HOLY CRAP!!!! I think that's probably what I could describe in this week's explosion of Grimm.
"Oh, Captain My Captain" had everything we probably wanted and then some. I think when it's all said and done, this episode would have to be in my top ten list of favorite episodes.
With Nick still on the run, he plans to get back at Renard, being Renard himself. By that, he'll have to use the same trick that Adalind and Eve had pulled off, or as I love to call it, the hat trick.
But for it to work, they'll need some of Renard's hair, which left it up to Adalind and Monroe. The scene when Adalind gives Monroe Renard's hair and clothes and soon Renard shows up to change his shirt. Adalind puts him in the closet to get Renard out of the room. That scene was one of many humorist moments of the episode
When Monroe brings in a hair sample, Nick breathes in from the hat. He does nothing for a few seconds, but he soon works and transforms into a creepy, weird, and sweaty Renard. Nick freaks out because he's still in woge mode, but Rosalee calms him down. Another funny scene comes when Hank gets to the shop, and as he comes in, Nick yells at him about his resignation papers and gets Hank pissed off until Eve asks him if that is good. Hank's looks were just too funny.
Nick planned to go on live TV and announce that Renard would be stepping down as the new Mayor. Of course, the real Renard hears about it as Adalind tries to keep him in the house til the live announcement. Renard leaves with frustration and heads over to the station.
Nick and Hank get into the Captain's office and clean the place, taking the laptop and papers. Until Renard's new replacement captain comes in and wants to talk to Renard about the news, pissed off because Renard gave him a deal, kill Rachel Wood's partner, and he'll get the job. But Nick tells him that he won't get it due to blood on the shirt, and the guy woge and soon leaves.
Nick starts to feel something painful but moves on and tries to get out of there, but the press comes in asking questions. As he leaves them, he bumps into Renard at the parking lot, and he and Nick face off, but only for a bit until the press gets there.
Hank, Nick, and Wu return with what they've earned, but a sight problem comes: Nick can't change back. Well, his body was tired when he was in Renard's office. So when Renard called, they agreed to meet at Nick's loft on the rooftop.
As the two meet up, they exchange a couple of funny lines; one of them, if Nick shoots Renard, would that be considered suicide? The two finally battle it out until they can't take either down. But they made truths to go back to the showings and that Nick would raise his son and Adalind would come with him, but Diana would have to be shared with Adalind and Renard.
Nick gets back to the shop as Renard; no one can't find a way to help change back. But then Monroe wonders if Nick is Nick; that could be just the real Renard. But Eve figures they should ask Nick a question that only Nick knows. Adalind asks the first question about where they had their first kiss; he replies that it was at the table in their loft or in the woods that took her powers (yes, I still consider that a kiss). Adalind relaxes and tells everyone that it's Nick and that the kiss that took her powers wasn't a kiss. (yes, it was!!).
Without knowing how to change Nick, Diana soon wakes up and greets her daddy. Nick turns around, and she asks him what had happened, but he tells her that things are okay. She put her hand on his chest, and her eyes changed. And she told him he wasn't her daddy and pushed him with full force across the shop. But that helped Nick change back to himself, and Adalind rushed to his side and hugged each other, but as he looked at Diana and she looked at him, I'm not sure things were good.
As Renard gets to his home, he hears someone in the dark across the room. The guy says that he's still on the wrong side, and who pops up, Meisner!
This was hands down one of the best episodes so far. It had thrills, laughs, and excitement! Since it aired, I've watched it more times than the previous episodes. The writing was excellent. I thought that Claire and Silas did a fine job in that scene of picking clothes and hiding from Renard. Russell and Sasha had a heated exchange after Nick turned into Renard.
Give props to Sasha, too, for doing double duty along with the stunt doubles. It's probably one of his best works so far. As a Nadalind fan, I loved that scene when Adalind and Nick hugged each other after Nick turned back. I think we could all use a #NadalindHug after this episode.
And what can I say about David Giuntoil's television directorial debut? It was amazing!! I loved the camera work during the fight scene and when Nick was breathing in the smoke from the hat. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.
You can catch the final chapter of Grimm on day nights at 8/7c on NBC
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