02-25-2018, 08:27 AM
(02-18-2018, 08:11 AM)irukandji Wrote: I'm not speaking of this from a 'Nick's love interest' or even a central character point of view. I'm talking about the series not giving Juliette mother like qualities. We have no idea of her family and from the way posters talk about her coldness and how aloof she is, it seems to me there was no loving family circle to teach Juliette differently.None of the supporting characters had back stories that were explored beyond their immediate connection to the Nick vs. a Wesen episode theme. The creative team didn’t showcase Juliette as a veterinarian because her career had zero connection to the Nick vs. a Wesen episode theme. While Adalind’s S3 storyline ran parallel to this Nick vs. a Wesen theme, her storyline was crafted to bring her temporarily independent storyline into Nick’s.
One of my biggest pet peeves with the series is Juliette's profession. I've said this many times before, but when have we ever seen Juliette agonize over her decisions as a veterinarian? Zero, in my opinion.
I don't equate the former occupation of a vet as a logical transformation to some kind of amazon warrior. Juliette, in my opinion, was never a warrior and never exhibited any signs to that effect. So, suddenly the series throws away smart, professional woman in an occupation that could give us an insight into the character and replaces that with the cold and aloof amazon.
My earlier comment that Adalind was better suited for the role of little woman and mother wasn’t meant as a slight against Juliette. I don’t have any reason to doubt Juliette would be a loving mother. I was only stating that Juliette was better equipped mentally & emotionally for strategic and hands-on battle confrontations. I can see Juliette, even before the Eve transformation, excelling in local law enforcement, the FBI, the military, etc. But I can’t see Adalind’s topsy-turvy emotional mindset allowing her to pull that off. And for me anyway, Juliette and Adalind were equally boring and undervalued characters while Nick’s love interest. Both had more to offer, but then, so did the other supporting characters.
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