Interesting points about Emma’s characterisation, KFC. It’d be really interesting if they flip that trope at the last moment and have Emma be the flirtatious heartbreaker instead.
I know that is the last thing CSers want to hear. I agree that, for “Killian” he’s from a different mindset, and he is not thinking of himself as being her “Mr. Right Now” instead of “Mr. Right.” The thought has struck me though, depending on the context of the scene and whether or not he’s told her certain things, and they know certain things about each other before it happens: They are both reverting to their pasts.
Context will be vital when it comes to this kiss. Who knows what about what and when it happens will be interesting to see, and will impact what the kiss means and if it’s only a one off.
It seems pretty evident from that 304 sneak peek that there are things Emma still doesn’t know, which are vital pieces of info that could well change how she sees Hook, which is probably why he hasn’t revealed them. She doesn’t appear to have put it together yet that Hook’s Milah = Nealfire’s mother. And she’s also unaware that Hook handed Bae over to the Lost Ones. She’s been learning what a demon, (Hook’s own description) Pan is, how dangerous he is, so how will she react when she learns that Hook handed young Bae over, right into Pan’s hands? It won’t just be the historical facts that she has to consider, but also the fact that Hook has had the opportunity to reveal these things, she’s straight up asked him about how he knew Bae, and he’s been evasive about it all, (which leads me to believe that she likely still won’t know these things when the kiss happens). She’s been starting to trust him, (trust and lack thereof is a big dynamic of their relationship), because he’s helping to find Henry, but she’s eventually gonna realise that he’s basically been lying to her by omission.
In Hook’s defence, I don’t think he’s just been evasive because he’s being a douche about it, I think the reason he’s been evasive is because he is starting to actually feel something for her, and knows that the truth could severely damage his chances, so he’s stuck in a bit of a crap situation. I’m actually gonna feel bad for him if/when Emma tells him where to go after Neal’s back and the whole truth finally comes out, because he’s been tentatively getting his hopes up, and then she’s gonna kiss him, and then he might end up getting the shaft very soon after.