I think I remember David Giuntoli mentioning S5 had an open ending so they were glad it had been renewed for S6? So my guess is Black Claw continues onto the next season but we never know really I guess!

Hey there Anon – Admin Liz here. David’s right – Grimm’s formula tends to be that the season finale is about 3 eps long and ends in a major cliff hanger, followed by a sassy/unapologetic title card from the writers, and then the cliff hanger is resolved sometime in the first three episodes of the next season. That’d be hard to follow if we didn’t have season six. 

One would hope that if/when the show ends, they know with plenty of time so that they can properly wrap it up so that we don’t end up with a terrible cliff hanger and no answers. 

Here’s the thing about groups like Black Claw – they’re virtually impossible to eradicate. Think KKK or Nazis, or any number of similar groups. From a Grimm!verse standpoint, as long as the idea is there, the group will continue. I can’t imagine a situation where Team Grimm is able to fully dismantle BC, just make them go dark for a while. There will always be wesen who agree with what BC is preaching.

So, I guess what I’m trying to say, is that it seems plausible that Black Claw could become an underlying evil for the rest of Grimm’s lifespan, however many seasons that will be. But you’re right – we won’t know until it’s all over!

I love reading your opinions and wanted to ask, what do you think of what Grimm have done with Renhardt over the seasons and where they are now?

Hi Anon – Admin Liz here. I think that Sean and Nick have had a very tense relationship (however you want to define it, romantic, friend, coworkers, etc) ever since Nick presented as a Grimm. 

Team Grimm has always been sort of suspicious of Renard, and who can blame them? His motivations have never been obvious, and we really have no idea where his loyalties lie (nowhere in my opinion, I think he’s out for himself, which is one of the reasons I love him). 

Ever since S1, they’ve relied on each other out of necessity – they know a lot of secrets about each other. The conflict we’re seeing between them this season is something that seems to have been building for a while now, and I’m excited to see how it gets resolved (whether it ends in Renard being our Big Bad, or in him tellng Nick he has a plan, or something completely out of left field). 

How is Black Claw going to explain Kelly? That he’s Renard’s? How will Diana react to him?

Hey there, Admin Liz here – that seems the most logical option – to explain him as Renard and Adalind’s second child. 

I have no idea how Diana will react to him, but she doesn’t strike me as the type of sibling who would be excited about being a big sister. She more seems like the kinda sister who would ask to bring him back to the hospital or if they can sell him on ebay. Guess we’ll find out pretty soon what kinda powers baby Kelly has, if any. Diana’s started presenting as a defense mechanism when she was running from the Royals, so it wouldn’t surprise me if Kelly’s have been dormant since he was in a relatively safe environment. Now that he’s not necessarily safe, he may start showing off for survival. 

Isn’t there a resistence group in grimm. Last i remember it does have a few members who are alive. So where are they now? I do realize that black claw is a threat all over the world but i think diana in the hands of black claw is a bigger threat. I think Portland can really use a little help from the resistance at the moment. And if HW is part of the resistance then they might need more active members other than eve, meisner and trubel.

Hey there, Admin Liz here! There is a group known as The Resistance in the Grimm!verse – and we haven’t really heard from them in a while. It’s never been explained how extensive their membership is, what they’re doing exactly, or where they are centered (if anywhere). Previously, they were framed as the opposition of the Royals, which is why we probably haven’t heard from them in a while (after the death of one of the kings last season, the Royals seem to have gone dark). 

In that same vein, Hadrian’s Wall seems to be the force opposing Black Claw. The membership of HW is probably bigger than we realize, we’ve just never been introduced to any of it’s other members (need-to-know and all that). 

I, personally, don’t think these four groups are necessarily linked in any way other than that they’re all fighting each other, and fighting for the same power.  Eventually, I think they’ll bring all four together in a giant battle, with Team Grimm in the center, but that’s my own personal wish. But I definitely agree, Team Grimm could use some help – if only we knew who they could trust.

Is it too much to hope that Hank is actually onto Zuri and is playing along to see what she is up to?

Hi Anon! Admin Liz here – I wouldn’t say it’s too much to hope, but I would say that we, as omnipotent viewers, have a very different perspective on the issue. Hank has a lot going on right now, so I think that he’s enjoying having something relatively normal and low-key happening in his life. I, personally, don’t think he’s suspicious of Zuri simply because he doesn’t want to bring all of the Team Grimm baggage into something that can act as an escape for him. His previous experiences with Zuri are also probably clouding any suspicious behavior.

Hopefully he’ll be a little more on his toes after the end of last episode (when they said to be suspicious of everyone), but we’ll have to see how it works out! 

Do you think this Black Claw storyline will be resolved by the end of season 5 or it will continue into season 6?

Hi Nonny! Admin Liz here – I guess I’m personally kinda torn. Part of me hopes it is, because I like when storylines are neatly finished, but most of me hopes it continues into S6. There’s so much left to explain, and so many places they could go, it’d be a shame to waste the story potential.

The relationship between Black Claw/Hadrian’s Wall/The Resistance/The Royals is really intriguing to me, and I’m super curious how all these power forces interact with each other. That being said, I hope that the writers actually address this obvious power struggle and what exactly the end game is for each of these groups. 

Do you think Grimm is going to kill off Hank? Rusell wasn’t in the picture for the last day of filming for season 5 and a main character is supposed to be be dying this season aren’t they?

Hi Anon – Admin Liz here. 

I really hope they don’t kill off Hank because he’s been with us since season one, and I, personally, absolutely adore him. Russell not being in the wrap photo doesn’t necessarily mean he was killed off – I think they’d actually make a point to include him if that was the case. He may just not have been around when it was taken.

Every year there are rumors that a main character is going to be killed off, and we’ve come close few times, but I try to not let those rumors stress me out until something actually happens.