(06-26-2016, 06:28 AM)speakeasy Wrote: Just so, Robyn. I agree with your assessment of Renard, and would only add that since the final season seems to be about the two men, the question is will they throw in together or square off against one another.I adore Sean Renard for who & what he is, and don’t see Nick as the better man. In fact, I see more similarities between the two than differences.
I'd rather see the former happen, and both of them do the best thing for the group and end the show on a hopeful note (since I love Sean best, but think Nick's the better man).
But if the writer's get especially cynical, we could see the opposite happen, and Sean go out in a blaze of the fire of retribution he lit himself, which would be much to my disappointment.
Still pulling for the submerged (bottom of the ocean submerged, haha) good side of Renard to win out in the end.
No idea what the writers have planned, and if I’ve learned anything from Grimm it’s that I don’t understand G & K’s motivation or purpose. The preview of the table scene in ‘Eve of Destruction’ that had the internet & fan forums abuzz - I was absolutely positive that given the imposing threat of Juliette’s return, they were testing if Adalind could see Nick’s Grimm eyes. So what the heck do I know?
If S6 picks up where S5 ended we have two men pumped with adrenalin, testosterone raging, a magic stick, and if G & K and DG’s statements that Nick loves Adalind holds water in S6, Renard has Nick’s son and Nick’s woman. For the show to allow that to immediately splutter into a discussion reaching an amicable agreement would fall flatter than a pancake.
However, a heated fist fight that includes enough broken dialogue for the men to eventually realize they need to work together to set things right, could be an interesting & entertaining opening scene.
I’ll be surprised if the show doesn’t end with Renard going out “in a blaze of the fire of retribution he lit himself.” Simply because, as I’ve been told several times, the show is called Grimm, which means Nick is the central character, which means Nick is the hero. And evidently any evidence to the contrary is irrelevant. Plus, Roiz is said to have approached the creative team about getting Renard back to his original characterization. So it’s likely that Roiz would prefer his character going out in a blaze. But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy him getting there.
I believe there’s good in Renard. He’s shown glimpses of various heartfelt emotions, and I don’t think these emotions are short-lived because they’re rare or alien to him, but rather, because Renard makes a point of not allowing himself to feel anything that deters him from his goal. So the prerequisite isn’t for Renard to learn how to love, but to give love priority above his aspirations of power & wealth. Renard could be an effective mayor and loving husband/father while achieving a reasonable amount of power & financial status. But he can’t have a loving/happy family if he continues his current quest for absolute power.
The fangirl in me either wants Adalind to learn to stand on her own two feet and raise her children alone, or, Renard recognize he’s in love with & respects this new Adalind who won’t do whatever is necessary to earn his approval. I could get behind that relationship.
"If my devils are to leave me, I am afraid my angels will take flight as well." Rainer Maria Rilke