Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-86.145.40.63-20160616141202/@comment-197.91.184.209-20170905111358

I do understand the two wrongs don't make a right point but at some stage the cycle of hatred and violence would have had to stop for Kelly sake. Adalind was absolutely wrong in what she did to Nick, that's without a doubt but I'm willing to see ALL the sides to why she did what she did instead of condemning her wholesale. She is remorseful of everything she did to both Nick and Juliette and that takes a lot of humility which she never had before Diana came into her life. She made mistakes and has had to learn from those mistake. Harbouring anger and hatred for her actions (which I can understand) would not have benefitted anyone, least of all Kelly. I think people liking Nick and Adalind isn't some admission to condoning her actions and pretending it wasn't messed up. For my part I'm able to stop hating if I see that the person is truly repentatnt of their actions and tries to make right/live right going forward. This is Adalind so I con't judge her for now and always because of everything she did between S1 and S3. She was a victim as much as a perpetrator as much as Nick and Juliette throughout the show, that's the reality of Grimm, nobody's perfect.

Adalind knew that bargaining with a royal baby was enough to get her powers back and as you say, purposefull fell pregnant for that reason but she didn't remain that selfish when she realised she actually loved her child and that the baby was more than just a means to an end. Adalind's change in character came because of Diana. Inistially, she wasn't interested in being a mother and was as superficial/selfish as they came but she DID have an epiphany and since Dian'a birth, she has loved her daughter immensely. She made mistakes (which she acknowledged) and has paid for them in some way. In the end, there nothing more she can do to change how Diana/Kelly came into the world. In the now, she's determined to make the right choices especially for both her children and I love that about her, the fierce/protective mother in her.

The writing on the show has never been the best so even when something had potential, the writers completely screwed it up. In the end, people will take from the show whatever they are happy with and disregard the rest.