Husband ♥ Wife {CaptainღSwan | Hook♥Emma} #258: "We fought for our love and we won"
W E L C O M E ・ T O ・ THE 258th
Emma Swan & Killian Jones A P P R E C I A T I O N ・ T H R E A D
the c h a r a c t e r s
Admittedly, Emma Swan may seem like a rather unlikely savior. Raised in foster-care, she has struggled most of her life just trying to track down who she is herself, let alone rescue anyone else. However, her strong moral compass and uncanny ability to know when others are lying lead her to always try to do what is right. When her son Henry, who she gave up for adoption as an infant, arrived and brought her to the town of Storybrooke, there was no way she was going to abandon him again. Although absent for most of his life, she is fiercely protective of Henry, and would go to the end of the earth to care for him. And while she might not have believed her son about magic at first, she certainly does now. Fighting a dragon will do that. Now, finally reunited with the parents she has spent her whole life searching for, Emma is finding it harder than she thought to let her emotions out after a lifetime of keeping them bundled away. Still, so long as she lets her heart be her guide, she will never lose her way. ~ ABC
Captain Killian Jones is a pirate, known for traveling all over and between worlds. Little is known about the past of this handsome swashbuckler. But when Milah fell in with his crew Rumplestiltskin begged Killian to release Milah back to him. The Captain insisted that they duel for her instead. Rumple was too afraid to risk a duel with the deadly pirate, so he left. Years later, after he had become the new Dark One, Rumplestiltskin stumbled upon Captain Jones again. This time he was more than happy to duel. Killian bravely fought a losing battle, but just as Rumplestiltskin was about to tear out his heart, Milah appeared to make a deal. She offered a magical bean to Rumple in exchange for Killian's life. Rumplestiltskin seemed to accept, but when Milah admitted that she had never loved him, he tore her heart out, killing her. Then he cut off Killian's hand to retrieve the bean he held. Killian attacked Rumple with a hook, but it was not enough to hurt The Dark One. The Captain swore he'd have revenge for the murder of his beloved and for his hand. Rumplestiltskin taunted that he would never live long enough to find a way to kill him. But Captain Jones had tricked The Dark One. He still had the magic bean and used it to open a portal to Neverland, where he would never grow old, giving him all the time he needed to plot his revenge. ~ ABC
Jennifer on playing Emma
“Emma Swan is a deeply damaged woman, and a deeply conflicted woman. She is a survivor, and used to being a loner, and therefore a sucker for the underdog. Against her better judgment, she will compromise herself to fight for what is right and to help those in need. She is strong and aggressive, but her brokenness and her emotions are not buried far beneath her tough exterior. He first reaction to most things is anger, but she has spent her life trying to manage her temper. She is both rash and calculated, and is forced to deal with her instincts to protect her child, a child she believes she is not capable of mothering. In the simplest form, Emma is a list of contrasting qualities: she is hard and soft; she is intense and easy going; she is strong and vulnerable; she is safe and dangerous; she is logical and impulsive. It is exciting to play a character that is so deeply conflicted and fiercely compelled to fight for what she believes is right.” ~ ABC
Colin on playing Hook
“My first thought was, 'Well, I'm not old enough to play Captain Hook.' Obviously everybody had that traditional idea of Captain Hook in their minds. Eddie and Adam wanted to go for a slightly younger Captain Hook. I thought it would be a nice way to put a slant on the guy, try and make him slightly more lovable than outwardly evil, which is how he's always been portrayed before. He's just sort of a nasty bad guy in everything else, whereas in this, I wanted people to feel bad for liking him. He is different than any other Hook. It's a fantastic thing to be able to get to play such an iconic character, and be able to do it in a way where I can put my own spin on it. That was a thing that I thought about when I was coming into it. I was a bit worried about whether or not people would respond to this Hook, or whether they would be like, 'He's not like the Hook that we grew up with so we don't accept him.' But people have taken Hook to heart a little bit, which is good.” ~ blastr
"We have such a good time working together. It's one of those things where it's so rare that you just have that kind of ease with a co-worker. When you need to have chemistry and you can just be with someone and be like 'Oh, okay. We don't have to try and fake this."
~ Jennifer Morrison
"Jennifer and I get on great so we're really good friends. We always have a laugh on set. We just hang out and have fun."
~ Colin O'Donoghue
Did you always intended to have Hook in love with Emma? Was that something you planned out or was it something that developed because of the actor's chemistry onscreen?
Always. I mean, listen... You go into these things with the best intentions. That is to say we loved the idea that Hook and Emma would be kindred spirits and that is why we kind of wrote that in the beanstalk episode of season 2. But of course, you know, there's always the chance that there isn't any chemistry. We were very lucky that we feel that Hook and Emma have an enormous amount of chemistry so that kind of allowed us to stick to the plan that we wanted.
~ Adam Horowitz
It’s such a nice, slow build. It’s so tempting as a writer to just get a couple together and boom, they’re together. No, the fun is in the tension. The fun is in the slow getting together, the obstacles, the ‘They’re apart … will they find each other?’ I think sometimes you want a couple to get together and be happy but the hard moments are the best ones.
~Jane Espenson
c a p t a i n swan s h i p p e r s
01. ElizaSparrow
02. Jamie Choate
03. KeepThisaSecret
04. Lennie1984
05. Darkdoll59
06. Moonlightstar
07. Nemapasara
08. Aurore59
09. ~Cydonia~
10. Serenachan
11. MaybeLove.
12. Wes&FredFan
13. Static Waves
14. KOUAT12
15. AllegraDante
16. Jennax89
17. Eireanne
18. IceKat055
19. Sixon_Love
20. foxyfreds
21. AragornsQueen
22. andrea0594
23. Jacquelyn
24. AlwaysCB
25. Dana ar
26. Princess Serenity
27. Vera-Sabe
28. Julien Suncrisbe
29. Deiaa
30. Donnasos
31. Moonauthor
32. skje
33. SNLostFan
34. Elena_1716
35. **bittersweet**
36. Leah_LL_Fan
37. The dreamer
38. hlgreenie
39. PrincessB
40. scififan2009
41. Bookworm25
42. Radames
43. princessintraining
44. mary ksand
45. MaryLouMoriarty
46. obisgirl
47. CassandraBlu
48. SNLostFan
49. Jensen_girl22
Emma: "So you can join us and be a part of something
or you can do what you do best and be alone."
Killian: "Quite passionate, Swan."
Killian: "So when I win your heart, Emma... and I will win it ...
It won't be because of any trickery. It will be because you want me."
Emma: "You traded your ship for me?"
Killian: "Aye."
Emma: "I can't lose you, too."
Killian: "Well, love. You don't have to worry about me.
If there's one thing I'm good at, it's surviving."
Emma: "I didn't know you were such a fan of my magic."
Killian: "I'm a fan of every part of you."
Emma: "Wait ... if you're afraid of losing your happy ending...
that means you've found it. What is it?"
Killian: "Don't you know, Emma? It's you."
Emma: "Just because I'm the Dark One doesn't mean we can't still be together....
I still also know the fastest way to a pirate's heart is through his liver."
Killian: "There's an even faster way."
Emma: "Now, there's the pirate I remember."
Emma: "You know I can't die today. I'm immortal now."
Killian: "The Dark One is immortal.
Emma isn't. Bring her home to me.
At the very least, it's a reminder that you've got a
piercing-eyed, smoldering pirate here who loves you."
Emma: "Thank you. I love you, too."
Emma: "What was that?"
Killian: "It's True Love.
Emma, you chose me.
That was the test."
Emma:After everything we’ve been through - the darkness, Hades,
and separated by realms. Just wanted to say something when we’re not in the middle of a
big battle or one of us facing death. When things are just… normal.
Killian: "What's that, Swan?"
Emma: "I love you."