Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Fridays series finale ofGrimm.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You worked onAngelandBuffy the Vampire Slayer, both of which were notorious for their lethal finales.
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Why was it important for everyone onGrimmto get a happily ever after?
And that was really the theme, his deepening purpose as a post-modern Grimm.
We felt that once evil had been defeated, that it was a reset.
It went back to before so he [the Zerstorer] would have no impact.
The last 13 episodes featured several flashbacks.
GREENWALT:(Laughs.)
And it also wrapped up the whole blood-of-your-ancestors-and-strength-of-your-family thing, as well.
It seemed fun to do it that way.
Is that why you chose to focus on grown-up Kelly and Diana in the flash-forward?
We see that this has gone forward, this gift has been passed on to a new generation.
Is it safe to assume that their parents enrolled them in German classes, for their own good?
KOUF:(Laughs.)
KOUF:I think we tackled just about everything we wanted to.
We were searching far and wide there at the end for stories that we hadnt told.
We explored a lot of different myths, fairy tales, legends.
I dont think we left any out that we wanted to do.
GREENWALT:One of my favorites, just in terms of ideas, was Cinderella a year later.
What happens a year after the happy ending and it wasnt very happy or pretty?
[But] I think we dealt with most of them.
Portland was almost as much a character inGrimmas the humans (and Wesen and Hexenbiests).
How did the citys character influence the stories you told?
KOUF:We couldnt have done it anywhere else.
We wrote it for Portland in the very beginning.
Portland was a perfect place, and they had a great crew.
Our actors all put down roots there,raised a lot of money for the childrens hospital there.
And Portland was all-embracing, and such a great character in the show.
you’re able to just put the camera anywhere, whether youre in the city or country there.
And also, its very much like the Black Forest, where so much of our mythology sprung from.
You spent six seasons creating this world, and now many of your fans are reluctant to say goodbye.
Do you have more stories in theGrimmuniverse that youd like to tell in one form or another?
GREENWALT:Thats always a possibility.
You know, there could be a spinoff, but you never know with that kind of thing.
Last question: I couldnt help noticing the computer in that last scene of the finale.
Does this mean Team Grimm finally digitized all that lore?
KOUF:Kelly and Diana?
Theyre bringing it up to speed.
Its all in the cloud now.
