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* CallBack: Another Reaper comes to Portland to avenge the one Nick killed in the [[Recap/GrimmS1E1Pilot Pilot]].
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* FaunsAndSatyrs: The Ziegevolk is both inspired by the anthropomorphic goats of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and the satyrs of Greek Mythology.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Very little is revealed about Renard's past or family at this point. However, when confronting the Reaper, Renard curtly tells the latter to bow to him out of respect. As the season goes on, more and more hints will be dropped in regards to Renard's background.
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[[caption-width-right:250:Billy Capra gets his groove on.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: Nick's partner is shown carefully placing a tracker on the monster of the week's car, only for it to go for a walk instead. Originally this seems to be played for laughs, but then in the end when the monster tries to escape by driving to another state, as he has every other time he is close to being caught, they can track him.

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* ChekhovsGun: Nick's partner Hank is shown carefully placing a tracker on the monster of the week's car, only for it to go for a walk instead. Originally this seems to be played for laughs, but then in the end when the monster tries to escape by driving to another state, as he has every other time he is close to being caught, they can track him.


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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Nick asks Monroe to stake out Billy at a bar while he's charming his latest victim. He gets a seat nearby them and is able to listen in to their conversation, but ultimately has to bail out of there because the Ziegevolk's hormones were so strong that even ''he'' was starting to swoon.
-->'''Nick:''' (''as he sees Monroe exiting the bar'') What are you doing?\\
'''Monroe:''' No way! Dude, I can't be around that guy, he's way too potent. I almost bought him a drink!
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* FairyTale: Based off satyrs, with the Grimm tie-in coming from the tale of "Literature/{{Bluebeard}}" (or more specifically "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitcher%27s_Bird Fitcher's Bird]]", because of [[spoiler:the monsters' abilities to induce lust in a victim through touch, and other habits]] [[spoiler:and his many wives]]

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* FairyTale: Based off satyrs, with the Grimm tie-in coming from the tale of "Literature/{{Bluebeard}}" (or more specifically "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitcher%27s_Bird Fitcher's Bird]]", Bird]]"), because of [[spoiler:the monsters' abilities to induce lust in a victim through touch, and other habits]] [[spoiler:and his many wives]]

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* RapeAsDrama: About a satyresque monster called a Ziegevolk, making him a serial rapist by human standards.

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* RapeAsDrama: About a satyresque monster called a Ziegevolk, making him a serial rapist by human standards.standards.
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* EarAche: Renard cuts off a Reaper's ear and sends him back to headquarters with a message.


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* HereWeGoAgain: As Billy is taken away by paramedics, one of the female paramedics touches him and the hormones are triggered.
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* ChekhovsGun: Nick's partner is shown carefully placing a tracker on the monster of the week's car, only for it to go for a walk instead. Originally this seems to be played for laughs, but then in the end when the monster tries to escape by driving to another state, as he has every other time he is close to being caught, they can track him.
* FairyTale: Based off satyrs, with the Grimm tie-in coming from the tale of "Literature/{{Bluebeard}}" (or more specifically "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitcher%27s_Bird Fitcher's Bird]]", because of [[spoiler:the monsters' abilities to induce lust in a victim through touch, and other habits]] [[spoiler:and his many wives]]
* InterspeciesRomance: While it isn't known how taboo it is, the ziegevolk was able to reproduce with humans, so humans and Wesen are genetically compatible. [[spoiler:While it isn't known how human-Wesen lovers are seen, to the Old Land wesen wedding outside their species is a big no-no and will result in being hunted down and killed.]]
* MeaningfulName: The antagonist of the episode is a creature based off satyrs. The antagonist is named Billy Capra. As in billy goat, which satyrs have the legs of. And Capra which is the genus of goats.
* RapeAsDrama: About a satyresque monster called a Ziegevolk, making him a serial rapist by human standards.
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->''There she paused for a while thinking... but the temptation was so great that she could not conquer it.''

A Ziegevolk is abducting young women for the purpose of breeding with them. Nick Burkhardt and Hank Griffin become involved when one of the women escapes and is run over by an automobile. Meanwhile, another reaper comes to Portland seeking to avenge the death of Hulda.

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