What is grimm about

View All. Fall TV. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage. Log in with Facebook. Email address. Log In. First Name. Last Name. By signing up, you agree to receiving newsletters from Rotten Tomatoes. You may later unsubscribe. Create your account Already have an account? Email Address. See score details. Series Info. Portland detective Nick Burkhardt, descended from a long line of warriors known as Grimms, defends his city from magical creatures known as Wesen, which are part human and part animal.

Fighting alongside his partner, Hank, colleague Sergeant Wu and friends Monroe and Rosalee, Nick faces off against internal and external forces, including his police captain, Sean Renard.

According to Monroe, they can see an "infinite darkness" in a Grimm's eyes that reflects the Wesen's true nature. However, modern Grimms can use sunglasses to avoid detection from Wesen via eye contact. Sandman " Later, he describes a sort of subtle electric tension in his jaw and forehead when there are Wesen nearby.

This "sixth sense" alerts the other perceptory senses, in effect amplifying them. Due to Grimm's differences in nature, they react differently to Cracher-Mortel spit than other people. The rage stage comes much earlier, and the Cracher-Mortel is unable to control them. They also still possess their Grimm powers, making them very dangerous. Nevertheless, despite being disoriented and confused, they are still calmer and don't just charge at people to attack them like other humans and Wesen under the control of a Cracher-Mortel.

Adalind's Hexenbiest spirit dying after drinking the blood of a Grimm. It has also been shown that the blood of a Grimm can destroy the Wesen part of a Hexenbiest. It is currently unknown if this will work on other members of the Wesen world.

Furthermore, it cannot work if it has been performed before or if the Hexenbiest has Grimm blood in their veins, as was the case with Juliette and Adalind due to both having had Nick's blood in them, making them immune.

Grimms also possesses greater resistance to arsenic's drug-like effects and are thus able to resist the effect of the Coins of Zakynthos.

Additionally, Grimms seem to have a natural aptitude for armed and unarmed combat, particularly against Wesen. In armed combat, they show a propensity in using ancient and medieval weapons. They also possess incredible observational abilities and keen instincts. There also seems to be some natural aptitude in the Grimm lines of artistic talent and detailing their encounters with Wesen, as there are many detailed pictures and descriptions of Wesen in Aunt Marie's books from other Grimms, and Nick has an aptitude for drawing as well.

Additionally, Trubel, even before she knew she was a Grimm, recorded every type of Wesen she had unwittingly encountered in her diary and drew pictures of some of them.

When blinded, Nick's hearing is enhanced to the point of hearing things from a distance, as he was able to hear Rosalee coming and Hank's conversation with Wu on the phone despite being far away.

He was also able to hear a fly buzzing on the ceiling, as well as destroy many objects thrown near him while blindfolded with his kanabo when he and Monroe were testing his hearing. Sandman ". Nick's powers were removed by Adalind after he had sex with her because he thought she was Juliette. A Grimm's first warning of the loss of his powers is the inability to see Wesen woge.

Having one's powers restored is a gradual process that involves some discomfort for the Grimm. To open the box containing the treasure that the seven keys led to, the blood of a Grimm was required to break the seal. Endezeichen Grimms are the worst type of Grimms there are; they are ruthless, xenophobic, and sadistic Grimms, who savagely torture and murder Wesen, not caring if the Wesen in question are good or bad since they believe all Wesen are abominations.

They are considered bygone and were supposedly rendered extinct centuries ago. Grimm Wiki Explore. Grimm: David Giuntoli.

Grimm: Sasha Roiz. Grimm: Bitsie Tulloch. Grimm: Bree Turner. Photos Top cast Edit. Silas Weir Mitchell Monroe as Monroe. Reggie Lee Sgt. Wu as Sgt. Robert Blanche Sgt. Franco as Sgt.

Franco …. Damien Puckler Meisner as Meisner. Jacqueline Toboni Trubel as Trubel …. Danny Bruno Bud as Bud …. Christian Lagadec Sebastien as Sebastien …. Hannah R. Loyd Diana as Diana. Sharon Sachs Dr. Harper as Dr.

More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. In fact, the creators recalled feeling panic when they thought season 6 would be renewed for 22 episodes, breathing a sigh of relief when the network only called for That limited order for the final run may actually go a long way toward explaining the rich, mythology-laden final season. Networks lean on their procedural shows to tell a lot of stories every season, but some shows — particularly high-concept fantasy shows — just don't flourish under the demands of a episode season.

Fortunately for the fans and everyone involved in the show's creation, Grimm got to say goodbye on a high note, with a satisfying conclusion that wrapped up the existing plotlines and put a nice cherry on top of its story.

In the same TV Lin e article, Giuntoli said that everyone was grateful that the "rug [wasn't] pulled" out from under them, something that does happen in the cutthroat world of network television, after all. Grimm always felt like an oddball in NBC's lineup. It debuted in a season that was crowded with fairy tale-inspired content. Both shows defied their middling reviews to live a full life on their respective networks.