Season 2 So Far ….
Mama Grimm
Although she appeared near the end of last season, we were properly introduced to Kelly Burkhardt in the season premiere, after she jumped into the middle of a fight between Nick and Kimura (a man with ties to the Dragon’s Tongue and the royal families, and who was after the key). Kelly’s appearance surprises Nick, who thought she and his father had both died in a car accident in New York state when Nick was a child. We learn from Kelly that Kimura & associates had tried to kill her because she had the coins of Zakynthos. It was not Kelly, but instead a friend, who had died that night. Because the killer thought he had killed a Grimm, he took the friend’s head, so as a result, the body was never properly identified. Nick’s Aunt Marie, who raised him, knew Kelly was alive.We learn from Kelly that the key Nick’s aunt gave to him is one of seven, and together they mark a place that the holds something so powerful that Nick’s Grimm ancestors had hidden it from the royals during the Crusades. We last see Kelly ditching plans to leave town on a bus with the coins, which she was supposed to destroy, and instead slip off in a direction unknown once Nick was no longer watching her.
Wesen Love
Monroe and Rosalee grow closer over the course of the season, and Rosalee becomes quite the apothecary, giving potions and magical cures for any of a host of wesen ailments, including nasty love spells cast by a blonde hexenbiest. One of Monroe and Rosalee’s biggest hurdles come in the form of a near death scare when Monroe is targeted by Mia, a friend of the royals and Renard, because he is a friend of a Grimm. The other hurdle is an annoying lack of privacy when Nick temporarily moves in with Monroe.
Juliette’s Cat Scratch Fever
A nasty cat scratch from Adalind’s cat goes so far beyond infection when it results in a coma, selective memory loss (only poor Nick is forgotten), and a violent and intense lust for Nick’s boss, Capt. Renard. Rosalee the apothecary comes to the rescue and cures both Juliette and Renard for their lust spell, and sets Juliette back on track on a psychedelic trip down memory lane. She eventually remembers Nick and with some help from Monroe, Rosalee, and Bud, comes to learn what wesen and Grimms are. Nick and Juliette seemed to be taking steps toward reuniting in the last episode, which probably means there’s trouble ahead for the two in the finale.
Hank Becomes Cool with the Wesen
After Nick tells Hank that what he’s seeing is real, and that Nick also sees the wesen, Hank adjusts to this new knowledge remarkably well and becomes a productive member of Team Nick. He has a minor setback midseason when Adalind arrives back in town and sends a gang of Verrat to beat him up. Hank, however, recovers, and embraces his new knowledge, and becomes a champion of researching police cases in Aunt Marie’s trailer.
Renard & the Royals (sounds like a band, doesn’t it?)
Renard never seemed too fond of his European family, but the stakes are upped as we learn Renard is actively plotting against them, and appears to have alliances with the resistance. When Monroe recognizes Renard as the man he saw Juliette kissing in the spice shop, when the two came in for help for their lust spell, he tells Nick the man was Renard, and Nick figures out that Renard is the royal in Portland. The two have a much-too-short fight before they agree to an uneasy alliance. Nick doesn’t trust Renard yet, and Renard’s end game is still not 100 percent clear, but they seem to have common interests at the moment, and I think a certain respect. Neither want the royals to get the keys or the treasure. They continue working together as police officers, and Nick gradually lets Renard into his inner circle - which includes Monroe, Rosalee, Hank, and Bud, the Eisbiber. (waiting for Sgt. Wu to also join that circle and for the interactions between him and Bud)In the previous episode, Renard’s half-brother Eric arriving in Portland to meet with Baron Samedi, a wesen similar to a witch-doctor who can raise an army of the dead. Looks like we have some zombie battles ahead!
Adalind’s Special Surprise
Always the thinker, Adalind manages to turn a tense moment with Renard to her advantage and seduces him. She becomes pregnant. However, since she has also spent her time away with Renard’s royal half brother, she’s not sure who the baby's father is. But regardless, the baby is a royal and is apparently worth a lot on the black market. Adalind doesn’t want wealth, she wants her hexenbiest powers back. As the season winds down, she’s playing a dangerous game of bartering with two gypsies, with the two potential fathers are still unaware of her condition.
Speculation on the Finale (Includes Spoilers)
We know the witch doctor and his zombies are back! We’ve also heard that the show will end with one of the main characters not 100% alive – my guess is Adalind, but I’m usually wrong. The title of the episode is “Goodnight, Sweet Grimm,” so that would hint at Nick. Who do you think this cliffhanger will be about?
Do you think we’ll see Kelly again this episode? I think it’s about time. The season started with Kelly, so I think she should make an appearance in the finale. Besides, if royals are heading to town, so should Grimms. Am I right? Also, if we’re going to make any more progress on this map, we need some more key-holding Grimms and royals – but maybe that’s for next season.
Any thoughts? How did you like this season, and what do you expect to happen on Tuesday?
I at first was 100% sure that Nick was not the mostly dead main character, but now it sounds to me like Nick is going to be a zombie by the end of the episode and Rosalee and the other Wesen apothecaries are going to have to find a way to cure him. As for Kelly, I thought I read spoilers that say to look for her to return in season 3.
ReplyDeleteI think season 3 is going to open up the Wesen and Grimm worlds a little bit. I agree that the keys are going to play a major role and they really can't hold back on them any longer. I foresee the royal family vs the resistance to pick up speed too.
I hope Nick doesn't get turned into a zombie! I know anything is possible in this magical world, but that seems hard to come back from. My thought with Adalind is that she's messing with two very powerful gypsies, and I don't think she'll stay in control of the situation for much longer.
ReplyDeleteAs I was writing this, it started to sink in how much more mytharc there is to uncover - seven keys and the royals, I think, have three. That means more royals and Grimms to meet for the remaining keys. If Monroe is right about the map, are we going to Germany? And what will happen when the treasure is uncovered? How will that change the world, and what will follow? They need to get moving with this mytharc. This show better not be cancelled prematurely or I won't be happy. :(
Seven keys, and the Royal Families have four. Nick has one, leaving two unaccounted for and several factions which might have them. This isn't touching on the Coins, either, which the Royal Families may or may not know are actually in play, because so far the only organization we've seen to covet them is the Dragon's Tongue, which may or may not have told the Royal Families (specifically but not exclusively Mia) that the Coins are in play and they're going after them. And neither of these touches on the fact that the map appears to reference a couple of historical WWII incidences of hidden treasure, though if they touch on that more than very briefly I will be very surprised because of how touchy the subject matter is.
ReplyDeleteBasically there are so many moving parts a friend and I have created a bunch of notes on our blog just to keep track of them all. And I'm not looking forward to updating this come Wednesday.
Thanks for clarifying where the keys are. I was commenting by memory, which is why I put "I think" in there. You have an excellent grasp of the mythology. The part about the historical WWII incidences is interesting. I don't think they've made that connection on the show yet, have they? You're right. It is hard to keep track of all of the moving parts.
ReplyDeleteI think the show is going to have to get more mytharc heavy since they've already thown so much out there that needs more explanation and resolution. I wouldn't mind getting a little deeper into the wesen communities as well. We tend to get a broad overview of them when they're introduced, but they have thousands of years of history. I think that part of the show could be taken to a deeper level as well.
ReplyDeleteI want to see more focus on Nick's relationship with the local Wesen community.
ReplyDeleteHistory is one of my specialties. They've referred to WWII most notably by making Hitler a Schakal, but also with the Coins and their memos from various Intelligence forces. More subtly, for a while there it seemed like a lot of the good guys were from the Allied forces (Ian Harmon, Renard's Paris contact) and the bad guys were from the Axis powers (Dragon's Tongue: Japan, Verrat: Germany, Renard's Family: Vichy France). That's gotten a lot muddier lately, though. They've also made reference to Franco's Spain, which was around the same time and although Franco officially refused to take sides, unofficially he was totally working with the Nazi party. Also the Verrat is referred to as possibly starting in 1945, the end of WWII, although we also have a start date in the 1930s, when Franco came to power. Generally, it's a mess.
ReplyDeleteThis is all very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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