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I think he asked to hang out with Hook because he knows about his dad & actually gave him something real to hang on to.
I think what Hook means in the promo is that he has literally become a different person because of Emma. He CAN’T even go back to LIVING like a pirate because he ISN’T a pirate anymore. So it would not have been possible for him to remain true to his word to think about Emma every day while living like a pirate – he might have thought he could. He might have thought he could get his ship back, go out to sea with his crew, and drink rum while he thought about her but at the end of the day he stopped being that person when he became part of Emma’s SB “family.” I think Hook very much understands that Emma is his home – and not just Emma but her entire family.
I was thinking about how Emma has really never had to live WITHOUT Hook – her memory loss spared her from that which is why I think we are a bit sensitive to the way she sometimes talks to him when we are VERY aware that he knows what it is like to have to live without her for a year. I’m sure he had hoped he could do exactly what he did do numb the pain when he lost Milah – except he realized he isn’t that person anymore so he COULDN’T find a way to drown the pain. He simply had to LIVE with it – for a YEAR.
Now it’s a year later and he knows what he has had to live without for a year – not JUST Emma, but Henry, Snow, Charming – then he loses Neal after coming to understand what home and family really means to him and where his home really is. I think he is doing a really good job of pushing Emma when she needs to be pushed but remembering who she is because she HASN’T had the same year to recognize what she had to live without.
I really had to think about this today because I wanted to rip Emma’s head off last night after the “leather conditioner and eyeliner” comment. But I have the feeling we are being baited by A and E on purpose. I have the feeling Hook is going to be the thing that is going to pull together EVERYTHING that defines home for Emma. And I think when it happens it is going to hit her hard and she is going to realize that she didn’t appreciate him for everything he is and does for her. He is her rock but she doesn’t realize it. If something happens to that rock or it is threatened in a major way I think she is going to suddenly panic and be forced to recognize that she has loved him all along and hasn’t necessarily treated him very well. Like in a gross sobbing, almost lost Henry kind of way that might just require TLK.
@rumplegoldfan – Great post!
Thanks for the positive spin because I was honestly a little bummed about some of what he said in the sneak peek. I also think that is an excellent point that Emma has not had to live without Hook or even her family for a year. She doesn’t know what it feels like to know about them and wonder how they are, what they are doing, if they are safe, etc. It is a whole different ballgame to live without someone knowing they exist. He is definitely right in telling her that if she thinks she is going to go back and things are going to be the same she is wrong because it is impossible. Ignorance is bliss and that bubble has been popped. Hook has also been practically her shadow since coming back to Storybrooke. It is very easy to get used to that and rely on that even if you don’t internally acknowledge it to yourself. Perhaps that is why Hook and Zelena are going to get into it this episode. Maybe she finds out he is hurt or in danger and it sparks that realization that he means a lot more to her than she wants to admit.
I am shocked we got a sneak so early O.o
I agree @lumee23
I think what Hook means in the promo is that he has literally become a different person because of Emma. He CAN’T even go back to LIVING like a pirate because he ISN’T a pirate anymore. So it would not have been possible for him to remain true to his word to think about Emma every day while living like a pirate – he might have thought he could. He might have thought he could get his ship back, go out to sea with his crew, and drink rum while he thought about her but at the end of the day he stopped being that person when he became part of Emma’s SB “family.” I think Hook very much understands that Emma is his home – and not just Emma but her entire family. I was thinking about how Emma has really never had to live WITHOUT Hook – her memory loss spared her from that which is why I think we are a bit sensitive to the way she sometimes talks to him when we are VERY aware that he knows what it is like to have to live without her for a year. I’m sure he had hoped he could do exactly what he did do numb the pain when he lost Milah – except he realized he isn’t that person anymore so he COULDN’T find a way to drown the pain. He simply had to LIVE with it – for a YEAR. Now it’s a year later and he knows what he has had to live without for a year – not JUST Emma, but Henry, Snow, Charming – then he loses Neal after coming to understand what home and family really means to him and where his home really is. I think he is doing a really good job of pushing Emma when she needs to be pushed but remembering who she is because she HASN’T had the same year to recognize what she had to live without. I really had to think about this today because I wanted to rip Emma’s head off last night after the “leather conditioner and eyeliner” comment. But I have the feeling we are being baited by A and E on purpose. I have the feeling Hook is going to be the thing that is going to pull together EVERYTHING that defines home for Emma. And I think when it happens it is going to hit her hard and she is going to realize that she didn’t appreciate him for everything he is and does for her. He is her rock but she doesn’t realize it. If something happens to that rock or it is threatened in a major way I think she is going to suddenly panic and be forced to recognize that she has loved him all along and hasn’t necessarily treated him very well. Like in a gross sobbing, almost lost Henry kind of way that might just require TLK.
LOVE THIS POST! Agree Agree Agree!
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