Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-33188476-20161227223248/@comment-100.16.250.217-20170121154557

This episode left me feeling really uneasy. First off, there was the look on Diana's face when she saw the way her mom hugged Nick, and we already know what she did to Rachel and why. I fear that good start they had in the other episode is now gone. We can only hope her love for her mom, Adalind's love for Nick, and the memory of Nick's mom - counts for something.

As for Renard, I honestly don't know what to make of him anymore. I don't know how he's going to react to all of this. Now he's got a number of people mad at him - that lieutenant he promised a promotion, his other Wesen allies in Portland, and whatever's left of BC. Still, it was clear how disinterested he was in his daughter's well-being or even Adalind when he just let Nick take her (but I am glad Adalind and Nick are reunited). And of course I'm still reeling from how he trashed his original professional understanding with Nick last season and this (which interestingly also had begun with a brawl between the two of them); for a long time I thought they were both really liking it. Is there any hope for him being redeemed after the dark side seduced him? I honestly don't know.

Then the ending. Initially I thought that was the lieutenant mentioned earlier, but of course we're all asking - is Meisner alive or is it just another one of Renard's hallucinations. If Meisner is alive, how is that even possible? He didn't even know about the stick. On the other hand, we know Renard was pronounced dead once then revived by his mother, who is a hexenbiest. Interesting to note though that Renard's hallucinations have all been centered around killing Meisner and we still don't know what is causing them.

I'm also worried for Nick, not just for his acting like Gollum with the Ring in regards to the stick, but having taken the potion. It turned Juliette into a hexenbiest. What if it has long term effects for him? Will he become part Zauberbiest now as well as a Grimm, like many (including me) have speculated his son might become? (This is the last thing I'm going to say for now - I will be seriously disappointed if Kelly does not show special powers and is revealed to have a special destiny like Diana)