02-18-2018, 07:54 AM
(02-13-2018, 05:06 AM)irukandji Wrote:It probably wasn’t clear in how I worded my comment, but I was only speaking of both characters within the context of the show centering around a central character. Whoever Nick’s love interest, her role would be secondary to his storyline. The show styled Adalind as the bad girl saved by the love of the central character/hero in S5, but her original characteristic as a follower remained. Adalind was introduced as accepting whatever the person currently in charge of her life was willing to tell her - her mother, Renard, the Royals, Nick. In contrast, Juliette wanted to be actively involved in Nick’s Grimm life and insisted she be informed of whatever was going on. Unlike Adalind, Juliette wasn’t content sitting home while Nick and his friends/coworkers dealt with Grimm issues.(02-12-2018, 07:43 AM)Robyn Wrote: Strangely, looking at the two characters’ six seasons, I think the stay at home mom lifestyle was a much better fit for Adalind than Juliette. For me anyway, Juliette never felt content as the little woman waiting for her man to come home. I wish the show had allowed her to become an independent Hexenbiest ‘fighting for the greater good’ without making her a raging mess of emotions who had to be put down like a rabid dog then neutered into an obedient soldier, but the Eve debacle aside, Juliette seemed much more content with herself in S6 than she had in four seasons as Nick’s live-in girlfriend. I got the impression that it was Nick, not Juliette, who had trouble accepting she could be happy without a man in her life.
I can't say that I agree with this simply because the character of Juliette was never allowed to be a mother, even in her job. She was a veterinarian, but how often did we ever get to see her be a veterinarian? She treated a horse, and Adalind's cat. The show gave her zero chance to deal with children with their pets or people dealing with the loss of their beloved pet. She was never given a family to speak of and certainly never shown dealing with one. So in all fairness to Juliette, she was never given the chance to show motherly skills.
To me, Juliette’s transition to independent warrior felt natural for the character. The problem wasn’t Juliette being cast aside so Adalind could be Nick’s love interest and loving mother to his child. The problem was G & K creating the new character Eve in a pathetic attempt to disconnect from Juliette’s actions in S4 rather than allow her to work through the devastation and choose how she would move forward. Juliette becoming a warrior in her own right doesn’t reject the idea that she would also be a loving and nurturing mother. It would only demonstrate choosing what’s best for her at that time, regardless of what Nick or anyone else wanted/needed from her.
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