Original Air Date: 3 February 2012
The Story: Hansel and GretelIntro: "We shall see the crumbs of bread... and they will show us our way home again."Review: "A Grimm on his own is like a samurai without master". The creature world starts noticing Nick more and more and soon his life and that of everyone around him may be in danger. I foresee a lot more action and people actually coming after him and I'm pretty excited to see this happening. And pretty exciting to see how Renard - who seems to be one of the progressive members of the Reaper society - will deal with protecting Nick (since this is what he seems to be doing) against his own kind. His allegiances are still a blur and this is one if the things that keep us guessing what will happen next. I'm also wondering if Renard shot the guy in the trailer on purpose - deciding to go with Nick and Hank to make sure he doesn't talk or something - or it was really just to protect his detectives.
It also gave the chance to both Nick and Juliette to show their softer side when dealing with the two homeless kids, Gracie and Hanson, who became a modern age Hansel and Gretel. They may not have been trapped in a house made out of gingerbread, but they were trapped by a wicked witch who wanted to cut them open and sell their dried organs on the creature black market. The case was entertaining, from an action point of view, as it was emotional and this particular combination worked extremely well with the chosen arc.
Slowly, but surely, we're seeing Juliette, much like Renard, take a more prominent role. She has been a useless character for too long and, if the showrunners are going to keep her as Nick's girlfriend, she needs to start participating in the action more. (By the way, I also loved her purple lipstick, but that's just a girl thing.) Plus, Nick is considering coming clean with her about his second nature; after all, it isn't hard for her to notice that things are taking a weird turn after aunt Marie's surprise appearance in town. So, how do you all think she will find out about her boyfriend's special skill and the supernatural world surrounding her? My bet is she follows Nick one night and discovers the trailer, then breaks in and finds all of aunt Marie's stuff.
But it would be equally interesting if Monroe would go all Blutbad in front of her, though I kind of doubt that would happen. He may just be the most secretive creature in the world. It was cool to find out, though, that the creatures can make themselves seen by humans (other than Grimms, that is) if they want to. This question has been in my mind ever since this show started.
As always, my favorite moments were the interactions between Nick and Monroe. I don't know what's with this bromance trend in television, but I'm loving it and it creates some of the most entertaining moments of the series. Especially when Eddie turns all needy and complains about Nick only wanting to talk about Grimm stuff all the time.Grimm 1x09: Of Mouse and Man Back to Season 1
