hookian wrote: Also I think it’s wrong to call him Hook when it’s clear as day in this scene he’s Killian.
I understand what you’re saying here but I’m not sure I agree. For sure he’s Killian but the two aren’t mutally exclusive. He’ll never be Killian Jones without being Hook too. He’s both. Even when he’s more Killian than Hook he’s still both. It’s like saying Regina can go back to being who she was in the Stable Boy and stop being the EQ altogether. Identity negotiation is tough and being Hook for 300 or so affected him and he’ll always carry that identity with him.
Hook has a jekyll and hyde persona, call that an effect of 300 years in Neverland. In this scene he’s Killian and he’s only ever been Killian to Emma in the past 300 years.
This is the Killian that was in Tallahasee and Emma’s the only person that’s ever brought that out of him. It’s because of this understanding with one another that he can be himself with her and only her.