Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24386552-20161217174626/@comment-24386552-20161228164159

I agree with all these choices. They are amazing and unamazing.

Honestly, I've always wanted to like Hook and his stories, but they tend to either leave a bad taste or bore me. Like a bad thing happens, then he goes on and keeps sailing. The pain lingers, but he moves on. His solutions end up being very easily resolved which is even more grating than the crazy amount of glory he gets for half the things the other characters have done. I know, it's surface-level interpretation, but to me it's not really exciting. Or... It borrows from Regina and her stories or Rumple's and not to mention, the role of the character + the actor portraying them... really does go a long way.

When the writers give Robert Carlyle amazing storylines like in Manhattan or a grand defeat like in Heroes and Villains, he can sell it so hard. His cries are heartbreaking and scenes with Emilie De Ravin and Robbie Kay. He can make it all so surreal.

I think Colin O'Donoghue is a decent actor, but is never given enough material or is put out in the forefront without meat to make him soar. It's like Katrina from Sleepy Hollow. But unlike her, Hook has a solid fanbase and more story. Though I wish he didn't have all these limited roles such as Emma's puppy dog boyfriend, the aimless asshole, and the almighty hero.