Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151211170125/@comment-26159109-20160122195505

Eskaver wrote: Think of it as hindsight, Farerb. Chances are they didn't know Regina would be quite popular so they likely didn't plan for her redemption to start as soon as it did. Likewise with developing pretty much Belle, Hook, etc.

Anyhow, I would easily disagree with the post in part because Hook didn't really do that to Emma. It's more of a "Charming" problem that the writers developed. Remember how Snow stuck up for the little people Regina tryannized? Well, now since season 3b and onwards she only cares about herself and her circle of friends. Same with Emma.

Real part is look how they all threat Belle. Belle was someone who was roughly there for several seasons and she's not given a care. When Belle asks for help, they just dismiss her and never notice if she isn't there. But that's a separate issue.

I'll say that Hook-Emma is likely for the Teen demo as hilariously on IMDB or Hulu had Once under the Teen genre. LOL. Hook and Emma relationship does not feel like an adult relationship. They always have teenage angst, which is weird seeing on 30 year olds. All their dialogues are an undying love proclamation and Hook's women conquests jokes, I think the most realistic thing they ever talked about was watching something on Netflix.

And that is the main problem with this pairing and why it feels forced and unrealistic. Hook, unlike Neal, Graham, August and even Walsh, is not grounded in the real world (a problem that Regina and Robin also share), he doesn't have a real job, he doesn't have any money, he doesn't know how technology works, so what do he and Emma, which has lived her whole life in the real world, have in common? What do they talk about when they have a quiet little moment without all the action or drama?