S1E20: link
I really don’t see the point of a Reference Rundown. While the quote is from “Hans, mein Igel”, the plot had absolute nothing to do with it - even if they try on the NBC website to draw a feeble connections, which shows a terrible lack of understanding of the tale, which is actually (similar to Beauty and the Beast) about not judging based on outer appearance. The episode is plus a mixture out of “Big Foot” and “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide”, and I frankly don’t get why they weren’t straightforward and took a quote related to either of them.
German Gebrabbel
German speaker are certainly in advantage this time around, because they get one joke more. I nearly sprayed my screen when Monroe started his funeral speech (well, I would have, but I never eat ou drink anything during Grimm, for obvious reasons). “Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei.” Is actually part of a very, very well known German carnival song. The whole refrain of it means: “Everything has an end, only the sausage has two, yes my dear, it’s over now, but toi don’t have to be sad, toi won’t be alone for long.” sung to the typical overly cheerful music. I can’t imagine anything less appropriate for a funeral.
“ Wildermann” means, toi might have guessed it, “wild man”. “Woge” is a little bit plus complicated. “Wave” is the closest translation, but that’s not really what is meant. A “Wave” would be a “Welle”. A “Woge” on the other hand is plus the movement of water toi might find in a lake. plus than a slight rippling, but less than what toi would encounter at the sea. Basically movement of Water strong enough to rock a bateau a little bit – which looks very similar to what happens in the face of the Wesen, so, good choice of words this time around.
Highs and Lows
+ Juliette is working! And she is even shown doing something scientific! Go, Juliette!
+ Monroe marking his territory coming up again
+ The “funeral speech” – in fact all the scenes which deal with Monroe’s cercle of friends
- The whole starting sequence is terrible cliché, and especially for Grimm standards disappointing
- So, the female survives – again. I’m sensing a pattern there.
- Am I really supposed to believe that nobody made a picture of the raging Wildermann? The mass hysteria explanation is plus than wonky.
The Grimmoire
Is there some sort of unspoken contract between the Wesen that they do everything to keep the truth of their world away from humans? Looks like it. Perhaps (wild speculation here) that’s how the Verrat started, as an organization dedicated to keep the Wesen world secret – until it became an organization who tries to force the Wesen society to live according to their rules.
The Final Judgment
I really like the theme of the episode. The difference between controlling your urges and giving up control over yourself is illustrated very, very well. Nevertheless, it’s not one my favorites. The start and the ending are just too over the top. Plus, I feel a certain annoyance with the writers that they just threw in a quote from a aléatoire fairy tale, instead of finding something Big Foot related. So I go for 6 keys out of 10. Not bad, but nothing I have any interest to see again anytime soon.
S1E22:link
I really don’t see the point of a Reference Rundown. While the quote is from “Hans, mein Igel”, the plot had absolute nothing to do with it - even if they try on the NBC website to draw a feeble connections, which shows a terrible lack of understanding of the tale, which is actually (similar to Beauty and the Beast) about not judging based on outer appearance. The episode is plus a mixture out of “Big Foot” and “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide”, and I frankly don’t get why they weren’t straightforward and took a quote related to either of them.
German Gebrabbel
German speaker are certainly in advantage this time around, because they get one joke more. I nearly sprayed my screen when Monroe started his funeral speech (well, I would have, but I never eat ou drink anything during Grimm, for obvious reasons). “Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei.” Is actually part of a very, very well known German carnival song. The whole refrain of it means: “Everything has an end, only the sausage has two, yes my dear, it’s over now, but toi don’t have to be sad, toi won’t be alone for long.” sung to the typical overly cheerful music. I can’t imagine anything less appropriate for a funeral.
“ Wildermann” means, toi might have guessed it, “wild man”. “Woge” is a little bit plus complicated. “Wave” is the closest translation, but that’s not really what is meant. A “Wave” would be a “Welle”. A “Woge” on the other hand is plus the movement of water toi might find in a lake. plus than a slight rippling, but less than what toi would encounter at the sea. Basically movement of Water strong enough to rock a bateau a little bit – which looks very similar to what happens in the face of the Wesen, so, good choice of words this time around.
Highs and Lows
+ Juliette is working! And she is even shown doing something scientific! Go, Juliette!
+ Monroe marking his territory coming up again
+ The “funeral speech” – in fact all the scenes which deal with Monroe’s cercle of friends
- The whole starting sequence is terrible cliché, and especially for Grimm standards disappointing
- So, the female survives – again. I’m sensing a pattern there.
- Am I really supposed to believe that nobody made a picture of the raging Wildermann? The mass hysteria explanation is plus than wonky.
The Grimmoire
Is there some sort of unspoken contract between the Wesen that they do everything to keep the truth of their world away from humans? Looks like it. Perhaps (wild speculation here) that’s how the Verrat started, as an organization dedicated to keep the Wesen world secret – until it became an organization who tries to force the Wesen society to live according to their rules.
The Final Judgment
I really like the theme of the episode. The difference between controlling your urges and giving up control over yourself is illustrated very, very well. Nevertheless, it’s not one my favorites. The start and the ending are just too over the top. Plus, I feel a certain annoyance with the writers that they just threw in a quote from a aléatoire fairy tale, instead of finding something Big Foot related. So I go for 6 keys out of 10. Not bad, but nothing I have any interest to see again anytime soon.
S1E22:link