Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170421152651/@comment-28162607-20170506064523

Farerb wrote:

Aine1989 wrote: I feel like even if you view Hook as a 'minor' character, Captain Swan is still a major relationship, in fact in terms of romantic relationships it is probably, right now, the major relationship; he is the main heroince's/the princess' romantic True Love. It is to seasons 3-6 what Snowing was to season 1+2. I suppose you could call him major given how important he is to Emma's development But that's all there is to him, besides 5A (which shouldn't have been about him), there isn't anything to his character other than that he is Emma's love interest. That's it. Well there's his parental relationship with Henry and friendhsip with David and (rip) Robin.

I feel like him being the main lead's love interest sort of bumps him up to at least 'more major than others (especially more so than Robin and Belle)' status.

And 5A was not just about him, I'd actually say it was more about Emma in terms of development; his death was made about her, it was about her overcoming her fears of moving forward. Really 5x11 was the only Hook episode.