1. What do you like about Hook? The good looks help. The charm and wit and swagger help. The bad-boy archetype in general helps… I like what he is super loyal to people he REALLY cares about even though there aren’t a lot of them. I like that he doesn’t let things get in his way, that he’s confidant, determined… He’s just all around the sort of male character I love in fiction.
2. What would you change about Hook? Him going goo-goo over Emma. I started out shipping this paring when it was kind of more a “hook up” but now… Also, tying into this, I hope they tone down this trajectory that he’s on. Redemptions are very cliché and standard, but I kinda hope he keep some of that unapologetic streak, too. (I think there’s such a thing as a healthy dose of selfishness.)
3. Thoughts on how his story tied to Rumple as the crocodile? I didn’t mind it. Actually, it gives me Killian/MIlah to ship and then Bae and Killian too, by association, so…
4. Was Milah his true love? First of all, I’m not buying the whole “true love” fantasy/trope. *rolls eyes* IMO it’s totally possible to love different people throughout your lifetime. So, yes, I think he did love her. Whether or not she loved him…I don’t see why not? People fall in love in this show/fairytales from first sight or for no reason at all *cough*Belle*cough* so I don’t see why not. It could have totally happened later (after they left) too… She may have been selfish for leaving her son, but that’s different from her feelings for Killian. (I also object to this idea that an act of selfishness toward one person or falling out of love with someone means that a person can’t really love someone else. Or that if you fall in love, it HAS to be forever and ever and ever or it doesn’t count.) /end rant
5. How choppy are the waters for his relationship with Emma as we go into season 4? I mean, they obviously still have issues. Neither of them has an easy personality. There’s plenty of material to allow for dramatic angst, but I feel like they’re setting them up for the long run. I’m not an Emma fan so I wouldn’t mind it if they broke up either.
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Date: 2014-07-29 07:42 pm (UTC)The good looks help. The charm and wit and swagger help. The bad-boy archetype in general helps… I like what he is super loyal to people he REALLY cares about even though there aren’t a lot of them. I like that he doesn’t let things get in his way, that he’s confidant, determined… He’s just all around the sort of male character I love in fiction.
2. What would you change about Hook?
Him going goo-goo over Emma. I started out shipping this paring when it was kind of more a “hook up” but now… Also, tying into this, I hope they tone down this trajectory that he’s on. Redemptions are very cliché and standard, but I kinda hope he keep some of that unapologetic streak, too. (I think there’s such a thing as a healthy dose of selfishness.)
3. Thoughts on how his story tied to Rumple as the crocodile?
I didn’t mind it. Actually, it gives me Killian/MIlah to ship and then Bae and Killian too, by association, so…
4. Was Milah his true love?
First of all, I’m not buying the whole “true love” fantasy/trope. *rolls eyes* IMO it’s totally possible to love different people throughout your lifetime. So, yes, I think he did love her. Whether or not she loved him…I don’t see why not? People fall in love in this show/fairytales from first sight or for no reason at all *cough*Belle*cough* so I don’t see why not. It could have totally happened later (after they left) too… She may have been selfish for leaving her son, but that’s different from her feelings for Killian. (I also object to this idea that an act of selfishness toward one person or falling out of love with someone means that a person can’t really love someone else. Or that if you fall in love, it HAS to be forever and ever and ever or it doesn’t count.) /end rant
5. How choppy are the waters for his relationship with Emma as we go into season 4?
I mean, they obviously still have issues. Neither of them has an easy personality. There’s plenty of material to allow for dramatic angst, but I feel like they’re setting them up for the long run. I’m not an Emma fan so I wouldn’t mind it if they broke up either.