I didn’t see Nick use intelligence, strategy or leadership to circumvent any of Bonaparte’s moves. Nick spent the episode fighting himself out of predicaments he fell into either because of his own doings or Bonaparte maneuvering him into situations.
I get that the writers were excited about their fight scenes being exciting for viewers, but give me a reason that the end result wouldn’t be the same without those fight scenes.
The end result would have been the same if Nick had stayed home all day and waited for BC to arrive. HW saved Hank and no one would have needed to save Nick if he hadn’t gotten himself arrested. And since Diana killed Bonaparte, Nick didn’t even have to be home unless killing the henchmen is considered important.
For that matter, if Diana had her epiphany earlier, she could have used Renard to kill Bonaparte before Meisner was mortally wounded. I would have preferred seeing more of the changing dynamic between Diana and Adalind as Diana came to understand that Bonaparte is a bad man that needs to die - or whatever her motivation was.
Monroe has atoned in the only way that has any significant casual effect - he works hard at not repeating previous behavior and respects/cares for those in his life. That’s all any of us can do at the end of the day.
I get that the writers were excited about their fight scenes being exciting for viewers, but give me a reason that the end result wouldn’t be the same without those fight scenes.
The end result would have been the same if Nick had stayed home all day and waited for BC to arrive. HW saved Hank and no one would have needed to save Nick if he hadn’t gotten himself arrested. And since Diana killed Bonaparte, Nick didn’t even have to be home unless killing the henchmen is considered important.
For that matter, if Diana had her epiphany earlier, she could have used Renard to kill Bonaparte before Meisner was mortally wounded. I would have preferred seeing more of the changing dynamic between Diana and Adalind as Diana came to understand that Bonaparte is a bad man that needs to die - or whatever her motivation was.
(05-22-2016, 07:15 AM)irukandji Wrote: My thoughts for next season------no girlfriend, no live in domestic, no wife, no nothing for Nick.Nick needs to offer Juliette his friendship. The last thing she needs is for a man from her past to want to start things up again.
Nick needs to be alone. He's the poorest choice for husband, partner, whatever, that any woman could make.
No offense to anyone hoping for a Juliette redemption scene, but this is the last thing I want to see. I don't want to see her romantically linked to Nick. I'd rather see her back at HW. While Eve wasn't the greatest thing to hit Grimm, I liked her doing her own thing *away* from Nick. I liked her setting herself apart from Nick.
Quote:Could you imagine if he'd have gotten his way and baby Kelly was there amidst all that BC fracas in the fome? Despite what Nick demands, he has no means whatsoever to care for a baby. He proved that to everyone in the last episode.I can imagine. But if history is any indication Nick’s friends won’t see that side of it, they’ll only focus on Adalind hurting Nick/not putting Nick first.
Adalind made her choice a few weeks back. She chose her children over Nick. That's where she needs to be, with them.
(05-22-2016, 07:58 AM)speakeasy Wrote: I gave up my hopes for a reunion between J and N long ago. Where we differ in our response to the character is you see her as an independent and capable person who should be able to go on as circumstances have defined her. She is that. But I always run into the wall of what she did out of pain and anger, then I feel she should be accountable, not by Nick, but by the dictates of her own decent character. Juliette is a sorrowful example of bad things happening to good people, imo. Just can't see Grimm ending with her still alive.My thoughts usually go to Monroe when characters or viewers talk about past sins, untrustworthiness, and need for atonement. Monroe's violent past has been established by the show. His acts against strangers (to the characters & viewers) seem to be as violent and severe as anything Juliette and Adalind have done. The defining difference between his bad acts and those of Juliette & Adalind is that his were committed off screen and weren't perpetrated against a Team Grimm member.
Monroe has atoned in the only way that has any significant casual effect - he works hard at not repeating previous behavior and respects/cares for those in his life. That’s all any of us can do at the end of the day.