Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-11468987-20151019022445/@comment-25926288-20151020031757

MasterofCows wrote: Eskaver wrote: MasterofCows wrote: Eskaver wrote: ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Eskaver wrote: MasterofCows wrote: If I have come to the right conclusion, you think Hook will be the new ruler of Camelot? Ugh... I hope not. But they certainly seem to be foreshadowing that... They do, especially with the completley irritatingly disgusting drivel scratched on that blade......Oops! I thinkArthur will rule or Lancelot will rule with Gwen by his side. Well, ABC would disagree with you.... their marketing team is about as subtle, as a hippo in a tutu. This is primarily why I hate Hook (mostly because of fangirls), but ABC markets him like the new thing since slice bread. He's pretty much the pretty boy and as popularity goes, it sucks for others.

A slight aside, Hook gets (and CS, as a part) great marketing and the ...I'll say the four main couple-ships speak of how it's used to market., but Hook gets under my nerves when his role is secondary, his character isn't something phenomenal, his portrayal is absolutely brilliant, but not the best on the show, and he gets this much publicity and marketing. Smart, but I dislike it.

But back on topic, it would be slightly fine, but the way I am seeing it so far (so it's not cemented, but just assumed) they have a secondary character be more proactive and in a central role over the main character he supports.

It's like if Robin got center stage in the next arc and saved the day and got the magical macguffin. And if he got all the press and fangirling, I would be as opposed to that.

But even more on topic (I'm getting there), I don't think they should change a classic legend and pretty much boot the classic characters out for their protagonist. Even more so, I would hurt Hook (I know, but ABC and spoilers are making me think that) more than it would help.

Hook would become a Gary stu (Mary Sue) by my standards because he would be the bad boy that gets the girl, gets his ship, got his revenge, gain royalty and then a kingdom and then the shared title of an all-powerful weapon and has extreme luck.......that becomes to much than it already is. Hook used to be my favorite character, but now I can't stand him. I enjoyed him in the second season and a little bit of the third when he all piratey (I couldn't think of the right word), but now I feel like he just follows Emma around and makes out with her every five seconds.

A lot of fangirls really want Hook to pull the sword from the stone and be the new king of Camelot, but he isn't exactly "pure of heart" and completely "heroic". I would rather they just leave Arthur or Lancelot as king and Guinevere as queen.

I'm not trying to hate on anyone who likes Hook, those are just my two cents. :) Well, I feel a bit different since I try to give very perspective a view and "He's hot" isn't one of them.

But as always I don't like hate-trains of any character because it goes into a very, very bad place.

Besides my feelings towards Hook's popularity pull, I just don't think it should be him. If anything, David should rule, then he became the hero he wanted to be, gain a kingdom rightfully, and lead knights around the entire world into defending the Light. I mean they are setting him up for heroics, so it would make most sen se that he gain the slot of hero, but I fear those days are past and it has to be Regina or Hook due to popularity and marketing and such. That's why Regina gets Emma's "Savior" role and Hook get's Emma's "Hero" role, while she gets their Darkness role. Remember when Regina was sad no one invited her, that happened to Emma. Remember when Emma always pushed Hook away for duty, now Hook is doing that to her.

So, if Emma doesn't get it, and the story ignores David, then it'll definitely be Hook or Regina based on their set up. I didn't think I said Hook was hot... unless you're referring to someone else? I don't mean to start a hate train on Hook, either. :) He isn't my favorite character, but he has his little moments.

That's the thing about this show. It seems to focus on the more popular characters, which makes perfect sense in terms of marketing. It would be nice if David could rule, but you're right. It's probably going to be Regina or Hook. No, I wasn't speaking of you, but of some hypothetical fangirls. Also, I wasn't speaking of you with a hate-trian, but I myself was to blame for compling so much Hook-hate in one post. I like all the characters, just some have cool moments and some have eye roll worthy moments.

The show does what makes sense, but it sacrifices good storytelling for that. You can easily see how Snow fell from popular to popular but not marketable worthy and that's why I didn't include her in a list of possibles for rulership of Camelot.

I always list the main four to be Emma, Snow, Regina and Rumple in terms of the story, but in terms of popularity and marketing, it's like Hook, Regina, and Emma in that order (and whatever Disney ratings grab XD).

Speaking of which, Merida could rule and noone would notice the difference. That way noone would have to leave to rule and Merida's kingdom is nearby. (Even though, Hook called her a Scot, when Scotland doesn't even exist in the EF).