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Mb | Apr 18, 2024 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
The second episode of "Grimm Variations" begins with Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm discussing the story of Little Red Riding Hood with their sister Charlotte during a carriage ride. Charlotte believes there are multiple wolves in the story, which Wilhelm disputes.
The story is set in a dystopian society where the divide between rich and poor is vast. In a walled city ruled by the wealthy, a company called InProgress Incorporated has developed Betty, a supercomputer that enables a virtual, immortal, and disease-free existence through the use of nanomachines called eye drops. These eye drops allow users to alter their appearance and reality within this digital world. The company markets immortality as a service.
In this world, a woman meets the charming Grey at a bar. They go to a motel, where Grey reveals his true intentions by deactivating the woman’s eye-drop disguise and killing her, savoring the physical reality of her heart. Grey turns out to be a member of the Wolf Club, a mysterious elite group that indulges in literal hunts within a world dominated by artificiality. Brown, another club member, warns Grey about the dangers of his obsession with authenticity.
Later, Grey visits an elderly woman on the outskirts of the city and asks her to organize a hunt. This arrangement deviates from the club’s standard protocols, which usually involve safer, organized hunts. The woman agrees and selects a target named Scarlet for Grey.
After finishing his work at InProgress Incorporated, Grey meets Scarlet at a bar outside the city. After saving her from an assault, they go to her home. There, Scarlet subverts Grey’s expectations by deactivating his eye drops, capturing him, and revealing herself as another serial killer. She tortures Grey, mimicking the wolf’s behavior from the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale.
The episode ends with Brown questioning the elderly woman about Grey’s fate, but she refuses to disclose any information since it was an unofficial hunt. Meanwhile, Scarlet seeks other engagements, hinting that the cycle of violence among the hunters will continue.
The story is set in a dystopian society where the divide between rich and poor is vast. In a walled city ruled by the wealthy, a company called InProgress Incorporated has developed Betty, a supercomputer that enables a virtual, immortal, and disease-free existence through the use of nanomachines called eye drops. These eye drops allow users to alter their appearance and reality within this digital world. The company markets immortality as a service.
In this world, a woman meets the charming Grey at a bar. They go to a motel, where Grey reveals his true intentions by deactivating the woman’s eye-drop disguise and killing her, savoring the physical reality of her heart. Grey turns out to be a member of the Wolf Club, a mysterious elite group that indulges in literal hunts within a world dominated by artificiality. Brown, another club member, warns Grey about the dangers of his obsession with authenticity.
Later, Grey visits an elderly woman on the outskirts of the city and asks her to organize a hunt. This arrangement deviates from the club’s standard protocols, which usually involve safer, organized hunts. The woman agrees and selects a target named Scarlet for Grey.
After finishing his work at InProgress Incorporated, Grey meets Scarlet at a bar outside the city. After saving her from an assault, they go to her home. There, Scarlet subverts Grey’s expectations by deactivating his eye drops, capturing him, and revealing herself as another serial killer. She tortures Grey, mimicking the wolf’s behavior from the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale.
The episode ends with Brown questioning the elderly woman about Grey’s fate, but she refuses to disclose any information since it was an unofficial hunt. Meanwhile, Scarlet seeks other engagements, hinting that the cycle of violence among the hunters will continue.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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