Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-79.107.229.53-20130217170051/@comment-8740564-20130426070545

I agree with you, one of the underlining themes of OUAT is redemption and change. However, I would like to point out that no such change has happen in Hook, and in his relationship with Emma either.

I'm not saying Captain Swan has no chance of happening, but from what we have seen so far the likelihood is very low right now. I agree with saying that there's a slim chance but it's not exactly one in a million. If anything, I'd say that Hook has at least as much of a chance as Neal. It's been mentioned that Emma will have her choice of suitors, so that means that Neal's not the only one in the running. (http://www.hypable.com/2012/10/02/once-upon-a-time-to-introduce-a-few-suitors-for-emma-in-season-2-poll/) Since August is now a kid and Graham is history, this leaves us with Neal, Hook, and maybe the Hatter (or some other guy that might show up in Season 3). Neal is the very reason that Emma is afraid to trust another guy, but she admitted that she wanted to trust Hook (saying that she couldn't take the chance that she was wrong about him). She also was rather worried about hiding Hook from Rumple, and it seemed rather pointed that Rumple mentioned the risk of him killing Hook to get Emma to hurry up and leave Storybrooke with him. None of these are proof that Captain Swan is a "sure thing," but they do hint that there's room for development there. The "Timeless" promo also seems to hint at the possibility of a romance. I doubt that they'd have used Hook and Emma in that promo if there was not at least a decent chance of a relationship there.

Of the options we know about, I prefer Hook because I like the idea of Emma and him helping each other to move on and heal. Hook has shown that while his morals are a bit skewed but they do exist. It would've been no skin off his nose to just let Aurora's heart go, but he didn't. He's got a ways to go before he could get with Emma, granted, but she's also got a ways to go before she lets her walls down enough to get with anyone. I like the fact that it could take time and that it would be less expected than Swanfire because of Hook's status as a "bad guy." I will most likely be upset if it doesn't happen, but that's life. I think it's actually more fun if the competition is close; that makes it mean more when Emma does finally choose someone. That being said, this ship hasn't sailed/sunk yet. After all, Hook loves a challenge! :D