guy isn’t just going to step aside, especially if the guys wife left him. I think that Milah leaving Rumple the way she did says more about her than it does Hook. Because Hook was just a way out, she would have done it eventually even with out Hook’s help. I guess I just don’t understand all the hate I see posted about his character. He’s a pirate, he is suppose to be crass and cocky… and confidant. I just love his character even with all the flaws. Even with him doing evil things.
I always like the bad guys, which is probably why I like the Queen, Cora, and Rumple too. 😆 My hubby says I’m wired differently.