Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-24.150.82.174-20150519044346/@comment-25875828-20150624021356

The reason I keep posting is hoping someone will give a reason based on the show. For why they have and opinion. It is nice to dream about how you would like the show. But it should have some bases in what has happened on the show.

The thread started with a simple statment  "what is NIck and Adalin's son purpose". But even in the opening post you talk about the purpose being a spin off. who ever heard of creating a character to have a spin off. spin off is not a purpose. Purpose is how it drives the story.

Then you have lines of thought like this

" Many including myself have wondered if he might be a special child himself, with special powers and a great destiny, like his sister. Some might view Nick as hope for a future where Grimm and Wesen can coexist peacefully; perhaps it could be even more so with his son if he turns out to be a Grimm-Zauberbiest hybrid"

Destiny and changing the world is fine to concider the purpose for and adult or even a teen. But how could the ever work in 22 episodes. No one builds a character that they can't use to several seasons later.

Then there is this post

" Nick and Adalind's son (Grimm Schade) having his own scooby gang sounds awesome. This is how I imagine it to be. "

there are only 22 episode. the title is the sons purpose. How could a furture event provide a current purpose.

You have this post at least it tries to state a purpose

" Going back to the question, I would like to believe that the purpose of this kid is to tie Nick and Adalind together and keep Juliette away. "

except it has no bases in any of the past events. Diana did not tie ADalind and Sean together and they had a relationship. keeping Juliette away it would do that but why go that path. Considering they intorduce the preganacy along with Juliette being a hexenbiest. the being a hexenbiest has already seperated Nick and Juliette. A reason should provide continuity to the show. Not just be wishful  dreams.

There are a number of post for what the kid could become but that would have nothing to do with the purpose. When anything is intorduced on a show there is a reason. The reason is to drive a certain narative. Fanfiction is not purpose.

The thing about introducing a baby it can only be treated as an inanimate object because babies do not have the ability to create action or dialog.

Diana has always existed as a object. Before she was born she was a wepeon to protect Adalind because ADalind had not powers. even then the show left it ambiguious to was it Diana or was it because Diana was inside that ADalind was able to protect her self. Once that was done Diana was removed from the show. the Nick and Adalind with the body swap. Diana was not needed to achive that. though she made a convient reason.

So far this child purpose has only been a device to cause Juliette to switch sides. and as a pawn Adalind use to get Nick's protection. Now Juliette is dead and Adalind no longer needs protection. What do you do with the child. what is his purpose. Right now being pregnant give Adalind for being given a place to stay. That is only good to she give birth. The show says Nick will take responsibility for his son. Why would you assume that includes Adalind. There is no family bonding in the show. Every family we have seen is either a broken home or dysfunctional in some way. So to say the child purpose is to create a family situation would be the exception to every other character in the show.

If anything keeping with the show. This child purpose will be the device that provides reason why Nick goes on the attack. either as a means to protect his son or to fight of those that see value in his son. Either way the result will be son hides Nick fights.