“I have been bent and broken, but, I hope, into a better shape”
“They call me Eve”
Yep, she’s back and judging
by the opening credits she’s here to stay. Those who read my reviews know that
Juliette is not a favorite, so what does it say about the episode when she is
the best part of it? I was equally surprised!
From the looks of it she is still
Juliette, sort of. New name, new beginning, old set of memories. What about feelings? Does she have any? She seemed way too robotic
and detached…. and so obedient. It was
scary. Did she really believe they saved her? Did she really find the new purpose?
Or is this just a facade? No wonder Meisner looked worried at the end. She
killed twenty wesen in a matter of seconds. She is a weapon alright. I’d be
worried too.
Her dinner date with Nick
was my favorite part of the episode. He was so vulnerable and real; David
was able to portray every bit of emotion there was, from disbelief, to grief,
to care, to anger. Eve on the other hand hadn’t shown anything. No remorse, no guilt, no joy. Literally nothing. She
was just indifferent and icy. And the cherry on top - she was multitasking. She didn't come there just to see Nick, but to
kill one of the leaders of the uprising. Meisner and Co. don't waste anytime, do they? What didn’t make sense to me is why Meisner
felt he needed to put Nick through this odd auditioning process? He already knew Nick
was more than capable, he also knew Nick would do anything to protect innocent
bystanders. So, what was the point?
Moving on… I have to say,
that during this episode Grimm women annoyed the hell out of me, all but Juliette Eve, which in
itself is a nice change of pace. Take Trubel for instance, who knows way more
than she lets on. She knew exactly where the secret holding facility was and she didn't share. She
knew Juliette was possibly alive and she didn't think of mentioning it. She was investigating the Black Claw on her
last two jobs and only now decided to talk. Plus I'm sure she knows something about Diana. Why is she dosing the information?
Next in line for annoyance award is Adalind. She was right when she
said that her job as a mother is important, but she was also right when she
said she has to do something else. Right now she is stuck in four walls and
wining a lot about the cards she’s been dealt and saying stuff like: "I can't help but wonder if you think this should have been Juliette's child, not mine." Come
on! Have some self respect, it’ like she was fishing for compliments.
But since it lead to my second favorite scene in the episode, I'll let it slide. What Nick said about him and
Juliette not taking that chance at normal life was so true. I also vaguely remember
something about Juliette not even wanting to marry Nick because of his Grimm
powers. Which says a lot about their relationships. Grimm is a part of Nick and
Adalind never had an issue with the whole package.
And then there was The Kiss. I absolutely loved how they filmed it. It was natural
and a bit awkward at the same time. Looking at those two and remembering what they’ve
done to each other (especially Adalind to Nick) it amazes me that I find this
development so entertaining and appealing. They also talked about their feelings. Turns out
they both were thinking about it! You don’t say! They’ve been sleeping next to
each other for awhile now (how awhile? I’m a little fuzzy on the
timeline). The important thing is that it is done. They kissed. Nick and Adalind, as
themselves, for the first time. They can no longer write this off to spells and
what not. There is no going back and I absolutely love this. When did I become
such a shipper?
I found Rosalee annoying as well. She didn’t have much to
do in this one except reacting to the news brought by others, repeating them and being on the phone a lot. Her anger
towards poor Xavier was a bit over the top, I actually felt sorry for him.
The Wesen Council meeting that took place in The
Hague (that was a LOL moment) turned into a blood bath
when one of their members killed them all. Didn’t they have security? Didn’t
they have some sort of vetting process? I'm not entirely sure what impact their execution will have on the Wesen community worldwide (huge if we are to believe Monroe), but it had no impact on me
whatsoever. I kept thinking of how much more efficient another Council has been
wiped out in my all time favorite ‘Buffy’ (sorry, if that is still the spoiler
to you). This one was poorly written and equally poorly executed; the only good thing that
came out of it was Alexander, who managed to escape. I was
so relieved he survived. I still remember him in woge state – that white tiger
was simply stunning. Let’s hope he’ll find his way to Portland.
And now let’s talk about the
most confusing part of the story. The Black Claw. I’m still not clear on what
it is they are fighting for. For Wesen to live freely and out in the open? They say it is so they could stop hiding in the shadows, but they haven't really been hiding (if they were, on more occasions that one it was because more powerful Wesen were after the weak ones). Overall it seemed Wesen and people were coexisting rather nicely for all those
centuries. Oh, well.
Some observations
The Black Claw members didn’t know who Monroe was, just that he was Wesen and
friends with Grimm. It’s a bit hard to believe that they didn’t know, but ok….
The destruction and riots
shown on TV during Wesen Council meeting indicated that the situation in other cities are far more severe, than in Portland.
Poor Xavier - yes, he set his friends up, but still he didn’t deserve to die like that.
011 31 (0) 70 352 41 – that is the number to call if you want to get
in touch with Wesen Council, not that it matters now, them being dead and all
that. Anyway the country code is indeed for the Netherlands. Sometimes when a specific number
is given on TV series it usually connects with some department related to it.
This one doesn’t.
Meisner is seriously smitten with Adalind! I think…
Also, when he was thinking of her I kept expecting Diana to
show up and call him ‘father’….
The wig came off,
thankfully! It was a crime against nature.
I’m still not clear on what
exactly was done to Juliette.
Memorable Quotes:
Nick: “She's
either dead, or she isn't!”
Nope, it seems there is always a third option.
Monroe:
“I mean, he did lead us into the Teutoburg
Forest. Famous ambush of the
Romans by the
Germanic war chief Arminius? Three Roman legions were decimated by an alliance
of Germanic Tribes? Come on, it's, like, Rome's
Greatest defeat.”
Hank: “You
mean like the Alamo?”
Monroe: “Yes.”
Hank’s reference was more on point… considering
the revolution involved
Rosalee: “Is
this another back-from-the-dead thing? 'Cause I'm really not ready to host
another
jack the ripper party.”
Monroe: “Let's just hope it's not
something worse.”
Adalind to Nick: “…
if anything ever does, you know, get going, we should make sure it is about us.”
Amen to that
Sol’s rating: between Eve and the kiss I think
it deserves 4.
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