Didn’t I hand pick those moments PoM? (although some see the hitting worse than the shooting) Belle and Rumple fans hate Hook or “prefer him less over characters” and express some pretty strong anti-Hook sentiments over those moments. I wonder though if those moments didn’t happen though how would you see Hook? Would he be any kind of a threat to Rumple otherwise? I’d venture to say it would make him completely unbelievable as a credible villain’s villain.
If those moments didn’t happen, I would probably like Hook more. I did like him in Tallahassee quite a bit but that was before we knew the stuff he did to Belle. I think Hook would’ve been better off actually if he hadn’t been introduced as Rumple’s nemesis. Hook was set up to fail because his plan to kill Rumple would never have been allowed to happen. So Hook spent quite a lot of time with his beloved floor and Flook was born (So it did have its upsides 🙂 )
I think Hook could’ve been a credible villain without the Rumple stuff because of the fact he is Captain Hook. Hook was promoted as this ultimate big bad and he really wasn’t. So already Hook’s villain credibility was damaged.
I think that’s a pretty good assessment, when fans have strong character and ship biases they’re gonna see what they’re emotions dictate first even if it’s a skewed picture.
Thanks 🙂
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