Emma wants to tether Hook to the sword to save his life, and though Merlin warns she'll pay a steep price for it, she teleports herself and Hook to the middlemist field, where she links Hook's life to Excalibur, making him a Dark One. He just fully embraced it. Hook, who was a previous Dark One. At long last, ABC’s Once Upon a Time has shed light on Dark Emma’s plan — including why she had to return everyone to Storybrooke with a mind-wipe. But that’s not to say that he doesn’t love her. They still have the ability to love, but when you get pissed off as the Dark One, that’s serious business. Desperate to hold onto what she hopes is her happy ending, Emma tethered Hook to the sword, creating a second Dark One, which no one knew about until Hook got his memories back in Storybrooke. The darker side of Killian Jones has emerged once again, except this time, Hook has reached the pinnacle of evil. What is Hook motivated by? Emma knows of a way to save him. And he was fine with that. I don’t understand it, but that’s where I start. tip: austen words:10000-50000 sort:title. Hook is dying. Or Was His Egg-Gobbling Innocent…. The answer is an unexpected one. Hiding the Truth: Once Emma realizes that Hook was looking for the perfect house for them to live in back in Storybrooke, she realizes that she needs to use the darkness one more time. What we have to remember is that Hook embraced the Darkness before, whereas Emma has always tried to fight it. Just imagine that, only you are the darkest person in the world, so imagine what that would be like. Emma steals Hook away after they return from Camelot, determined to control him and stop him from discovering the truth. Then it’s about trying to play something like that. They lived happily ever after, and shall be written in history as Heroes for All Time.". Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. I try to think of the darkest things I can think of, and try to figure out how people can do stuff to other people like that. The figure of the Dark One is one that Once Upon A Time could definitely have benefited from leaving further cloaked in the shadows of mystery. The answer is an unexpected one. The minute the darkness is taken away is when that future begins. So, not being satisfied with just the people in Storybrooke, he brings back some people from his past, planning to hurt them. Gorgon the Invincible, who was a previous Dark One. That’s where he was when I came on, [though] he was maybe not quite the same as the way that I play him as the Dark One. Once Upon a Time airs Sundays at 8 p.m. A wound made by Excalibur can’t be healed. He finds respite in a beautiful secluded garden—and the amazing woman he eventually meets there. I was excited to get to explore that, because we talked about Hook’s father and he was cagey about it, so we get to see what happened in that backstory. There can be more than one Dark One at once, as demonstrated by Emma Swan and Killian Jones, by removing Merlin's Holy Grail magic with the Promethean Flame, corrupting it (just like Nimue did to her Holy Grail magic), and tethering it to the new host. But rather than let Hook die, a desperate Emma tethered him to the sword, effectively turning them both into Dark Ones. When she's unexpectedly rescued by an old friend, will she be reunited with her parents? If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. One person who could stop his entire plan. Retrieved from " https://onceuponatime.fandom. Season 2 Hook! He frees Emma from King Arthur’s control, sparking the beginnings of war between Camelot and Misthaven, and a quest to rid her of the darkness. His idea backfires and he soon finds himself taking care of his amnesiac girlfriend. It’s a fascinating insight into who Hook was back when he was Captain Hook, but not Killian Jones, if you know what I mean. Namely, a whole second episode. This happens often enough, you see, but this particular woman was already married. Welcome to the official Once Upon a Time recap for Season 5, Episode 8 “Birth” (original airdate November 15, 2015). It started because Emma did not want to see anyone else she loved die. Dark Hook wants people around him to suffer. But wait, there’s much more! He says that to Emma. Of course Emma doesn't believe a word, but when she brings Henry back to Storybrooke, she finds herself drawn to this unusual boy and his strange New England town. We’re going to be seeing some backstory for Hook with his father. WATCH THE “NIMUE” FULL EPISODE NOW WITHOUT SIGNING IN! November 15 2015, 6:07 PM PST. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to protect her from the Evil Queen's (Lana Parilla) curse, which trapped the fairytale world forever, frozen in time. When she tries to forge the dagger with Excalibur, Hook starts bleeding from the neck. He foresaw Cora trying to kill him , maybe he knew Emma was fgoing to be Dark One. However, the series’ fifth season totally changed that, with not only Emma but also Hook revealed to have become Dark Ones in the time during the fourth and fifth season. It’s interesting to see how they all work together and what their motivations are. The following contains spoilers from this Sunday’s opening hour of Once Upon a Time. Dark Hook reclaims his ship and keeps the cowardly deckhand on as his companion. Once upon a time, a little girl was stolen from a castle in the dead of night. Only the pure love of our rulers united in matrimony, breaking the Vorpal Dagger, sealed the darkness and the Goblin menace away. Emma claims that everything she’s doing is for him. As promised, EW caught up with O’Donoghue to get the scoop on his transformation: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How surprised were you when you learned that Hook would be a second Dark One? Ten years later, Killian is the Dark One, Rumpelstiltskin is haunting him as a deceased prior Dark One, and Zelena is very angry. Unbeknownst to him, Killian Jones is bound to the other half, having given himself over to the darkness in order to exact his revenge on Rumpelstiltskin. ABC/Jack Rowand, Once Upon a Time: Colin O'Donoghue on Hook's dark turn. It’s double, double, toil and trouble on Once Upon a Time with two Dark Ones in Storybrooke. Once that is done, she will use Excalibur to strike down Zelena and vanquish the Darkness once and for all — a drastic, dark plan that all of her loved ones opposed. I look at paintings and I’ll try and research harrowing stories and all that kind of stuff, and try to get into the mindset of somebody who’s completely lacking empathy. Zoso, who was a previous Dark One. Peter Pan died alone with just the stars as his witness. I was excited, to be honest. Whatever the Darkness wants, he’s willing to give it to the Darkness to get what he wants for his own selfish reasons, if that makes sense. Maybe Savior Emma is running around with Dark Swan, or perhaps Gold and Emma talked before hinting at him knowing her becoming the dark One or something. Unfortunately, it made him the Dark One and left Zelena without her beloved teacher. Everything you’ve ever read about fairy tales is true—the residents of Storybrooke are living proof. Moments before the Evil Queen’s Dark Curse whisks our beloved fairytale characters to Storybrooke, Captain Hook finally gets his revenge on the Crocodile. 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In recent weeks, there have been hints and indications — no more so than when Emma fended off the eeeeevil counsel of former DO Nimue — that the onetime Savior hoped to use her Darkness for good, to protect her loved ones. Then, you just go, well, if somebody really doesn’t care that much about anybody, I’d imagine they’d enjoy that, because they probably enjoy the suffering or be completely indifferent. THR examines the repercussions of Emma’s dark decision on the ABC drama. The question remains, though: is it—is she—enough to keep him out of the dark completely? When Killian discovers he's a Dark One, he uses the dreamcatcher to remove Emma's memories of his ultimate plan to destroy the Light forever. Killian was hired by Zelena to kill her master's maid, but he betrayed her and exacted his revenge on the Dark One instead. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. "To die, would be an awfully big adventure." 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