07-20-2014, 08:47 AM
Well, I'm with you about the developing part. They missed tons of possibilities to develop Juliette to a stand on her own character instead of only existing within three steps of Nick. Especially with her as a vet, with the science background and that she'd already started (unknowingly!) in 1.21 to research Wesen. Why they didn't let continue her to do that? Or Juliette smartass (yes, I'm a fan of Bitise and I love her acting) working together with Rosalee on a cure for the zombies. Why don't let her grow out of that. Or back in season 2 when she went out with her friends and didn't tell Nick and was suddenly all bitch, dear Goddess, I could write a book about all the missed oppotunities!
But the lack of ANY developement is not only Juliette in season 3. It's every single character who's out of the sudden reduced into one or two abilities. Not only they managed to press the reset button slowmotion with the Adalind-Hexenbaby-Storyarc, they put also ALL characters back on their start-space IF ONLY! Most of them completely left the field if you ask me.
Your examples:
Juliette DID something at the airport, she slammed Renard's face (and now ask me why I'm a fangirl of her). And for me it was the best thing in this situation what she could do. She tried to keep herself together, to function at all. For me that is understandable that she was standing there. Besides ... what did the others do? They also stood there and no one did anything, only watching the plane arise in the sky. What they were supposed to do in this situation? Run after it? They arrived the second the plane speed up, there was nothing they could do at this moment. Not to forget: WHO called for help in the first place? That wasn't Monroe, not Rosalee or Renard.
About Rosalee's call. Again: what was Juliette supposed to do in your opinion? Nick would at least find out about what he'd done when he was zomibified at the precinct, so he got the news some minutes earlier. Beside that he feels like home there, he may not lived at the house in exactly this moment, but he lived there for more than three years before he moved out. Probably he put in some of his own money himself, we don't know that. He had every right to open the door, he did that like million times before. He would be more suspicious if Juliette had jumped in. And again, she didn't know the police were on the porch. It's not like those detectives came with sirens and lights so everyone would be warned. She was on the phone, Nick heard the door and did what he did said million times before. As far as I know the Spice Shop is at the Pearl District in PDX, Juliette's house is somewhere else (it was so far never really located but Nick always needed time to get from the Spice shop home). Juliette doesn't have a radar at home, she doesn't know who's coming and who not. And she surely doesn't know that the detectives already were there! As you said: Rosalee was just the same moment at the phone than they knocked at the door. So, anyone drove with lightspeed or Rosalee's call came delayed (my money is on the second option).
About here hesitating about the wrong statement. I guess she's the one who knows Nick best. Again, they lived two years together before he became a Grimm. She would probably know that he would be angry (what he was) if they would cover for him. Not to talk about that they all broke the law with this wrong statement. IF anyopne would ever find out that it was NIck and not the mysterious Thomas Schirach who killed the man at the bar (another point to which I will come in a few) not only Nick would end in prison/death row, they all would go to jail. Personally I tend to go through hell for my friends, and the most of those friends doesn't appricreate that very much. But I would definetely think twice about making a false statement, even for a possible soul-mate (I don't believe in love, so that's the closest you get from me). I can understand why Juliette hesitated, and, thinking about it, you would probably too.
Talking about the "Murder" once more. Nice of Renard that he got the flash-drive and that he let watch Nick what happened at the bar. BUT that wasn't a murder, and if he didn't manipulate evidence like he did with stealing the flash-drive, Nick would never been accused in the first place. Nick, even Zombie!Nick only protected himself, otherwise he would be most likely dead instead of the guy he killed IN self-defense. I'm talking that since 3.02 and it's still the same. No way in hell would have made Nick guilty murder first or even second degree. And if they would have been clever (what we don't know) the GrimmGang would have take a sample from Nick while he was uncounscious to have proof that he was drugged.
About the chemistry. Well, I don't see any of that between Nick and Trubel like the producers were talking so much about. And I seriously hate Trubel and would LOVE to see her character die in the most painful way ever. Not going to happen.
So, about Nick and Juliette having no chemistry. After season 3 I seriously ask you the question: who has at all? Somehow they managed to kill every bit of chemistry between the whole cast. Even Monroe and Rosalee don't have any anymore! And I would suggest, if you can lay your hands on it, try to watch "Caroline & Jackie". Yup, that movie where Mr. G and Bitise met. BTW, Bitsie is the producer and pretty much in charge of this movie. If you don't see any chemistry between Nick and Juliette, try Jackie and Ryan, because they have a lot of chemistry in this movie.
While I personally think they also killed a lot between Nick and Juliette in season 3 I see them as a mostly working couple there. I wish there would be more "action" between them but I see a settled couple on screen. For me it was more our of the blue that Juliette stated she didn't want anything to do with Wesen and Grimm and all of that during the finale because I think she really embraced the Grimm-stuff during the season, she definetely knew a lot more about the species than Nick knew in the end. I only wish they would have shown more about that instead of all this ridiculous nonsense with the resistance and Viktor. If there's a character too much on Grimm, it IS Viktor, not Juliette.
I concur: the writers THINK they can write decent episodes with tons of sex and action and what-they=think-of-else. What comes finally on our screens has nothing to do with decent or even good, nor acceptable writing (okay, it's barely acceptable mostly). That's one of the poorest writing-teams I've seen in my life and I've watched and read a lot of crap.
But the lack of ANY developement is not only Juliette in season 3. It's every single character who's out of the sudden reduced into one or two abilities. Not only they managed to press the reset button slowmotion with the Adalind-Hexenbaby-Storyarc, they put also ALL characters back on their start-space IF ONLY! Most of them completely left the field if you ask me.
Your examples:
Juliette DID something at the airport, she slammed Renard's face (and now ask me why I'm a fangirl of her). And for me it was the best thing in this situation what she could do. She tried to keep herself together, to function at all. For me that is understandable that she was standing there. Besides ... what did the others do? They also stood there and no one did anything, only watching the plane arise in the sky. What they were supposed to do in this situation? Run after it? They arrived the second the plane speed up, there was nothing they could do at this moment. Not to forget: WHO called for help in the first place? That wasn't Monroe, not Rosalee or Renard.
About Rosalee's call. Again: what was Juliette supposed to do in your opinion? Nick would at least find out about what he'd done when he was zomibified at the precinct, so he got the news some minutes earlier. Beside that he feels like home there, he may not lived at the house in exactly this moment, but he lived there for more than three years before he moved out. Probably he put in some of his own money himself, we don't know that. He had every right to open the door, he did that like million times before. He would be more suspicious if Juliette had jumped in. And again, she didn't know the police were on the porch. It's not like those detectives came with sirens and lights so everyone would be warned. She was on the phone, Nick heard the door and did what he did said million times before. As far as I know the Spice Shop is at the Pearl District in PDX, Juliette's house is somewhere else (it was so far never really located but Nick always needed time to get from the Spice shop home). Juliette doesn't have a radar at home, she doesn't know who's coming and who not. And she surely doesn't know that the detectives already were there! As you said: Rosalee was just the same moment at the phone than they knocked at the door. So, anyone drove with lightspeed or Rosalee's call came delayed (my money is on the second option).
About here hesitating about the wrong statement. I guess she's the one who knows Nick best. Again, they lived two years together before he became a Grimm. She would probably know that he would be angry (what he was) if they would cover for him. Not to talk about that they all broke the law with this wrong statement. IF anyopne would ever find out that it was NIck and not the mysterious Thomas Schirach who killed the man at the bar (another point to which I will come in a few) not only Nick would end in prison/death row, they all would go to jail. Personally I tend to go through hell for my friends, and the most of those friends doesn't appricreate that very much. But I would definetely think twice about making a false statement, even for a possible soul-mate (I don't believe in love, so that's the closest you get from me). I can understand why Juliette hesitated, and, thinking about it, you would probably too.
Talking about the "Murder" once more. Nice of Renard that he got the flash-drive and that he let watch Nick what happened at the bar. BUT that wasn't a murder, and if he didn't manipulate evidence like he did with stealing the flash-drive, Nick would never been accused in the first place. Nick, even Zombie!Nick only protected himself, otherwise he would be most likely dead instead of the guy he killed IN self-defense. I'm talking that since 3.02 and it's still the same. No way in hell would have made Nick guilty murder first or even second degree. And if they would have been clever (what we don't know) the GrimmGang would have take a sample from Nick while he was uncounscious to have proof that he was drugged.
About the chemistry. Well, I don't see any of that between Nick and Trubel like the producers were talking so much about. And I seriously hate Trubel and would LOVE to see her character die in the most painful way ever. Not going to happen.
So, about Nick and Juliette having no chemistry. After season 3 I seriously ask you the question: who has at all? Somehow they managed to kill every bit of chemistry between the whole cast. Even Monroe and Rosalee don't have any anymore! And I would suggest, if you can lay your hands on it, try to watch "Caroline & Jackie". Yup, that movie where Mr. G and Bitise met. BTW, Bitsie is the producer and pretty much in charge of this movie. If you don't see any chemistry between Nick and Juliette, try Jackie and Ryan, because they have a lot of chemistry in this movie.
While I personally think they also killed a lot between Nick and Juliette in season 3 I see them as a mostly working couple there. I wish there would be more "action" between them but I see a settled couple on screen. For me it was more our of the blue that Juliette stated she didn't want anything to do with Wesen and Grimm and all of that during the finale because I think she really embraced the Grimm-stuff during the season, she definetely knew a lot more about the species than Nick knew in the end. I only wish they would have shown more about that instead of all this ridiculous nonsense with the resistance and Viktor. If there's a character too much on Grimm, it IS Viktor, not Juliette.
I concur: the writers THINK they can write decent episodes with tons of sex and action and what-they=think-of-else. What comes finally on our screens has nothing to do with decent or even good, nor acceptable writing (okay, it's barely acceptable mostly). That's one of the poorest writing-teams I've seen in my life and I've watched and read a lot of crap.