10-16-2016, 07:36 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-16-2016, 10:04 AM by Hexenadler.)
10-16-2016, 08:11 AM
Lol, that's a bit extreme. Honestly at this stage it wouldn't surprise me if they did.
I like Nick and Adalind individually and I also enjoyed them somewhat last season but it's impossible to ignore Kelly's conception and that's a tragedy that shouldn't have happened on the show. How in the world they never vetted that episode especially when they suddenly brought a child into the equation is in fact staggering. It's even worse because I don't think they see anything wrong with what Adalind did and haven't had Nick acknowledge it internally or outwardly that he was in fact raped. It's difficult to fully enjoy them as a potential couple in love. To Nick and Juliette (especially Juliette at the time) it seemed as though Nick had simply been unfaithful to her with a woman who made herself to look like his girlfriend when he'd been violated. If he were a woman, we'd be having a completely different conversation and that's doubly tragic.
10-16-2016, 09:46 AM
I've mentioned this before but Grimm, OUAT, and Agents of Shield have all had storylines were men were taken advantage of by women where some type of magic is involved. There's a reason the women such as the Grimm ladies or the ladies from the other shows were the perpetrators instead of the recipients. It would cause an outcry and the writers know this so they reverse it.
I don't know how long it will take but these shows are run by men and I cringe a bit more when these stories are written by men. Rape is a difficult storyline to handle respectfully and most men are awful at it which is why I think they shouldn't include it in their stories until they truly educate themselves about it. For example, I've already mentioned Game of Thrones since it's one of the most popular shows on the planet. That show doesn't even have any female writers or directors which is strange considering four of the six most featured characters on the show are women. The writers are absolutely dreadful with the way they incorporate rape for sensationalism. They have outright ruined storylines and character arcs because of it. We've already had a girl falling in love with her rapist and a rape that went undressed because they apparently weren't even aware they were filming a rape even though most of the viewing audience acknowledged it as one. Then there was the case of taking another female character's story away from us and replacing it with a unbelievably contrived one where she's raped by the biggest sadist in the show solely to create buzz and advance a male character's story instead of her own. It's atrocious! It's sad to say but this won't stop anytime soon. I think including rape in storylines can be a good thing as long as it's addressed properly. It shouldn't be ignored but it's used for cheap drama in most cases and sometimes is not even addressed as such when it should affect a character greatly. It seems like writers want these storylines in their shows simply because it can create a juicy scene and have no intention of setting it up or addressing it in a believable manner which I think is exploitative. I disagree with anyone who says it's just another storyline and therefore can be handled just as sloppily as the rest. I think show runners should at the very least consult the right people who can lend some insight on this heavy subject before using it in their shows.
10-16-2016, 10:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-16-2016, 10:03 AM by Hexenadler.)
10-16-2016, 10:04 AM
True.
10-18-2016, 01:58 PM
Let's hope all of the rape and sexual assaults currently being discussed in society today will make these shows stop and think that it is NOT cool! If there is a rape story, the guilty party had better end up in prison or dead.
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