: To save his friend, Nick enters the arena himself. Encouraged by Monroe to "get Grimmy," Nick uses his ancestral combat instincts to defeat the Wesen opponent just before police backup arrives to shut down the operation. Wesen and Mythology
: While Nick is fighting for survival, his girlfriend Juliette is waiting at home for their three-year anniversary dinner.
: These lion-like Wesen are the primary antagonists. Historically, they were forced into Roman coliseum fights; now, they run their own underground "Löwen Games".
This episode is loosely based on the fable of .
: We learn that Captain Renard oversees a "canton" and has a list of "expendable" individuals allowed to fight. When Leo Taymor ignores Renard's orders to close the unsanctioned games, Renard uses a mysterious Wesen priest to brutally execute him. Character Arcs and Relationship Tension