Grimm Review: The End (Season 6 Episode 13)

“Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

On Grimm Season 6 Episode 12, “The End,” Nick finally defeats the Zerstorer, but it’s nothing to cheer about.

Look, I want to say that this review praises the finale, but it doesn’t. Yes, I love Grimm, and I’m going to miss this show, but this finale, and the final season, is a miss.

The finale raises more questions than answers, and things just either do not work or do not add up. There’s not even this sigh of relief that the big bad, the Zerstorer, is dead because he is a recent addition to the final season.

The destroyer wasn’t around long enough to really instill fear. But hey, he dies, so yay.

Actually, everyone dies (well, minus the kiddos and Nick). The shock that Wu and Hank are actually dead has not even set in yet, and then Eve is killed.

Before diving into all the deaths of the finale, a moment of appreciation for Silas Weir Mitchell.

Monroe: What do you mean everyone?

His reaction is the only one that really hits you in the gut. The way Mitchell delivers this line is absolutely heartbreaking and devastating.

Once everyone starts dropping like flies, you figure out that somehow they are all going to be brought back to life. So, you just sit and watch. There’s not a lot of emotion involved in watching these deaths because you know it’s temporary.

If anything, watching everyone die becomes a bit annoying. It’s like, yeah, yeah, let’s just bring them back already. Everyone’s dying words and moments, and the drama that comes with them, does not work.

All the deaths are a little ridiculous, especially for major characters, so that also helps you realize that everything will be just fine. Eve being forced to turn the knife on herself, I mean really? Lame way to die.

Now, Juliette’s death was nicely executed, as was Kelly’s. None of the deaths during this hour and during Grimm Season 6 Episode 12 are that well crafted.

Can you imagine, though, if this finale did end with some permanent deaths?

It would have been shocking, and as much as no one wants that kind of pain, I think it would have made for a much better finale. Of course you’d also have to re-structure the entire final season and make the deaths a lot more significant.

You know what else would have been awesome? If Nick did not want to give up the stick. You’re a grimm, dumbass, you have to protect the world from monsters like Zerstorer.

Yes, okay, he’s grieving and not thinking clearly (understandably), but it is a little aggravating that Trubel is the one who is thinking about the good of the world, and how giving up the stick is the absolute worst idea ever.

I’m not saying Nick shouldn’t have been conflicted. We should have seen him go from hope that his loved ones could be returned to him to absolute heartbreak because he knows he can’t give up the stick.

Ever since day one, Nick has had to balance his duties as a grimm with his job as a cop. Now, the precinct is gone, and all that remains is the grimm side of his life.

What better way to end this series than to have Nick realize that he’s just a grimm now, and as a grimm, he has to sacrifice his happiness, his loved ones, in order to be a grimm. Depressing? Hell yes, but it would have been powerful.

Yeah, I’m spending a lot of this review thinking about how to make the finale 100 times more painful. I’m not sure what this says about me…

Okay, let’s talk about some of the things that do not really make sense.

The first one is that Diana is all of a sudden not afraid. Is this because she somehow knows how everything is going to end? It’s not explained.

Instead, we just watch how Diana has zero reaction to her father and mother being murdered in front of her. Even if Diana knew everything would work out, you would think that she would have some reaction to her parents being brutally murdered.

Then, there’s the grimm sense/connection that comes into play, thus somehow explaining why Aunt Marie and Kelly pop in to help Nick.

It’s reminiscent of “I open at the close” from Harry Potter, but Harry used a resurrection stone to talk to the ghosts of his loved ones. Kelly and Aunt Marie just show up, randomly. There’s nothing that triggers it.

Nick has been in danger a lot, like near death danger, and yet this is the only time that the blood of the grimm comes into play. Um, okay.

Don’t get me wrong, seeing Aunt Marie and Kelly again is amazing. It’s a nice reminder of how far Nick has come since the pilot, and seeing them all together puts a smile on your face. Also, Aunt Marie is a freaking badass with that cane/knife situation she has going on.

Kelly: Take good care of my grandson, I like his name.

Please do not get me started on the weird portal time hop that happens because there’s no way that I can make sense of it. It happens and magically fixes everything, cheapening an already poor finale.

The 20 years later bit is actually really cute. As nice as it is seeing Kelly writing down this story in the grimm book, it is a little strange that he waits 20 years to write it — Nick should have done it a long time ago.

It would have been more fitting to have Kelly writing down a story of how him and his dad took down some random Wesen the night or week before.

Also, is it smart for them to still have the staff? It was broken into pieces and scattered for a reason. The staff probably wields more power than anyone should have access to.

Thank you Grimm for six wonderful seasons. I really do love this show, and I definitely feel a rewatch coming on. It’s been a delight to review. I only wish the final season did this show justice.

What did you think of the series finale Grimm? Was anyone else beyond disappointed that ghost Meisner didn’t pop up at all during the finale? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

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Grimm aired Fridays at 8/7c on NBC.

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