10-11-2013, 11:26 PM
(10-11-2013, 08:37 PM)the-epic-prince Wrote: Well, personally I think that the inconsistencies in Monroe's explanation for the woge is because the average layperson (or in the case laywesen) Wouldn't be able to explain it fully, just as I would not be fully able to explain stuff like human genetics.While an interesting possibility, Monroe could verify whether wessen identify grimm using any of the five senses. Really, the only valid explanation where Monroe couldn't explain it would involve a "6th sense" that requires you to experience that special sense in order to articulate it. The fact that Nick is guessing "smell" means that said conversation hasn't happened yet.
In your genetics analogy, while a layperson could not explain how genetic inhibitors and other types of genes work, a layperson could explain how that there is a thing called DNA, and people inherit this DNA from their parents. Monroe (or any other wessen, like Rosalee) could narrow down the possibilities on how they identify a grimm. However, the fact that none of them have means there is a reason why not (besides the obvious reason that the writers haven't figured it out yet).