06-21-2016, 11:06 AM
I like Nick and Adalind but there's a reason why this didn't play out in reverse. This type of storyline where men have sex with women where magic is involved have appeared on three different shows I watch which are AOS, OUAT, and Grimm.
AOS featured an agent having sex with an attractive female alien because she had the ability to make men completely devoted to her and do whatever she commanded. OUAT had a situation similar to Grimm where a witch disguised herself as a man's wife, slept with him, and got pregnant. There was also another situation where a villain had complete control over a man and commanded him to sleep with her for who knows how long. Grimm has three different scenarios where Adalind took advantage of men.
The point I'm trying to make is there was no scenario in any of these shows where a man took advantage of a woman sexually. They know that people would look past it when it's woman on man but they wouldn't dare do it the other way around because they know the backlash they'll receive for it. It is certainly a double standard but one that isn't going to away. Society still feels like a man shouldn't complain when he "gets laid." None of these scenarios were violent in nature and the men aren't beaten down so it adds to the the perception. I think the reason the Renard/Juliette spell got broken before they did the deed is because Juliette was under a spell and the writers feared the audience wouldn't accept her doing that against her will unlike Renard who had to satisfy his urges with Adalind. They made it look hot instead of Renard falling victim to Adalind's shenanigans.
AOS featured an agent having sex with an attractive female alien because she had the ability to make men completely devoted to her and do whatever she commanded. OUAT had a situation similar to Grimm where a witch disguised herself as a man's wife, slept with him, and got pregnant. There was also another situation where a villain had complete control over a man and commanded him to sleep with her for who knows how long. Grimm has three different scenarios where Adalind took advantage of men.
The point I'm trying to make is there was no scenario in any of these shows where a man took advantage of a woman sexually. They know that people would look past it when it's woman on man but they wouldn't dare do it the other way around because they know the backlash they'll receive for it. It is certainly a double standard but one that isn't going to away. Society still feels like a man shouldn't complain when he "gets laid." None of these scenarios were violent in nature and the men aren't beaten down so it adds to the the perception. I think the reason the Renard/Juliette spell got broken before they did the deed is because Juliette was under a spell and the writers feared the audience wouldn't accept her doing that against her will unlike Renard who had to satisfy his urges with Adalind. They made it look hot instead of Renard falling victim to Adalind's shenanigans.