Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151207015752/@comment-6175354-20151211190535

Eskaver wrote: Hook is pretty much a more aware version of a villain and he does good by that standard, but in those scenes he was showing how much faith he had in their love which was quickly to go down to zero. His hatred of the DO overpowered his love for Emma in the breiefest of moments and he asked for forgiveness later.Delightful, and I even growed a soft spot for Hook, but that doesn't relate to being the man he wants to be. One can stretch it a little and I can even give you that if you mention the parts during his first death in Birth. However, Broken Heart sort of craps on that idea and then brings it back through flashback "Eureka!" I have to disagree, because the Camelot arc proved one thing.... you CANNOT love the Dark One. If you do, it will lead to your doom.

Merlin was transformed into a tree and eventually killed, because of his love for Nimue. Hook was transformed into a second Dark One, against his wishes, because of his love for Emma. Mary Margaret, David, Henry, Regina, and Robin were condemned to the Underworld, because of their feelings for Emma. Belle is consistantly manipulated and lied to, because of her love for Rumplestiltskin. It does not matter who the vessel is, because in the end the Dark One is the darkest of all souls.