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Grimm Season 1 Episode 8

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AIRED: Jan 13, 2012

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A prison escapee returns to Portland and seeks revenge on everyone who got him arrested. Nick notices his unusual strength and high tolerance of pain and calls Eddie to help put his rampage to an end.

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Just about pulls it off

8.5

By MinitureMo, Jun 02, 2012

This episode just about passes the successful mark due to some great emotional scenes following Nick's attack by the big bad of the week. It was great to see nick's girlfriend breakdown crying after his attack. Not only this but Monroe again shines big time in his quest to help Nick save his partner. Plus its great to not know how to feel about the captain at this point in the season as he shows his good side in this episode, which gave him more depth.

Good character progression aswell. All around a good, solid episode.moreless
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Wow just wow

9.5

By Whatifnuts, Jan 28, 2012

I loved this episode. Loved how Monroe helped saving Hank when Nick couldn't because he was in the hospital.

And I love the Captain. Knowing he is the big bad just makes for a that much more interesting character. I really hope it will take a long long long time before Nick finds out because I really love the character and I want to know what his story is and want him in the show. He seems to genuinely care and like Nick which makes him so much more interesting than the average bad guy who's just evil. He's fast becoming a contender for best character in the show after Monroe.

This was the best episode until now. Hope we get a lot more.moreless
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It just keeps getting better...

9.0

By thorswitch, Jan 16, 2012

Sometimes, cop-oriented shows end up being too formulaic and after a while, it get to be just the same-old-same-old. That is one trap Grimm seems to be trying to avoid - and tonight they did a great job of it. Our hero gets beat to a pulp and is resigned to a hospital bed for half of the episode? His life saved by his quick thinking non-law-enforcement girlfriend? Learning the partner he has to trust falsified evidence? Hank getting saved by the not-so-big, definitely-not-bad werewolf? I loved that we got to see more of the captain tonight - I'm SO wanting to learn what his story is - WHAT he is - and since he knows Nick is a Grimm, what's he going to do about the very old and rather unique ballistics that came from the ogre's body?

I was kind of surprised the other day to discover that there are still more than 10 episodes to go for the season - having gotten rather used to the shorter cable seasons - and if Grimm keeps being as good as it has been so far, I'll be looking forward to every one of them :)moreless
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Great episode

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By MistyAnn22, Jan 15, 2012

I loved this episode! I've been waiting for them to have some kind of interaction with Hank and Manroe and this was a nice starting point. I liked the trust that nick showed he had with Manroe, telling him about the trailer. This was a really fast paced and intresting episode, I can't wait for the next one!
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Game Ogre

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By TrueTvWatcher, Jan 14, 2012

Game Ogre was a great episode of Grimm and I really enjoyed watching this episode because Monroe played a very important role and it was great to watch him in action, pun intended. It was interesting to see how much Nick trusts Monroe to let him go to the trailer. This episode had a good story and some character development along with intense action, but I feel it was missing something at the same time. All in all it was a good story for Hank, and it was cool to see how things played out. I wonder how long it will take Nick to recover but I certainly look forward to finding out what happens next in the following episode!!!!!moreless
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David Giuntoli	Det. Nick Burkhardt
Russell Hornsby	Lt. Hank Griffin
Bitsie Tulloch	Juliette Silverton
Silas Weir Mitchell	Monroe
Sasha Roiz	Captain Sean Renard
Reggie Lee	Sgt. Wu

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Eric Edelstein	Oleg Stark	Guest Star
Kacey Griffin	Officer Messina	Guest Star
Anthony De Longis	Anthony De Longis	Guest Star

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David Giuntoli in Grimm from "Game Ogre"

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Bitsie Tulloch in Grimm from "Game Ogre"

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Russell Hornsby in Grimm from "Game Ogre"

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QUOTES (5)
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- Eddie: This is awfully early.
  Nick: Can you trace an antique watch?
  Eddie: Wow. You're actually calling me for what I do. I might have to charge you for this.
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- Nick: I'm with my partner. We're coming over.
  Eddie: I get it. Be cool. Wear pants.
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- Eddie: Good morning. Well, not that good if somebody died, I guess. But, um, yeah, come on in.
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- Nick: He's after Hank.
  Eddie: Hank? Why?
  Nick: He put him in prison.
  Eddie: Oh, yeah, that'll do it. These guys carry grudges to the grave. And usually it's your grave.
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- Renard: You're lucky to be alive. Pulling a stunt like that. I should have your badge.
  Hank: If you want it, you can have it.
  Renard: I'd rather have you alive and wearing it.
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- Music: I've Got the World on a String (Frank Sinatra)
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- International Airdates:
  Canada: January 13, 2012 on CTV
  Australia: February 22, 2012 on FOX8
  UK: April 2, 2012 on Watch
  Czech Republic: November 5, 2012 on Prima COOL
  Germany: April 8, 2013 on Vox
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- Eddie: "Just the facts," right.
  Referencing the radio and later TV show Dragnet. In it, Detective Sergeant Joe Friday (Jack Webb) is the straight-faced dead-serious cop who inevitably interrupts witnesses who get emotional or upset by saying, "Just the facts."
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