Life in Portland has taken a crazy turn for two of its residents. In the last few months, Sergeant Drew Wu believed he was going crazy after coming into contact with mysterious creatures. However, Nick and Hank finally let him in on the world of Wesen and now he’s part of the team. Meanwhile, Nick’s girlfriend, Dr. Juliette Silverton, has become a Hexenbiest as a side effect to a spell. Recappers’ Delight guest contributor Dorothy S. sits down with Wu and Silverton to discuss the wild happenings of GRIMM.

RD: So, can we talk about the Hexenbiest in the room?

Juliette Silverton: What Hexenbiest? There’s no Hexenbiest in here!

Drew Wu: I know all about Hexenbiests. I’ve been spending my nights in Nick’s trailer, reading up on all the Wesen.

RD: Okay, Sergeant Wu, let’s start with you. Tell us what’s been happening lately. Have you recovered from your stint in the psychiatric hospital?

DW: Yep. Turns out I wasn’t crazy after all. Nick and Hank finally let me in on the secret they’ve been keeping all these years. Nick is a Grimm and there’s a whole world of creatures out there – Wesen, they’re called.

RD: Sounds like you’re really into this.

DW: Oh I am. It explains so much about how shady Nick and Hank were on certain investigations.

RD: So now you’re studying up on the Wesen?

DW: Oh yeah, I’m in Nick’s trailers scanning the Grimm diaries all the time. I’m learning about every Wesen from Hundjägers to Hexenbiest.

RD: Speaking of Hexenbiests…

JS: Maybe you can finish up with Drew and then we can talk one on one?

RD: Sure… So Sergeant, how does it feel to be part of the Grimm team?

DW: It’s a bit of a challenge. I like to do things by the book, but now I have to bend the law sometimes to protect the Wesen of Portland. Nick and Hank are helping me feel my way around though.

RD: Well, good luck with all that, Sergeant. Mind if I talk to Juliette alone?

DW: Go for it. Gotta get back to the trailer anyway. I’m reading up on Dämonfeuer these days.

RD: So, Juliette, you’re the Grimm’s girlfriend and you’ve suddenly undergone a pretty crazy change.

JS: Keep your voice down. This is still pretty private information. But yes, I’ve recently become a Hexenbiest.

RD: Is that common? People can just become Wesen out of nowhere?

JS: Well… this wasn’t quite out of nowhere. To make a very long story short, Adelind Schade put a spell on Nick to take away his Grimm powers. To restore them, I literally needed to become Adelind just like she became me to put the spell on Nick.

RD: Sounds complicated.

JS: You have NO idea! Anyway, one of the side effects seems to be that I became a Hexenbiest, just like Adelind.

RD: How’s that working out for you?

JS: I’m still trying to get a handle on my powers. It isn’t easy when you aren’t just born knowing how to do all this.

RD: And rumor has it, you’re a particularly strong Hexenbiest.

JS: I guess. I mean, I was able to kick Adelind’s butt recently and she’s pretty strong. Plus, I’ve been able to use telekinesis. I can’t really control everything yet but I’m working on it.

RD: Does Nick know?

JS: I just told him. We’ll see how he takes it. I’m scared because Hexenbiests are a Grimm’s natural enemy but I know Nick loves me so we’ll all just have to tune in to find out how it all goes.

RD: Thanks, Juliette.

Make sure you all tune in to NBC when GRIMM returns Friday, March 20 at 8 PM.

Recappers’ Delight Sits Down with everyone’s favorite tiny blonde vampire slayer… erm, we mean detective, Veronica Mars.

 Recappers’ Delight: So, Veronica… can I call you Veronica?

 Veronica Mars: As Elvis Costello says, “her name was Veronica.”

 RD: Right. You’re having quite the moment in the spotlight. First you proved that Logan Echolls didn’t kill pop star Carrie Bishop and then you found a missing girl during Neptune’s Spring Break season. What have you been up to since then?

 VM: I’ve been living in Neptune, CA for the past few months, working as a private investigator with my father, Keith Mars.

 RD: You turned down a job at a major law firm in New York. Are you giving up that fancy law degree for good?

 VM: What can I say? Being a PI is in my blood. I need to expose the seedy underbelly of good old Neptune.

 RD: But as a lawyer, you could defend Eli “Weevil” Navarro in his upcoming trial.

 VM: And as a PI, I can help prove that the Balboa County Sheriff Department and Sheriff Dan Lamb is completely corrupt and planted a gun on Weevil when he tried to assist Celeste Kane. Besides, Cliff McCormack is the best public defender the county has.

 RD: If you say so. Speaking of Dan Lamb, he’s up for reelection as sheriff but there’s a surprise candidate who just threw her hat into the ring. Do you think Marcia Langdon has a chance?

 VM: The 09ers want to keep Lamb in office. Let’s just say he shouldn’t be able to afford that fancy condo of his. Langdon could win the votes of the rest of Neptune though. Let’s get the PCHers out in full force.

RD: Speaking of the wealthy of Neptune, I’ve heard whispers that the Newport Grand is hiring you to investigate an insurance claim.

 VM: A young woman was raped and left for dead. The last thing she remembers is walking down the stairs from the rooftop bar. I will find out what happened to her one way or another.

 RD:  Can we talk about your personal life? You’ve been seen around town with Logan Echolls, reportedly your boyfriend in high school and college. He’s a naval flyboy these days, right? Must be hard on your relationship.

 VM: No comment.

 RD: You two were seen at an animal shelter. Adopting a dog together?

 VM: Maybe. Everyone still misses Backup. Can we focus on my work?

 RD: You’re also spending a lot of time with Leo D’Amato, another former boyfriend.

 VM: We’re just working on a case together!

 RD: That’s what they all say. Good luck with your new case, Veronica. Your fans are eager to see what you’re up to next!

To keep following Veronica Mars, pick up Mr. Kiss and Tell today!

The State

Character: Louie

My Favorite Line: “I wanna dip my balls in it!”

Why he was so awesome: In a recurring sketch, Louie is the guy who always thinks his catchprase is appropriate. Jesus isn’t too amused when Judas invites Louie to the Last Supper. Louie whips everyone into a frenzy as they present him with food and drinks that he can — yes  — dip his balls into. Ping-Pong balls, that is. More than twenty years later and the sketch is still funny.

Wet Hot American Summer

Character: Victor Pulak, a camp counselor, is desperate to sleep with fellow counselor, Abby Bernstein.

My Favorite Line: “Wait for me, Abby Bernstein!”

Why he was so awesome: The hair. Need I say more? Well actually, yes. Marino’s awkward Victor delivers a heartfelt rendition of “Danny’s Song” at the wrong moment. Too bad Abby Bernstein is — well — free with her love and doesn’t even remember his name at the end. I’d wait for you any day, Victor Pulak.

Dawson’s Creek

Character: Professor David Wilder

My Favorite Line: “Bad news, you are obviously a writer, which means the torture has just begun.” (Okay, so I was an aspiring writer majoring in fiction writing in college and I really connected with this). “The problem with your story, Joey Potter, is that it ends at the very moment it should begin.”

Why he was so awesome: He gave Joey a C on her story. Imagine someone not fawning over Little Joey Potter the second they laid eyes on her. Sure he went on to be a quasi-romantic interest but he ended things to her dismay in order to protect his career. Marino easily played a dreamboat college professor. He escaped out the window from adoring female students à la Indiana Jones. Well played, sir.

Veronica Mars

Character: Vinnie Van Lowe

My Favorite Line: “Private eyes are watching you…Hall and Oates, Veronica. They wrote the song and now you are living it.”

Why he was so awesome: Marino portrayed Vinny, a shady private detective who passed on cases and occasionally worked with Keith and Veronica Mars. Van Lowe was smarter than he looked. Even Veronica gave him credit when she attempted to bug his office with a pen. He quickly found it and used it as a prop to mock Veronica with an ass-slapping Hall and Oates burn. Marino was taunting Veronica, but treating viewers.

Burning Love

Character: Mark Orlando

Best Line: “I’m looking for someone who can make me laugh, but isn’t afraid of robots.”

Why he was so awesome: Dim-witted, but handsome (like many Bachelor contestants), firefighter Mark Orlando was looking for love. Marino reveled in all the usual clichés, giving out a “hose” to the ladies he wanted to keep seeing, going on one-on-one dates, proposing at the end to one “lucky” lady. Marino perfectly played Orlando as obtuse. When asked if one of his dates made him feel like the only man in the world, he replied, “No, I don’t want to be the only man in the world. That would mean the human population is in danger and I don’t perform well under pressure.” He was also oblivious to Vivian’s pregnancy and didn’t figure out that “exotic” contestant Ken Jeong’s Ballerina wasn’t quite the lady he imagined. Burning Love in general is brilliant but Ken Marino was on fire as Mark Orlando.

Before 2011, my German vocabulary consisted of “brautwurst,” “sauerkraut,” and “Nein!” That has expanded significantly and not a day goes by without discussing “hexenbeists,” blutbads,”reinegen,” and “landjäger.” Okay that last one is still a food but you get the point. I thank Grimm for making me worldly … and making a hell of an entertaining show, that’s why I’m looking forward to its return on Friday!

Similar to Sleepy Hollow, Grimm is a procedural police drama where Nick (a Grimm), Monroe (a “werewolf” aka “blutbad”) and Hank (a normal guy whose only superpower is collecting wives) solve crimes involving Portland, OR’s significant creature (“Wesen”) community. Got all that … or are you völlig verwirrt? Going with the “Keep Portland Weird” mantra, most of the population seems to be Wesen and they’re always getting themselves into trouble.

There is so much to love about Grimm from the weird creatures to the sprawling Victorian houses that everyone in Portland seems to own to Monroe and his shawl-collar sweaters which are so sexy (but which my husband refuses to wear). The show is actually shot in Portland, which seems to be covered in lush forests and is always gray, the perfect atmosphere for a show that can be pretty creepy at times. I also think Voodoo Donut pays most of the show’s budget through advertising.

The show has been successful in avoiding the monster of the week formula and there’s a rich mythology that evolves each season. When we first met Nick he manifested, rejected, stumbled with, and then embraced his Grimm-force. In subsequent seasons, the show dreamed up increasingly wild and fantastical storylines.

And after a bit of an odd first half of this season (Nick wasn’t a Grimm anymore), the show moved forward and shed some baggage, sending another Grimm, Trubel, off on her merry way and turning its focus back to its main characters. Nick’s Grimm powers have been restored and the Scooby gang is closer than ever: Wesen couple Rosalee (“fuchsbau”… fox-like creature, obviously) and Monroe are married, Adalind has teamed up with Big Bad Viktor to find her long lost baby and the “normals” of the group continue to be integral to the team.

In the mid-season finale, the whole group (minus Nick’s girlfriend, Juliette) had to prepare a potion on the spot to save the life of a diseased Wesen. It was a scene that brought the chemistry of the characters (and the actors) to life as they worked together to save the day.

There are more Grimms out there (even if Trubel was annoying) and the Royals provide interesting nemeses to Nick and company, even if you can practically see Viktor twirling his moustache over a damsel tied to a railroad track whenever he opens his mouth. This year, there’s also a group who oppose mixed marriage between Wesen and have targeted Rosalee and Monroe in a series of hate crimes. Lastly, old normal characters have revealed themselves as Wesen. That should usher in some excellent personal drama for Nick when the show returns.

In a nutshell, if you’re a fan of fairy tales, fantasy, police drama, or cute guys in shawl-collar sweaters — watch Grimm!

Okay everyone, say hello to our new writer, Dorothy S. Dorothy has obsessions (We’ve all been there) and she’s going to share them with us!

You know a character is supposed to stand out from the crowd when she walks into a sea of faceless men in identical gray suits rocking a jaunty red hat and royal blue suit. Welcome to Agent Carter starring Hayley Atwell. It’s all about Peggy Carter, Captain America’s love interest (before, you know, his presumed death while saving the world). The show’s tagline, “Sometimes the best man for the job… is a woman” is completely cringeworthy but fortunately the series rises above the catchphrase.

The show follows Peggy’s struggle to be recognized as an agent for SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve) post WWII. She teams up with Jarvis, Howard Stark’s prim British butler who’s more concerned with making a souffle than helping Carter prove Stark wasn’t selling dangerous weapons on the black market.  Added to this is a healthy amount of Sydney Bristow-esque espionage (Peggy dons a blonde Veronica Lake wig at one point) and the discovery of a menacing threat called Leviathan (because all bad organizations must be named after something scaly) that clearly will be the Big Bad of the series.

Like all the best Marvel women, Peggy is smart, fast-acting, quick-witted, resourceful, prickly and beautiful. She can hold her own against dreamy, flirty Howard, use lipstick to knock a man out (what shade was that again?!) and doesn’t run from a fight. The Avengers’ Maria Hill and Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s Sharon Carter (Peggy’s niece) are cut from the same cloth, but they never need to prove themselves worthy to be field agents like Peggy needs to after WWII. To pave the way for these future women, Peggy has to cope with fellow agents demanding that she do their filing and man the phone while they have meetings. When Stark recruits her to prove his innocence, she not only has a secret job as an SSR agent but also needs to keep her investigations for Stark a secret from her colleagues.

I love the idea of exploring the “lesser” heroes of the Marvel universe, the men and women who can’t turn on superpowers to save the day. Peggy has a tough road ahead of her as she is constantly demeaned by the men she works for (There’s a lot of “Hey, It’s that Guy!”  Shea Whigham plays her boss while Chad Michael Murray and Enver Gjokaj play fellow agents), but she is determined to be recognized as a capable agent with purpose and responsibility like she was during the war. Her 1940s wardrobe doesn’t include a star-spangled bodysuit but she is every bit as heroic as Captain America. Of course, we already know this but it’s a lot of fun to watch her prove that to everyone.