05-23-2013, 07:24 PM
I went back in, and dug up a posting that I made in July of 2012, about the show. I am posting it, here, because it explored some of my early thoughts about Captain Renard. I ended up being way off in my theorizing about him, but part of the fun lies as much in being wrong about plot developments as correct about them.
Anyway, I just thought that I would share those early thoughts with you guys and gals that frequent this forum.
Anyway, I just thought that I would share those early thoughts with you guys and gals that frequent this forum.
Charles in Juy of 2012 Wrote:After we began subscribing to HuluPlus a few weeks ago, I started watching episodes of the television show, Grimm. A couple of days or so ago, I finished watching the show's last episode of its first season. All things considered, I think that it's a great show.
I think that the show is blessed with both great writers and great actors, particularly supporting actors. There's good chemistry between the main characters with recurring roles. I certainly wouldn't rate all episodes as being of equality quality, but I do rate very highly the quality of the over-arching storyline that spans the show from episode to episode.
For those not familiar with the show, I highly encourage you to watch it. My wife only watched a few minutes of the show's pilot episode, right up to the point where a modern day little red riding hood gets attacked while jogging in the woods. Since then, my wife has been absorbed into The Vampire Diaries that she has watched on Netflix.
It will be interesting to see how Season 2 of Grimm continues the storyline. I don't yet know what kind of creature that Captain Renard is, who is the primary character's police captain boss on the show, but I am thinking that he may be a vampire - even though that theory of mine stems from him apparently being a member of some kind royalty in the Wesen world. I say vampire, because his connection to royalty makes me think Dracula, as in Count Dracula with the title of count. Of course, I may be way out in left field on that theory, but we'll just have to wait and see.
Having watched the entire first season of the show, now, I think that I would rate the Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe and Sasha Roiz as Captain Sean Renard as the top two acting talents on the show. The show's main character, David Giuntoli as Nick Burnhardt, continues to grow on me, but I don't think that he is the best actor of the bunch, by far.
Monroe steals the show. He really does. But, Captain Renard's role in the Wesen world aspect of the show, and the slow way in which they have been dragging out revealing who he really is, compared to how quickly each episode reveals some type of Wesen creature, really injects some depth into the over-arching storyline. I think that they have a good balance going on, and the writers are doing a fine job bringing creatures from fairy tales to life in a modern world setting.
Good writing and good acting in the same show. The special effects with the creature transformations help to spice things up and to keep each individual episode interesting, but the special effects are only the icing on the cake of quality writing, quality acting, and an ongoing plot line of substance.
Grimm - It's good stuff!