Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20140506183123/@comment-24892318-20140507195744

As much as I love Emma an Hook (and you must know I'm a major shipper by now), I can't get on board with this for a couple of reasons.

1. Hook's hero arc was NL. Remember he said to Charming when they got back to they EF "I tried the hero thing, it didn't take". Additionally, when he brought Emma back to SB, Neal asked him how it felt to play the hero. So I think this is where we see his promo of "Even a pirate can be a hero" played out.

2. I think it's extremely important for Hook's character development that he be driven by burning desire for revenge for all these years. He needs to be a villain in order to realize that villains don't get happy endings. It's not until he realizes that, along with admitting he had genuine feelings foe Bae, was he able to let go of his hate.

3. He never would have been able to open his heart to Emma if he was still full of revenge. But he needed to come to her as a redeemed man. When else would he get over the first love of his life, his Milah?

Just my thoughts.