adelindschade
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Are you rewatching, too!?!?

I know we don’t see eye to eye on Adalind but this statement is 💯.

Her arc tho. There was room for improvement but her arc was quite the transition. And I like all the analysis that came from it, too! She’s a very… interesting character to say the least but always, always woven within the thread. She one way or another decided the outcome, whether she anticipated it or not.

Yes! Well, very slowly, as real life allows.

And yes, there’s no doubt that Adalind has one of the most drastic changes from start to finish of any other character on the show (I think the only comparable one is Juliette, and I think in a lot of ways their arcs actually mirror each other).

And she absolutely moved the plot more than any other single character I can think of, from start to finish. In fact I feel like every major shift in the show’s plot came from her character in one way or another. The end of seasons one, three, and four without question, and arguably the endgame is set into motion by her as well, in a way.

God bless Grimm and all its grey shaded scary aspects. The only complaint is the hero complex that justifies or excuses their immoral actions that is shamed on particular other characters.

It really does delve into the grey morality quite often, doesn’t it? Like a lot of shows in this genre (and most genres, honestly), the main characters are often forgiven for their actions when they are seen as for the greater good. 

I think that’s why the parallels are important, though. To show that what they’re doing isn’t necessarily good within itself, just the motives behind it. The ends justifying the means, so to speak. There should probably be quite a bit more backlash, though.