Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170805235523/@comment-2153169-20170806153024

Again, this is exactly why this thread is a problem. Because a big part of the discussion is being monopolized by some people who refuse to admit how bad one of these characters has been comparing to the others.

"Never as bad as either of them and his redemption is much better than theirs." Hook's redemption is one of the worst of this show. Period. For many fans, he is redempted cos he is part of CaptainSwan. The end. That's not a redemption. That's "we close our eyes on what he did because he is a part of this couple".

Regina had a longer, more difficult, and more real redemption. You clearly see how she difficult, how hard it was, how she was so tempted to go back to darkness, how she failed but eventuelly succeeded, etc... It took her more time, but Regina had an excellent redemption arc. This is something well-admitted by most of the fans today, except a small portion of a certain category. And the fact you refuse to see it is showing a lot about your opinions.

Did Hook make some "big crimes" like Regina? No. Does it make it better than her? No. This is not a competition. If you kill someone 2/3 times, you're still a killer. Saying "that woman did more than you" is not an excuse, you're still a killer. Did Hook ruined some lives? Yes, just like the two others. Killing his own father and leaving his young half bro all alone, because your father named him like your dead older brother? Brennan may have been a jerk, but Liam II asked nothing. And the fact that Nemo found him can be seen as "luck", cos he could have died of young age because of Hook. And yes, it IS implied that Hook got children for Pan, whatever you want to think about it.

Hook is no less worse than Regina or Rumple. Despite all excuses you're trying to find, it will not change that fact.