(07-25-2018, 06:03 PM)irukandji Wrote: Adalind is all about Adalind. She's never going to say she's worthless because she doesn't see herself as worthless.
There's nothing more I can add to what I've already written so I'll leave this one alone.
(07-25-2018, 06:03 PM)irukandji Wrote: This sounds like a play for sympathy for the character. But in point of fact, she was given a job to do. She failed.
To me, this is a lot like adult Kelly strolling into Nick's house that fateful night with baby Diana in tow. It's apparent Kelly was thinking that nothing was wrong, and even if it was, she could handle it. Instead, she should have been on red alert and left Diana back at the ranch, safe from any potential harm.
Adalind went into the situation thinking that Nick was just going to hand the key over because Hank's life was at stake. She didn't even stop to figure that Nick might just fight back.
I have no doubt Adalind was shocked at the loss of her hexenbiest and I can understand why. It would be a trauma to lose something that's been a part of her since she was born. But I don't recall her taking responsibility for her actions and admitting the loss was her fault.
I get that you think Renard and Catherine contributed to Adalind feeling even more worthless by ostracizing her. However, I find this very similar to Nick ostracizing Juliette at the precinct. She didn't feel worthless, she was angry and wanted revenge and she exacted it. Adalind poisoned Juliette, causing difficulty for both Catherine and Renard. She wanted revenge and she exacted it.
It probably was a play for sympathy for the character. Adalind and the scene were played as sympathetic from the time she ingested Nick's blood to when she returned to Catherine and Renard. It was one of many plays of sympathy Adalind would receive throughout the series. She was getting them before hooking up with Nick.
You already have a good understanding of Adalind's mindset as evidenced in your post above. You're completely right in your assessment of what she was thinking going into her encounter with Nick to get the key.
Adalind also didn't take responsibility for her loss of the Hexenbiest. That wasn't one of her character traits back then. She felt like the victim when she got her biest taken away and she felt even worse when Catherine and Renard told her it was all her fault.
Adalind feeling worthless and wanting revenge aren't exclusive. We saw what she was capable of without her biest but she was still desperate to get it back. There was no Diana or Kelly at the time. Being a Hexenbiest was the only thing worthwhile for Adalind. She chose that over the $750,000 she was being offered for giving birth to a girl.