02-03-2017, 07:42 AM
(02-03-2017, 06:55 AM)New Guy Wrote: I believe you have said Nick should resign as detective for his "faults." Renard also has faults, so shouldn't he also resign?
Just joining the fray...
Supposedly, in Grimm, Nick is the alleged hero of the series; Renard was from the get go cast as the baddie, and has gone through vacillations in magnitude of evil. Bad guys are allowed to bend the rules, they exist outside the normative curve of society defined by law and social custom (i.e. they are degenerates).
As the hero Nick is suppose to reinforce the rule of society, stand against chaos and degeneracy, but Nick doesn't. He may be portrayed at having some quasi-heroic qualities but clearly he really is only suited as heroic pawn to be played by someone with a greater scope of vision as Nick clearly lacks the ability to think strategically beyond the immediate problem.
In short, it makes little sense to expect the villain, Renard to "do the right thing", but the hero, even antiheroes are usually expected to see beyond mere expediency at some point, that is what elevates them ad allows the to be redeemed.
In Nick's case...who knows. He never seemed like a hero or particularity admirable character. In fact I can think of only one time in the series he scaled somewhat and considered the bigger picture.
Regards...
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