Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170805235523/@comment-28162607-20170806121431

Eskaver wrote: While that side of the topic is at hand, we could also discuss why they are the way they are even during the progression towards the later seasons 5 and 6.

Hook still places people like Emma and David on pedastals. As someone with self-worth and esteem problems, it's not a great thing to do. It caused his first major relapse and it would probably be bound to happen again.

Regina's whole issue was grief of a loss of love. She lost Robin and the question of being good is pretty relevant. Why do good and be good when being evil could get you what you want? Of course, she didn't because she'd lose some of the love she just gained by her friends and family.

Rumple begins to just fail to see the point of doing the right thing. Besides it being hard for him due to overwhelming darkness, life has often given him the short end of the stick. He lost his only tie to humanity over the decades: his son. He did the right thing to save the town, he gets ressurected and watches his son die. He did the right thing in an attempt to save Gideon, but it really didn't pay off, right? I mean Gideon became a baby and the page seems to say that Rumple's actions help do that, but really he didn't do anything actively to solve the unsolvable. I think this is why I (and others) sympathise with Hook over Regina. Feeling unworthy of love, life or redemption and struggling with self esteem is a lot more sympathetic than "I hate being a good person because it doesn't work out well for me". I cannot get why we are meant to sympathise with a character whose problem is that she wants to hurt people.