Monroe: “So this mossy,
muddy, leafy, rooty-arm description sounds like something out of an apocalyptic
environmental nightmare.”
Wesen are Egyptian Gods. Wesen are
aliens. Wesen are trees….
I’ve watched this episode awhile ago and then life happened and I was
only able to write a review today. When I sat down to do so it took me sometime
to remember what it was about. Then I remembered it was almost entirely about
tree wesen (seriously?). Last week we heard a theory of wesen being aliens, now
they are actually plants.
It was fun, don’t get me wrong, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that the
episode belonged somewhere in the middle of season 3, not at the end of the
final season. Plus with only few episodes left, how can we waste so much time
on something like this. I am seriously worried they won’t be able to wrap it up
properly.
Ok, now let’s talk about the episode itself.
Stupid drunk killing Bambi, another
irresponsible imbecile dumping toxic waste in the middle of the woods – can’t
quite feel sorry for them and I think they deserved every bit of a horrific
death they’ve got. That’s it. All my thoughts about the case of the week.
Looking at my notes from the episode, I remembered thinking (once again,
yes) about Sean and his place in the show structure. Nick, Hank and Wu used to
run by him every case they had, and that added a lot into a dynamic between the
characters. Not so much lately and it makes me sad. Sean is on the outskirts of
main events and at odds with the team. Why, oh, why did they have to ruin his
character especially since that subplot didn’t lead anywhere and just slowly
died out. I really hope the writers have a decent plan for him… like maybe he
will find a vital piece of information from his friend in Irkutsk that would
save everyone at the exact right moment of the finale. I could live with that.
My favorite scene in the episode, was all of them together trying to
formulate the text to put in the book and describe what exactly they’ve
encountered.
Come to think of it that might’ve been my favorite scene in the entire
show, and part of me wished they’ve kept it until the finale. Because all of
the Grimms before, they wee lone wolves, well maybe some of them had help, but
never to that extent. The reason Nick stayed alive that long is because of his
friends and seeing them all contributing and suggesting what to write in the
Grimm book was a very satisfying moment.
Some observations
Episode’s opening quote was: “In the morning, glad, I see my
foe outstretched beneath the tree” is from A Poison Tree by William Blake.
People faces in the tree were quite well done –
horrific and beautiful at the same time.
Loved the shaving session with
Nick, Adalind and curtained mirror; very homey and sexy in a “You know, I kind
of like you with the stubble.” way
Memorable Quotes:
Monroe: “Okay, we need a buddy system
'cause nobody can look into a mirror by themselves
until we
figure this out.”
Monroe: “Well, the woods are lovely, dark,
and deep, and full of dead bodies of all sorts.”
Monroe: “Usually forest Wesen who do not
take kindly to disrespecting nature. You know, it's like if someone went into
your house, broke in, shot your dog, ate your cat, fished in your aquarium, set
your kitchen on fire, and peed in your bed. It would have the same kind of
effect.”
Rosalee: “So
the Kinoshimobe kills them and feeds the Jubokko tree their blood.”
Monroe: “It's like a beautiful symbiotic
relationship.”
Monroe: “I think I shall never see a poem
as lovely as a...” blood-sucking Jubokko tree.”
Sol’s rating: 1 for the episode, 5 for the
favorite scene.
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