03-10-2018, 02:46 PM
(03-04-2018, 10:14 AM)irukandji Wrote: I would say they are not needed. I have a feeling there are a lot more grimms living a relatively normal life than just Rolek.Hi Iruk,
In the reality of the series, the only two people we've seen immediately embrace the attitudes of a grimm are Nick and Trubel. Nick did so as the result of information he received from his wayward aunt Marie. Many viewers here believe that there is nothing else a person can do when they receive the physical symptoms. But that's based solely on Nick. Nick had the physical symptoms, but he also apparently couldn't find anything in his life of equal or greater measure, not being a detective, not having a life with Juliette, not being financially stable, and not having any outside interests.
I don't fault Trubel as much because she was led into the grimm life by both Juliette and Nick. She was never given any other alternatives. And again, most viewers feel that grimms don't have any other options.
However, we find out at the end of the series that Nick and Trubel are related. Is it likely that the Nick and Trubel's genetic makeup forced them toward the grimm life, while someone like Rolek's genetic makeup enabled him to steer away from it?
It's very likely if there's a Rolek out there, who never went into the grimm way of life, then there are probably hundreds of thousands more who managed to ignore it as well.
Your post seems to indicate Rolek lived a "relatively normal life." As I recall, Roleck did not enjoy being a Grimm, however IMO he did not live a normal life. From (3.21, "The Inheritance"):
http://grimm.wikia.com/wiki/Rolek_Porter
Quote:Rolek told his son, Josh, to find and bring Nick Burkhardt to him, so that he might give all of his Grimm artifacts to him before he died. Shortly after his son came back without Nick, a Verrat Ahnenerbe Hundjäger attacked Josh, and Rolek killed the intruder by impaling him with a sword.I doubt the average (normal) Kehrseite if attacked by a Hundjäger could pull out a sword and kill it. Note that both his father an grandfather were also Grimms. His son, Josh, did not seem to aspire to being Grimm, but did seem attracted to Trubel. Perhaps she was able to help him embrace his Grimm heritage?
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