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From: http://jewelleighanna.tumblr.com/post/66349323558/the-players-emma-hook-and-neal
The Players: Emma, Hook, and NealI’ve been thinking OUAT from a writing standpoint, and why I think, from a character perspective, Emma and Hook are endgame. I try not to think about “endgame” too much, because I will like the couple regardless. I don’t want to be “yes, they are endgame for sure!” but I can’t help but analyse the characters and guess where the story going to go
Writing a story is about the characters. In good writing, characters drive the plot and not the other way around.
As a writer, I like to think of my characters as little figures. Like doll-house figures that I can bring out and play with, move them around, and have them interact with each other.
Imagine this:
I have little figures. I have an Emma and a Hook, and I want them to be together. But Emma has a son named Henry, and of course, Henry has a father named Neal.But… I want Emma with Hook and not with Neal, so what can I do?
There’s easy options to take such as:
1. Neal not being part of their lives (IE season 1, but face it, he’s Bae and he has to be a player).
2. Neal dies (well, that happened for half an episode, but death is such a cope-out).
3. Neal and Emma not be interested in each other romantically.I think a lot of CS fans would have loved option number 3 (Neal haters might like number 2, but come on, that would flatline Rumple’s story too). Anyway, number 3, would just be a bad writing choice. It wouldn’t be USING Neal’s character for who he is.
Who is Neal? Emma’s first love.
So if I have a figure named Emma and I want her with Hook, but Emma has a son who has a father, which means Emma has a first love; therefore, I’m obligated to bring out Neal and use him for who is he and for the maximum drama possible.
Unfortunately this means a “Love Triangle.”
But to have Emma with Hook, the triangle has to happen. It’s who the characters are, and part of Emma is her past with Neal that she has to face.
If I have have a figure named Emma and I want her with Neal, and they have a son together… then where does Hook come into play? Sure I have this other figure named Hook, but what would be the purpose of having him be involved with Emma?
I could look at the other characters I’ve played with, other romantic couples. Snowing, Rumbelle, etc. They have faced obstacles that have kept them apart: curses, captures, false memories, separations, and more.
Then I look at Emma and Neal and judge all the obstacles they have: almost 12 years separation, betrayal, a son of whom they have to share custody with the evil queen, Neal’s almost-death, their son’s capture, and most of all… the personal issue of whether they can ever get past all the pain.
I’m looking at all that, and I think they have enough issues and plenty of drama before they can actually be together. They aren’t in any need for more drama, so bringing Hook into the mix and having him fall in love with Emma? That serves me no purpose. Really, it doesn’t. Unless, a double broken-hearted Hook is the idea, but what would that serve? To make him more evil? I don’t see that motivating him to be more evil though… just more depressed. A depressed Hook isn’t a fun Hook, so dragging him through that seems like a way to ruin his character.
So if I wanted Emma and Neal together, then I would let their own drama play itself out. I would take Hook and take him elsewhere. Maybe keep him more pirate-like, a morally gray villain, or maybe give him another love interest somewhere else. There is plenty of ways to take the character that could avoid a messy love triangle that only serves to leave him with a broken heart.
[adrotate group="5"]Saw on this FB from Captain Swan Forever. They got this from : http://carrielynne.tumblr.com/
I just realized something. In the episode before the winter finale, Neal was looking for hope from Emma. Hope for their future in the form of a conversation over lunch. She didn’t show it. Her parents literally had to force her into going but that never wound up happening. (Yes I know, she wasn’t ready, yadda yadda yadda) — but the simple fact is, she didn’t go. She didn’t know her Dad was going to show up and make her, she made a choice to not go. Neal put a sense of finality on the situation. Meet me or I’ll never bug you again. She couldn’t bring herself to go and give him false hope of everything working out for them b/c she was concerned about Henry, she’s not ready to face that pain again, and she has a legit pull towards someone else. (And if she didn’t, she wouldn’t have said that Charming was “keeping her away” from Hook and she wouldn’t have gotten jealous over the Tink/Hook thing.)
So now in the winter finale she’s faced with being separated from Hook and she had a choice. Say something hopeful to him, give him everything she possibly could in that moment or cut him off right there so he doesn’t pine for her the rest of his life. She KNOWS he pines for her, it’s obvious to everyone around them and Regina told her he was, straight up. There was no reason to give him false hope of her feelings, especially in that moment. Especially when she knows the depths of his feelings for her.
So basically… when given the choice, lets lay this out simple:
-Give Neal hope, meet him for lunch or he never bugs you again:
=She doesn’t go.
-Give Hook hope, let him know you want to be in his thoughts every day or he disappears possibly forever without knowing how you feel:
=She tells him.
And this happens in back to back episodesTook the words from my mouth :))
I wrote a meta yesterday about Tinkerbell’s special power and CS and True Love Hope everyone had an awesome and safe Christmas!! I have The Princess Bride on BluRay and the Once Upon a Time: Behind the Magic Guide.
Read it. Love it and this is my pet theory atm. 🙂
new avatar, decided the other was too jumbled so I cleaned it up and made it a little more simple.
OMG this is SEXY lol
Merry Christmas to all Captain Swan shippers! I wish you all a blessed day!
P.S. I need more Captain Swan feels. I hope after March comes after December T_T
Lol – this is one of the most ridiculous arguments I’ve seen yet on that onceuponatime confessions thing:
I just saw this response from buttercupsandhooks haha:Oh. Okay. So what was Neal’s reaction to Emma not showing up for their date? What does Neal think about the fact that Emma and Hook kissed? Did he ever TALK to Emma about that? Or about what SHE might feel in regards to Hook? Or did he just go ahead and assume that because he was back, that was all that mattered? Have we seen a single private moment with Hook and Emma, where Neal’s reaction is showcased? (Spoiler: the answer is no.) Where as EVERY “private” moment between Neal and Emma, we’ve gotten a reaction shot from Hook. Also, while we’re on the subject, how many times, when BOTH Neal and Hook were in the scene, did Emma turn to NEAL for his advice on a subject? NEAL suggested going to Dark Hollow, but who did Emma ask about it? It wasn’t Neal. When Neal and Hook were BOTH ATTACKED BY SHADOWS in the Hollow — Emma shouted for Hook. Neal shouted out HER name, and she looked at him, but she TURNED BACK TO HOOK. And … remind me, but who got the ROMANTIC goodbye scene in “Going Home”? WHEN BOTH MEN WERE PRESENT. Neal got a very platonic goodbye, Hook got the wavery voice, holding back tears, and the one little word that meant THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THEM. Also, you know, explain the ENTIRETY of the bonding on Tallahassee. (This is canon and confirmed, SHE LEFT HIM BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID OF HOW CLOSE THEY WERE GETTING). She knew Neal was still alive. There was nothing “separating” them from each other, except for themselves, and she was STILL getting cozy with Hook, knowing Neal still existed. You may want to go back and give the show a rewatch. Just saying. Because it’s pretty clear that ST isn’t gonna happen if Hook is still in the picture.
To buttercupsandhooks: Here, have a cookie and a medal. you deserve it!
I love her answeres LOL
saw this graphic in tumblr it’s very well done but WARNING before you click on the link the temperature gets raised a bit with this one big kids only lol http://tmblr.co/Z3NTWs11phfMG
@Stelio Kontos ,………………. i need to take a cold shower LOL…
Even with tea, CS is the official ship! Neal was shipped only with Henry
