Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5521796-20130130052521/@comment-75.120.89.147-20130130182647

As I understand he was already pegged to be a regular before he was even seen in an episode so that has nothing to do with his popularity.

It doesn't really matter who came first PotC or Hook...the thing for me personally is that I've seen his particular character done before(and way too often in recent years...kind of like getting sick of seeing vampires). I don't hate him...I just don't find him interesting but like the OP said there is an increased amount of Hook hate out there due to fact he shot Belle and it's not about being vocal...Hookers and CaptainSwan have been  two of the most vocal groups on the internet...it's just that after recent events they have become outnumbered.