"If a man of pure heart were to fall in love with her, that would bring her back to life.”
As of last week, the Mauvais Dentes leaped on Nick – he managed
to avoid a killing strike and punched it, giving him chance to reach for his
gun. The Mauvais Dentes runs and hides in the large, dark lumber mill and he,
Nick and Nick’s mother all play cat and mouse through the shadows (running
across the mangled bodies of the FBI agents in the process). Until Nick and the
Mauvais Dentes run into each other, Nick
loses his gun and we get the epic fight scene – and either Mauvais Dentes have
been seriously over-egged as “village killers” or Grimms are super-duper
dangerous because they’re pretty even. Then Mummy Grimm shows up and they take
times pounding it gloriously from both sides. Mummy Grimm holds him at knife
point to asks questions (and gives far too much away in the processes) but the
Mauvais Dentes breaks free – but gets a knife in the neck in the process which
eventually kills him (after some dramatic staggering).
Mummy Grimm takes a nice fat roll of money off the
Mauvais Dentes body and wants to find out who sent him – but Nick is running
out the door, he has to get to Juliet
At the hospital, Rosalie and Eddie are worried, they have
the potion for Juliet that will stop her degradation but Nick isn’t there – he only
arrives within minutes of potion needing to be remade. They quickly run to
Juliette’s room, a nurse protests but Mummy Grimm is there and she’s having
none of it (oh I hope this character hangs around). The doctor also tries to
stop Nick giving Juliette the eye-drops and runs straight into Mummy Grimm who
sends him scurrying off to find security (damn I hope she hangs around).
Leaving the hospital Nick gets a call to a murder from
Hank – at the lumber mill – 3 dead bodies including 2 FBI. Nick asks Eddie and
Rosalie to give his mother a lift home (which is hilariously awkward). When
they arrive, Rosalie makes a point of explaining to Mummy Grimm that Nick
trusted Eddie enough to have him Wolge to Juliette so she could understand the
full truth. Mummy Grimm says she doesn’t understand the relationship between
Rosalie, Eddie and Nick – but maybe she doesn’t have to. Rosalie decides it’s
hugging time, which Mummy Grimm endures – I don’t think she’s a hugger.
At the crime scene Sergeant Wu notices Nick’s extra injuries, but Nick puts it down to always looking force the next day. Hank also notices it but they brush it off. Looking through the scene they see the bodies have either been stabbed or almost chewed on – but Wu finds a 9mm bullet, presumably from Nick’s gun. And Nick realises when the Mauvais Dentes knocked his gun away he never got it back – it’s still in the Lumber Mill. The FBI are on the way since it was FBI agents who were killed – so they’re just taking prints and photos, the FBI will be collecting the evidence. Nick grabs his gun just before the FBI arrive.
He hasn’t covered all his tracks though, as one of the FBI agents uses the dead agent’s phone to call the last person she called – and gets Nick’s phone. Later, Nick throws his gun into the ocean.
At the office, Nick and Hank track the finger print from
the dead Mauvais Dentes and match it to the slaughter on the ship – putting him
as the killer and building a theory about he and the FBI agents confronting
each other. Renard thinks there’s someone else though, since the killer changed
into one of the FBI agent’s clothes (as the Mauvais Dentes did to pose as the
dead FBI agent) which suggested he was expecting someone else. As Hank and Nick
try to leave, the FBI agents confront Nick bout the call he received but he
just says she asked for more information on the ship case, he said they gave
her everything and no, she didn’t say where she was (Nick points out the FBI
isn’t in the habit of telling them anything). Jurisdictional antler tussling
begins as Renard tells them about the prints and the FBI responds with “Rawwwr,
our case” and Renard pushes back “rawwr, our city.” Honestly, it’s kind of sad
to watch and my only hope is it’s completely fictional. The FBI wants Nick’s
gun because… I have no real idea but Nick says he wasn’t wearing one (which
makes Hank blink) and Renard steps forward again to make the FBI back off
(should set Mummy Grimm on them). Nick does have to leave a DNA swab though.
In the car park, Hank asks Nick about the call from the
FBI agent and also makes it clear he knows Nick has been fighting again, he can
tell. Hank says Nick doesn’t have to tell Hank anything because Hank trusts him
– just don’t hang him out to dry. Perhaps time for Hank to be more formally
introduced to the Grimm world?
Renard makes a call to the European castle – and the man
who was in charge of the torture last episode (presumably one of the royals) –
who Renard calls brother. He tells him that a) his methods of sneaking the
Mauvais Dentes into the country were sloppy and b) the kitty is dead. Mocking
and sniping follow.
Catherine, Hexenbiest mother of Adalind drops by Rosalie’s
shop for her potion ingredients and haggles over the price with her Woge. Eddie
in the back room is not amused by this and is tempted to rip out her throat in
defence of Rosalie, which she considers sweet. Eddie and Rosalie tells Nick and
Nick plans to go talk to her since they think Catherine may know what Adalind
gave Juliette. Mummy Grimm has a better idea and thinks she should go. I agree.
Yes yes I do. Nick warns her that FBI agents are watching the house, Mummy
Grimm has already seen them and knows exactly where they are.
At the police station, Hank has tracked the prints of the
Mauvais Dentes to several murders in Europe but still no ID – and the FBI
arrest Nick. I’m not entirely sure where all the suspicion of Nick comes from –
one phone call? One reasonable phone call? Renard is not amused and sends Hank
to go with him. Renard goes to Catherine for the potion and it turns out the
cure for Juliette requires someone who is pure of heart (sounds like a Sleeping
Beauty style kiss is needed) and since pure of heart is hard to come by, they
make purification potions instead (that’s so cheating! I love it). The purer
you are, the less unpleasant the waking process is. Since Renard is “barely
human” it’s going to be unpleasant.
Then Mummy Grimm speaks to Catherine. After some
sparring, Mummy Grimm starts throttling – and Catherine reveals there’s a
Prince in Portland – aha! Renard is finally explained and revealed! Catherine
explains that he’s illegitimate but won’t say who he is – and grabs a knife and
Woges. Time for a fight scene – Mummy Grimm grabs a magazine. And yes, she is
that awesome that her magazine beats Catherine’s knife. After breaking every
mirror in the house (I think there’s one on every flat surface for dramatic
throwing people into walls), Catherine’s throat is accidentally slit and she
collapses. As she dies Catherine says Mummy Grimm can’t save Juliette “only he
can.”
The FBI question Nick but they have no ballistics and the
only DNA they’ve found is from someone close enough to him to be a relative but
not him (which is awkward since he’s recorded as an orphan). They have to let
him go because they have nothing. Which is useful, because Hank has a call for
another murder he Nick and Wu are heading to – the death of Catherine. Mummy
Grimm is really piling up these conflicts of interest. Hank recognises
Catherine’s last name since he dated Adalind.
Nick meets with his mother and she tells him everything
she’s found out. But Nick is worried how close these cases are coming and how
she’s going to get caught up. She agrees and says it’s time for her to leave.
He gives her the coins and they have a touching goodbye and he drops her at the
station. But she doesn’t get on a train – she steals a car.
Renard is ready with Catherine’s potion and for the first
time we see him almost Woge… ALMOST! He drinks the really nasty looking potion
and seems fine. Until he’s doubled up with stomach cramps. It also causes
random removal of clothes – so I approve of this potion. It also turns him red
and makes him breath smoke.
He goes to the hospital and, yes, kisses Juliette. She wakes up, all Sleeping Beauty like just as Nick comes to visit. He’s overjoyed, she’s awake and live. But she doesn’t remember him.
The meta keeps coming in this new Grimm. So much so that
I even think the whole police suspecting Nick storyline was unnecessary and
cluttered (especially since I don’t think they had a whole lot of reason to
suspect Nick in the first place). It keeps being fast paced, it keeps being
action packed and it keeps that meta moving. Long may it continue!
I am glad Mummy Grimm is hanging around, this show has
long since needed a strong female character (so Juliette’s amnesia isn’t
bothering me over much). I am unhappy that Hank seems to be even more sidelined
this season so far than he was last season – please bring him in on the big
secret.
I did like the twist on the Sleeping Beauty myth. They need a kiss by someone with a pure heart - which they don't have so they chemically induce purity. It amused me.
