10-28-2015, 11:11 AM
(10-28-2015, 10:24 AM)New Guy Wrote: Hi Irukandji,
Since you asked, I took a brief look at:
http://grimm.wikia.com/wiki/Nick_Burkhardt
There you will find this about Nick's personality: "Aside from his ability of prospection, he has a good amount of self-confidence that never crosses over into arrogance. This, along with his ability to stay calm and rational in difficult situations gives him an edge in coping with his new found powers. Nick's sheer bravery is incredible. Multiple times he's leapt into dangerous situations to save others, and even when faced with opponents who are at least his equal, he refuses to back down.
Nick has a keen sense of fair play and a good moral compass. Despite the many atrocities he sees every day as a policeman, it never blinds him to the inherent goodness inside all creatures, and because of this, he has taken it upon himself to not only fulfill his role as a Grimm in protecting humans from dangerous Wesen, but also to protect Wesen from those of their kind who are out to harm them, along with humans who may come after them for similar reasons."
For another example:
http://grimm.wikia.com/wiki/Monroe
Check the choice of words in the Last Grimm Standing summary:"Nick runs to save Monroe's life and arrives just in time to risk his life in the arena to save Monroe."
I hope season 5 proves Nick able to overcome the loss of his Mother and the woman he asked to be his wife. I hope he retains his "moral compass" and his natural role as protector.
New Guy
Hello New Guy-
Now you know, just as well as I do, that what you've quoted above is just another person's (or persons') opinion(s). And as you also know, that's all fine and good. There are many people here who see Nick as a good guy, a hero in the sense of the term that he's an admirable person, brave beyond a doubt, etc., etc. etc.
But from my point of view, I don't see him that way at all. This goes all the way back to his oath as a law enforcement officer. I know that doesn't mean much. It's obvious. People want to see him as a Grimm and if that is in direct conflict with his job as a law enforcement officer who is supposed to be protecting the public, so be it.
The fact that Nick deliberately shunned his law enforcement side and not only willingly, (but eagerly) embraced the Grimm side makes me wonder at the lack of character development.
One main question in my mind in all of this is.....just what is a Grimm? Nick's got some reference materials, but they are penned by Grimms. Now he's got Monroe, who basically tells him the rotten side of Grimms. Grimms are the monster stories wesen tell their kids. By the way, rescuing Monroe is a no brainer. Nick needs him for reference material.
So we have Nick throwing away not only his career, but his personal beliefs as well based on some old texts, old weapons, and potions in a trailer, as well as Monroe's horror stories. That seems just a little in the category of not the brightest bulb in the shed to me.
See, I have a hard time believing a man who has made this decision to become a Grimm also being able to retain his moral compass. Especially when he has so little to go by and so, is making up most of it as he goes along.
Poor character development or as Lin said, are we seeing the moral decline of a man?
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