Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-3125844-20150417214605/@comment-184.147.198.180-20150505040315

If I had to guess, syscrash, I would say the reason the gang thought she might take it (assuming it was the actual cure and not the decoy others have suggested) is that they do not know the extent of her turn. They do not know she is working with the royals, they don't know she is luring Kelly and Diana into a trap and they don't know she is putting innocent lives at risk in order to help Kenneth. At present, they know she has engadged in property damage, an assault and death threats against Adalind (which is rather understandable). Furthermore they assume that she merely enjoying her power (Rather than being infatuated with it) and that she still carries some desire to be with her lover deep down (which we know is not true). All these factors, admittedly combined with a certain amount of wishful thinking, gave the scooby gang hope that she could be pursuaded to take the potion. They were wrong, but their line of thinking is not entirly unreasonable.

As for Adalind giving up her powers, several things come to mind. First, this is merely supression of powers rather than removal, which makes me think Adalind could reverse it if she needed to. Even if that is not the case, it still makes some sense because it is not as if the powers would help her much; Juliette outclasses Adalind in might and Adalind knows it. Removing her powers to guarentee that the potion would work was essentially upgradeing from "no chance of survival" to "slim chance of survival". Think of it like if you had a revolver and were facing off against two heavily armed and armoured soldiers and you decided to throw the gun away and surrender. Sure, you are extra screwed if they decide to kill you, but surrender grants you a beter chance of survival and there is not much difference between "screwed" and "extra screwed".

Thinking on juliette now, I think it is time for her to die. I had thought when it first occured that becoming a hexenbiest could help her become a great asset to the team, but that ship has sailed. She has decended into sociopathy, thinks only of herself, derives pleasure from the pain of others, has allied with the royals, helped said royals lure Kelly and Diana into a trap (unforgivable), Is currently threatening Monroe (a big black mark if she misses or wounds, extremley unforgivable if she kills) and TORCHED THE BOOKMOBILE (beyond unforgivable. The knowledge that burned was easily worth far more than her life, given that it had the potential to help save many more lives. Burning it goes into she-must-suffer territory). I am now looking forward to her death. And however it happens, be it rifle shot, stabbing, poisoning, explosives or a beatdown, I hope she lives just long enough to realize she is about to die and in that moment knows true fear.

PS. If Nick is going to kill her, he should say either "Im sorry" or "I love you" right before performing the coup de grace.