We recently finished binge-watching the five and a half seasons of the television series Grimm (2011-2017), a series crossing the genres of crime-fighting and fantasy, the latter embodied, though not defined, in the mythical creatures borrowed from the Grimm mythos, and seasoned with a sometimes subtle sense of word play and humor. To the latter, the very first episode introduces us to the concept of a creature called a Grimm, and includes an encounter with a creature called … wait for it … a Grim Reaper.
Yeah, we were hooked fairly fast. Good actors, good stories that often use their exotic foundations to work on current issues, and a sense of fun. Midway through, my Arts Editor and I looked at each other and said It’s crack cocaine. And then watched the next episode.
I write all this to both recommend the series, if you have room in your mind for structured fantasy that nevertheless acknowledges there’s more out there than written down in the series’ story books, and to explain the lack of Belated Movie Reviews of late.
Enjoy!
