Okay, here’s something else, also relating to the ‘choosing’
I’m paraphrasing another post I read like a second ago on tumblr.
We have Milah from season 2, episode 4 “The Crocodile” > I know it’s primarily a rumbelle episode but stay with me here. The key theme this episode highlighted was ‘choice’ . Milah was so miserable in her life that she chose to leave with Hook and Belle made it very clear to her father and Rumple in the dwarf mines after her rescue, the choice of who she wants to be with is hers because it’s her life. No one decides her destiny but her.
Then, we have Captain Swan, teasing us earlier on that their relationship was all about ‘choice‘. There was an interview Adam and Eddie gave earlier last season about ‘choice‘
There are the people that are right for you and there are the people that are wrong for you, and then there are the people that you just choose.
Again, with the choosing.
There’s also the hospital bed scene exchange between Hook and Emma from “In the Name of the Brother” , which also referenced ‘choice‘ and Emma once again, choosing him.
If I were to pick dead guy of the year, I’d pick you.
Time again, last season, Emma consistently chose Hook. When she arrived at the hospital “In the Name of the Brother” her first and primarily concern was to hide Hook from Gold. Look what else is going on in this scene, Belle just lost her memory and doesn’t know wtf is going on and Emma’s concern is for Hook’s safety. Also, the very last scene of that episode I believe, when Gold stopped by the loft and threatened the Charming family, if Emma doesn’t leave with him now to look for Bae, he’s going to kill Hook. So, Emma leaves with him to spare Hook’s life. She’s choosing him again
Now, back to that picture.
Let’s examine the body language here because omg, look at who’s actively initiating the kiss? It’s Emma. She’s pulling him towards her, again by the lapels on his jacket (and yes, I love saying that). She’s making a conscious decision to kiss him and JMo even refers to it as a ‘human’ choice. JMo could have referred to it as an animalistic desire to kiss Hook but that’s not the word she used. If she did, there would be no debate right now. She’s actively choosing to kiss him.
What happens after the kiss is what I’m curious about. Because there’s bound to be remaining tension. The feelings aren’t going to go away. They’re still going to be there and it’s what happens next, is going to be Emma’s choice from here on out. Which is also something we’ve said time and again. It won’t be Neal or Hook’s choice, it’ll be hers and I’m 100% sure that she will choose Hook, or shall I say, Killian Jones.