(11-11-2017, 10:25 PM)irukandji Wrote: What would be the symbolism of the cabbages, the giants, and the donkeys in relation to Nick and Adalind?
She said loosely based, not direct adaptation.
There are some similarities not that the tales are identical.
Look at what they did with the Cinderella story, they twisted it and that was a more familiar tale that lasted one episode. Grimm wasn't about telling the Grimm tales exactly as they were written. They were more like inspiration to tell those stories by twisting the characters/the setting/overall narrative. Just like Juliette temporarily became a sleeping Beauty that was kissed by a prince so she could wake from her coma.
Not everything that was based on the fairytales was exactly as the fairytales.