05-07-2017, 05:13 AM
I really don’t want this thread to turn into another Adalind vs. whoever discussion, and really hope we can maintain an objective review of the show and characters.
Yes, the S3 episodes established that Adalind had begun to change after Diana’s birth and was motivated by desperation and manipulation rather than revenge when she took Nick’s Grimm. At the same time, Nick had no way of knowing of Adalind’s recent experiences/change or any reason to suspect she was any different than the last time they’d gone up against one another.
The show devoting scene time to Adalind’s early evolution served as a juxtaposition of the changing Adalind that viewers glimpsed and the old Adalind that Nick knew so well. And that despite her intentions as a mother, her volatile past would be a heavy burden to overcome.
But sadly, what G & K accomplished in those few S3 episodes was sacrificed in S5 & S6 for the sake of tried and true hero worship mentality. Adalind was bad, pure and simple, until falling in love with the hero made her good and eventually worthy to join the ‘good guy’ club.
Yes, the S3 episodes established that Adalind had begun to change after Diana’s birth and was motivated by desperation and manipulation rather than revenge when she took Nick’s Grimm. At the same time, Nick had no way of knowing of Adalind’s recent experiences/change or any reason to suspect she was any different than the last time they’d gone up against one another.
The show devoting scene time to Adalind’s early evolution served as a juxtaposition of the changing Adalind that viewers glimpsed and the old Adalind that Nick knew so well. And that despite her intentions as a mother, her volatile past would be a heavy burden to overcome.
But sadly, what G & K accomplished in those few S3 episodes was sacrificed in S5 & S6 for the sake of tried and true hero worship mentality. Adalind was bad, pure and simple, until falling in love with the hero made her good and eventually worthy to join the ‘good guy’ club.
"If my devils are to leave me, I am afraid my angels will take flight as well." Rainer Maria Rilke