There's so little of interest on Amazon Prime, the new stuff is just atrocious so I'm forced to watch programs I've enjoyed over and over again ... it could be worse ... there could be commercials.
First run through: Lot's of fun, enjoyed the mythology, the stories, the range of characters, and the character development.
2nd: Pretty good but I started getting annoyed with the Juliette (Elizabeth Tulloch) character. It seemed they had to turn her into the uber powerful Eve to compensate for the seasons of the Olive Oyl type she portrayed. It made it a bit difficult to watch but I slogged on through. The ending was a disappointment.
3rd: I managed to reconcile my issues with Juliette and found it richly rewarding, so many plot turns and surprises to enjoy. The ending was still weak.
4th: On the second episode, with Nick (David Giuntoli) talking to his Aunt Marie (Kate Burton) as she was warning him about the dangers to come and his ignorance as a Grimm it dawned on me: She raised him from the age of 12, why would she not have prepared him?
She could have told him "family fairy tales" and employed the books to familiarize himself with the range of Vesen as well as introducing him to the "Grimm" hero.
Since it's not known which offspring of Grimms become Grimms it could have just remained fantasy for him if he didn't become a Grimm but if he did he'd be fully aware of the situation rather than, as Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) noted in the 1st episode, "You're an idiot."
I give Guintoli high marks for portraying a overzealous cop but think the characterization is a bit over the top.
His partner Hank (Russell Hornsby) is passable as a sidekick, at least he doesn't undermine the overall flow.
Monroe is brilliant as he moves from man to beast seamlessly, I would have expected this showing would have made him more in demand in Hollywood.
Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) is also superb, he's commanding occasionally compassionate and he really delivers his lines convincingly.
Sgt. Wu (Reggie Lee) ... what can I say, he gets some of the best lines and his character arc is fascinating.
See above for Juliette ... she's generally stiff and perhaps the weak link in the cast (she married Giuntoli in real life).
Rosalee (Bree Turner) is very endearing from the onset and woges into the cutest Vesen, a furry Fuchsbau which looks like a cross between a Red Panda and a fox.
Adalind is another great character but it's maybe just because I'm enthralled with Claire Coffee.
There are so many other great characters and concepts here, but this has already gone on long enough, don't you think? Hope you enjoyed it.
First run through: Lot's of fun, enjoyed the mythology, the stories, the range of characters, and the character development.
2nd: Pretty good but I started getting annoyed with the Juliette (Elizabeth Tulloch) character. It seemed they had to turn her into the uber powerful Eve to compensate for the seasons of the Olive Oyl type she portrayed. It made it a bit difficult to watch but I slogged on through. The ending was a disappointment.
3rd: I managed to reconcile my issues with Juliette and found it richly rewarding, so many plot turns and surprises to enjoy. The ending was still weak.
4th: On the second episode, with Nick (David Giuntoli) talking to his Aunt Marie (Kate Burton) as she was warning him about the dangers to come and his ignorance as a Grimm it dawned on me: She raised him from the age of 12, why would she not have prepared him?
She could have told him "family fairy tales" and employed the books to familiarize himself with the range of Vesen as well as introducing him to the "Grimm" hero.
Since it's not known which offspring of Grimms become Grimms it could have just remained fantasy for him if he didn't become a Grimm but if he did he'd be fully aware of the situation rather than, as Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) noted in the 1st episode, "You're an idiot."
I give Guintoli high marks for portraying a overzealous cop but think the characterization is a bit over the top.
His partner Hank (Russell Hornsby) is passable as a sidekick, at least he doesn't undermine the overall flow.
Monroe is brilliant as he moves from man to beast seamlessly, I would have expected this showing would have made him more in demand in Hollywood.
Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) is also superb, he's commanding occasionally compassionate and he really delivers his lines convincingly.
Sgt. Wu (Reggie Lee) ... what can I say, he gets some of the best lines and his character arc is fascinating.
See above for Juliette ... she's generally stiff and perhaps the weak link in the cast (she married Giuntoli in real life).
Rosalee (Bree Turner) is very endearing from the onset and woges into the cutest Vesen, a furry Fuchsbau which looks like a cross between a Red Panda and a fox.
Adalind is another great character but it's maybe just because I'm enthralled with Claire Coffee.
There are so many other great characters and concepts here, but this has already gone on long enough, don't you think? Hope you enjoyed it.