Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-27523265-20160103230339/@comment-26235944-20160106062141

I think that the whole Wesen world is linked to Hexenbiests...because of the magical nature of each woge. We see all sorts of things happen when Wesen woge: hair disappears then reappears, ears grow, teeth elongate, scorpion-like tails appear then disappear, feathers & beaks appear then disappear... Think about it. Each woge is magical in nature. It's also worth noting that all Wesen seem to have a sort of primal fear of Hexenbiests...why is that? I suspect that it goes back to the beginning, to the origin of Wesen. Perhaps it's simply a fear of the power that Hexenbiests wield. Or perhaps...it's a respectful fear for the powers that created all Wesen. Whatever was powerful enough to create Wesen, is also powerful enough to destroy them. It's interesting that Wesen suffer from Umkippen if they woge too often. Albert Bowden referred to the 'power' that all Wesen feel when they woge. Perhaps it is this magical power that, when used too much, causes Wesen to suffer from Umkippen? We don't know if Hexenbiests are immune to Umkippen or not...they haven't addressed this yet in the show. But it was interesting what Elizabeth Lascelles said in 'Highway of Tears' to her son Sean, after she had done the spell to re-Grimm Nick... Elizabeth: "These rude épreuve take more and more out of you the older you get." Elizabeth made it look almost effortless the way she created that potion and used the Hat to perform that spell...but apparently it took it's toll on her. This makes me wonder if Juliette will experience any negative effects if she uses her powers a lot.