Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151211170125/@comment-25926288-20170103011933

Aine1989 wrote: I highly doubt he would have gone through with it since it (and that whole arc) was drastically OOC for him. When push came to shove, he could not go through with it. He knew Emma would not be hurt.

Also, he was (unwillingly) possessed by the Darkness. Would normal Hook have done that? Hell no. He literally had to become the Dark One to hurt them.

And he more than made up for what he did. He saved them twice in 5b (well the first was a failure because of Hades but he still chose eternal torment over condemning them). It wasn't OOC since we are given Rumple and Emma and we see that they did things, noen of which we'd call OOC. Hook in the past often chooses between his revenge and others, he othen picks revenge. He is like Rumple (now).When they think they've lost everything, they go to horrendous measures.

If you say he's excused because he was unwilling, then Emma didn't take Hook's thoughts into relevance, which counts against a strong knock against it. If those you love shouldn't make important decisions for you, then Emma did a great crime against Hook. And Hook wasn't possessed, he possessed the Darkness. Emma had it and was pretty fine. Rumple has shown to be pretty lax some times (in Stonrybrooke). Hook was just a fury of anger.

I don't know how he made it up to them. I don't even think he apologized to them. If someone sets your house on fire intent on hurting you, then comes back with to put it out, gives you money for a place to stay, he's still terrible for that deed.