Grimm Season 1 Review

So, I've reviewed the season finale, now for the season itself.

In A Nutshell: So Nick Burkhardt is a detective for the Portland PD, and he starts seeing things: people transforming into fairy tale-type monsters spontaneously and then changing back. When his aunt Marie visits him, she tells him that they are descended from The Brothers Grimm, who saw monsters within people called Wessin. The Wessin would sometimes kill, and thats when the Grimms showed up and killed them. Then they wrote it all down as fairy tales. The show then combines cop mysteries with fantasy, having a moster of the week format for the most part in which cops investigate but Nick realizes a Wessin is behind it and he has to kill it. He gets help from Monroe, a reformed Big Bad Wolf-type Wessin. Nick also has to hide what he does from his girlfriend Juliette, which becomes increasingly difficult as the season progresses. Most of the episodes were either straight up or loose adaptations of fairy tales, but they did do their own thing, mostly with episodes used to expand the show's mythology, particularly with the mystery surrounding the police captain.

The Good: I was pleased pretty early on by the show, with good characters in Nick and Monroe, plus plenty of action, chills, and humor. The mythology, which, albeit, came pretty slowly, was intriguing and kept me watching. Nick also becomes a full on badass over the course of the season, which is always good. Most of the MOTW stories were also great, putting a clever spin on fairy tales and reinventing the procedural format in a smart, entertaining way.

The Bad: I did kinda hate one episode in particular (Pointing at you, Happily Ever Aftermath!) but the only real problem I had beyond that was Juliette and Hank were both kinda 2D characters. I get it, the show is meant to be mostly about Nick and his sidekick Monroe, and Hank was pretty cool sometimes, so there's only so much for Juliette to do. But honestly, the worried girlfriend/damsel in distress thing gets old sorta fast.

Noteworthy Episodes:

Pilot: It started the show off and did a little red riding hood thing.

Danse Macabre: Don't know what it was, but this one just really did it for me.
The Three Bad Wolves: In which we get a look at Monroe's dark side. Yes, you read that right.

Organ Grinder: It was penned as "Grimm taking a stab at Hansel and Gretel." And what a stab it was. Out of all the straight up fairy tale adaptations, this was one of the best.

Tarantella: Amy Acker guest stars and plays a black widow spider-Wessin.

3 Coins in a Fuschbau: We first encounter the three coins, which will play a major part in the finale. That being said, it was great on it's own, and had one of the greatest "Oh Crap!" moments of the year.

Island of Dreams: In which we meet Rosalee, whose being upgraded to a main character for season two.

Cat and Mouse: This was the first time we really get introduced to the resistance group storyline, one of the shows most interesting features.

The Woman in Black: The excellent season finale saw it all come together and leave us with multiple cliffhangers.

So, that's my review of Grimm: Season 1.

Final Rating: 94%

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