Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-3125844-20150424201205/@comment-25862208-20150530233656

Just my two cents, but I never have felt that the "writers screwed Juliette up." If you think about it, there has always been a hint of foreshadowing that Juliette was at significant risk to be with Nick, and whether they should be together was always been a big part of Juliette and Nick's storyline. Towards the end of season 4, that tug-of-war conflict was really well-illustrated by flashbacks to Seasons 1 & 2 when Aunt Marie told Nick to leave Juliette and when Kelly told Nick not to make the same mistake she did by leaving the ones you love.

I happen to think what the writers did by connecting all those things together is really brilliant writing, and Juliette's story is just a very tragic one. Ultimately, Juliette chose Nick becoming a Grimm again over having a relatively normal life so that their friends could be helped and protected. While Juliette may have lost sight of that as she gradually lost her humanity, that, to me anyways, is really kind of her dying legacy.

Unfortunately for Nick, as a Grimm, he's likely going to have to continue to make sacrifices and possibly suffer more losses. I guess you could say that being a hero really isn't all gravy.