November 4, 2012

Quick Thoughts: GRIMM, "The Hour of Death"

After a string of misses, it looks like Grimm's back on track with another solid episode in "The Hour of Death."

The idea of a rouge, vigilante Grimm had a ton of potential because it challenged Nick in a way that we haven't seen before, and it added more to the mythology and backstory of this world. Honestly, ancient Grimms, their symbol and the Hour of Death was more captivating than the Royals at this point. Speaking of the Royals, I'm still not hating Renard and Juliette's odd little sub-plot. Back to the main story, it was nice having Bud back, and I was happy that Monroe was given more to do. It's just too bad that it wasn't enough. Sorry, but Hank needs to go if he's going to take up screen time that could go to Eddie.

Even though I liked the concept of a copycat Grimm, it wasn't given time to develop. I get that a lot of shows do not have the luxury of time, but this could have been a mini-arc that spanned a few episodes rather than flaming out within hour. On top of that, having Ryan be a self-hating Wesen who worshiped Nick came out of nowhere. In hindsight, I should've seen it coming because you don't hire a squintern to just hang around. The psycho intern was not the only aspect of the episode that felt rushed. Nick's surly mood also wasn't given proper development and he came off as a brat. I got that he's frustrated by Juliette's state and isn't happy about sleeping on the couch, but there wasn't any build to his outburst. Had we gotten some hints during the last episode, it would've played better.

I know that two episodes aren't enough to declare a streak, but it seems like Grimm's gotten through its most recent rough patch, and hopefully we're in store for a return to form.


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