(06-13-2017, 02:23 PM)dicappatore Wrote:(06-13-2017, 12:51 PM)rpmaluki Wrote: Regarding the weird Nick, Juliette "and" Adalind mé·nage à trois-but-not-really tryst, how I expected that whole scene to play out was for Nick and Juliette to be completely put off by the whole scenario and therefore want to get it over and done with so they could quickly get back to just them alone without a proverbial third party in their bed but that isn't what happened and that's always bugged me because it came across as though Nick was too much into "bedding" Adalind even though he knew it wasn't her and at the time we know he hated Adalind. So there's an unintended conflict within the narrative. And that scene comes across as though Juliette's giving Nick a free pass to cheat and he readily went along with it. I think that was a wrong narrative decision by the writers or direction if they wanted me to believe that Nick didn't ever think of Adalind with lust, a simple blindfold would gone a long way towards keeping Adalind "out" from between Nick and Juliette in an already weird, awkward (sexual kink?) scene.
More analysis of your ideas to interject into the character. instead of what actually happened.
This is what actually happened before he beds Juliette as Adalind
Juliette turns off the light]
Nick: Yeah, that'll help. I hope. Maybe if I just close my eyes.
Juliette: No. We're not doing it that way.
Nick: Really?
Juliette: [She begins unbuttoning Nick's shirt] You love me, Nick. What you see isn't me. But you know it is. [She takes Nick's shirt off]
Nick: Yeah, that helps.
Juliette: [She takes off her shirt] This is your one and only chance to have an affair with my blessing. You may as well enjoy it. Because it's still me. And I can only see you. And I'm gonna have at it.
Nick: [He chuckles] Well, if you put it that way.
[Juliette chuckles, and they begin making out]
This conversation show a very competent woman and in charge of the whole situation. When she states "but I can only see you but I am going to have at it".
What does she mean by it? Has she been holding back when having sex with Nick the whole time she been with him? Is she going to release the Juliette her college friend talked about? Hey is you can interject? So can I!
Nick wants his Grimm back but is hesitant and reacting nervous about the whole situation. Juliette is very confident and in charge!
I think you make good points and I do think this scene was trying to show us how awesome and understanding Juliette was before the bedding. She was this ultra-confident woman that wasn't going to let Adalind's form stop her from doing what needed to be done and it also played as one big comedy scene that people were supposed to laugh at. We already had the Monroe and Rosalee scene talking about how difficult it must be before we see Nick and "Adalind" in bed together to add to the comedy of a scene that most people would think would be awkward for them.
However, I thought there were some unintended consequences for this scene based on how it played out versus how it was written. It really came off to me that Nick was hesitant at first more because he was afraid how Juliette would take it if he showed any excitement at having sex with her when she looked like Adalind. He really freed himself up once Juliette took the initiative and said "we're not doing it that way."
From then on, it appeared like Nick was really into it and had no problems performing which makes me think he wasn't really hesitant for his sake at the start. It was like Nick was able to do what he naturally wanted to do once he got Juliette's blessing and not for the reason Juliette stated before they got busy. It was meant to come off as him making love to Juliette and not focusing on Adalind's form but they had too much fun to make me think Nick didn't get any extra enjoyment out of sleeping with "Adalind".
I'm not really knocking either Nick or Juliette for the scene. I don't think anything should be held against either one even if everything I saw was the absolute truth. The scene just played out differently than imagined and I chalk that up to the writers wanting to take advantage of having Nick and "Adalind" in bed together.