06-09-2015, 09:50 AM
(06-09-2015, 07:57 AM)Wessenrein Wrote: irukandji, I agree with you that is was a poor way to execute the spell and storyline of Juliette becoming a hexenbeist, they could have put a little bit of explanation, at the very least, Adalind should have gotten her powers back before using that spell, then it would at least have made sense.
Then you could say that Julette's hexenbeist was truly a side effect of the spell, which I'm sure that's what the writers were going for, it was just poorly written/executed, at least that one flaw was overlooked.
I checked the Grimm wiki last night for a synopsis of the episode and it says the hexenbiest was a side effect of the potion. At first I disagreed with this as wikis are known to be incorrect from time to time. But after thinking about it, I actually can see it being a side effect of the potion. I use the term, 'side effect', loosely though, because I don't believe Juliette acquired parts of the permanent hexenbiest from the previous spell she was under, or that she somehow picked up a part of Adalind's hexenbiest. I believe that when Juliette slept with Nick, something in him triggered the hexenbiest within her. I think Henrietta was testing for a potion when she tested Juliette's blood. Instead of finding a potion she found a hexenbiest she'd never encountered before and that's why she told Juliette her condition was permanent. Too bad Henrietta was killed off so quickly. I think she would have been a great help to Juliette.
(06-09-2015, 07:57 AM)Wessenrein Wrote: Now, to your question, Do I think Juliette was a doomed character from the start....Yes. It's not like Bitsie Tulloch is that bad of an actress, she played the part well, for what she had to work with. The Julette character was sort of bland, a good gf for Nick but not much more, until the hexenbeist, which spiced it up for a short while and gave them a way to kill off Julette. I had that feeling from the moment Aunt Marie warned Nick to end it with Juliette, also, I believe that it may have been a quick change of plans to kill her off in season 4. The last few episodes did feel a bit rushed in the storyline, especially the final show. I'm just guessing, but thinking that the writers may have originally wanted to kill her off in season 5, just to carry her new character a bit further, if that's true, then they may have rushed Kelly's execution as well, though I'm positive both was going to happen no matter what.
I recall when Aunt Marie warned Nick, but I never believed it. For one thing, Aunt Marie's warning was extremely generic. It could have gone a hundred different ways or it could have gone nowhere. The very least she could have done was explain to Nick what she meant. For another, Nick himself doesn't seem to believe her. He never brings it up to Juliette, or even talks about it with Monroe or Hank. So if he doesn't believe there's going to be some foreshadowing down the road, I don't know how the audience can. Then there's Kelly herself. She never confirms Aunt Marie's warning or issues one of her own.
I was thinking about Adalind today and wanted to ask you something. Do you think the potion she made was actually poison and would have killed Juliette?
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