Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-34563899-20180218220444/@comment-25926288-20180219141843

CoolDudeAl wrote: You complain about people who dislike Hook but like Neal, but you do literally the exact same thing in reverse, because you dislike Neal and like Hook. I'm neutral to both, for the record. I just want to point out that your argument falls flat, because you say that Neal is like 300+ mentally, which to you is gross because Emma is 17 or 18, but then Hook is even older than Neal, so how is 400+ mentally being with a 28 year old any less gross? I believe facts and statements should be used. (I like Neal no more than I like Hook, and vice versa). Let's not discuss Hook and Emma and Neal because not everything is related to "ships".

Hook proposes sex "I'll show you mine" (talking about his "ship"), Emma says "Wait. How about we have a few drinks first?"

Scene returns and Hook says "If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you’re trying to get me drunk, which is usually my tactic."

This literally says that he usually gets women drunk. I'm sure it's not for a game of chess.

The statutory thing is some attempt to somehow equate the two (or even better, ignore the former). Emma lived 17 years where the age of consent is 16. Emma and Neal happened to be in Oregon. Under technicality, it's statutory, but it's blown out of proportion given that Emma was completely fine with it (and just so happened to be in a state where it was illegal).

It's fine if someone doesn't think 17 is an appropriate age for consent, but it's a bit much to act like Neal was a predator.