Grimm or Once Upon a Time

[GSHamster]

That's when I turned it off. I thought that was just too stupid. Even if they did explain why a cop would assume that a person in a car accident was drunk and why he didn't take that unconscious person to a hospital, the fact that the woman didn't raise a stink over it bothered me. I think the normal reaction of that person would be, "I was in a car accident and you threw me in jail?! What the @#$%!&* is wrong with you?!"

She did have one or more stiff drinks at the mayor's house right before leaving. I assumed that the cop smelled it on her breath, and saw no other reason for the crash.

As for not raising a fuss, I think it was very much a "well, this day has been excessively weird so far, waking up in the drunk tank is pretty much par for the course by now".

 

[Jack7]

I hadn't heard of either one. Then again, aside from the news, I only watch TV on the weekends.

Thanks for mentioning them. That's what I like about this place.

I'll record them and see if either is any good.

 

[Villano]

She did have one or more stiff drinks at the mayor's house right before leaving. I assumed that the cop smelled it on her breath, and saw no other reason for the crash.

Oh, I got that part. It was just the idea that a cop would come across an unconscious accident victim and take them to jail that bugged me. I mean, it doesn't matter what caused the crash at that point; they were unconscious in a smashed car.

Most average people know enough not to move a car accident victim. The fact that a cop did it annoyed me.

 

[Crothian]

Grimm turned out to be pretty good. So far, I like them both.

 

[Umbran]

Oh, I got that part. It was just the idea that a cop would come across an unconscious accident victim and take them to jail that bugged me. I mean, it doesn't matter what caused the crash at that point; they were unconscious in a smashed car.

You realize the cop isn't a cop, right? He's an ensorcelled fairy tale character....

 

[Villano]

You realize the cop isn't a cop, right? He's an ensorcelled fairy tale character....

Yes, but that leads to the 2nd point of my original post: The woman didn't think it was unusual.

It reminded me of watching a B movie where some teenagers witness a murder or something. They call the cops, but when they show up, they don't investigate or even listen to what the kids are saying. Instead, they immediately accuse the kids of using drugs (or doing something else illegal) and threaten to arrest them.

It's a case of people who don't act like people because you just want to get the plot from point A to point B.

The kid shows up and claims to be her son, kid wants to be driven home, she meets someone who says the kid is crazy, and she wakes in a drunk tank after an accident. Her reaction isn't to question anything. She just sort of shrugs and goes along with it.

Like I said, I stopped watching at that point because I found it annoying. It felt like a big rush to keep the story moving.

I know, I know, people will say, "The episode got better". But I didn't like the storytelling style enough to stick around.

I have no problem with anyone else enjoying it, I just didn't like it.

 

[Cor Azer]

I have no problem with anyone else enjoying it, I just didn't like it.

I enjoyed it, but it's good that everybody doesn't like the same things - otherwise different things would never be tried.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

Grimm didn't really grab me the same way Once Upon a Time did. Grimm wasnt nearly as bad as The Event for example. Im going to watch it a few more episodes. I'm committed to watching OUAT till the end though. It's a great take on the concept.

I do feel I was right though, OUAT should have premiered with a two hour episode.

 

[mr_outsidevoice]

I prefer Once Upon a Time. The backstory seems more developed. If the writers actually know how to end the story, it could be a good run.

Grimm looks to be monster of the week with a season at most for a , and I apologize for this, Big Bad

 

[Dire Bare]

Count me in as somebody who enjoyed the heck out of Grimm. Is the "chosen one" hunting monsters a new trope, of course not, but I could care less. Was there some thin plot points, oh sure, I picked up on those too. But I found it to be well-acted, very atmospheric, creepy, and a whole lot of fun. And that's all I need, is to be entertained.

Haven't seen Once Upon a Time yet, but I'll get around to it.

Not sure if this was mentioned upthread, but both shows are available for free streaming on Hulu, but the individual episodes have expiration dates, so don't dawdle!