Pilot

""The wolf thought to himself, what a tender young creature. What a nice plump mouthful..." -Little Red Riding Hood The Brothers Grimm, 1812"

"" is the first episode of Season 1 of Grimm. It first aired on October 28, 2011 on the National Broadcasting Company.

Awareness
Nick Burkhardt intends to propose to Juliette Silverton. He purchases a ring. As he leaves the jewelry store he sees a young woman who momentarily takes on the appearance of a hag. Upon arriving at the station with his partner, Hank Griffin, he sees a perpetrator being processed by another detective; the perpetrator briefly takes on a monstrous visage and snarls at Nick. Distracted, Nick collides with Sergeant Wu. While Nick is still at the station, a bald woman drives down a street in a sport utility vehicle towing a camp trailer; she pulls onto a residential lot and walks to the house. Nick arrives home and finds the bald woman, who proves to be his Aunt Marie talking to Juliette. Marie tells Nick that they have to talk. They have a conversation while walking in the neighborhood. Marie asks if Nick has been seeing unusual things. He admits that he has and she tells him that he is one of the last surviving members of the Grimm family and that the creatures about which the Brothers Grimm wrote are real. Marie senses a presence and is attacked by a beast bearing a scythe whom she identifies as Hulda. She attempts to defend herself, surprisingly spryly, with her cane and a long knife. She appears to be on the verge of being overcome when Nick shoots the beast several times. As the beast dies, it takes on human form. Marie is taken to a hospital.

Creatures

 * Hexenbiest
 * Hulda
 * Blutbaden

Unanswered Questions

 * What does the key open?
 * Why hasn't Nick proposed? Where is the ring?