I don't believe there was any connection between the contract and the big Z either. I assumed the contract was between Stefania and Adalind, and if Adalind renigged on the deal, Stefania would have a way of getting revenge. As the royals stepped in to obtain Diana, my thought is Stefania got paid what was due, so the contract was fulfilled.
While I don't think there is a connection, I think what seems to be forgotten, at least according to one of the posters here, is that these kinds of questions actually bring out some fascinating discussion. Thankfully, despite the criticisms, I see the discussion has continued and has made for a very interesting thread.
So in this alternate world, would the Big Z have naturally taken a bride and continued to marry as his bride died or was no longer of use to him? Are the humans and/or wesen we see his descendants? The reason I ask is it seems strange to me that all of the sudden this creature, whether it be demon, grimm, or wesen, comes to our world and before it even gets into power, determines it needs a bride. If any female will do, why prioritize getting a bride above all else?
Something that bothered me about the whole episode was the hokey 'the power of grimms' and I am paraphrasing here. I assumed the Templar grimms were the ones who broke this staff apart and took the shard in an effort to thwart the Big Z's powers. I also assumed that they somehow managed to strand him in the other dimension. Why they didn't destroy the shard and him along with it makes no sense to me. If the Templars were responsible for putting Z away, then the real 'power of a grimm' rested with them, not poltergeists Kelly and Marie.
I thought there was a picture of the Big Z, holding the staff, which would have confirmed he was alive and well on our side of the portal. This also raises many questions in my mind. For one, if he's the big bad meanie as portrayed, why didn't he simply destroy the world and remake it back then?
While I don't think there is a connection, I think what seems to be forgotten, at least according to one of the posters here, is that these kinds of questions actually bring out some fascinating discussion. Thankfully, despite the criticisms, I see the discussion has continued and has made for a very interesting thread.
(03-30-2018, 05:23 PM)FaceInTheCrowd Wrote: Diana's place in to sequence of events was that once Zerstorer realized she existed he chose her as his "child bride." There's no reason to believe that had Diana not been born Zerstorer wouldn't simply have chosen some other unfortunate youngster for that role.
So in this alternate world, would the Big Z have naturally taken a bride and continued to marry as his bride died or was no longer of use to him? Are the humans and/or wesen we see his descendants? The reason I ask is it seems strange to me that all of the sudden this creature, whether it be demon, grimm, or wesen, comes to our world and before it even gets into power, determines it needs a bride. If any female will do, why prioritize getting a bride above all else?
(03-30-2018, 05:23 PM)FaceInTheCrowd Wrote: Diana being able to read the markings on the cloth is not especially key to the events, because the cloth was nothing more than someone's cryptic attempt to leave a warning that said, "for crying out loud, never use this #$%^ stick on this day," written using cloth and ink with terrible archival qualities. A warning that, of course, went unheeded.
Something that bothered me about the whole episode was the hokey 'the power of grimms' and I am paraphrasing here. I assumed the Templar grimms were the ones who broke this staff apart and took the shard in an effort to thwart the Big Z's powers. I also assumed that they somehow managed to strand him in the other dimension. Why they didn't destroy the shard and him along with it makes no sense to me. If the Templars were responsible for putting Z away, then the real 'power of a grimm' rested with them, not poltergeists Kelly and Marie.
(03-30-2018, 05:23 PM)FaceInTheCrowd Wrote: The Grimm treasure's prediction was that on a certain date in the future the stick would enable Zerstorer to pass from his realm into the world. Monroe's family bible and the theory that Zerstorer's staff was held by various other historical figures suggested that Zerstorer was at one time on this side of the mirror, which makes sense because if not, how would anyone here have known about him?
I thought there was a picture of the Big Z, holding the staff, which would have confirmed he was alive and well on our side of the portal. This also raises many questions in my mind. For one, if he's the big bad meanie as portrayed, why didn't he simply destroy the world and remake it back then?
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