Wish Hook Week ⚓ Day 3: Old Hook Day I know going for the bumbling ol’ coot that is Old Hook is probably most people’s first reaction to showcasing this verison of Killian Jones. And don’t get me wrong, I love the bumbling old man (though definitely not as much as Colin loves playing him, that’s for sure!). The sexy beast, as I call him (sorry, I’m still attracted to him!). He’s so extra (he’s like the extraist of extras) and his level of dramatics makes OG Killian look tame and timid in comparison. It’s hard not to focus on those aspects of him, really. But for Old Hook Day, I wanted to slow it down and make mention of this brief moment right here. It’s a mere glimpse behind the curtain, really. But, as is often the case with any version of Killian Jones (thanks in large part to Colin’s flawless acting), this small moment speaks volumes. Up to this point, he’s the over-the-top showboat, and immediately after he’s right back to that, but here we see what’s really going on. Much like all of Killian’s showboating from previous seasons, it’s an act. The facade slips and we see the depth of this man’s pain - you don’t just hear him says ‘misery... and heartbreak’, you feel it. Whatever he’s gone through in the years since his path diverged from were it originally intended to go, it’s broken him. More so than anything ever broke Killian Jones before. We don’t find out what that is until later in the episode, but here we see the depth of the pain he’s been carrying, and why he is so willing to do anything (or so he thinks) to put an end to it.