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S02E13 - Face Off - Gretel Hanselsister - 08-22-2014
Season 2 Episode 13
Face Off
Face Off
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Air Date: March 8, 2013
Synopsis: After Nick (David Giuntoli) learns about Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) and Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz), he must deal with the consequences. Things get even more complicated when Nick is called to investigate his own crime. Meanwhile, the search for the key intensifies as Captain Renard finds Nick’s trailer and makes a surprising alliance. With Rosalee’s (Bree Turner) help, Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) informs Nick that they might be able to stop what’s going on with Renard and Juliette before it goes too far. Elsewhere, Wu (Reggie Lee) responds to a bizarre shooting at Nick and Juliette’s house. Claire Coffee also stars.
RE: S02E13 - Face Off - wfmyers1207 - 08-22-2014
Actually liked this episode. This one was more about drama and relationships than most. Still didn't like Juliette's character much. She just came across as whiny and slightly psychotic in this one.
This was when Little Baby Beelzebub was conceived! How sweet! Makes you wonder if this was one of the reasons LBB is so weird. Daddy was under an enchantment when he slipped one past the goalie!
Nick has to endure the purification formula. Hey, he's a great guy! Why would he need to be purified!
RE: S02E13 - Face Off - pale boy - 08-22-2014
(08-22-2014, 04:10 PM)wfmyers1207 Wrote: Nick has to endure the purification formula. Hey, he's a great guy! Why would he need to be purified!
Good question. Maybe all the wesen he's dealt with have added up on the negative side of the moral equation, somehow. Or it's TV magic. Yeah, probably TV magic.
Anyway, liked this episode. Takes care of two things at once: the dreaded love triangle that sort of wasn't a triangle at all, and the reveal of Renard's wesen side. But of course it ends on a double cliffhanger -- Nick keels over and Adalind is pregnant. That was really fun the first time around, seeing Nick have a bad reaction to the potion. Wasn't expecting it to work the same way on a Grimm.
RE: S02E13 - Face Off - Secret Keeper - 08-22-2014
(08-22-2014, 06:29 PM)pale boy Wrote:(08-22-2014, 04:10 PM)wfmyers1207 Wrote: Nick has to endure the purification formula. Hey, he's a great guy! Why would he need to be purified!
Good question. Maybe all the wesen he's dealt with have added up on the negative side of the moral equation, somehow. Or it's TV magic. Yeah, probably TV magic.
Because pure means completely undefiled, with no unworthy feelings or thoughts or motives, which probably nobody alive really is.
RE: S02E13 - Face Off - speakeasy - 08-23-2014
One of my favorites because of how Juliette slaps, bites and pistol whips Renard, then pumps five bullets from his service revolver into the ceiling. Probably had him reconsidering his decision to drop by to see her.
But then, both of his women dissed him in this episode; Adalind by patronizingly thanking him for the night before as she left his apartment. Wonder how the rest of his week went.
Nick finds out Renard is a wesen and the after-effects of Adalind's spell are finally neutralized, whew. I remember laughing at the torture Sean went through when he had to take the purification potion, including fairly bouncing off the walls and breathing black smoke, so Nick had a pretty benign reaction, all things being equal. Just as has been mentioned here, must have been because he was such a standup guy to start with, but the Captain, oh, my. Anyway, a pox and a hex on all spells requiring a pure heart; they're murder to reverse!
Wu was uncharacteristically serious in the scene at Nick and Juliette's house, and it was kind of nice to see how tactful and concerned he was and how he assured Nick the police report would be handled, and how Nick acknowledged his loyalty with the pat on the arm. Wu doesn't get enough recognition so that was good and he's such a cut-up it's easy to miss his compassionate side.
Monroe delivered some very funny lines, but the priceless expressions on Silas' face are what really puts them over, imo.
Enjoyed this one alot.