know Hook’s past crimes so far haven’t been dealt with directly, but I’m not buying this “Hook the hero” thing for one second. As I wrote above, I think Hook hasn’t really been shown to be a “man of honor” this season. I actually think the writers have subtly been showing why he’s lacking honor (e.g. expecting a sexual favor from Emma for getting Charming the water versus Neal telling his dad to help out Charming without expecting any favors because it’s the right thing to do)
Oh I wholeheartedly agree with you, but we’re on the same ship and have the same mindset. He’s not a hero in my eyes. Everything he has done with this season has been with the intention of getting Emma to see him as a hero, but it’s a false heroism. I just really need someone, ANYONE, to say to Hook: “um, you left Emma in jail to die, denied her the chance to get home (*cough* most important theme to Emma *cough*), shot Henry’s future grandmother, and then left the town to die.” I need someone to call him on his false mourning for Baelfire since it has become painfully obvious that it was all a set up. (grumble, grumble. wasted storyline). I think he is subtlety being written as an obsessed pirate who has no idea what good form really is. It just sucks that Adam keeps saying on Twitter that Neal does have to apologize for his actions to Emma (mostly to VERY loud CSers) and ect but yet neither he nor the show has yet to address Hook’s actions. (At this point I think the marketing teams of ABC is leaning on them but maybe I’m just paranoid).
Like I said, I completely agree that Hook is not a hero and is actually being written as getting worse with every episode (307 really sold that) but the double standard of “Neal’s continued mea culpa to Emma” and “Hook is a hero who does all good things!” is rather taxing.