

Let’s discuss how Adalind returns to Portland in the episode four preview. What type of villain doesn’t block an easy escape if he’s intent on keeping prisoners? Victor, his henchmen, and the palace guards are conveniently missing and unaware of the unfolding escape. There’s suspension of disbelief, and then there’s lazy writing. Episode three, the CCTV and Victor are both mysteriously absent, which makes it easy for the Golum-like Hoffman to help her escape through a secret passageway. In the season premiere, Victor observed Adalind on the surveillance equipment as he sat having dinner. Travel with me back to the dungeon in Vienna. Showing their inner beasts and greed otherwise invisible to the human eye. The underbelly of the amateur boxing world as seen through the lens of Grimm is a good move. It takes a hazing ritual to incite and enrage him, and his winning record remains intact. At first glance, we see a meek guy who doesn’t want to step into the ring. Middleweight boxer Clay Pittman and his awful stage mother represent the episode’s title, “Last Fight.” Everything we accept about Grimm establishes that Clay couldn’t be Wesen without his mother’s knowledge. Her silence could be costly later in the season. I vote that she tells Nick or at least Hank that she was kidnapped and interrogated despite Chavez’s warnings to the contrary. Do we trust that Agent Chavez is telling the truth? Trubel needs to have a healthy dose of doubt and second-guessing. This possible subplot would allow the character more opportunities to hone her skills. Creatively, this is a good way to allow Trubel to shine, and not be relegated to the role of sidekick this season.
