Grimm Season 6 Episode 3
Grimm Season 6 Episode 3,”Oh Captain, My Captain”, attempts a redistribution of power between who and what are usually viewed as good and evil. The balancing act plays out between Captain Sean Renard and Team Grimm. Will this narrative continue until the series’ end? Without a looming last curtain call, I imagine pitting former colleagues against each other wouldn’t feel so immediate. Before Renard was seduced by Black Claw and the perceived power of the mayor’s office, he was squarely on the side of mortal law. Over the years, he protected citizens in his local precinct while pushing back against the lure of the Wesen world. The full quote for the episode is: “You will face yourself again in a moment of terror and will learn once again that old lesson you keep forgetting: that you can escape from anywhere, but you cannot flee your own self.” Without getting too heady or psychological, the small battles spanning three episodes culminate in tonight’s chapter. Diana, the daughter of two witches, is the most powerful being in Portland. She murdered a woman because she was disrupting the idyllic version of the life she wants with her parents. I’m puzzled because there have been no repercussions for the former political manager’s death. Diana is the sum of her parents, both behave as if they’re afraid of her. Diana can be tool for good or evil depending upon who she loves. Each character has burdens to bear, contributing unique skills and knowledge for the benefit of the whole. When Adeline was unable to perform the Verfluchte Zwillingsschwester, the identity transformation spell, Eve and Rosalee took the lead. They’re better together than apart, especially when outside forces seek to undo them through conventional or supernatural methods.
