01-09-2018, 08:43 AM
That’s a fair point, Hell Rell, the question was rather concise - who was the most corrupt cop - not even, who was the most corrupt person.
I can rarely reconcile with any version of the end justifies the means, and tend to look more at a character’s motivation than what he/she actually did. Not that motivation necessarily justifies the behavior, but that it helps establish the character's rationale.
I commented in another thread that although Adalind did bad things, I never got the impression she was motivated to do bad things only for the pleasure of causing harm. I never felt that Renard enjoyed harming others or completely lacked a moral compass. He simply took the necessary steps to achieve a specific goal and didn’t allow personal ethical discord to deter him. Nick sometimes took the same approach, but I didn’t get the impression his goal was to enhance his personal standing. In contrast, everything Renard did and every relationship he established was geared toward increasing personal power and status.
In the pilot episode, Renard wanted the key as a way to eliminate the Royals’ threat, at least for the moment. He didn’t have a personal desire to harm/kill Nick, Marie, or Hank, but wasn’t bothered that accomplishing his goal might require multiple deaths. In contrast, Nick only went after the mailman because he was suspected of killing at least once and kidnapping a child. Whether Grimm or detective, Nick would have pursued the mailman whether he’d been human or Wesen. Nick attacked Adalind and killed a part of her because it was the only method he knew would save Hank. And I think for the most part, the show continued that formula throughout the series.
I can rarely reconcile with any version of the end justifies the means, and tend to look more at a character’s motivation than what he/she actually did. Not that motivation necessarily justifies the behavior, but that it helps establish the character's rationale.
I commented in another thread that although Adalind did bad things, I never got the impression she was motivated to do bad things only for the pleasure of causing harm. I never felt that Renard enjoyed harming others or completely lacked a moral compass. He simply took the necessary steps to achieve a specific goal and didn’t allow personal ethical discord to deter him. Nick sometimes took the same approach, but I didn’t get the impression his goal was to enhance his personal standing. In contrast, everything Renard did and every relationship he established was geared toward increasing personal power and status.
In the pilot episode, Renard wanted the key as a way to eliminate the Royals’ threat, at least for the moment. He didn’t have a personal desire to harm/kill Nick, Marie, or Hank, but wasn’t bothered that accomplishing his goal might require multiple deaths. In contrast, Nick only went after the mailman because he was suspected of killing at least once and kidnapping a child. Whether Grimm or detective, Nick would have pursued the mailman whether he’d been human or Wesen. Nick attacked Adalind and killed a part of her because it was the only method he knew would save Hank. And I think for the most part, the show continued that formula throughout the series.
"If my devils are to leave me, I am afraid my angels will take flight as well." Rainer Maria Rilke