Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151211170125/@comment-28162607-20170516221334

Okay I apologise if I misinterpreted your 'The we kill him' example, if it's from the finale I haven't seen it yet (although I think I've watched all the Hook scenes and I didn't find him saying that).

ETA: I found the whole clip. Honestly I can see Hook's reasoning, it's him or Emma. And it's not like he knew it was a trap. Regina was the Magic Expert/Exposition Machiene for that sequence. And he acknowledged Regina was right.

Hook does not drag Emma down. Using a mistake she made when one of her biggest fears was realised (Hook was dying) and she was under the influence of the Darkness, and imo it was a very sympathetic mistake, isn't good basis.

But I stand by my point and will provide evidence of Hook making Emma more confident (she firmly stated in 6x20 that they will win the fight and Hook is constantly telling her how amazing she is-'You can overcome anything/You're amazing/I've yet to see you fail'. He makes Emma happier than most people can make her.