Grimm Review: Blood Magic (Season 6 Episode 10)

“Nothing, they say, is more certain than death, and nothing more uncertain than the time of dying.”

On Grimm Season 6 Episode 10, “Blood Magic,” the trend of sort of making progress with the mirror demon and symbol situation continues.

All we learn is that blood magic, which may or may not just be a Hexenbiest thing, can allow access to another world. There’s still a gazillion questions, like what exactly is in the mirror?

Multiple worlds or dimensions is not something, to my recollection, that has really been explored on Grimm. It seems like we should have had the “are their other worlds/dimensions/etc” talk once the demon popped up, but it has not happened yet.

While it looks like we will get answers on this after Eve crosses over, things would have worked better if we knew a little bit more. We could have been less confused and more curious as to what’s going on.

Is there not a Grimm book that touches on the theory of other dimensions or offers some proof of their existence? It seems odd that something like this has never happened before or that the Grimms that came before Nick did not have any knowledge on the subject of mirror travel or other dimensions/worlds.

Sadly, at this point in the final season, part of the thrill is gone simply because there are so many questions. You can’t even really theorize on what’s going on because there’s too many unexplained variables.

All I can say is that the demon seems to be connected to the stick healing Eve and/or her experience of being in a death grip.

Why can Diana see the symbols, and how does she know so much? No idea. What’s in the mirror? No clue.

You can’t even really be afraid for Eve or Team Grimm because you have no idea what’s coming. Here’s hoping that the final three episodes provide us with a couple of answers.

For me, this Wesen of the week brings up a lot of emotions.

My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s for years. I remember watching her go from laughing while saying, “I already asked you that, didn’t I?” to being scared and not knowing where she was. With my grandfather, it was sudden and did not really set in until right before his death.

Normally, random characters having sob stories earns an eye roll from me, but this time around, I could not stop crying.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanton are easy to fall in love with and feel for, especially if you have or had a loved one suffering from dementia. It’s not always an easy feat making one episode characters really connect with the audience, but Grimm pulls it off.

It seems like it has been a while since we really explored an aspect of Wesen life and culture. The Godfather of Death (yeah, no idea how to spell the technical Wesen name) is such a fascinating concept, and it really does help explain how Wesen could live in secret for so long.

As much as I wish the final season did not have any Wesens of the week, this one is enjoyable.

It keeps you interested, not because of the police aspect of it, but because the Wesen world expands, and Nick is forced to find some middle ground that satisfies both his job as a detective and his job as a Grimm.

We also learn more about Rosalee and Monroe’s views on this particular Wesen custom, and Rosalee even opens up about her grandfather’s death. It’s much more personal than a normal case.

Wesens of the week like this are always my favorite. They are a reminder that there is such much Nick does not know about the Wesen world.

The case does have its flaws.

For most of the hour, the connection between all the death is unclear. While it is nice that the connection is not super obvious, like the old lady in the nursing home being the killer, it does take a bit too long to connect the dots.

It’s confusing, and, if you are like me, then you start to tune things out because you really do not care about the Wesen of the week anyways, especially when you could be watching something more interesting like Eve research mirrors and blood magic.

The investigations come across as a scattered mess, and then, everything clicks into place a little too perfectly. Still, overall the case is enjoyable and delivers an emotional punch.

“I suppose if any place was going to have a giant, assassin bug, it’d be Portland. “

What did you think of this episode of Grimm? Does anyone else just love the coroner? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Grimm airs Friday at 8/7c on NBC.

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