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Applegirl wrote: DZAV21 wrote: I've gotta ask. I know he still wares the hook and all but is Killian really even Captain Hook anymore??? I mean I'm still trying to decide if he's even a still a pirate! Let's do the math. He's no longer out for revenge so he's not a villain anymore, everyone calls him Killian now instead of Hook, SB thinks of him as a hero, he loves children, he's practically Robin to Em's Batman, most of all he gave up his ship without a fight. None of these are things associated with the villainous pirate Captain Hook. Seems to me he's just Killian with a hook for a hand (sometimes) because he wares the fake hand more then the hook now, and he doesn't have his ship anymore so he's technically not a captain. I'm just saying..... Mabey it's like Regina not being the Evil Queen anymore because at least she dresses modern. Maybe season four will explore who Killian chooses to be now that he's kind of lost his identity as "Captain Hook". It's true, without the vengeance and bitterness in him, I really don't know who Killian Jones is. David said it best, in Season 2.... '''we are both. '''

Hook may never have been cursed, but his no different. He is both Killian Jones and Captain Hook. Due to life experiences; he can never fully revert to the wide-eyed and idealist Lieutenant Jones, nor is he the selfish and lusty Captain Hook. That is what makes Hook so interesting, as a character. Like everyone else, he is good experiences and his bad ones. Honestly, I doubt, Hook would even want to regain his left hand. He wears the hook as a reminder, of who he was and who he has become. It also sends a very positive message, to young people. Hook may only have one hand, but he is far from handicapped. Plus, Emma fell in love with the one-handed pirate.