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This episode is so freaking weird!!!!!

It was definitely, as Liz said during the liveblog, one of the weirder ones, even for Grimm. And I’m pretty sure it was kind of a short break and some comic relief for us before shit gets real.

I mean, we had 6 episodes dealing with the fallout of last season’s finale, furthering the questions about the stick, and setting up some new mysteries. We have six more episodes left in the season, at least four of which have deeply concerning titles.

And then we had this episode smack in the middle that seemed like mostly filler but served–if you read between the lines–to air out and address a lot of things that hadn’t been fully dealt with yet, as well as really cement the bond between the members of Team Grimm.

Judging from that and the promo for next episode…things are about to get serious and dark. We’re in the downward slide now. I have a feeling this episode was, despite its weirdness, the brief calm before the storm.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RUNNING THIS BLOG IT’S SO FUN TO COME ON HERE AND BROWSE!!! I’m super sad Grimm is ending but I hope you will keep this blog running even after its over. It is such an unique show. :-) anyway, thanks for how polite you all are and how much enthusiasm you share. I AM SO PUMPED FOR NEXT WEEK!

Thank you so much, anon! I’m glad you enjoy the blog. And we will absolutely keep this blog running after the show is over. I mean, I still have tons of Grimm Stats to complete, for one, and we have other things we’ve started that we’d like to finish. Plus I’m sure there will be new fanfics to read, new theories as new people discover the show via DVD or streaming, and I’m pretty sure I could never rewatch this show too many times.

We may take a brief break after the show ends, but rest assured that FYNB will continue long after Grimm is finished!

The one question that will haunt me after the series finale: IS MONROE HIS FIRST OR LAST NAME?????

I’m almost positive that Monroe is his first name. I mean, I can see friends and acquaintances, even someone’s wife, calling them by their last name if that’s what they were used to calling them…but even his parents called him Monroe, which would be difficult to explain.

That being said, at this point I almost want them to never tell us. Just let it be an eternal mystery and quirk of the Grimm fandom, that we never learned for certain what Monroe’s other name was or even which name “Monroe” even was. Because he’s been “just Monroe” for so long I’m not sure any possible surname or first name would be satisfying.

I’m all for civil conversation, but the shipping wars of any fandom are ridiculous. I will always maintain that fandom should be a positive experience. And there’s so much else to talk about! I think most of us can agree that Monrosalee is a beautiful couple, Hank was hilarious in the latest episode, and Diana is one creepy kid. Though it was entertaining how she terrorized her kidnapper lol. The mythology, esp. of other cultures, can be really interesting too. Do you have a favorite wesen?

My favorite Wesen species/type is probably the blutbad. I know, I know, we have tons to choose from and I pick the first one we ever meet?

But I think that’s kind of why. Blutbaden were the first Wesen type we met and the first where we really got to know the individual characters behind the faces. And we’ve met a lot of them compared to most of the other types: the first MotW villain, Monroe, the Lassers, Holly, Bart and Alice, and at least two of Monroe’s blutbad friends. As a result, we probably know more about blutbaden than any other Wesen type, even fuchsbaus.

And then, too, I just love Monroe, so much. His tendency to ramble and be an endless font of knowledge about this world (and various and sundry other things) along with his early friendship with Nick were the main reasons I fell so in love with the show that I kept watching past the first few episodes.

– Liza

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Okay, so I haven’t watch the episode yet, but I have my opinions : For Nick’s sake and life, I really hope Monroe never discover that his bff was in love for his wife during the spell ; Nick falling in love for Rosalee is the creepiest thing I’ve ever see in this show ; See Adalind slapping Nick in the face was the best thing I’ve see in my life, made my weekend ; Never stay in the same place as Diana ; NICK AND EVE KISS, OH YEAH ! ; David and Claire : new comedy drama king and queen. Mari.

Well, I honestly don’t think Monroe would hold anything against Nick for this episode, considering a) Nick was under a spell, and b) Monroe also did some wild stuff under that spell. They weren’t responsible for their own actions and I think they all know that this time.

I do wholeheartedly agree that Nick falling for Rosalee was absolutely creepy in the extreme. I think it might have killed whatever Monrosehardt shipping I had left in me, tbh.

That whole scene where everyone is slapping everyone else, Monroe is dipping Eve back all romantic-like, and Nick and Adalind are wailing while Hank is in the background just dancing in his underwear and singing “Let’s Get It On” to his own reflection was the absolute most hilarious scene I’ve ever seen in any show, ever.

My suspicions about the Eve/Nick kiss being all down to the spell were right and I’m sad. BUT it’s key to note that before the spell happened, Eve admitted to Diana that she was sad that she and Nick aren’t in love anymore. Which means there are definitely still feelings there on her side. And we got yet another instance of “Nick drops everything and moves his ass like his pants are on fire when Eve calls for him,” so that was fun. Although that thing with the mirror was YIKES.

Overall, a really weird but also fun episode with a lot of great moments.

Something I noticed: 5×07 promotional videos with Nadalind kissing. Happy Nadalind fans getting excited. The vast majority of Silverhardt fans being respectfully quiet and not yelling at the Nadalind fans. 6×07 promo: Silverhardt kissing. Silverhardt haters ALL OVER that video, yelling at the ship and Juliette. Attacking any Silverhardt fan who dares show their support. 😒

I can neither confirm nor deny that this is true, but I can say it lines up with my fandom experiences for the last six years.

That being said, this is for all the fans, Nadalind, Silverhardt, slash shipper, or indifferent: stop. attacking. each other. Discourse is one thing, but jumping on each other because you ship different things is just painfully immature, not to mention unnecessary.

I mean…what does anyone get out of that? Moreover, what do you think it says about your ship to the rest of the fandom, if all they ever see is its shippers attacking people, and putting down other ships, characters, and even the actors who play them?

So cut it out. And if you see other fans doing it, maybe tell them to cut it out too. We have seven episodes left. Just seven! After that last episode airs and the credits roll, it will never be like this again. Ever. Sure, there’ll be new metas, maybe, the occasional new fic or fanart, fans discovering the show for the first time on streaming sites and blogging about it.

But there won’t be anymore of that “new episode this Friday!” feeling we get now. There won’t be any more promos, sneak peaks, new photos from the next ep, theorizing about what wild thing the writers will think of next. No more of the writers trolling us good-naturedly during hiatus. No more of Bitsie giving names to things, or posting drinking games during the episode.

It’s going to be different, it’s going to feel different. And while we’ll always have the show to go back to, it will be going back. Never forward. We’ll be loving something that was, not something that is.

So enjoy this now, while we can. And try to remember that whatever our different opinions are on various parts of the show, we all love this show. We have that in common. And we’re all gonna miss it when it’s gone.

We only have eight episodes left and so little time to resolve stuff and I’m a little freaked out. *Aggressively chews nails*

True! But we got some major answers this week with regards to the symbols on the cloth (granted, that just raised even more questions). I’m hopeful that although we may never get everything answered, we’ll at least have a satisfying ending that answers all the important stuff.

And for the rest? Well, that’s what meta and fanfic is for, right?