Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24892318-20140606234443

OK. Semi serious subject. I've been seeing this discussion on Twitter and other sites and I wanted to bring it up here.

Basically, the argument is that Hook pursued Emma even though she didn't want him. That he kept after her even though she repeatedly said no. And because of this repeated no, it borders on rape.

I going to have to call bullshit on this. Emma wanted Hook way back in NL. She may have refused to bond with him in the beginning of 3x5 but by the end SHE was kissing HIM. And he listened to her when she told him she wanted to focus on Henry. He backed off and gave her and Neal a chance to make it work. Sounds like a stalker. Yet, at the same time, she's jealous of Hook and Tink. Wants to have her cake and eat it too?

"There's not a day will go by I won't think of you." "GOOD." Yup, no mixed signals here.

Sure, he kissed her in NYC, but he was trying for TLK to help her remember.

When they came back to Storybrooke, he was nothing but supportive. He knows she is struggling with her ability to perform magic. He never wavers in his belief in her. He pushed her on her wavering about Storybrooke and NYC because she needed to be pushed. She, for her part, trusts him with Henry. That sends off certain signals.

Even Regina picked up on the yearning glances and doey eyes. They went both ways. They might as well have gotten a room. Hot, hot, hot.

Yes, she fought him at the end. He was pushing her about staying in Storybrooke. It cut too close for comfort. But when it came down to it, she had to choose between saving Hook and saving her magic and perhaps her new brother or sister and she chose Hook.

So, I do not believe Emma ever really said "No" to Hook. I think she's been saying to herself "I wish I didn't like him but I do" since the beanstalk which he picked up on and saying to him "maybe" since NL. Sometimes we can push away the ones we love the most. 