In my opinion, the best episodes of Grimm center around original fairy tales and put a clever, modern-day twist on them. After all, is this not the very essence of the show? My oben, nach oben Favoriten are these;

#7: Episode 5, Danse Macabre: This episode clearly and elequently elaborates on the story of the Pied Piper. It really gives a new perspective on an old tale while delivering wonderful suspense and horrific scenes.

#6: Episode 10, Organ Grinder: Not only did this episode have all the prospects of a good horror film, it also captured part of the story of Hansel and Gretle. It is very subtle, but...

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I’ll skip the Reference Rundown this time around, because honestly, there isn’t much to say. The episode is supposedly based on the fairy tale “The Queen Bee”, but has nothing at all in common with it. It’s one of those stories in which three brothers set out to reach a goal, and the last one, the simpleton, is successful because he is kind to everyone and follows Guter Rat he is given. In this case, helpful Tiere come to his aid, ants, ducks and, Du might have guessed it, bees. So the only reference is the fact that bees have a helpful role. Not even the quote is from...