Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-79.107.229.53-20130217170051/@comment-67.168.180.205-20130422064556

174.0.238.166 wrote: People keep saying that the reasons CS can't happen is because Emma doesn't trust and all Hook wants is revenge-I've heard it more places than one.

What many forget, however, is that one of the main themes of OUAT is redemption and change. People CAN change-Adam Horowitz himself said it when asked about Captain Swan, and whether it was impossible.

'''Remember that. :)''' 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. If the ship were to happen then Hook would have to:

1. Give up on revenge. Learn that he has been wasting his life in order to end another man's life. This is the most important change his character needs to grow in any way. It is also vital to Captain Swan too. The idea that Hook and any character engaging in a serious relationship without this growth would officially turn Hook into Draco Malfoy. The "bad boy" who is nothing more than the fandumb's pony and the creator's punching bag. (Sorry if I offended any Malfoy fans out there, but that is the way I see the character)

2. Have a complete moral makeover. From what I can gather Hook has only been living for himself and revenge for the last 300 years. If he were to pursue a stable relationship with Emma then he would have to change his pirate's life. Similar to Regina and Rumple, it will most likely be difficult to reverse his ways and lifestyle with or without a love intrest. And possibly...

3. Forgive Rumple and be at peace with him. The hardest step, but the zenith of his character growth none the less. Now that Emma and the rest of her relatives acknowledge Mr. Gold as family this would be the icing on the cake that these two men were able to overcome their hatred and become family. Probably won't happen until the final season if that is the direction we're heading into.

Let's not forget Emma has trust issues too. I'd imagine the most logical way she would get over this is through the root of her troubles; her family not a sassy pirate she climbed a beanstalk with once. Hypothetically, any romantic relationship with Emma at this point is going to take a lot of work for it to happen. She could fall back in love with Neal, pull a Belle and see the "good" in Hook, or I dunno choose to not pursue love at all. Emma is suppose to be a strong, indepentent woman, I think she could pull it off.

And that is how I see the situation between Emma and Hook. I don't think it's impossible (anything can happen in fiction), but I don't think it will happen based upon how the writers have portrayed their relationship thus far. I only typed all of this text, not to crush your Captain Swan heart (far from it!), but to give you guys a clue. When your ship, like you really ship this thang, doesn't happen, it sucks. Trust me, it happened to me. I was so angry. I couldn't watch the show or anything related to it for years without being reminded that my ship sank, and I didn't even see it coming. So there ya go.