surayya wrote: I’m thinking he may end up being a love interest for Emma as she opens up to love etc- not saying a full on lets get married relationship, but just feeling out relationships in general as she hasn’t really had any
Yes, I agree. The fact that Colin was just upgraded to a series regular further tips the balance in this direction. (In my mind anyway). Just recently, Jennifer Morrison described Emma’s potential suitors, there will be more than one, and they’ll be the ones pursuing her, not the other way around. Jennifer said Emma was a tough nut to crack, but that these suitors would be doing a lot to try to get through her emotional armor. The character description for Hook describes him as a ladies man, with the manners of a proper gentleman but with a troubled past. He sounds like an interesting guy to challenge Emma out of her security net (but hopefully he’ll reform from chasing other women around if he turns out to be a suitor for Emma).
Also, I’m getting the feeling that if Hook is a potential suitor for Emma, that might make him a contender against Baelfire (assuming Bae is a suitor for Emma). If Hook is Baelfire’s true dad, that would be some very extreme drama.
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