If you answered not a great deal, youd be right.
If you answered theyre all secretly liminal creatures from the world of NBCsGrimm, youd also be right.
Grimm takes inspiration for its monster-of-the-week Wesen from all over the world.
The lesson of that episode?
Dont deny your true nature.
These guys are bad news if you happen to be a little pig, or Bauerschwein.
These creatures are tricky to kill, what with bullets causing their vaporised lipid breath to explode.
More fairy tales here, as you might expect from a show calledGrimm.
First up we have the Hasslich, a nasty troll-like Wesen who believe that bridges are their natural property.
If youre thinking The Three Billy Goats Gruff then youd be right on the money.
Its less an explanation for the existence of the story than a modern update.
The Story Of The Golden Goose has a similar retelling in season one episodeThe Thing With Feathers.
Weve some real-world overlaps here, according to hints dropped throughoutGrimms first two seasons.
Youd better watch out, youd better not cry.
Youd better not pout, Im telling you why.
Santa Claus is really a Gefrierengeber!
Doesnt quite have the same ring to it, does it?
Well think about it?
I mean who else could live up there?
Next up: Grimms deadliest Wesen.
