(10-07-2016, 09:04 PM)Adriano Neres Rodrigues Wrote: You are right about Bonaparte. The happy family and everything else was his idea. That was not my point. My point is that Sean saw in the BC an opportunity for power. Hee is not with BC because he fears BC. He is with BC because he believes he can win something from BC. Being close to Bonaparte and acquiring his trust are part of Sean self plan. Bonaparte was using Sean to raise BC power. Sean was using BC to raise his own power. That was my point.
Adriano, I understood your point. I just wanted to know what you thought in regard to my questions.
I'm not disagreeing with you that Sean saw an opportunity for power with BC. He did. It was obvious from what he told Nick.
I'm just saying it appeared to me that Renard feared Bonaparte. I was thinking about the scene where Bonaparte turned Adalind to stone, slipped the cursed ring on her finger, and threatened her and her children. I was wondering what Renard would have done if he had been present. I think he wouldn't have done a thing, not because he approved of Bonaparte's methods, but because he was afraid of what might happen to him if he did interfere.
I don't think Renard would have liked what Bonaparte did to Adalind. However, despite being a slimy and unethical character who's out for his own good, the one thing I've never seen Renard do is physically hurt a woman. In fact, he's actually helped Juliette and Adalind on occasion without any benefit for himself. But in this case, he wouldn't dare interfere with Bonaparte. He would have taken a gigantic risk in doing so.
Nick had pretty much defeated Bonaparte's henchmen that were sent to the fome to kill him. It was only when he was fighting Bonaparte that it appeared he was going to lose. This time Renard was present and had a weapon in his hand. However, he did nothing to help Bonaparte and nothing to help Nick.
You are right, Renard had the power. Had he helped Bonaparte to kill Nick, he would have become even more powerful. Yet he did nothing. If Bonaparte had won the fight, how would he have interpreted Renard's lack of assistance? Would he have rewarded him for staying out of the fight, or punished him for insubordination? I have a feeling Bonaparte would not have been happy with Renard and would have punished him. Bonaparte appears to be a leader who deals severely with those who defy him. Renard having a weapon in hand and not aiding in killing Nick could be looked upon as an act of defiance.
I know the consensus is that Diana helped Nick that night, but I don't think so. I think she helped Renard. I have a feeling Diana's still working on uniting Renard with Adalind.