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If you can see this, you're probably dead.

How the silly frog does talk! He can be no companion to any human being.

A young woman struggles with a peculiar legacy as her beauty is a curse that leaves dead suitors in her wake. It's not her fault, but can Rosalee find a solution?

A new Royal, Kenneth, takes over the search for the Royal child and Juliette's personality changes as she embraces her new self.


This episode provides examples of:

  • Call-Back: Rosalee proposes finding a way to neutralise the Folterseele's toxin, "Like we did with that toad-eating lawyer."
  • Child Of Rape: Both Bella and her mother seem to be this.
  • Entitled to Have You: Both victims act this way towards Bella. While the first guy seems to be acting under the influence of her pheromones, the second stalks her at work and seems to have gone there with the intention of raping her.
  • Facial Horror: Bella's mother and grandmother both have brands on their faces to prevent their being raped or killing anyone else. Her grandmother tries to do this to Bella before Nick stops her.
  • Kick the Dog: When Juliette stops by for her stuff, Nick tries to persuade her to stay and figure out their issues. Anguished, he says he loves her, and she stares at him for a moment before snorting with laughter.
  • One-Gender Race: Three Folterseele are seen, all female.
  • Plot Parallel: Just like the previous episode, this one deals with a Wesen whose powers are a danger to themselves and those around them. Rosalee comes up with a way to suppress Bella's powers and allow her to live a normal life. This once again echoes the current situation with Juliette and a possible way to help her.
  • So Beautiful, It's a Curse: Life as a Folterseele. They're attractive Living Aphrodisiacs whose skin turns into deadly poison in the presence of anyone attracted to them.

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