Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-79.107.229.53-20130217170051/@comment-98.23.134.35-20130524204639

I have a hard time believing Hook's done trying to kill Rumplestiltskin, seeing as its been has goal for almost 300+ years. It was very surprising that he just all of a sudden up and abandoned his thirst for revenge. Obviously, Hook does not want to be alone, but he's too much of coward to love anyone. He's scared that if he loves again, he'll lose that person like he lost Milah. Emma, on the other hand, faces the same thing with what's recently happened to Neal. Yet, she also has another set of trust issues because when she trusted Neal, she got stabbed in the back (although his intentions were good). In that way, both of them can relate; however, Emma is, as of now, soley focused on finding Henry, while I'm not entirely sure what Hook is up to. There is a possibility for a relationship here, but they would have to overcome the obstacles, which I previously mentioned, and that could definitely take a while. As for age, I really don't think that would be an issue. Emma dated Neal, and he was 200+ years (even if she didn't know it). However, the kind of step-father to Neal thing would definitely be a little weird. Hook and Emma would be great together, but whether or not it is Hook, I believe Emma deserves a happily after. Especially, seeing after every one of her previous possible love interests (not including Hook) has a) died, b) turned into a little boy, c) sent through a portal to FTL and nearing death. Although Hook is untrustworthy and that is certainly not a trait Emma is looking for, he has this chance to prove to Emma that he is worthy of her trust. Hook definitely has the capacity to love (hence, Milah), but he has built walls up to protect himself from ever loving again, which I think also contributes to flirtacious behavior. This last episode, however, showed that he is willing to let go of these walls, as he doesn't want to be alone. So, we shall what happens. Can 4+ months move any faster? I can hardly wait until season 3!