(05-25-2016, 05:20 PM)irukandji Wrote: Is he kidding? Is Grimm really going to sink back into the sludge to deal with this issue? Is that what he was talking about when he said they were going to focus on the core characters?
Well, I would certainly prefer that to more asinine fantasy elements like treasure hunts, secret squirrel Government agencies and apparently a pointless wesen uprising (which could have made for a an excellent metaphorical debate for contemporary issues)
Quote:Without a doubt, Nick is the most corrupt cop I have ever seen portrayed on the screen.I agree 100%. He is a disgrace to everyone who ever took an oath.
But there you are thinking about the larger picture again my dear. Tsk, tsk; recall we were both admonished for demanding something more than the mere passage of time from a television show.
Quote:I thought that maybe, just maybe, they were molding him into a better public servant. For a while there, he wasn't contaminating crime scenes and he actually was acting like a police officer. But then Friday, he brings civilians Monroe and Rosalee into the precinct to shake Tony down because he's unable to perform his job. Obviously Grimm hasn't learned anything.
So, philosophically, can Nick ever redeem himself short of going to the Justice Department and confessing to all his violations of law and crimes? I have thought about this, and I do not think a change of attitude, or how he conducts himself going forward can ever make up for the harm he has done to Rosetta Stone of our civilization: respect for the rule of law.
He may become a better cop than he has, but I cannot see him achieving atonement without going trough the system of justice.
I really think it would be a positive statement for Nick to go through the process, an aspect of true character. Perhaps in the end he could be granted clemency for his actions(somehow) so it would be more palatable to the fans who watch for entertainment.
Quote:Why not a story dealing with Nick's failings? Have a story where his ghosts come back to haunt him. Or a story where the FBI takes a keen and personal interest over what Nick did to Chavez. Or how about the Justice Department coming to call over the artifact that was stolen from Germany?
Exactly. This is where I would hope the show would go and deal with substantive adult issues that expand one';s mind rather than providing yet another venue of distraction to a populace that seems unable to focus on anything of substance.
I am hopeful, all the actors and the directors and writers know this is there last hurrah. Chase tried to make a statement with the Sopranos though he blew it when he allowed the series to carry one so long people developed empathy for the central figures instead of the sentiment's he originally wanted to convey. In the end, Seinfeld made substantive statement and I applauded the show fro attempting to elevate the conversation in the end.
Grimm now can make a choice.
Quote:Sigh. But no. Instead we're to be led back into the boring past to find out what Juliette really knew and what she really felt and oh, gee, the cliffhanger of whether Nick is going to forgive her or not.
The writers may yet want to craft something deeper. It is all still in the development stage. The potential is there, will they squander it to appease the mind numbed masses desirous for shallow entertainment or will they seize an opportunity and try to elevate the series. It remains to be seen. I remain hopeful.
Based on you comments and my own thoughts, I created this thread to explore them in:
http://grimmforum.com/forum/Thread-How-s...be-redemed
Oxford commas are so totally rad!.