Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170421152651/@comment-29289194-20170422144640

I would say Hook is a major character. He plays a pivotal role. He is part of every plot line in some way - he has his own and it is never just a one-off or an arc. He is an active part of the show and has been since he began starring in it. He is just as much as part of someone else's story (i.e. Emma) as others are a part of his (i.e. Ariel, Charming etc.) Hook isn't just there for Emma. As is true for a lot of characters, such as Snow and Charming, his connection to his true love, Emma, is a part of things in some way but that doesn't lessen his own role. I think the writers/A&E also see Hook as a major character. Besides, I think Emma is often part of the Hook show just as much as he is part of the Emma show. He is not akin to how Robin or Belle are treated. He stands out a bit more than they do. I enjoy his part. I think he is handled okay - no better than the other major characters to be honest! I love that he has an internal struggle with himself due to the things he did the in past and how that leads him to see himself. His connection with his brothers and his internal struggle with what he did in the past and how that impacts upon him, not Emma etc, is more played as more important. The problem with the show is that every single character - even Hook - has moments when they are very important and then not so much. It is quite hard to pin down the hierarchy of who is major and minor and how many levels of that there is. Emma is central while Regina often has more of a part than she does! I think the ones who fall the most to that were Robin, and Belle. Robin was part of the Regina show every time he popped up, with the exception of his children but even then Regina was around, and his daughter served more as a wedge between Regina and Zelena. At the moment, I think there needs to be particular focus on Belle as a mother, independent from Rumpel, and explore what connection may exist between her and Gideon. She needs to seek him out and decide on her own how to deal with him. She appears tethered to Rumpel's side on the subject. The plot line started well - with Belle asserting her independence from Rumpel. It is mainly Rumpel seeking him out and trying to form a father-son bond with him and mellow him.