Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-24.150.82.174-20150427020509/@comment-26368233-20150521150012

One thing to remember about the show is that very little history has been revealed. The writers very seldom vary from the history they have revealed, but they have a wide latitude on where they can go. We basically know the same or a little more than Nick. For example, what do we know about the Royals--there are 7 royal families and at least one is based in Europe, mainly in Austria, and that family has several branches and it had a king. In season 1 it was stated that much of the conflict in the world was caused by the Royals trying to get back their power. Other than that what do we know? Are the other families related to the one we have met or are they in different parts of the world? This gives such a wide scope for the shows direction and allows the show to take so many unexpected twists and turns to keep it interesting. We know very little about the resistance, a little bit about the wesen council and a little about grimm history. We know Chavez works for the FBI, but in what capacity and how much of what she is doing with Trubel is officially sanctioned. How powerful are hexinbiests--in season 1 Adeline exclusively did potions, in season 2 Renard appeared to use his powers in fighting, season 3 Adeline and Diana showed more power, then in season 4 Juliette had tremendous power. Nick keeps gaining grimm powers from what he has experienced--how will this play into the future. Where did wesen originate and how did grimms get the ability to see them and decide they had to hunt down the "bad" ones? The grimms worked during the crusades for the Royals, do any still work for them or all grimms independent now? It is frustrating not to know the histories, but at the same time it keeps the show unpredictable.

I would guess all who died in season 4 are gone, and I hate that Bitsy will probably no longer be on the show, Juliette brought a new edge when she became a hexinbiest. But all the deaths do open up different directions for the show to proceed. I would guess the producers have an idea where the major story arcs are headed long term, but they could change as characters change (like Claire becoming pregnant--used that to have Nick's son), and again with little history it is easy to change.

I really like the unpredictability, that is what keeps everyone talking and the show interesting.