2.21 "The Waking Dead" TV REVIEW

Episode 2.21
Writers: Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt
Director: Steven DePaul

THE ONE WHERE Juliette enlists Monroe's help in understanding the truth about the Wesen, while Nick and Hank investigat🍌e a series of murders of dead people. Meanwhile in Europe, Adalind finds herself in an awkward situation as a power struggle develops over her unborn child.

VERDICT Don't let the episode title “The Waking Dead” confuse you. Grimm IS doing zombies, but the case of t𓆏he week takes somewhat of a back seat to all those different p💛lot strands we've been building up to throughout the season. Which is just as well because, without exception, the payoff is great.

While the pace of the episode is a stuttery slow-build of a story with so many different angles developing at the same time (and needing a good c❀hunk of exposition), this is a minor quibble in an otherwise outstanding episode which sets everything up for a potentially great season two finale.

BEST BIT Our favourite refrigerator repairman Bud’s performance 🐻anxiety at wogeing in front of Juliette, and the whole section where Juliette finally sees his, Monroe and Rosalee’s♉ wesen forms.

BEST LINE
Eric: “Portland you a🍌re noꦡ Vienna… you are the home to Nike.”

Narin Bahar

Grimm season two airs in the UK on Watch on Monday nights at 9pm

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