Lately, I've been spending Friday nights re-watching Grimm with a friend. It’s such a fun and slightly cheesy supernatural show that I watched when it originally aired with commercials and a week or more in between episodes (that's live TV for those of you who only know how to binge!). It’s set in Portland, but there is a diversity of people shown that may or may not be true to life. I love that when you see people of color they’re not all in subjugating rolls. POC are playing positions of power, they're not always the first to die, and other cultures' myths and folktales are included, so Wesen (half human half creature supernatural beings) are POC, too. I find that part uplifting and something I only now am noticing as I re-watch.
I love the story. I like how they mix folktales of the world in with the modern life of today. Now that I am able to pause at the beginning, I can read the quote they show and try to place the story. I am highly annoyed at how long it takes for Nick, the main character who is a Grimm descendant and a Portland cop, to reveal to Juliet (his girlfriend) and Hank (his partner) about the world of Wesen and his abilities to see them. Holding back helpful information is just an annoying trope that is often used in movies and TV shows that bothers me. My favorite character is Rosalie because she is logical and doesn’t just jump on things when they happen. AND because she’s an apothecary, which is cool, and she seems to enjoy helping people. I also love Wu because he gets the funny lines and he gets really interesting side story arcs.
I stream this on Amazon Prime.
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