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* HilariousInHindsight: In the second book, the unscrupulous BigBad is Rumplestiltskin and the Pied Piper, who is temporarily overpowered by him, has a good heart deep down and loves his son. A few years later, in ''Series/OnceUponATime'', the roles got reversed.

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** For the readers, we have the illustration of Little Red Riding Hood at the end of the second book. Sure, the description of the sweet Little Red Riding Hood with the [[SlasherSmile smile of a serial killer]] is disturbing in its own right, but the ''[[NightmareFace picture]]''... it fills in the little gaps in the imagination that were best left blank.
*** [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/sistersgrimm/images/2/2c/2.12.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150430221027 Here's the picture]]. Don't look at it if you're planning on getting good sleep.

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** For the readers, we have the illustration of Little Red Riding Hood at the end of the second book. Sure, the description of the sweet Little Red Riding Hood her with the [[SlasherSmile smile of a serial killer]] is disturbing in its own right, but the ''[[NightmareFace picture]]''... it fills in the little gaps in the imagination that were best left blank.
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[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/sistersgrimm/images/2/2c/2.12.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150430221027 Here's the picture]]. Don't look at it if you're planning on getting good sleep.actual illustration]] does quite a bit to elevate the creepiness, both by depicting her smile and the [[NothingIsScarier obscuring of her eyes and figure in the darkness]].



** [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/sistersgrimm/images/7/71/3.11.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141007061254 Everything about this picture]], depicting Little Red Riding Hood on the Jabberwocky. Not only is Red still sporting her SlasherSmile, but the Jabberwocky is equally terrifying.

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** [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/sistersgrimm/images/7/71/3.11.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141007061254 Everything about this picture]], This illustration]], depicting Little Red Riding Hood on the Jabberwocky. Not only is Red still sporting her SlasherSmile, but the Jabberwocky is equally terrifying.
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* CrossingTheLineTwice: When Red Riding Hood is defeated, Daphne goes up to her, bows to her, then drop kicks Red in the face.
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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument]]), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked family begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [[spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.
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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument]]), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [[spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.

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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument]]), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked family begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [[spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Sabrina is often put into this position during her arguments with Daphne (and to a lesser extent Relda). She's always depicted as the one in the wrong and Daphne as the one in the right, but while Sabrina ''is'' often wrong (since she has a tendency to make major mistakes or make the wrong assumptions about people about [[OnceAnEpisode once per book]]), she still makes a legitimate point in each major argument she has with her little sister over the course of the series. (It's only because Sabrina takes her side of the debate way too far in each book due to whatever CompressedVice she has for that installment that she ends up being to lose the argument.):

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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Sabrina is often put into this position during her arguments with Daphne (and to a lesser extent Relda). She's always depicted as the one in the wrong and Daphne as the one in the right, but while Sabrina ''is'' often wrong (since she has a tendency to make major mistakes or make the wrong assumptions about people about [[OnceAnEpisode once per book]]), she still makes a legitimate point in each major argument she has with her little sister over the course of the series. (It's only because Sabrina takes her side of the debate way too far in each book due to whatever CompressedVice she has for that installment that she ends up being the one to lose the argument.):

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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Sabrina is often put into this position during her arguments with Daphne (and to a lesser extent Relda). She's always depicted as the one in the wrong and Daphne as the one in the right, but while Sabrina ''is'' often wrong (since she has a tendency to make major mistakes or make the wrong assumptions about people about [[OnceAnEpisode once per book]]), she still makes a legitimate point in each major argument she has with her little sister over the course of the series:
** ''The Fairy-Tale Detectives:'' Relda ''does'' seem to be under the delusion that all of her neighbors are fairy tale characters, and is offering no evidence to back her wild claims, and none of the people of Ferryport Landing seem to have anything magical about them. To any logical person, Relda clearly appears to be out of her mind, and someone of such an unsound mental state is not a suitable guardian for children (no matter how harmless her delusion seems to be. It's only when Relda [[spoiler: gets kidnapped by a ''giant'']] that there's finally proof her claims are true.

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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Sabrina is often put into this position during her arguments with Daphne (and to a lesser extent Relda). She's always depicted as the one in the wrong and Daphne as the one in the right, but while Sabrina ''is'' often wrong (since she has a tendency to make major mistakes or make the wrong assumptions about people about [[OnceAnEpisode once per book]]), she still makes a legitimate point in each major argument she has with her little sister over the course of the series:
series. (It's only because Sabrina takes her side of the debate way too far in each book due to whatever CompressedVice she has for that installment that she ends up being to lose the argument.):
** ''The Fairy-Tale Detectives:'' Relda ''does'' seem to be under the delusion that all of her neighbors are fairy tale characters, and is offering no evidence to back her wild claims, and none of the people of Ferryport Landing seem to have anything magical about them. To any logical person, Relda clearly appears to be out of her mind, and someone of such an unsound mental state is not a suitable guardian for children (no matter how harmless her delusion seems to be.be). It's only when Relda [[spoiler: gets kidnapped by a ''giant'']] that there's finally proof her claims are true.


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** ''The Problem Child:'' Relda (or Canis or Uncle Jake) isn't always going to be around to protect the girls when they get attacked by dangerous Ever Afters, and so they really should learn magic to protect themselves in tight spots.
** ''Once Upon a Crime:'' The life of a fairy tale detective ''is'' a pretty dangerous one, and it's only getting ''more'' dangerous for Sabrina and Daphne as of late. Since little girls aren't meant to be in such dangerous situations, maybe it'd be better if they moved to a safer locale.
** ''Tales from the Hood:'' Canis's control over the Big Bad Wolf is starting to fade, and the Grimms have no idea when Canis will lose control completely and the Wolf will break free and go on a rampage again, and so they really ''should'' be a little more uneasy around Canis at the moment.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Sabrina is often put into this position during her arguments with Daphne (and to a lesser extent Relda). She's always depicted as the one in the wrong and Daphne as the one in the right, but while Sabrina ''is'' often wrong (since she has a tendency to make major mistakes or make the wrong assumptions about people about [[OnceAnEpisode once per book]]), she still makes a legitimate point in each major argument she has with her little sister over the course of the series:
** ''The Fairy-Tale Detectives:'' Relda ''does'' seem to be under the delusion that all of her neighbors are fairy tale characters, and is offering no evidence to back her wild claims, and none of the people of Ferryport Landing seem to have anything magical about them. To any logical person, Relda clearly appears to be out of her mind, and someone of such an unsound mental state is not a suitable guardian for children (no matter how harmless her delusion seems to be. It's only when Relda [[spoiler: gets kidnapped by a ''giant'']] that there's finally proof her claims are true.
** ''The Unusual Suspects:'' The Grimms have no way of knowing which of the Ever Afters in Ferryport Landing had a role in Henry and Veronica's kidnapping, and ''any'' of them could be the culprit(s), so it's impossible to really trust any of them (besides Mirror and Mr. Canis) at this point.
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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument]]), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.

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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument]]), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [spoiler: [[spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.
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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.

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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument), argument]]), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.
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** '''Daphne.''' WiseBeyondHerYears or a MarySue? Consider the evidence: In every argument she and Sabrina have over the course of the series, she's always the one who's right and Sabrina's always the one who's wrong (even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint Sabrina actually has a legitimate point in her side of the argument), she never has to undergo any real CharacterDevelopment like Sabrina does, she never makes any major mistakes or has to learn any important lessons like Sabrina does, and her one supposed FatalFlaw--her lack of caution--comes off as more of an InformedFlaw than anything, since it never causes her or anyone around her any real trouble. The best illustration of this is when she suddenly intervenes in the middle of a fight between the Wicked Queen and Baba Yaga, two of the most powerful and ''dangerous'' witches among the Ever Afters, and begins ''reprimanding'' them despite her very panicked begging her ''very'' strongly to be quiet and stay out of it. If this were ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or even ''Literature/TheLordoftheRings,'' this sort of behavior could easily have gotten Daphne killed, but since her instincts are always supposed to right, she walks away unscathed with her meddling having succeeded in [spoiler: getting the two witches to drop the fight and work together]], and her family doesn't even chew her out about it afterwards.

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