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

This is a topic that often comes up, whether it comes to romance or otherwise. As we are headed to a new season with this villainous trio, why do you think there is a polarity between Hook and Regina and then both versus Rumple?

At times, it's "Hook is realistic and self-aware, while Regina is over-the-top and oblivious" and other times, it's "Hook is a pathological liar that looks out for himself only, while Regina has moved mountains to do good things." At a third angle, both are compared to Rumple as just plainly "written better" or irredeemable, despite the "so many times to change" versus "the terrible dilemma he's been put in".

Why is there such a polarity between characters that are all pretty similar? Feel free to share, comment, but let's keep it less romance related. 