Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3257939-20140105070225/@comment-25154376-20140717214013

I'm not saying I think the Grimm are harmless, and they are most certainly a threat. All I'm saying the writers would be missing a golden opportunity by simply branding the Grimm as the nameless-faceless Red Shirts of the show. They most certainly should remain the antagonist, I'm not asking for them to do a 180 and pull the whole "The humans were the bad guys all along!" stich; because that cliché is certainly played out, too.

No, what I'm asking for is for the concept of the Grimm to be explore. What are their origins, how do they work, why are attacking humans(I'm fine with the "Humans have souls, Grimm do not; that is why we fight" argument. But at least go in-depth with that idea, instead of telling the audience at the intro).

Remember, the best villains are the ones that are vaguely sympathetic. Some of the best villains in history -The Joker, Hannibal Lector, Darth Vader, etc.- got that title because they are so tragic; they didn't want to be evil, not at first, but events happened in such a way that caused them to reach the point they are now. We see what they could have been, and we see a bit of ourselves in these villains.