In the eleventh episode of Grimm, Amy Acker of Angel fame guest stars! That’s about the best thing that I can come up with about this episode. I’m always pleased to see any Whedon alum in anything, but even Amy Acker couldn’t make the monster of the week on Grimm enjoyable.
The same as every episode before it, “Tarantella” tries to mix in fairy tale lore and cop show; and like every episode before it, Grimm falls flat. In what I imagine was supposed to be their Valentine’s Day episode, “Tarantella” has Nick and Hank attempting to find the culprit behind the murders of several men.
Given the title of this episode, I’ll spare you the “deadly web of lies” pun and just say that Amy Acker makes one ugly spider woman.
Nick continues to deal with his new found Grimm powers, as well as his new notoriety in the monster community. He’s now beginning to realize that this lifestyle may not be the safest for Juliet (which is something I could’ve told him from the start), and has some soul searching to do about his next move with her.
My thoughts? To make Grimm a little more interesting and to add some depth, maybe we need to kill off Juliet? That would be a reason for Nick to actually put some passion into his hunting of these creatures, am I right? As of now, we have no idea why Nick has these powers, how the bloodline started, what he is expected to do/protect… the overall story arch is just lacking in general.
I think a little bit of back story could greatly benefit Nick’s story and would at least make me care about him as a character. Right now I wouldn’t mind it if Grimm became the Monroe show. At least he has depth and humor to his character. Not to mention he’s the “go-to” guy when Nick can’t research anymore.
As much as it pains me to say it, I just don’t think that Grimm has gone anywhere story wise since its inception. What are your thoughts?
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