Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-17215187-20130901154436/@comment-15260863-20130901194238

I adore Captain Swan, I think they have fantastic chemistry together. Then again, chemistry is subjective and some people see it and some people don't (especially if it gets in the way of another ship they prefer, SwanFire being the main one).

Personally, I enjoy them together for quite a few reasons, Hook's personality being a main one. I think that the fact he cherishs love and the people he loves so much is a trait Emma needs in a partner. She would be able to trust Hook with her feelings, because Hook would never ever have left Milah or hurt her the way Emma was hurt by Neal. Emma was changed greatly by Neal's betrayal, in the ten years after she got out of prison, we have never seen any real relationships or friendships. She just couldn't trust anyone enough to let them in. And yet something about Hook caused her to open up and he can see past her mask - something her own mother can't even do. She left him on top of the beanstalk because she felt she could trust him - the first person she felt she could trust in ten years, of course she ran away from him and her feelings. Trusting someone is playing with fire and she's already been burned badly.

And, despite everything they've done to each other and the fact that they were on different sides for a while, Emma still is able to put her faith in Hook. She may never say it, but if you compare the symbolism between the compass and the magic bean it becomes obvious. In "Tallahassee" Emma has the compass and refuses to let Hook hold it before deciding to not to risk trusting him and chaining him up. She couldn't risk trusting him because she had to get back to Henry.

But in the season finale she physically puts the bean into Hook's hand and lets him open the portal to Neverland to rescue Henry. This time they're all taking the "hard path", she could have easily just thrown the bean herself but Emma's taking the hard path and choosing to trust him with her ability to get back to her son.

Both the bean and the compass are necessary tools to travel between the worlds and are a symbol of hope. Both items take a lot of hassle to procure - climbing the beanstalk and fighting the giant for the compass and growing and fighting Tamara and Greg for the bean.

On the beanstalk Hook asks Emma to trust him and, with the bean, she finally does.

Whew, that was long. Hope I opened up your mind to Captain Swan and welcome to Wikia! 