(03-18-2017, 10:41 AM)Chris Wrote: The writers have said that Kelly is Nick's. The narrative on the show is that Kelly is Nick's child. Adalind knows Nick is his father, Nick knows he is Kelly's father. Whether or not you believe them is certainly up to you. One thing is for sure people are forever believing what they wish to believe because it fits their internal narrative better.
I think this hits the nail on the head. Believing Adalind wasn't scared of Juliette or that Kelly isn't Nick's has no basis in the show. It's just wishful thinking. Adalind was clearly scared shitless of Juliette because she knew she was more powerful than herself and kicked her ass the last time they met when Juliette was just getting used to her powers. And that's without the hindrance of knowing she was pregnant which put her at an even larger disadvantage. I don't see how the odds of Nick being the father of Kelly is low when it's the most likely option in the show considering we saw what Adalind did in season 3 and 4 and it had nothing to do with sleeping around because she was too busy running away and trying to recover Diana.
All of these personal anecdotes have nothing to do with Adalind. It doesn't matter at all.
(03-18-2017, 09:46 AM)irukandji Wrote: But the question on my mind during all of this is Adalind herself. She was no shrinking violet when she was pregnant with Diana and she was totally human during part of her pregnancy. There is no doubt in my mind that there were just as many people walking about who'd have loved to have seen her dead as during her second pregnancy. So once she decided to keep Diana, she was in no worse of a predicament than she was when she went to Nick. I understood the plan was to hook up with Viktor and have the baby declared his, but that wouldn't be the only plan Adalind would rely on. She would have had other options in order.
Also, I am a firm believer that Adalind's "oh I'm so fearful of great big bad Juliette" was more acting ability that real fear. She knew well ahead of time that Juliette was out and on the streets. So what would most people do if they were really that scared? They'd get the hell out of dodge, that would be my first guess.
But no, she dawdles around. Why? Because maybe she isn't as afraid as she pretends to be? I know no one here believes for one second that Adalind wouldn't switch to hexenbiest most to become just as fierce as Juliette if she felt her child's life was in danger.
Contrary to what many may believe, pregnancy does not turn a woman into a weakling by any means.
Adalind was terrified because she can't match Juliette in power. Becoming as fierce as Juliette wouldn't help. It would just get her killed. Adalind was determined to knock Juliette unconscious in their first fight but she was overmatched. She knew that Juliette would only get more powerful from that moment on.
Pregnancy absolutely would handicap Adalind in this fight. She wasn't pregnant with someone who could defend her from the womb this time around. Gaining strength wouldn't even help her. A strength increase means nothing if she has a decrease in mobility.