Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Characters Full of Secrets One. "The dark does have its bright side": Monroe and the Liminal ­Hero-Sidekick Tradition of Spock, Spike, and Illya Kuryakin Two. "I don't have a problem with it": Killing, Sex, and the African American Cop--Hank Three. "I'm in control": Sergeant Wu, Wit, and Sexual Ambiguity Four. "I never choose sides": ­Prince-Father-Captain Sean Renard and the Gothic ­Hero-Villain of Patriarchy Five. "You know, Nick--he's a sensitive Grimm": Nick Burkhardt, Emotional Engagement, and Male Melodrama Six. "Women become aware sooner than men": Marie Kessler, Kelly Burkhardt, and the Crones of Portland Seven. "Smoking that hat": The Shape of Power for Fred/Illyria in Angel and Juliette/Eve in Grimm Eight.

 "I've seen this before": Rosalee Calvert and Practical Magic Nine--"I just drank my mother": The Abjection of Adalind Schade Ten. "I really didn't expect to live this long": Trubel and the Combative Female Eleven. "You haven't named her yet?": Diana as Demon Child Conclusion: Character and Auteurism Appendix: Grimm Episode List Chapter Notes Works Cited Index.