Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-8345449-20151128142008

So in 5x08 'Birth', Hook reveals to Emma that the many rings he wears are from victims that he killed for rather trivial reasons. Does anyone else feel that this gives his character a rather sudden makeover from what we have learned about him previously?

In flashbacks on Hook's past, Hook has always been portrayed as a villain with a code. Whenever he does bad things, it is usually because vengeance clouds his judgement. Otherwise, he is shown to be brave and loyal to his allies unless they betray him first or they get in the way of his revenge.

Examples being how he risked his life to help Emma against Anton the Giant and how he didn't betray Ursula to her father even though he tempted him with the squid ink. He was also opposed to Greg torturing Regina (though he didn't stop it) even though she betrayed him and nearly got him killed.

But then we had that reveal about how he wears the rings of his victims like some kind of serial killer. To me, that really destroys the character that was slowly built-up over previous episodes and portrays him as a rather cruel and callous person. Feels like a 360 degrees turn around by the writers.

What do you guys think? 