(01-10-2018, 05:03 PM)irukandji Wrote: Exactly, Robyn! My view of Nick comes from life experiences. I was influenced by how my father represented our men in blue. He took his oath seriously, and taught us that when we give our word, it should never ever be a case of lip service. He didn't shirk his duties and retired with honor.
Actually, they can, in many ways. I know this from the many life experiences my father had. That's why it's asinine to me that hardened cops like Hank or Wu would want to check themselves into a mental hospital after seeing a wesen.
Wu checked himself into a hospital, believing his was having a mental breakdown. Hank, however, didn’t tell anyone what he’d seen and instead set up all night with, IIRC, a shotgun. Two experienced police officers reacted differently to similar events.
Police officers running into a Wesen in woge would react the way Hank and Wu did initially. They wouldn’t be mentally or physically equipped to handle the situation. But law enforcement could learn to address Wesen crime with proper education and training. And although Nick could have realistically requested Portland add a Wesen crime division, removing the Grimm vs. Wesen component wouldn’t be the show G & K created. The show wasn’t about conventional law enforcement handling Wesen crime, it was about a Grimm handling Wesen crime/threats.
And that was one of my earlier points, Nick may not be what a police officer should be in real life, but the show wasn’t about law enforcement investigating crime, it was about a Grimm investigating Wesen crime. So the central character wouldn’t ever live up to the expectations of real life law enforcement. He would, however, live up to the fictional expectations of a fictional Grimm.
(01-10-2018, 05:21 PM)Hell Rell Wrote:(01-10-2018, 03:08 PM)Robyn Wrote:I can start one here but I'm not completely caught up. I still have a few episodes to go and I would rather binge on the second half of the season. I thought of TGP when you were talking about motivations instead of just outcomes and it immediately made me think of Chidi and Tahani.(01-10-2018, 09:44 AM)Hell Rell Wrote: We need a Chidi. This would be a great thing to delve into on The Good Place.Oh, yea, The Good Place is about how one lives their life determines their afterlife. I hadn’t even thought about that. And I love the show! Are there any forums for the show?
We could make do with generalized conversation about the premise and how the characters were effected by their S1 exposure to the afterlife.
I also enjoy binge watching, and watch Netflix and Amazon Prime more than network and cable channels. Although, I’ve enjoyed The Good Place and Lethal Weapon enough that I look forward to watching episodes as they air. That doesn’t often happen for me
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