Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151211170125/@comment-28162607-20170103094515

Eskaver wrote: Aine1989 wrote: I highly doubt he would have gone through with it since it (and that whole arc) was drastically OOC for him. When push came to shove, he could not go through with it. He knew Emma would not be hurt.

Also, he was (unwillingly) possessed by the Darkness. Would normal Hook have done that? Hell no. He literally had to become the Dark One to hurt them.

And he more than made up for what he did. He saved them twice in 5b (well the first was a failure because of Hades but he still chose eternal torment over condemning them). It wasn't OOC since we are given Rumple and Emma and we see that they did things, noen of which we'd call OOC. Hook in the past often chooses between his revenge and others, he othen picks revenge. He is like Rumple (now).When they think they've lost everything, they go to horrendous measures.

If you say he's excused because he was unwilling, then Emma didn't take Hook's thoughts into relevance, which counts against a strong knock against it. If those you love shouldn't make important decisions for you, then Emma did a great crime against Hook. And Hook wasn't possessed, he possessed the Darkness. Emma had it and was pretty fine. Rumple has shown to be pretty lax some times (in Stonrybrooke). Hook was just a fury of anger.

I don't know how he made it up to them. I don't even think he apologized to them. If someone sets your house on fire intent on hurting you, then comes back with to put it out, gives you money for a place to stay, he's still terrible for that deed. 1. It was increadibly OOC for Hook to do that. It goes against all 2 seasons of his development. The problem is you are basing it on season 2 Hook. Season 3,4 and 5 Hook always turned away from revenge. 2x22 he was the one who chose to call a truce and find Henry.

2. Rumple was pretty lax in Storybrooke? The same place where he oppressed the residents and they feared him, beat Moe French to near death, attempted to kill Henry, tried to murder the whole town with Ingrid's help and kidnap and rape Belle, committed genocide and slavery? Dude if that is your definition of lax then.....

3. Yes Emma did do something bad. It was shown as bad.

4. My point was Hook would rather die than be the Dark One. That has to be taken into account. He would never do this willingly.

5. He apologised in deed (and I don't think the fire analogy is a good one given that he never went through with it) by you know..... DYING. And then in 5x14 chose eternal torment over condemning them, then in 5x21 risked his own soul to get the pages up to them. He had mroe fo a redemption in one episode than other villains who committed the same crime (whose names may or may not begin with R) have had in 5 seasons.