Grimm – More kissing, more revelations

Well … it appears Hank is no longer on the waiting list. He has picked up his credentials and is now an honorary member of the Grimm-Wesen Marching and Chowder Society.

After last week’s further initiation/hazing, Nick felt it was time to bring his friend up to speed on what he’s all about. If I do say so myself, Hank appears to be taking it rather well, all things considered. And, as if that weren’t enough, Hank got a formal “How do you do?” from Rosalee and Monroe to boot. And then there was the introduction to Fluvus Pestilentia. My, my … things certainly have the tendency to move rather quickly when you’re presented with your official membership card, don’t they?

And stay tuned: It appears Juliette will be getting her entry into the secret society sooner rather than later as well.

Now … let’s get to Monroe and Rosalee. Their relationship is simultaneously fumbling and cute and awkward and has us wondering where it’s going to lead next. More typicalness from it will come in the form of some secondary aside that won’t make a whit of difference in the grand scheme of things wherein Monroe will find it necessary to save his damsel. (Ain’t I romantical?)

Meanwhile, Capt. Renard’s brother Eric (James Frain, The Cape, True Blood) warns his dear sibling there’s more trouble coming to the west in the form of Nuckelavee … whoever he is. (Yes … of course he’s a Wesen.) We can only hope he’s more of a threat than the Mauvais Dentes featured earlier. This is the storyline I’m really looking forward to, where we’re finally let in on what all the secrecy is with the royals and Renard and Europe. It’s way, way more than just getting hold of one of The Keys …

Notes:

• Now, maybe it’s just me, but it seems there was a bit too much unnecessary killing this episode. Couldn’t Hank just have easily “winged” Carl Stanton and taken him out by shooting him in the shoulder rather than (practically) emptying his revolver into his torso? And couldn’t Wu have done same? I know Mrs. Carlton was coming at our good sergeant with a hefty looking knife, but she was rather far away at the start of things. I would have bet dollars to donuts a shot to the hip or the leg would have incapacitated her to the point of not getting near to Wu to the point of elevated and immediate danger. Just a thought.
• It might not be exactly fair what with Juliette’s condition and all, but she tells Nick she feels awful about not being able to remember what’s come to pass between them and doesn’t know how to fix it. And then there’s the offer of pasta, which everyone knows will alleviate anything that’s happened in the past. It’s the universal “sorry” … the gastronomic cure-all that transcends fumbling wordplay. (I haven’t yet processed if Juliette’s food offer was comedic or otherwise.)
• Kissing seems to be the theme of the season thus far. The Mauvais Dentes gave some big ones to a few folks at the start of the season, there was Mommy Burkhardt gushing on Nicky, Renard was stealing them from Juliette and now Monroe and Rosalee are mashing. (Speaking of which, all that face time with Rosalee didn’t infect Monroe in the least to the Fluvus Pestilentia? That stuff was rather nasty; you’d think it would be a little more potent than having the need to be transmitted through an open wound.)
• You noticed our good mysterious captain was looking up information on Mommy Burkhardt from his “Blue Orb” search engine. Even he knows there’s more to her than meets the eye …
• It’s usually good fun when Bud The Eisbiber comes round for a visit, invited or not.
• Sometimes? Satisfaction comes in the form of a run over cat. Justice, too.

Clacked by Michael Noble
on Sep 04, 2012 @ 10:36 EST5EDT