Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161023154654/@comment-27648673-20161024005532

Wasn't sure where to put this, but I'm speculating one of the two empty seats at Salem's table is for Dr. Merlot. I know he's currently exclusive to Grimm Eclipse, but it's possible that he was working under her at some point, seeing how interested he was in the creatures of Grimm. Even if he doesn't appear in the show itself, that doesn't mean he can't canonically have been a part of her faction off-screen or before the main storyline takes place.