(06-02-2016, 02:49 PM)FaceInTheCrowd Wrote: Haven't seen the SyFy series, but I see a parallel, because Renard, knowing from the very beginning that Nick is a grimm, was in a way his "handler," watching over him, covering for him and trying to guide his activities in one way or another right up until he made the attempt to recruit Nick into BC (and I don't believe for one moment that he thought that would work; Conrad and those two North Precinct detectives that Conrad must have realized were idiots when he set them up to be cannon fodder by having them guard Hank might have thought so, but no way Renard ever bought into it).
At the beginning of the season when Nick went to Chavez's office and harassed her. Nick was supposed to be on administrative leave. Renard should have harshly punished him for going after her, but did not. Instead he sent Nick home and told him to stay home. Of course Nick did not, and Renard didn't do anything to him. I don't recall him even following up.
When Nick told Renard about the secret agency Chavez belonged to and his concerns about Trubel, all Renard said was that he was aware of the agency. He didn't tell Nick anything about it.
I agree Renard watches Nick to an extent, but he's not a handler. If he were, he wouldn't continually expose Nick to situations where Nick's presence alone elevates the violence if the wesen woges. I think Renard is simply out for himself.
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