User blog:Abelskie/The Grimm-ness of Nick

I adore Grimm and all the childhood memories it brings along with it. But the one thing that has constantly perplexed me since episode one is the dynamics between how Nick, as a Grimm, identifies and is identified in return, by the creatures he interacts with, whether they be neutral, against or pro Grimm. It has been stated that a Grimm's fundamental ability is that they can, in the creatures' fleeting moment of weakness when they let their guards down, see their true form. That I appreciated much because it was explicitly stated as canon. However, how the other side sees Nick, or any other future Grimm for that matter, has been left much to speculation and theorization. The question is, CAN A GRIMM CONTROL HIS 'GRIMM-NESS' TOWARDS THE CREATURES INASMUCH AS THEY CAN HIDE THEIR TRUE FORM FROM THEM (GRIMMS)? The main inconsistency that tugged at me was how that eisbiber who repaired their fridge, immediately upon seeing Nick, knew what he is, when, just to cite the most recent example to date, the spinnetod Charlotte had to be told by Monroe that he is a Grimm before she knew. I personally believe that this needs to addressed as for me this poses a question of logic and conituity. If the Grimms can indeed hide their Grimm-ness from the creatures then that has to be explicitly mentioned in the series for it be part of the canon. We shouldn't, after all, be left to speculate on our own how things work in the Grimm universe. End of rant. :)