Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151211170125/@comment-25926288-20160614193704

In response to my most recent post, it appears that we are practically in some form of agreement. The only other thing I think we are on opposite sides are that you say "other characters" and I say that the other characters are being twisted around for the CS related plot. Sure, Emma didn't force them, but the writers "forced them" to embark with Emma on her journey. The writers have the characters saying how awesome Emma's plan is, or really just not thinking about much else. Tell me why Snow and David would leave their child (who they were very attached to) to potentially die. Why would Robin who has no stake in that leave his children behind just to do nothing? We can say it's a writer problem, but the problem was the poorly executed plot, which just so happens to be Emma "saving" Hook.

But I do have to respond to this:

"(Remember the no of times they've brought Rumple back? They killed of Neal for it, they made Emma Dark One for it... Remember them all opening a portal to wherever-the-dark-one went realm? They took kids, dwarves, a baby, a pregnant woman, and who not to an unknown realm which could be potentially dangerous, all to save Emma. Remember Charming getting back defying death, first by Neverland water and then heart-sharing? Come to think of it, Emma wanted to do precisely that. The difference is that this time around the heroes volunteered to accompany Emma to Underworld. Emma wanted to go alone. They decided to tag along. Not Emma's fault."

Well, this thread is about Emma and Hook; other characters get their own separate thread.

Rumple was "brought" back once. So......don't see your point. And it was bad then, bad now. You somehow twisted logic there. The group took kids, friends, and their mortal enemy to their home realm, not an unknown realm. They were going to find Emma, destroy the Darkness, and follow all natural laws. Emma spearheaded the plunge into the Underworld with a half-baked idea and all her efforts with the help of her friends resulted in failure and an unnecessary death.

David only return from "death" because of a strong act of true love. I can deal with that. I didn't say that Hook couldn't come back to life. I expected him to do so, just in a more meanigful way. I didn't expect him to be saved via Zeus ex Machina and then have a awkward reunion at Robin's grave right after the funeral.

If anything, Hook had the chance at "heaven" and now what? Is Emma going to go traverse the Underworld to keep bringing him back? Hook's (as well as everyone else's) stakes have been sort of tarnished and...that's another issue for another thread XD.