Holly Clark is scarier than you.
The enchantress was so hard-hearted that she banished the poor girl to a wilderness where she had to live in a miserable, wretched state.
A young Blutbad who was abducted as a child is found to have grown up and to be living as a wild woman in the woods near Portland.
Tropes
- Asshole Victim:
- Delmar Blake was growing millions of drugs, and ready to murder two innocent hikers who stumbled across him. His brothers aren't much better, and end up dead as well at the end of the episode.
- Seven year-old Holly nearly bit James Addison's leg off when he tried to abduct her, leaving him permanently crippled.
- The Bet: Bud takes two of his buddies to Nick's house for a fifty dollar bet to prove that he did indeed meet a Grimm.
- Big Damn Heroes: Holly saves Dustin and Lauren's life by attacking Delmar. It is unclear if this was on purpose or not.
- Call-Back: Bud the handyman tells his buddies about his encounter with a fearsome Grimm in "Danse Macabre".
- Fairy Tale Motifs: Rapunzel. Holly has exceedingly long hair, and lives in a treehouse, similar to Rapunzel's tower.
- Happily Adopted: Holly seems to be this, although there is a problem as her adoptive parents had no idea that she would develop Blutbad powers in the first place. However, when Nick and Monroe return Holly to her adoptive mother, there is nothing to indicate that the two will not be able to rebuild their relationship.
- Improbable Weapon User: Holly uses her long braid as a flail and lasso.
- Have You Told Anyone Else?: The two hikers attempt to invoke this when being held prisoner by Delmar. He responds without concern.Dustin: People know we're out here, man.Delmar: That's too bad for them, if they come looking for you.
- Mugging the Monster: The Clarks' neighbor, Mr. Addison, tried abducting Holly when she was only seven, not knowing she was a Blutbad. It went badly for him, and when exposed, he practically begs to be thrown in jail rather than be let near her again.
- Primal Polymorphs: Holly Clark is living a feral existence in the woods, almost incapable of speech and even using her hair as a noose against intruders in her territory. It's revealed that she was abducted by a neighbor when she was young and escaped into the woods when she "fanged out" for the first time, ultimately staying there in a state of confusion over what she'd become. Thankfully, Nick and Monroe are able to get through her and the episode ends with Holly being reunited with her mother - and helping to bring her abductor to justice.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: The two villainous brothers kidnap a man they suspect killed their brother and take him to a cellar to be tortured. They then take off to chase after Nick and Monroe and are killed in the confrontation. The kidnapped man, last seen bound, gagged and crying in the cellar, is never seen or heard from again, despite having been a major witness in Nick's police investigation, although presumably he would have been found and released by police investigating the Blake Brothers' home after their deaths.
- Wild Child: Holly Clark, who spend nine years in complete isolation in the woods after her Blutbad nature activated while she was in danger.
