I feel like I can say that Nick should have done better and still agree with your list of mitigating circumstances. The problem with the voicemails is that he never does apologize in our hearing (that I remember, anyway)—just tells her to call him, over and over and over. Which may be an apology in his mind, but if I…

Just my take, but I don't think Nick would have presented it as a choice and advised her to think about the side-effects if the only alternatives were going to be disfigurement or beheading. I mean, there are other strategies she could adopted to more effectively limit the potential for accidental deaths among the…

"Maybe she will also sort-of-accidentally-on-purpose butt-dial Nick from her cell so he can hear her & Renard having sex."

Good point! BTW, can former Hexenbiests only undergo that ritual if they are pregnant? I was never clear on whether Baby #1 was merely a means to fund the ritual, or also a requirement of the ritual.

Well, I don't think it has to be one or the other. Ideally it's both.

Also, I felt bad for Adalind in the first season *because* of this psychology. She seemed really desperate on one level for love and approval, but sought it from people who seemed incapable of giving to her—Renard and her own mother. And yet seemed equally unable to understand why her own actions and bad choices made…

Okay, I tried to comment to this before and screwed the posting part up—You have a point about circumstances shaping emotions.

I like that Wesen stigmata involves the nipples. It's a fresh take on the whole magical wounds idea.

Just one kiss. Then he can plead he has headache.

Speaking of that premium-cable version of Grimm…

Eh, Renard punches like hexenbeiest.

The pineapple enzymes might help with internal lubrication though.

Agreed. You can throw down with ogre, you can find a way to kiss your emotionally-destroyed girlfriend on her now sometimes non-existent lips.

You know, now I'm picturing a kind of erectile-dysfunction drug commercial side-effect list for Wesen remedies. "Please be advised that Wogialis Anti-Venom Elixir should not be consumed with alcohol, cannibis or fava beans. Do not operate heavy machinery while taking Wogialis. Please consult your local alchemist or…

The wife Cyrus in Scandal was always looking for! She could also work part-time for B-613!

Did I see that movie? Did it involve trenchcoats, sneakers and John Cusack?

Yeah, that rejection was so visceral, it had to be pretty devastating. The way he couldn't raise his eyes to meet her face—that's hard to come back from. However much she was forcing the issue. They need Wesen couples' counseling. I'm sure Monroe knows someone on the City of Portland's HMO network.

To also be fair, we don't know either of them (Sean's mom and Henrietta) that well. And it could be that their age and obvious IQ-advantages over Adalind have played some role in mellowing their innate Hexenbeast-based emotional stuff. I mean, Sean is a killer and a ruthless political operative. That he might prefer…

Isn't the house Juliette's? I thought this was established the last time Adalind's magic broke them up. I thought that was part of why Nick was the one to move out last season. NOT that I'm complaining, of course, if it means emotionally-catastrophic, Sean/Juliette sexytimes.

I really liked that the side-effects happened, but it was all for the good. And she was willing to put herself out there even with the green skin. Go Pacific Northwest!