So in other words: almost home.
What was it that Emma’s S3 promo poster said again? 😉 And considering the next land we’ll be exploring, and one of the big quotes that’s associated with the main protagonist of that story…I’m thinking we might get us some more “home” references before season’s end.
and it was EMMA who said date first, not Neal. In fact Neal never says date, he just suggests food and talking. Emma’s all like, “OMG. Date! you wanna go on a date?! I wanna go on a date too. But wait. Must be Savior. Must be strong. Must put on armor. Must not smile at adorable man….failing…failing…oh heck. SMILES!”
She really tried to hold that smile in, but she just couldn’t. LOL
Yet, he was never going to compete with Neal, not really, because Henry is the love of Emma’s life and Hook has shown himself to be a horrible father figure. That is the way it’s been written from the start. Just look at what Eddy Kitsis has previously said on the matter:
Agreed. The groundwork has been laid for SF from the very start of the show. Even if we didn’t know it back then, from the getgo, they were building this story about the son that Rumple lost and how he needed the Curse in order to find him, but he wouldn’t be able to find him without the Curse breaking, and that was Emma’s part to play, and in the midst of it all, these two people were drawn together and fell in love. Their relationship is an extension of the core of the show, and I just do not believe that Kitswitz would alter something so important, just to bow to fan pressure. Hook is one of several obstacles to have been thrown at SF. That’s how TV shows work, you throw obstacles at the OTP to torture the fans by drawing out the culmination of their love story. Even if SF aren’t officially back together by season’s end, I really do think they’ll have made some great strides by then.