Sanai Williams: Grimm (My choosing)

     I loved this show in the 2010's called Grimm. It was a cop show about the protagonist, Nick, who is a Grimm. Essentially it means he can see people turn into Wesen (Pronounced Vessen) which are people with animal/bug/monster heads and the qualities as well. Throughout the show Nick is the best hero I've ever watched as he tries to protect his friends from the unbelievable truths, do his job as a policeman, as well as his job as a Grimm to kill evil wesen.

    One episode in particular that I think about often is one that involves myth literally being a reality. An officer Wu was told stories as a kid about a monster that sneaks into homes of pregnant women and eats the baby with their tongue via the woman's belly button. Nick told Wu not to worry, but because Wu saw too many similarities between the story and the crime scene, he found himself coming face to face with the monster and freezing due to the shock.

    Nick saved him, but Wu had to go to a mental hospital because people thought he was crazy. But Wu stayed firm saying he knew what he saw, and eventually, Nick told him the truth of their reality of Wesen.

    The show reminds me so much of the topic of myth and reality because myth IS their reality. It is all real not only in stories, but with everyday people around them possibly being these monsters. I could not imagine seeing a monster of my childhood stories face to face, but with the way the show is told, that reality could be ours too and only a select special few would know. That is why this story teaches me that, maybe anything is possible, and everything is real. Just because I haven't seen it does not mean someone else can!

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