You’ve probably heard about Grimm. It films in Portland, so perhaps you got those annoying flyers all over your apartment (like I did) telling you that Grimm would be filming in your area and shutting down part of the street. Maybe your aspiring actor friends have tried out to be extras or have bit parts. Maybe you’ve seen the crew shooting around town. It’s totally understandable to be curious about the show if you live in Portland. Worry not—your mild curiosity will be assuaged. I'm here to watch Grimm so you don't have to.
The main premise of the show is that a blandly handsome detective, Nick Burkhardt, finds out that he’s actually a descendent of the Brothers Grimm, and as such has special powers that allow him to see fairy tale creatures. In this world, the Brothers Grimm were actually intrepid documentarians rather than just fairy-tale collectors, and Nick has to devote himself to hunting down the evil beasties, for some reason. Fairy creatures are real, no one can see them but Nick, and that’s about it. For the most part, the show hasn’t developed much past that.
The one thing that’s made Grimm watchable, though, is that it’s filmed here. It does not try to pass Portland off as a different city (unlike Leverage) and it is also somewhat more watchable than a lukewarm pile of cat vomit (unlike Portlandia). As stilted as the dialogue is, as bad as the effects are, as one-dimensional as the characters can be, it’s nice to see Portland on screen. Our story so far:
Episode one: The big bad wolf turned out to be a pedophile mailman. The cops shot him, because they can just do that.
Episode two: Goldilocks and her boyfriend have sexy time at the three bears’ house. Nick eats Voodoo Doughnuts.
Episode three: Bee people use flash mobs for murder on the Portland Streetcar. Everyone keeps saying “Portland Streetcar,” like it’s a brand name or something. Portland Streetcar.
Episode four: A sleazy frog-eating goat man seduces women with his swanky bed and breakfast. After that, he puts them in cages. A fight ensues at Multnomah Falls.
And finally, last night's episode... which we'll discuss after the jump!
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