11-14-2017, 10:00 AM
There's probably a million and one what-ifs and rationales for Adalind to question Meisner's intent, and for her concern of Nick and their arrangement/budding relationship. But I don't see how any of those would convince Adalind to not reach out to Meisner for help prior to learning of his connections to Diana, the King, and Juliette/Eve. I don't see these what-ifs and rationales automatically giving validity to Adalind accepting as early as the fourth episode that she would probably never see Diana again, and therefore, not even try.
For me, Adalind loving Nick, sharing a bed with him, having a child with him, and not wanting to be a Hexenbiest are irrelevant to her lack of expressed need and determination to get Diana back. Why should her earlier failed attempts prevent her from continuing to try?
My argument has never been about Adalind falling in love with Nick. I don’t understand her swift freefall, but I accept it as part of the official Nick/Adalind storyline and characterization. Which means I also have to accept that within the official storyline, Adalind's commitment to Nick possibly outweighed her commitment to Diana. But I still question what the official storyline says about Adalind as a woman and as a mother. At what point did her love and commitment to Nick and Kelly outweigh her love and commitment to Diana? What/Who would Adalind be willing to sacrifice so she could be with Nick? It's strange to me that Adalind would pass off any opportunity to rescue Diana from the Royals, but later take an adamant stance that Diana would not live with her father. To me, it was simply that Diana was eventually brought into a situation that ultimately landed her back with Adalind, and that, Adalind proactively searching for Diana risked being a no going back to Nick proposition, while insisting Diana live with them allowed room for her to acquiesce if it interfered in her relationship with Nick.
And I should clarify that I don’t think G & K intended to present Adalind in such a negative light, at least not as harshly as I’ve described it. But. How G & K chose to use Adalind in order to move her quickly and easily to falling in love with Nick, the character ultimately carries the burden of unintended fallout. G & K chose to present Adalind as more desperate to be with Nick than to find her daughter. That’s going to have unintended consequences, at least with viewers like me who aren’t influenced by Nick being the leading male/Grimm/hero. For me, this is only about what it expresses about Adalind, regardless of who her love interest is.
For me, Adalind loving Nick, sharing a bed with him, having a child with him, and not wanting to be a Hexenbiest are irrelevant to her lack of expressed need and determination to get Diana back. Why should her earlier failed attempts prevent her from continuing to try?
My argument has never been about Adalind falling in love with Nick. I don’t understand her swift freefall, but I accept it as part of the official Nick/Adalind storyline and characterization. Which means I also have to accept that within the official storyline, Adalind's commitment to Nick possibly outweighed her commitment to Diana. But I still question what the official storyline says about Adalind as a woman and as a mother. At what point did her love and commitment to Nick and Kelly outweigh her love and commitment to Diana? What/Who would Adalind be willing to sacrifice so she could be with Nick? It's strange to me that Adalind would pass off any opportunity to rescue Diana from the Royals, but later take an adamant stance that Diana would not live with her father. To me, it was simply that Diana was eventually brought into a situation that ultimately landed her back with Adalind, and that, Adalind proactively searching for Diana risked being a no going back to Nick proposition, while insisting Diana live with them allowed room for her to acquiesce if it interfered in her relationship with Nick.
And I should clarify that I don’t think G & K intended to present Adalind in such a negative light, at least not as harshly as I’ve described it. But. How G & K chose to use Adalind in order to move her quickly and easily to falling in love with Nick, the character ultimately carries the burden of unintended fallout. G & K chose to present Adalind as more desperate to be with Nick than to find her daughter. That’s going to have unintended consequences, at least with viewers like me who aren’t influenced by Nick being the leading male/Grimm/hero. For me, this is only about what it expresses about Adalind, regardless of who her love interest is.
"If my devils are to leave me, I am afraid my angels will take flight as well." Rainer Maria Rilke