(01-14-2018, 09:11 AM)irukandji Wrote:It’s just a difference in character interpretation. I see Renard as not only wanting a Grimm ally against the Royals, but for nonconforming Wesen to know that he has a Grimm in his department. Plus, as long as he's Nick's friend/ally, he's not Nick's enemy.(01-14-2018, 07:29 AM)Robyn Wrote: Once Nick accepted Renard’s suggestion that they align against the Royals, he remained angry at and suspect of Adalind’s actions, while suspicion and anger toward Renard disappeared. Adalind retaliated against Nick, but she paid the price for Renard’s attack against Marie & Nick, while Renard gained a Grimm ally.
But what I'm saying is what good is a grimm ally? Nick continues to call attention to himself on the street. Sometimes in very unorthodox ways. Renard never appeared to me to be a man who'd trust an ally who spotlights himself in unorthodox ways. Renard wouldn't have patience for that. After a while he'd have to see that Nick is more trouble than he's worth.
(01-14-2018, 07:29 AM)Robyn Wrote: Nick either couldn’t see through Renard’s ‘talk’ and know he was being manipulated & used just as Adalind had, or, he understood that aligning with Renard ensured him a captain who would cover up Grimm duties compromising police procedures. If it’s the latter, the Nick/Renard alliance was a win-win.
Naturally Nick would opt for a captain who'd cover up his antics. But that isn't of any benefit to Renard, except maybe on a one time basis. The way I understand Renard's character, he wants the most out of people who he favors. I don't see that happening in the Nick/Renard relationship.
Nick might have been demonstrative compared to Kelly, but she didn’t have a home, relationship, and career that kept her in one place. Nick only fought Wesen crime in Portland. He never went to other cities because he got word of crimes/deaths indicating Wesen were involved. Plus, the show didn’t have Renard or his superiors getting complaints about a vigilante or corrupt cop infringing on suspects' rights or unjustified shootings. Renard said on one episode that he wouldn't protect a corrupt cop, but he didn't consider Nick corrupt, he considered Nick a Grimm doing what Grimm do.
As I said in the beginning of this discussion, Nick might not fit the definition of an ethical police officer in the real world, but the show wasn’t about a police officer, ethical or corrupt. It was about a Grimm who was a detective circumventing police procedures when deemed necessary. The closest the show came to Nick being a cop on the show was the ‘cowboy cop’ you noted in an earlier post.
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