Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151211170125/@comment-25926288-20170102235217

Aine1989 wrote: I think she used the Hook example because the episode was a CS focussed episode. She said "like" meaning one example. But it isnt the only one.

And I agree about Snow and Emma, but its not a CS problem. Snow outright neglects Emma in favor of Regina. I would agree but not with the phrasing. I get around to see an assortment of perspectives, so I can get what you mean, but there's this "It's not this! It's that!" mentality. Snow not having screentime with Emma deals nothing with this idea of "Snow neglecting Emma in favor of Regina". Both Hook and Regina spend more time with Emma than Snow. Take this season 6 for an example, Snow has been in at best 10 scenes with Emma somewhere. Hook and Regina spent like triple or quadruple that. I think they just like their angsty not-villains over the "heroes".

I did notice one thing which could be more on the writing, but is true nonetheless: Emma did not consider what Henry thought of their relationship. In season 4b and 6, it shows that Henry harbored distrust or small dislike for Hook, probably due to his black and white view of things. You may say that a child has no business in those decisions, but Emma consulted Henry when she was planning to marry Walsh, however, not when it came to Hook. Henry has now established a good bond with Hook that has no dents in it, but it's clear that the writers realized that Henry in canon doesn't like Hook that much and never developed it. Most of the issues with their relationship that I think most have is that it (like pretty much too many things) aren't developed at a decent pace.