Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-10663213-20180306175318/@comment-25491743-20180801143357

The thing is, we've already seen a redemption arc for Hook, and even though him and Nook are different characters, it can get repetitive, so the writers showed us what his "turning point" ws that led him to becoming a good person, because they have a limited amount of time and episodes (the same thing happened with Ursula's backstory, we saw what lead her to the path of darkness). So for me, the redemption arc (or lack of) isn't really a negative factor in Nook's character - we know why he became good.

What really makes Nook better for me is his storyline arc. As peviously mentioned, OG Hook's main relationship was with Emma (to me, he served a similar role to Belle). There was a some development with David which I did enjoy, but it was limited.

With Nook, (aside from Alice), there was a consistent relationship with Weaver, which I enjoyed (almost like the male version of SwanQueen). It meant more because of where the characters relationship started, and it felt like Gothel was his new "crocodile" (which I liked). Again like Hook, there could have been more interations and story arcs with other characters, but his storyline with Weaver, Gothel and Alice sold me (plus he still served as a major play in S7 despite still being cursed).