you know I sometimes wonder if a significant % of SF shippers are really mostly Rumbelle fans that resent Hook for his screen time and that he was once verbally mean to pre-Dark Rumple, so they therefore support Neal to Hook’s detriment. For such SF fans, SF means more Stilkin family time. Hook is a threat to that because Emma is the hero of the series, so her romance would get screen time and Hook is the only one unwilling to turn it blind eye to Rumple’s vileness. I know that there are true Neal and SF fans but it seems that some of the Hook and CS hate is fueled by fans that ship Rumbelle primarily and SF By extension.
Well from the number of Rumbelle fans I’ve talked to there’s a fair number that really can’t move past two things. One when Hook challenged Rumple to a duel to fight for Milah and hitting Belle. To me if it wasn’t for him terrorizing Rumbelle he really wouldn’t have been much of a villain at all. He was a Rumbelle’s villain he wasn’t gonna be great to them until after he was redeemed. Letting go of his vengeance and opening his heart to find love again made it so he’s not really any kind of villain anymore but in the end some fans aren’t gonna be able to let that early part of his character go. From a Rumbelle perspective some of them must be miffed at the fact that their ship is constantly separated, Belle’s screen time is nowhere close to that of the rest of the main cast, and their former villain is getting the lion share of the pub. To me I understand Hook was Rumbelle’s villain, Rumple took away his true love so what was Hook’s play? To take away his true love! It makes sense to me but I hope we get to see Hook doing something nice for Belle or helping her and Bae reunite with Rumple something to show how much he’s changed.
