Grimm is back after the better part of a month. And this episode didn’t disappoint.
The flavor of the week this time was a nasty Siegbarste (an ogre) played by Eric Edelstein (Parks And Recreation, Hotel For Dogs). And these guys just don’t play well with others when they’re crossed, do they? Siegbarste are officially my favorite Grimm creature in the mythology of the series so far and I’m anxious to see more of them … despite the fact Monroe noted it’s “rare” to come across one.
There have been hit and miss episodes of Grimm over the course of this freshman season, but this one was quite definitely a hit. It motored right along, incorporated the characters nicely, tossed the action and excitement around in satisfying dollops and gave us some pretty gruesome lasting impressions of those who wound up on the wrong side of Oleg Stark.
… which leads me to a few notes on the episode.
Notes:
- Admit it: We all love Monroe. He’s likeable, a bit dorky and he’s got an interesting way of shooting responses back at you when questioned — injected with wit and quirk. As Nick’s “Go-To Guy” you have to wonder, however: There’s got to be a lot more back story to him then we’ve seen to date … right? (We got a nice little taste of Monroe history in “Three Bad Wolves“) Things are chugging along in the mythology of the series, but I speak for everyone when I say we’d enjoy delving deeper into Monroe’s past.
- And speaking of Monroe, I want to know how he’s pretty much a walking encyclopedia when it comes to the various creatures on Grimm. This is a little too convenient and, if it continues without some sort of valid explanation, it’s going to start bugging me.
- Okay … so David Giuntoli‘s Nick Burkhardt isn’t the most dynamic of leading men in a current television series. But you know what? I’m not having a problem with that fact right now. And especially so in this episode. I appreciated the fact all the main characters gelled in their own ways. I even liked the fact Nick got the bejeebers beat out of him by Stark. It may not have won him any Brownie points in the leading man category, but it did give him an added humanization I dug.
- And since I’m giving out high and hearty back slaps to main characters and ass kickings, let’s jump on “The Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) Marching And Chowder Society” bandwagon and congratulate her bad mamajama move flinging boiling water in Stark’s puss. Take that, you ogre, you!
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Those ogres … they’re just not happy campers … you know?
Somewhat out of the loop here, but is it common for these creatures to phase in and out of creatureness? If so, what are their limitations when not in “Orge” mode? Does this hold true for the other creations on this show? I thought Grimm saw them “as they truly are” and the rest of us saw what we expected to see. Is this indicating that what Grimm sees is their “potential”? They must “hulk out” to have their special characteristics?
My exposure to this show has only been to be somewhere in the house while it is on, occasionally close enough to see the screen if I look. But I get a running commentary from Hubby while he watches it – and afterward. How exactly would I count that if I was a Neilsen household?
I’m anxious to watch just to see how it stacks agains Once Upon a Time. (Yeah… I’m wayyyy behind) Thanks for waking up the taste buds.