Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-3125844-20150326202354/@comment-26235944-20150419033529

Just some random thoughts... Renard told Juliette once, when talking about her new power..."what you do with it determines what you will become".

This episode, 'Mishipeshu', was about a power quest...it was also about 'abuse of power'. And possession.

These episodes often have a double-meaning going on within them.

Simon George was on a power quest, which is not about 'taking revenge', but about gaining personal power to help you in your life. Simon had a lot of unresolved anger, and rightfully so, but it made him vulnerable to being possessed by the Mishipeshu, who took over and caused Simon to abuse the power that he had gained in his power quest.

We saw Juliette abuse her new powers, too, in this episode. Juliette also seems to have some unresolved anger, anger at Adalind, and anger at Nick...anger at all things Wesen, if we can believe what she said to Renard. Like Simon George, she gave in to her anger in the bar scene, her 'dark side', so to speak.

Back to Renard...

He mentioned his "trip to the other side" as a reason for his phantom bleeding episodes. He gave into his 'dark side' when he gave into Juliette's seduction.

Later, when he was staring in the mirror, then broke it...he had a vision of those red 'demon hands' reaching out from the other side to grab him.

In sleeping with Juliette, perhaps Renard opened himself up to some dark force? A dark force that can now possess him? [represented by the demon hands] This could explain what happened to Renard when he mugged that total stranger and took his wallet.