Grimm: Season Four

The fourth season of Grimm, the popular series about a police detective who inherits the family legacy as a monster hunter, opens with Nick (David Guintoli) losing his ability to see past the human façade of creatures known as Wesen (pronounced “vessen”), who live among us. Fortunately, this is a temporary condition, and in the meantime Nick has a young protégé (Jacqueline Toboni) to help out. Grimm's mix of dark fairy tale, modern crime, and supernatural conspiracy—all set in the city of Portland (where the motto "Keep Portland Weird" takes on a whole new dimension)—gets a little grimmer when the Wesen launch a campaign of terror and violence in response to the "mixed" marriage (human/Wesen) of Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) and Rosalee (Bree Turner). Also, Nick's girlfriend Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) is cursed with powers that drive her towards chaos and a confrontation with Nick. But the camaraderie of the team around Nick—human and Wesen alike—helps to keep the show grounded and gives it a sense of hope. Along with Once Upon a Time, this remains one of the most popular entries in the new breed of urban fantasy series'. Compiling all 22 episodes from the 2014-15 fourth season, extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a set tour, deleted scenes, and highlight and gag reels (exclusive to the Blu-ray release is an interactive "Grimm Guide"). Recommended. (S. Axmaker)