One the hand I’m a little surprised no-one started a thread on it; On the other I’m not too surprised seeing as how they’re still slowing drawing out the arch, giving no back-story on any of the characters, such as the Captain, and making this just another monster of the week.
That said, I thought it was a good episode. And I’m glad that my ultra-religious mother doesn’t watch this show. Having a Catholic priest be a killer… whatever he was… would be yet another example of Catholic persecution in her eyes.:rolleyes:
Anyway, next week looks promising for back-story, hopefully. And since Fringe is taking a four week vacation :mad: at least I can still watch this.
This random thought came to me watching this tonight, when Grimm and Hank were looking at the picture of the guy whose fingerprints were found in the murdered couple’s cabin:
(and this is something that may never occur in the show)
If a blutbad, for example, was on a videotape during a transformation, and Grimm was watching the tape, would he see the transformation when the regular humans did not? What if a photograph was taken of one of them when they were in their altered state - would Grimm see the monster where the others would just see an angry person?
Actually, what I’ve been wondering for a while is; What does a Grimm look like to the other creatures? If I were Nick I’d ask Monroe to draw a picture of what I look as a Grimm.
(Lots of ongoing Grimm discussion at Television Without Pity)
They haven’t really clarified how the Wesen recognize Nick as a Grimm, but I’m not sure if they’re saving that information for something, or they don’t really know themselves, or they think it should be obvious. (There are a lot of things on this show that I wonder if the creators have really thought through completely…)
Some know he’s a Grimm right away and others have to reveal their true form before they see what he is.
I’m thinking the writers will put off showing what a Grimm looks like for as long as possible. It won’t bother me too much if they never reveal, but I’m still curious.
One thing that is annoying, though, is that Juliette is unhappy that Grimm isn’t home in time for dinner. Anyone involved with a cop knows that they can be delayed for hours on a case. So unrealistic that she would be upset about that.
The captain was in league with a parole officer, and has a list of bad guys he wants off the streets for good - so illegal/unethical as it is, he is trying to do some good for society.
Do we have any idea just what creature the captain is? How come Grimm can’t recognize him as a monster? Have we glimpsed him in his real state? Was the parole officer being sarcastic addressing him as Your Royal Highness or is he indeed some sort of king?
They kind of alluded to this in an early episode (but I can’t recall which, or the any other specifics). Nick doesn’t immediately recognize any creature for what they are: they have to “slip” and let their guard down, and some seem to be better at controlling themselves than others. I’m guessing the captain is just super good at keeping his guard up. This also gives me (albeit very little) justification for my theory about Juliet . . .
When the captain was talking to the parole officer, he mentioned this was his canton. Who has cantons anymore? I think when he talked to the Reaper whose ear he chopped off, I think he called it his territory.
I thought the entire point of that scene was to show her really realizing what it would be like to be the wife of a cop. I don’t think it’s unrealistic to have an epiphany that what has seemed like an occasional minor inconvenience as a girlfriend is something you’re signing up for a lifetime of if you say “Yes” to a cop’s proposal.
I think it goes further than that - she found the ring hidden in a sock drawer - she thought ‘tonite is the nite’ - she’s now starting to wonder why Nick is waiting to ask.
If she hadn’t found the ring, I think she would have brushed off this particular ‘late for dinner’ as normal.
I may watch this episode again and look at Juliette’s reaction. There wasn’t a yippee, jumping up and down happiness reaction. If she is hiding something, she may not think this is such a good idea.
Here’s the thing that bugs the crap outta me about Juliette’s character, though. She’s a veterinarian! Veterinarians DO NOT work 9-5 jobs, either! I don’t know a single one (and as a vet tech, I know a lot) who “gets out of work on time,” or even works conventional hours in the first place. Really bugs me, and the whole dinner thing bugged me even more because of it - that’s when the cluelessness of the writers about what a veterinarian’s life is like became painfully obvious to me. Annoying!
Other than that, I’m intrigued enough to keep watching…
exactly - and everything was all cute and ‘buttery’ - then she found the hidden ring - then she was more excited - then he was late and she was acting rejected.
If she hadn’t found the ring, she definitely would have been sourpussed at missing the romantic buttery dinner, but she would not have been thinking hes putting off asking the big question.
I;ll bet she turns out to be a cat lady thing. sourpussin or something.