01-11-2018, 07:09 PM
Just about every TV cop crosses the line into cowboy behavior compared to real life cops, Nick is pretty much formulaic. The only difference between him and most of the other cops on TV is the supernatural aspects of what he encounters.
In the beginning of the series, Renard protected and nurtured Nick the grimm because he wanted him as a minion. By the end of S02, minion was no longer a viable option and Renard switched to trying to win Nick's support as an ally. By the time that collapsed at the end of S05, Nick had as much or more dirt on Renard as Renard had on Nick, if not with local authorities then with the Feds (HW) and they spent most of S06 just staying out of each others' way. As I said previously, the real question is not why Renard didn't act against Nick or vice versa, but why HW didn't rendition Renard off to Gitmo or some other foreign interrogation center.
In the beginning of the series, Renard protected and nurtured Nick the grimm because he wanted him as a minion. By the end of S02, minion was no longer a viable option and Renard switched to trying to win Nick's support as an ally. By the time that collapsed at the end of S05, Nick had as much or more dirt on Renard as Renard had on Nick, if not with local authorities then with the Feds (HW) and they spent most of S06 just staying out of each others' way. As I said previously, the real question is not why Renard didn't act against Nick or vice versa, but why HW didn't rendition Renard off to Gitmo or some other foreign interrogation center.