Tag: adalind schade

Now our Jujubiest(OMG, i love say this, hahaha ) was gone, which female Grimm character do you guys think could be so perfect for our Avenger Grimm ? If a cossover was possible, I think Felicity, from Arrow, could be SO perfect for Nick, OMG *-* But for now… I am really in doubt between Adalind or Trubel(and here I go again with my obsession for Nick and Trubel, hahaha )

I personally can’t ship and will never condone Nick having a romantic relationship with Adalind, because she raped him at the end of season three (and in general has done nothing but harm and seek to harm him and those he cares about since the day they met). I don’t ship him with Trubel either, because they’re at least ten years apart in age, she’s very young (like 22), and he’s her mentor and in some ways her rescuer…it would be a power imbalance that I just couldn’t get over, and Trubel wouldn’t be in a position to give good consent under those circumstances.

And honestly I think it would take a very long time for Nick to come to a place where he’s ready to move on from Juliette. I mean…they were together for years. He loved her. He wanted to marry her. They saw each other every day, and were an integral part of each other’s lives for a long time. Not to mention he will probably always feel at least partially responsible for what happened to her. She was killed right in front of him, and she died drowning in her own blood, in his arms. That’s not something you get over really quickly, and I hope the writers realize that and give Nick the time he needs to really heal.

Not to mention, just from a personal perspective, I could definitely use a break from all the relationship drama on the show. There’s so much actual, interesting plot they haven’t even touched on. What about the keys? The coins? All the dire things hinted at in the first season and throughout the subsequent seasons, to do with the royals and the structure of the Wesen world, and the reasons Renard wanted Nick on his side?

For that matter, what about Renard’s entire character arc and all the stuff we don’t know about him yet? His hidden motivations? His ties to the Resistance? Oh yeah, hey! What about the resistance! And what’s going to happen with the royals now that–as far as we know–the entire line has been wiped out except for Diana and Sean? The last thing this show needs is another season of supernatural pregnancies and magic-fueled breakups. There’s plenty of plot to go around, if the writers will just use it.

Then there’s the fact that Nick’s dual jobs are both, on their own, not conducive to healthy, stable relationships. Being a homicide detective is a hard, dangerous job with long hours and constant uncertainty. That would put strain on any relationship, without the added layers of danger, duplicity, brutality, and secrecy being a Grimm brings to the table. I don’t see Nick just up and meeting someone who’s willing and able to handle all of that, who he’s willing to trust and get close to, any time soon. The odds are against him.

Music Mondays – Adalind Schade

Back on form this week and I’ve got lots of new music to listen to, so expect not only the full 22 song playlist from here on out, but also the Nick Burkhardt to be extended to 22 songs also.

Here is Adalind’s mix, which is full of my favourite rowdy electronic-y songs. If you liked the mix for Sean Renard, you’ll like this one too. Warnings: Some sexual songs, which can seem threatening in the context of Adalind, implied physical and sexual violence in ‘I Like It Rough’ by Lady GaGa. Self image issues explored in ‘Bodies’ by Robbie Williams, which also contains Jesus metaphors which some may find distasteful. Also, body horror in the Muse video, and self harm, suicide and things of that nature in the Britney one.

Dead Inside Muse
How To Be A Heartbreaker Marina and the Diamonds
Primadonna Marina and the Diamonds
Kill my Boyfriend Natalia Kills
Blank Space Taylor Swift
I Said Never Again Rachel Stevens
The Fame Lady GaGa
Boys Like Me Courtney Act
Again Again Lady GaGa
Worth It Fifth Harmony
Maneater Nelly Furtado
Stupid Hoe Nicki Minaj
Beautiful, Dirty, Rich Lady GaGa
Bodies Robbie Williams
Break Up Kim Sozzi
Broken Open Adam Lambert
Every Time Britney Spears
Feel Robbie Williams
Fever Adam Lambert
Hush; Hush Pussycat Dolls
I Like It Rough Lady GaGa
LoveGame Lady GaGa

aboutnici
replied to your post “If Nick and Adalind do become a thing I might end up dying of laughter…”

Luke and Laura did it on General Hospital!

Which was also gross. Listen, I don’t care how many times it has been done (way too fucking many) or how successful it proved to be with viewers, having a rape victim fall in love with his/her rapist is fucked up in the extreme.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that possibly part of the reason this trope does have success with viewers is that like 95% of the things we’re conditioned to find romantic are part of rape culture. Sexual violence and nonconsent are endemic to heterosexual romance tropes.

That’s why people find Adalind and Nick’s behavior toward one another erotic and romantic. Not because it is in any way either, but because our cultural attitude towards sex conditions us to see violence and interpret it as passion, and to forgive/excuse/erase rapists’ crimes easily.

I also think heteronormativity comes into play in the way people ship Nick and Adalind in spite of all the very good reasons not to (and it’s not the only ship in Grimm where this is a problem, mind…just the example at hand and possibly one of the more egregious ones). Just as we’re trained to ignore sexual and romantic cues between same-sex couples and view these as exclusively platonic, we’re also trained to view all interactions between men and women in light of their romantic potential.

Intertwine heternormativity with rape culture, and we’re not trained to shut that “everything between men/women is romance or could be romance” lens off when rape becomes a part of the narrative. If anything, we’re trained to throw that right in there with all this other stuff (fighting, grabbing someone’s arm during an argument, threatening violence, enjoying causing each other pain/discomfort, etc) that should not, by any reasonable or healthy definition, be viewed as romantic.

And that. is. seriously. fucked. up.

watchingthedetective:

fuckyeahnickburkhardt:

For all those who think Nick would never have forgiven Juliette, I’d like to refer you to the absolute heartbreak on his face as the woman he loved for years–whatever she’d done in the last couple of weeks–died in his arms while choking out his name one last time.

He would have forgiven her. It would have been hard, maybe, it would have taken time. But he would have forgiven her.

This. Absolutely this. 

GodDAMN. First his mother, now his long-term girlfriend. Just watch Adalind miscarry their baby, too. 

QUIET. THE WRITERS MIGHT HEAR YOU. SHUSH.

Dammit Claire Coffee, with your big, sad, lost eyes.

You have done horrible things, Adalind. Truly HORRIBLE things. And yet I can find it in myself to feel for you because you happen to be played by a phenomenal actress.