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What if Hook did mourn Bae, but he acted that way more to commiserate with Emma so that they could get closer and bond over his death? I know that sounds kind of creepy and sneaky on Hook’s part (and I don’t really think that) but it was just a thought.

I didn’t want to think it when I first saw 3×1, but looking back now, I wonder if this whole thing, the way Hook has been trying to “bond” with Emma, hasn’t just been to win her over? He plays the part well of being a concerned “father figure” to Bae when it suits him, but as soon as Neal is actually back in the picture, it’s “you must choose” before Emma has even had room to breath? That scene where he gives Emma an ultimatum felt as contrived and as forced as when Emma kissed Hook as “tribute” for saving Charming. With Hook, he still just seems to be in it for himself.

Actually part me feels that Hook outward mourning was his attempt to try and bond with Emma. And he doesn’t seem to really be there for Henry at all, its more I want Emma so I’ll play nice with her son so I can get her???

Ugh, I really don’t want to believe that is all Hook’s motivation, but it sure feels that way to me. IF and when they get back to SB, is Hook really going to become the doting step-father to Henry after he failed in being a step-dad to Neal? Could Hook even stand to be “saddled” down with the responsibility of being a husband and a father? I have my doubts. He still checks out other women in front of Emma (e.g. Ruby in the delete S2 scene and Tink in NL). Plus, the sea is too much in Hook’s blood for him to want to become a full-time land-lover. Even with Milha, it was really all about Hook and HIS adventures on the open sea. Hook didn’t have any added responsibility of having to take care of Milha’s son either; they left that all up to Rumple to rear poor little abandoned Bae. I don’t think Hook would be a very good candidate for being Henry’s step-father.

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Did you enjoy them as much as I did? I think they could be really great friends.

YES! My inner child squealed with delight. I was just a little girl when “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” first came out, and I remember seeing them as young as 3. I loved it! 😀

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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Plus, Pan has probably offered her freedom if she plays along.

I think you’re right. I now recall the Darling brothers telling Belle and Ariel that if they accomplished destroying Pandora’s box that PP would release Wendy and them.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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And Rumple pulling out Bae’s sword….something tells me Rumple isn’t going to be too pleased when he learns Hook put the moves on the mother of Bae’s child. Angry Daddy Rumple!

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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What?! O___O Pan will be immortal and Henry will die?! What ?! ahasf

ETA: Ok, I just calmed down. I know Henry won’t die, but it’s just that Peter is such a conniving little twerp. And that’s me censoring myself.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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I just finished watching 3×7 and I feel so disappointed in Hook’s lack of good form. I really wanted to give Hook the benefit of the doubt, that he would have learned after 300 years, not to hurt the people he claims to care about. If Neal is such a good friend of his, a son-figure to him, then why were the first words out of Hook’s mouth to Neal words of competition for the woman Hook *knows* Neal loves? Hook just showed his true colors.

For all of S3, I really tried hard to be open-minded about Hook, to give him the benefit of the doubt, to say that yes, he’s grown. And yet, it’s really as if Hook has learned nothing after he seduced Milha and played a part in destroying little Baelfire’s family. A few centuries on and Hook is trying to seduce Emma right out from under Neal’s nose. Let’s look at his dialogue with Emma in which he declared he was showing good form by telling her about Neal. I give him props for saving Neal, but what I question is Hook’s sense of loyalty to friendship. Remember Ariel? She chose to save Snow White, her friend, over a chance to be with Eric in the EF. Now, Ariel had good form.

Hook: I assumed you told him of our shared moment.
Emma: Why would you assume that?
Hook: I was hoping it meant something.
Emma: What meant something was that you told us Neal was still alive. Thank you. I realize you could’ve kept Pan’s information to yourself.
Hook: Why would I have done that?
Emma: I don’t know. Maybe Pan offered you a deal. Why else would he tell you?
Hook: It was a test. He wanted to see if I’d leave an old friend to die, even if the old friend happens to be vying for the same woman I am.
Emma: And you chose your friend?
Hook: Does that surprise you?
Emma: You are a pirate.
Hook: Yeah, that I am. But I also believe in good form. So when i win your heart, Emma, and I will win it, it won’t be because of any trickery. It will be because you want me.
Emma: It’s not a contest, Hook.
Hook: Isn’t it? You’re gong to have to choose, Emma. You realize that, don’t you? Because neither one of us is going to give up.
Emma: The only thing I have to choose is the best way to get my son back.
Hook: And you will.
Emma: You think so?
Hook: I have yet to see you fail, and when you do succeed, well, that’s when the fun begins.

To top it all off, Hook is now demanding Emma must choose either him or Neal. Um, excuse me, but where does Hook get off? I’m glad Emma called him on his huge assumptions! He and Emma shared one kiss and now he thinks he can boss her about? I shudder to think how possessive Hook would be if they’d actually slept together. She probably regret having given Hook that kiss at all and now realizes she had better get her head back in the game of saving her son. Henry is the only one Emma can choose, because she must put her son’s best interests first. I don’t think Hook really cares about Henry, except as a means to an end, since Hook thinks that by saving Henry, he’ll make his way into Emma’s be…I mean heart. Has Hook seriously never taken no for an answer? Hook doesn’t strike me as really caring about Emma’s son, and yet, that is the measure of what Emma really values in a man, how much he really values Henry’s best interests.

Emma: We almost lost our shot at capturing the shadow because you two were fighting over a lighter!
Hook: It wasn’t the lighter we were fighting over, love.
Emma: Okay, let me be very clear about something! If I had to choose someone, I’d choose Henry. He’s the only love I have room for in my life.

Let’s compare and contrast what Hook said to Emma to what Neal said to Emma.

Neal: I just want to say that you’re right…about Henry. He is all that matters and if he’s the only thing that came from us being together. I say we did all right.
Emma: Yeah, now let’s go get our son back.

Neal, the father of Emma’s child, the man who would do anything for his family, even sacrifice his own life, says having Henry would be enough to know he came from them. Neal is truly a family man deep down. This was spoken like a true gentleman, and I’m glad to see that he’s not making demands of Emma. Neal is not pushing for anything more with Emma now, he’s just being there for her when she needs his help. Instead, he’s swallowing his pride and teaming up with Hook so that Neal and Emma can get back *their* son.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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I’m guessing they’ll have Henry at skull rock in episode 8 or the episode where their supposed to save him ep 9. Skull Rock is bad isn’t it?

Skull Rock is where Captain Hook tried to lure PP with Tiger Lilly as his prisoner in the animated version of the film.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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*SF hugs all around* Posting pretty SF pics from Tumblr:

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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Slurpeez what do you mean by get your hankies ready dealing with Jane writing Ep 13? Do you know something the rest of us don’t?

I just meant based on prior experience of Jane’s ability to write touching, tear-jerker scenes (e.g. “Desperate Souls,” “Skin Deep,” “The Return,” “The Miller’s Daughter,”). I don’t have any knowledge about 3×13 except that she’s one of the writers.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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Jane Espenson is a writer for 3×13…get your hankies ready.  (x)

 

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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