Sam and Grizz

**Grizz**: "*Can you teach me...one more phrase in sign language?*"
**Sam**: "*Yes.*"
**Grizz**: "*How do you say "Kiss me"?*"
―[src]

The romantic relationship between **Sam Eliot** and **Grizz Visser**, which might have initially began as a crush for the latter, advanced to a romance between the two. They are commonly referred to as **"Grizzam"** among the fans and is a popular canon ship. The two are currently the only two open LGBT+ residents of New Ham and the only LGBT+ pairing in the series overall.

## History

It is believed Grizz harbored a crush on Sam Eliot but stayed away due to fear of coming out. Though, after a bit of drinking, he finds the courage to sit next to Sam and talk with him for the first time during the make-shift prom. Later on, when his friend Luke Holbrook commented on the love for his girlfriend, Helena Wu, he decided to act on his own feelings and goes to talk to him again, this time more confident.

Grizz also took the initiative to learn American Sign Language in order to communicate better with Sam, and after asking how to signal "kiss me" the two began their romantic relationship.

## Throughout The Society

* Season 1

In *Childhood's End*, a makeshift prom is suggested by Kelly in an attempt to bring back normalcy as best as possible. Grizz is one of the ones who helps organizes it, along with Gwen and Kelly. After admitting to his friends that after graduation he planned on leaving town to go to college elsewhere and didn't plan on seeing them again, he, inebriates, approaches Sam during the event, and sits next to him. Sam breaks the ice asking Grizz how he likes prom. Grizz doesn't hear him at first, but Sam repeats himself and apologizes for not speaking very well, thinking it is the reason Grizz didn't answer him. However, Grizz assures him that he speaks fine and that the music is just too loud.

Grizz, easing the tension, decides to sign the word *bullshit* which both confuses and amuses Sam. He confesses to him that it's the only sign he knows. Grizz then asks Sam to teach him to say something else in sign. Sam signs something and Grizz asks what he said. Sam said, 'I hate high school.' which Grizz nodded, seeming to understand why he felt that way.

In *Drop by Drop*,

In *Allie's Rules*, all of Luke's declarations of love inspires Grizz to admit his own true feelings. Heading to the library, he finds Sam and begins to converse. Grizz has secretly been learning sign language so he can communicate, but accidentally learnt British Sign Language rather than American, causing confusion.

After spending a day going over farming techniques together, Grizz eventually voices to Sam how to say "kiss me" in sign language and Sam does so, resulting in them sleeping together afterwards. Grizz admits to Sam that he is gay, but that he has spent so long pretending to be straight that he sometimes doesn't even remember. Whilst they sleep together, Becca Gelb attempts to contact Sam.

Later on Grizz notices Sam and Becca together in the hospital and finds out about the baby. Sam lies that he and Becca were both lonely and they decided to sleep together, causing their own relationship to come to a halt, as Grizz feels betrayed since they were just intimate. Rather than Sam defending himself to Grizz that he is not actually the father, he holds firm onto his promise to Becca, refusing to deny his role in the baby's life.

Later the whole town gathers to see Grizz, Gwen, Bean and Mickey off as they head out in search of suitable land to farm. Just before Grizz is about to leave on his expedition, Sam kisses and tells him that he must "come back to me". Sam also presents him with a book that holds meaning to Sam. They embrace and promise to see each other again.

## Trivia

* The relationship between Sam and Grizz becomes strained at the end of season one, as Grizz believes that Sam is the father of Becca's child. However, they made a promise to see each other again.