pirateherokillian:
Who’s said Killian killed David’s father? I know this is a popular theory being bandied about, but there is absolutely no concrete evidence that it happened. And considering how Killian’s arc has gone so far this season, I don’t think they’re gonna undermine it by having him be the one who did. ALSO, we have it confirmed that King George is returning, so odds are he likely was the one involved in David’s father’s murder.
What I think is gonna be the strife between David and Killian is there’s gonna be a role reversal for the two of them. Instead of David being the morally centered one who keeps his head on straight and his wits about him, sticking to his hero’s honor, it’s gonna be Killian. And David is gonna be consumed by his need to avenge his father’s death. So far, in the seven episodes we’ve seen, David lied to his wife and kept the information about his father’s murder after he assured her he wouldn’t make it about vengeance (and this was also after he lied to Killian and told him there wasn’t anything wrong immediately upon finding that coin. So he’s hiding information from two people close to him). On the flip side, we’ve seen Killian own up to lying to and hiding something from Emma, even if it was just for a short while, make amends for his vengeance that affected Belle, Liam II, and Nemo, and become a focal point of heroism and hope. I don’t think it’s coincidence that as David starts to slip under the desire that drove Killian to his darkest places, Killian starts to become the very example of heroism that David has been held to for seasons. It’s gonna create tension because you know Killian is gonna do everything in his power to keep his friend and the father of his true love from making the same harmful mistakes he made, and David is gonna be so hellbent on figuring out the truth that he’s not gonna be open to taking Killian’s advice. And thus… tension and turmoil for Captain Charming.
At this point, with all the information we have now, I really don’t think Killian is involved directly with David’s father’s murder. It just doesn’t line up anymore.
So, this is so interesting. @pirateherokillian, I think you have good points here. I also think that the role/parallel of King George (maybe as a brother of David’s father, that means, David’s Uncle!) is what is linked to the episode title and, as in Hamlet, David will seek revenge for that (enters Killian, an expert on revenge feelings, and acts as you said).
Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, met the Ghost of his Father and their famous dialogue is key for what unfolds later. The Ghost tells Hamlet how he was murdered by his brother in a (quoting Hamlet) “Murder most foul, as in the best it is; / But this most foul, strange and unnatural.”
According to a study of Hamlet, All murder is “foul” (dirty, criminal), but the murder of King Hamlet by his brother is “most foul” because it was done in a sneaky, cowardly way; Claudius killed his brother by pouring poison in King Hamlet’s ear when he was taking a nap in his garden. And the murder is “unnatural” because by nature, Claudius should love his brother, not kill him.
Another point to consider in this drama, is the role of Regina, I mean, the Evil Queen. At the moment she gave the coin to David, her intention was to poison the Charmings and friends against each other. Taking that into account, the most likely person to be linked to the drama is Snow, I partially agree with @winger-hawk‘s theory that Snow is linked to the drama, but I don’t think she accidentally killed David’s father, she might know something related to the blood connection between King George and David’s father, maybe because of her own Father telling her and her step-mother (and for this reason Regina knew about the coin) about the two brothers, one was missing since a long time, something like that…