I guess I don't have that much faith in the writing as you do. I am familiar with the concept of never keeping characters happy, I just hate it when it starts feeling torturous. There needs to be a balance, the highs vs the lows, the roller-coaster ride as you say but I feel it's been sorely missing on this show specifically with Nick/Juliette. I have enjoyed all of Grimm but it's never been because of the relationships. I loved how creative they were with their wesen of the week back in S1 and S2 which is why I tolerated Nick's relationship drama. But they've grown lazy and have relied too much on the relationships, their one failing as far as I am concerned. S5 was a weird amalgamation of wesen of the week and a long arc that started strong and fizzled rather pathetically in the end. This is a series of great potential turning to great disappointments.They have great characters (and I don't mean good/hero like characters but rather complex characters) and interesting stories, they just can't get the two to mix well to give a fully satisfying product. I love the show to bits, but it's never been all that good.
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Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-24-2016, 08:07 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by jsgrimm45 - 07-26-2016, 12:36 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-26-2016, 10:56 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by jsgrimm45 - 07-27-2016, 10:17 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by brandon - 07-30-2016, 06:39 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Robyn - 07-30-2016, 08:51 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-30-2016, 07:34 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Kwu9888 - 07-30-2016, 08:31 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by irukandji - 08-09-2016, 11:59 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-30-2016, 09:01 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Chris Curran - 07-30-2016, 11:53 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-31-2016, 12:30 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Robyn - 07-31-2016, 09:49 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 07-31-2016, 10:45 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-31-2016, 11:31 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by jsgrimm45 - 07-31-2016, 12:42 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Robyn - 07-31-2016, 02:27 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Kwu9888 - 07-31-2016, 12:34 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-31-2016, 03:15 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Sable677 - 07-31-2016, 03:28 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 07-31-2016, 08:22 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 07-31-2016, 09:32 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-01-2016, 12:06 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 08-01-2016, 12:43 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-01-2016, 12:55 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by New Guy - 08-01-2016, 04:38 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by brandon - 08-01-2016, 05:23 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by MarylikesGrimm - 08-07-2016, 12:47 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 08-07-2016, 01:17 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-07-2016, 08:47 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by wfmyers1207 - 08-08-2016, 07:58 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-08-2016, 12:34 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by irukandji - 08-08-2016, 06:44 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Hexenadler - 08-08-2016, 08:16 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Hell Rell - 08-08-2016, 12:18 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by wfmyers1207 - 08-09-2016, 07:41 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Hexenadler - 08-07-2016, 01:19 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 08-09-2016, 04:15 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-09-2016, 07:47 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by irukandji - 08-09-2016, 12:38 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by syscrash - 08-09-2016, 11:57 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Hell Rell - 08-09-2016, 04:54 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by wfmyers1207 - 08-10-2016, 08:37 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-09-2016, 12:09 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by irukandji - 08-09-2016, 12:23 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-09-2016, 12:43 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by irukandji - 08-09-2016, 12:53 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-09-2016, 07:32 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by irukandji - 08-10-2016, 06:19 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by brandon - 08-09-2016, 12:24 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by brandon - 08-09-2016, 01:26 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-10-2016, 06:30 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by irukandji - 08-10-2016, 06:38 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by rpmaluki - 08-10-2016, 06:49 AM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by Kwu9888 - 08-10-2016, 01:51 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by eric - 08-12-2016, 04:19 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by jsgrimm45 - 08-12-2016, 04:56 PM
RE: Adalind & Eve - by brandon - 08-12-2016, 07:40 AM
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