Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33624935-20171112011107/@comment-28162607-20171125163458

Yes Emma had a past with Neal but she didn't want a future with him. Not the way she wanted on ewith Killian.

Hook flirted with literally everyone, and his scene with Tink was made about Emma.

They didn't need to kill Neal to set up CS, CS was already happening. They needed Neal gone so Rumple's arc could work. Its the same reason Belle was killed off in s7