Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-3125844-20150225201100/@comment-69.91.87.55-20150318131830

You know, I'm fed up with all the "whiny Juliette" comments. Anyone who has had to put up with as much as she has earned the right to do a little whining!

It's also ludicrous to say that she isn't a strong character. She's been strong from the git go, starting in Season 1 when she saved Nick's a** by throwing the boiling water in the Siegbarste's face, through punching out the Daemonfeuer and insisting on learning to shoot a gun when it was clear things were never going to be all Ozzie and Harriet for her and Nick.

Granted the arc in Season 2 when Juliette was struggling with her memory loss was hard to take at times but, it was very realistic. I actually know someone who experienced acute memory loss. Her car was broadsided by a drunk driver and she was in a coma for 3 days. When she regained consciousness she didn't recognize some of her closest friends. It took a year for her to recover most of her memories. It was a very trying experience for all involved.

In a recent interview, Bitsie Tulloch commented that she had always tried to portray Juliette in a realistic way, as a normal person suddenly thrust into a bizarre and unexpected situation. I sometimes think that some people react negatively to her character because she does that too well. Anyone who has actually experienced genuine trauma knows that it's not all Oprah Winfrey and Mr Rogers. Frustration, uncertainty and despair are commonplace. Sometimes a person just wants to get out. I think Juliette makes some people uncomfortable because her character forces viewers to face realities about themselves that they would rather not. I would bet money that in real life many of the people who complain about Juliette's "whining" do a lot more whining about a lot less!

All that being said, I am glad that the writers have given the character this new direction. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Bitsie portrays Juliette's flirtation with the dark side. I love that scene right at the end of the preview where she slaps Nick (we presume) on the shoulder and says sarcastically, "Go get 'em, Grimm!" The look on her face as she is saying that is priceless!