Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-16953943-20140727024837/@comment-4839682-20140729171601

Or, they want to keep the suspense with Emma, who's path to love has been less obvious than Regina's (gasp) XD Hook was always the endgame, even when Neal was still alive.

I just don't see how Hook was manipulative, or "made" her love him. He was there for her exactly the way she needed, even when she didn't realize it.