Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-28162607-20180101191335/@comment-28162607-20180119161308

TIAB1234 wrote: Aine1989 wrote: TIAB1234 wrote: Aine1989 wrote:

Saving Aurora's heart (which was a split second decision and comes down to instinct).

Trading the Jolly to get Emma back to her family.

Someone can say they are sorry and they regret it until they are blue in the face, but those words are pretty much meaningless until you actually put some action behind them, which is what Hook does expertly and why his redemption works. His is "show don't tell" whereas certain other arcs seem to be "tell don't show". Technically even though he saves Aurora's heart, he has not shown regrets for what he did to her in the first place.

Trading his ship to get back to the others did not last. Cause he got his ship back. Only Wish Hook accomplished it by leaving it in Wish Smee's care, made him captain and stayed to raise Baby Alice. Which is why I said actions speak louder than words.

Who cares if it didn't last? He still made a huge, selfless sacrifice for other people and saw no benefits.

That's like saying risking your life doesn't count if you don't die. Those sacrifices do not last long. A sacrifice is usually a permanent thing.

Risking your life without dying is a different story. But it was basically what you said. If Hook had traded his ship with the knowledge he'd get it back it would be different, but as far as he knew he'd never see it again. Which is what makes it a sacrifice.

Intent is everything in this case.