07-02-2013, 08:36 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-02-2013, 08:40 AM by HellJacket.)
(07-02-2013, 12:04 AM)Gretel Hanselsister Wrote: But then, it rhymes pretty vaguely. You stree vAmpire at another vowal than gEIer, it would make a poor verse, don't you think?Hmm? The way I pronounce it, I stress the second syllable in vampire. vamPIRE. In English (or at least that how they pronounced it in the episode), Geier is pretty much one syllable. "Geier" rhymes with "pire."
In any case, I think (this is directed at Lou), saying "vampires' was misdirection is silly. Within the internal logic of the episode, do you really think the detectives would have been fooled by "vampire" icons? At no point at any time did Nick or company think, damn, we're up against vampires.
And if you referring to misdirecting the audience, are you really saying that the writers were trying to trick the audience into thinking "it was vampires" as opposed to the usual explanation of using wessen culture to explain legends? Really? You want to argue that ground?
For the record, I'm saying this episode is an homage to vampires, aka the writers wanted a vampire episode and then reworked the archetypes (i.e. "wessified" them to make them work) to fit within the Grimm world. The fact they even mention vampires twice in the episode shows their is basis for this comparison (and it's not coincidence).
(07-02-2013, 12:04 AM)Gretel Hanselsister Wrote: 2) In first aid you learn that blood can be seen as a fluid organ. For me, vampires have to be undead and to drink blood to stay this way.
You're a purist. Sorry, I had to get that out of the way. And Fevre Dream by George Martin does not approve.
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