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Eskaver wrote: MBrody wrote:

Rwo wrote:

MBrody wrote: Hook's not evil; he just has an anger problem. He regretted everything he did while he was in the process of doing it. Unlike him, Regina actually was evil. I don't understand how this makes no sense. So Regina wanting Snow's head for years is not just an anger issue about a spilled secret? Even the show itself laughs at this joke. ("Sympathy for the De Vil" ; "Swan Song")

And nope, he surely didn't show any regret about his father. No tears, no mention about him. He may not have cared about what he did to his father, but he certainly cared about what he did to Baelfire, Ariel, and Ursula. Besides, unlike Regina, Hook never sought redemption in search of a reward. He redeemed himself purely out of the sake of being good. Furthermore, Regina's feud against Snow was delusional, not merely angry; Hook has never been delusional. I have had a fun time reading this back and forth.

Hook isn't delusional and is ususally self aware, but everything else you're saying is completely not true. You can't go around saying Hook was never evil when Hook himself shows opposite and even says he was a villain. Hook did seek reward thru redemption---that reward was Emma. Of course, it changed from changing for Emma to a slightly more nobler act, but it didn't start out that way.

Regina's feud aginst Snow wasn't delusional, it was projection, especially on someone far weaker. Regina could easily blame Snow, more than she could lame her abusive mother whom she loved.

First of all, I think you and I just have two different definitions of the word evil. Secondly, Hook never expected to fall in love with Emma when he aided the heroes in Neverland; he was merely doing this because he felt bad about what he had done out of affection for Baelfire. If it were truly just about receiving a reward, why would he save Charming when he knew there was no guarantee that Charming would credit him with saving his life?

I think Hook calling himself a villain is just him being harsher on himself, because he cannot forgive himself for the things he had done.

Furthermore, I would argue that Regina was delusional, since every scene with her when she was a villain, she clearly did not appear to be in her right mind. Emma implied as much in the first season. And even if she were not delusional, she was certainly insane.

I'm not trying to make excuses for Hook. It just seems to me that compared to most of the other villains on the show, evil seems to strong a word to describe him. (I would make the same argument about Anastasia, Ingrid, Ursula, and the Dark Swan.) The only reason I commented is because I have always viewed that Emma and Hook are better together than apart, and I wanted to see the thinking process for the opposite view.