01-08-2018, 05:51 AM
Quote:Not really. Fudging reports, murdering suspects, torture, coercion, etc. The list goes on and on. Not really in keeping with grimm who's masquerading as a cop. As a cop, he's supposed to be part of the good guys.Within the show’s premise of a Grimm being necessary to combat evil Wesen, Nick was the good guy. Other than those written as bad guys/Wesen, characters saw Nick as the good guy/hero. He wasn’t beating up or killing humans resisting arrest. The show only pitted him against Wesen, and death typically only occurred when the Wesen character was written as too dangerous/extreme for conventional justice. The idea of one person dispensing judgment and lethal sentencing doesn’t fit within a traditional cop show, but it does within a fantasy show about a primitive world that defies traditional justice.
Quote:I haven't watched the Lethal Weapon show but the movies were pretty much built off of this as well as the Die Hard series. Plenty of cops, as well as doctors, on TV do things that are frowned upon to get the desired results. This also extends to the FBI.For me, the main component missing from Grimm were characters who frowned upon Nick’s Grimm method to various degrees, depending on the situation. The characters’ cult-like mentality was a negative for me. My opinion of the gang taking Adalind’s baby might have been less negative had any of them actually questioned what they were about to do and their right to do it before concluding it was the best option available for all concerned. Rosalee selling out the doctor who dealt with Wesen experiencing dementia was another sore spot for me. She and Monroe explained to Nick that it was a deep-rooted and personal Wesen tradition/method. But Rosalee tricked the doctor into meeting with and yielding to Nick/the Grimm method rather than having a respectful and honest conversation with him concerning Nick’s willingness to help.
Quote:This being the case, why then do so many on this thread alone single out Renard as the most corrupt cop on the show?One of the biggest explanations I recall in negative opinions of Renard is the motivation behind his actions. Renard’s are seen as self-serving while Nick’s are seen as addressing the greater good. It boils down to interpretation and how far a viewer accepts the good guy can cross the line for the greater good.
But like any show that focuses on the central character, Grimm set up a premise that Nick is acting for the greater good. He’s not circumventing police procedures because he’s on the take, lazy, or aiming for a political future. And while murdering Kenneth is still questionable to many, the show placed Nick in an extreme emotional situation before having him cross that particular line.
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