The dying words of an old lady with a secret, this is how
episode 2 of season 1 of Grimm ends. After having watched Once Upon a Time, I
decided to watch Grimm and see how the two compare…having watched two episodes
of Grimm I think it is safe to say the two are not comparable, although they
both focus on a fairy tale theme both programmes do this in very different ways
(see my previous blog on Once Upon a Time for comparison). Grimm is set in
modern day and focuses on a police officer who has just discovered he is a
Grimm, an ancestor from the brothers Grimm who wrote fairy tales to explain the
real life danger of the monsters they see. The first episode focuses on the big
bad wolf, and the second on the three bears, this program is a mixture of crime
and fantasy and has me on edge all the way through with its almost horror like
element. The creatures aren't particularly impressive, but I was still scared
of them…for me the most horrific element is that only a Grimm can see them, it
plants the idea that these creatures could actually exist, this combined with
its crime genre sets up for some very tense viewing. Whilst watching these
couple of episodes I was trying to think what it reminded me of, Grimm for me
is an up to date remaking of Buffy the Vampire Slayer- and who doesn't want
that! I will definitely continue watching season 1 to see where the story takes
us.
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