Juliette's death on the "Grimm" Season 4 finale "seemed like that was something inevitable that had to happen," Greenwalt told The Hollywood Reporter. It turns out Juliette would have still been alive if she got on the helicopter with the king. It seems Juliette was unaware of Martin Meisner's (Damien Puckler) plan.
On board the helicopter, Diana shows her royal grandpa king the sign of death, despite his efforts to smother her with affection. Then, Meisner, the Resistance fighter who helped Adalind give birth to Diana, shows up and throws the king off the helicopter.
"Kings can't fly!" Kouf told TV Line when asked whether the king is truly dead. This leaves Sean Renard (Sasha Roiz) the only living royal in the upper hierarchy. He is a bastard, though, and he may have more prince cousins.
Juliette's death and the king's death will take "Grimm" Season 5 to an even darker path, the show bosses revealed. As important as Prince Kenneth's (Nico Evers-Swindell) death may be, the truth is there are others like him; Victor (Alexander Denisof) is still alive, after all. But Juliette and the king were playing very unique roles. What happens next to the "Grimm" characters?
Toward the end, FBI Agent Chavez (Elizabeth Rodriguez) gives order to her agents in front of Nick's house -- moments after Trubel (Jacqueline Toboni) puts Juliette down. Who does she want to get - Trubel or Juliette?
Kouf, Greenwalt and their writers have a lot of room to play with storylines in "Grimm" Season 5. What happens next won't be known to fans until October this year.
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