Take a Peek Inside Nick's Grimm Trailer

S1E01: link

“Goldilocks and the three bears” is the fairy tale of the week – and it isn’t a Grimm fairy tale at all, this one is actually of British origin. I originally wasn’t sure what to think about this, but in the end, I suppose it is a good thing that the show branched out early on. While there are hundreds of Grimm Fairy Tales, most of them are very short and not necessarily suited for adaption.

Reference Rundown

1. The names: Rabe is an anagram to “Bear”, Barry, T.B. (Teddy Bear), Gilda (naturally with blonde hair).

2. Breaking into the house – check, using the furniture...

S1E10: link

I admit, for the “Reference Rundown” I’m a little bit out of my depth this time around, since my knowledge about Japanese folklore is a little bit sketchy. I know that the motive of the “monster” which falls in amor but either can’t resist its true nature or turns against the chosen amor interest because of a misstep is fairly popular. Beautiful woman in Japanese folklore are rarely a good thing. But overall, it is simply out of my area of expertise, so I will concentrate on the references to spiders in general.

Reference Rundown

1. charlotte is most likely named after...