05-16-2018, 02:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2018, 02:44 PM by Henry of green.)
(05-16-2018, 09:59 AM)Zansy Wrote: Wow, that was a lot longer than I thought I’d come back to! But what an interesting read.
I’m glad to hear that there are people who actually like Nick and Adalind best regardless of whether or not they’re together in canon. - And hey, I can definitely understand loving Monroe. (My own favorites are Rosalee and Monroe with Hank as a close third.)
And a definite yes on mythology and folklore as an original draw towards the show. I definitely enjoy SWM’s and CC’s acting, too, though I can’t say I ever tried to rank favorites in that category.
I agree that Nick’s relatable, but to be fair, Aunt Marie was engaged to a Wesen, so it seems that the more recent days of his family history allows for a certain leeway. He is, usually, a pretty good guy. And it’s always good when characters go through a certain amount of development throughout the show. (Which obviously happens to the majority of protagonists.)
Oh it definitely worked for me that Monroe’s a bit of an outcast originally, and to watch him go from that to someone who becomes part of a loving and trusting relationship. On top of the friendships he manages to form, particularly with Nick and Bud, but obviously also with the various other Scoobies to varying degrees. And yes, I have an especial weak spot for Monroe’s love for music. Particularly Cello (which I love as well) and Zither, which I find wonderfully quirky. And I mean clocks. What’s not to love? I could’ve listened to him go on about those forever.
I thought Adalind an interesting character throughout, but I think the writers did her a disservice by how little they actually explored how hard it was for her to unlearn what she’d been brought up to believe. Adalind, like Monroe, has been raised with completely different values from Kehrseite people. But other than Monroe she’s actually been taught that she’s *worthless* if she’s not a Hexenbiest. When Adalind becomes a good mother eventually, that’s an amazing feat, not just a natural instinct kicking in. Her own mother only loved her for what she could accomplish.
Good to hear that enemies to lovers relationships work for you. I prefer mine based in friendship and mutual trust (and I’m glad the writers offered me Monrosalee for that, always pleased when my favorite characters either like or love each other throughout, and those two clearly do). But I guess it’s nice if the writers think to introduce several relationships for the fans to pick from. And I’m very pleased with the various friendships we get to witness, too. (Even if I personally think they start and stop those a bit too easily on occasion.)
I must admit that I’m a little surprised that you don’t like season one more, as a lot of what you mention seems strongest in S1. (Both the weapons you like most are from that one -Game Ogre and Happily Ever Aftermath-, it’s where you get the foundations to Monroe’s and Nick’s friendship, the folklore/mythology connections are most visible...)
Good to hear that while you don’t like Monroe and Rosalee the way I do, you also appreciate the way they’re allowed to find someone to care for them after their not-so-great experiences in the past. It’s like I’m a bit uncomfortable with Nick and Adalind for various reasons (mostly the pre-relationship consent issues and their recurring trust issues), but I’m pleased for them being happy enough to stay together for years eventually.
I have to admit that I prefer the books over the weapons. Don’t get me wrong, medieval weapons (much like most things medieval) do interest me. But books filled with tons and tons of knowledge collected over centuries? Fantastic. I also enjoyed it when Nick updates his collection, mostly by writing his own Grimm diary, of course. But also by adding weapons that worked to defeat a particular foe, such as the watergun they used to defeat the Phoenix from Trial by Fire.
I did really enjoy season 1 but i just happened to like the rest of the later seasons after season 2 better as I found season 1 a bit slow paced at times. The season did have of many of my favorite episodes and Monroe and Nicks growing friendship in season one was great as was the growing mythology. But I really disliked the season 1 finale though because it set up my least favorite storyline in the entire show the Juliette comma and amnesia arc. Also even though I put season 1 just above season 6 on my list as my second least favorite it could easily be level with season 6 those two are interchangeable in my rankings as I enjoyed them both immensely way better than season 2, but they also had some small problems which is why they are both not in my top 3.
The only season had any real problems with was season 2 beacuse even though it had some great stand alone episodes, the Juliette amnesia storyline in season 2 nearly ruined season 2 for me completely. They just dragged that storyline on far too long for my liking . But I really enjoyed Hank finding out about Nick being a grimm and enjoyed him becoming part of Nicks Grimm team. So season 2 was a real mixed bag for me but I kept watching and enjoying the season regardless.