Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-25875828-20150512091124/@comment-27363192-20160416194831

More than one commentator has mentioned that science fiction as a form is where theological narrative went after Paradise Lost, and this is undoubtedly true. Supernatural creatures with wings, and burning bushes that speak, are unlikely to be encountered in a novel about stockbrokers, unless the stockbrokers have been taking a few mind-altering substances, but they are not out of place on Planet X. The form is often used as a way of acting out the consequences of a theological doctrine. The theological resonances in films such as Star Wars are more than obvious. Extraterrestrials have taken the place of angels, demons, fairies and saints, though it must be said that this last group is now making a comeback. We want wisdom. We want hope. We want to be good. Therefore we sometimes tell ourselves warning stories that deal with the darker side of some of our other wants. Literature is an uttering, or outering, of the human imagination. It lets the shadowy forms of thought and feeling - heaven, hell, monsters, angels and all - out into the light, where we can take a good look at them and perhaps come to a better understanding of who we are and what we want, and what the limits to those wants may be. Understanding the imagination is no longer a pastime, but a necessity; because increasingly, if we can imagine it, we'll be able to do it. - Margaret Atwood, "Why We Need Science Fiction", "The Guardian"

"There's no real objection to escapism, in the right places... We all want to escape occasionally. But science fiction is often very far from escapism, in fact you might say that science fiction is escape into reality... It's a fiction which does concern itself with real issues: the origin of man; our future. In fact I can't think of any form of literature which is more concerned with real issues, reality." - Arthur C Clarke

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone. Orson Welles

Grimm is very successful in treading the fine line of good and bad in relation to all the characters in the show. The evidence is apparent in this thread as we argue the degree of good and bad for each character. At the end of the day it is a TV show for our entertainment but when it turns into so much more it affects the lives of the viewers. In our apathetic viewing mode we imagine what we would o if it was us on the screen but would we really be able to react and live as the characters are written? Cudos to the writers and creators and especially the actors of the show for stirring the masses from their couches to write furiously on their computers and form opinions and stand by their heroes.