Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-10663213-20180306175318/@comment-28162607-20180331190636

FrancisPaul wrote: Aine1989 wrote: MBrody wrote:

After everything Gold did to him, why shouldn't Hook want him dead? I wouldn't let that go either. In fact, when Hook attacked Gold in "The Song in Your Heart," I was rooting for him. Everything Hook has done to Gold in the entirety of the show I've been with him all the way. It's not like Gold is some innocent victim; he's hurt Hook in so many unimaginable ways. Hook has more than enough reasons to want  him dead. Not to mention that in 6x20, Gold was an active threat to Killian and those he cared about. If someone sided with a serial killer and aided them in an attempt to kill or kidnap your loved ones, you would have every right to go after them.

Killian was the hero, Rumple was the villain. Heroes go after villains. Fairytale 101. Not to mention that in 5A Hook tried to murder Emma's entire family and treated her horribly and everyone simply forgot that in a matter of seconds and traveled to the UW.

Before anyone says "well, that was the Darkness in Hook", let's remember that the 620 situation you mention is "the Darkness in Gold" as well. Given Gold has been an addict for centuries, it's even more "forgivable" (if it were to forgive either of them) than Hook being the Dark One for a couple of days and going all bloodthirsty just when he found out that he was the Dark One. The difference is Hook actually changed and stopped himself. Rumple has not and had shown any indication of changing.

And by 6x20, Rumple had taken the darkness back, unambiguous proof he had not changed.

And as I said before, Rumple was a threat at that point. In 5x11, Emma said she would kill Hook, when he was the threat. By your logic, she threatened to kill him, so she is evil.