Line #8 Recap/GrimmS1E14PlumedSerpent


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ps_1.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Enter the dragon]]
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4	->''Said the dragon, 'Many knights have left their lives here, I shall soon have an end for you, too,' and he breathed fire out of seven jaws.''
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6	When Nick investigates two brothers who tried to steal copper from an abandoned warehouse and were burned alive for their trouble. His investigations lead him to Ariel, a firedancer and Dämonfeuer... better known as a dragon.
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8	Ariel has need of a warrior for a specific purpose, and she decides Nick will do nicely. She abducts Juliette to lure Nick into a confrontation straight out of legend.
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11	!!This episode provides examples of:
12	%%* BoundAndGagged: Juliette
13	* TheCameo: Creator/DanielBaldwin appears as the arson investigator.
14	* ChekhovsSkill: Monroe's interest in model trains comes in handy when he and Nick need to get down the train line fast (it would take hours to walk).
15	* ComeAlone: Ariel tells Nick to not bring any cops. So Nick gets around that by bringing Monroe.
16	* DadTheVeteran: Ariel's father Fred served in Operation Desert Storm. His father served in Vietnam.
17	* DeathByMaterialism: The two thieves die at the beginning because one of them insists on stealing copper even though someone's already there and could kill them for not wanting to share.
18	* DefiantCaptive: Juliette punches Ariel rather than act like a DamselInDistress.
19	-->'''Ariel:''' Time for you to scream.\
20	'''Juliette:''' Time for ''you'' to scream. [''Punches her'']
21	* DespairEventHorizon: Fred Eberhart crossed it hard when his wife died; Ariel regards it as losing both parents.
22	* FacialHorror: Fred Eberhart's most recognizable trait is his half-burned face.
23	* FairytaleMotifs: The Princess and Dragon trope is deliberately invoked by the antagonist, who considers being killed by a Grimm to be a way for her father to die with dignity.
24	-->'''Ariel:''' Isn't [Juliette] perfect?\
25	'''Fred:''' Who comes for her?\
26	'''Ariel:''' Someone worthy of you.
27	* IronicName: Ariel's first name is best known from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. Dragons and mermaids could not be more different.
28	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Nick kills Fred Eberhart by skewering him with a copper pipe.
29	* KarmicDeath: Fred Eberhart is stabbed with a copper pipe, one of the various pieces he hoarded.
30	* MeaningfulName: "Eberhart" sounds like "Ember Heart."
31	* MilitaryBrat: Ariel's family has served in the military for at least three generations.
32	* MundaneUtility: The Eberhart family use their flame-based powers in fire-orientated jobs; Fred was a welder, Ariel is a firedancer, and her grandfather and great-grandfather were flamethrower operators in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII (her great-grandfather) and UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar (her grandfather).
33	* WildGooseChase: Ariel sends Nick and Hank to her house so she can talk, but she's already gone to Nick's house to kidnap Juliette.

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