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Grimm Season 2 Episode 12

Season of the Hexenbiest

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AIRED: Nov 16, 2012

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Adalind returns to Portland with revenge on her mind, while Renard tries to deal with his obsessive infatuation with Juliette.

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Grimm's Fall Finale: Trailer Snitch

"Season of the Hexenbiest" brought nearly every one of Grimm's existing plots to a head as Nick learned who was kissing on his lady, Hank learned never to trust an ex-girlfriend, and we learned the details of Adalind's "bring down…

By Josie Campbell, Nov 17, 2012

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Ring Of Fire.

8.5

By Dec1964, Apr 21, 2013

I missed Hank in this episode, he went on his holidays, This had to do with a creature called Volcanalis (thats what it sounded like to me). A so called creature that was based on molten lava, the Volcanic rocks was sacred. It caused the destruction of Pompeii, so Monroe, Nick & Renard teamed up together to destroy this creature with Liquid Nitrogen. The baby that Adalind is carrying is of royal blood, but Stefania will pay money for that child when its born. But apparently Adalind doesn't want the money, she just wants her powers back, but Stefania says that mite not be possible. Juliette is seeing images of Nick all the place & the voices are making her go crazy, so goes & see's Pilar, so Pilar tells her these are memories & you have to choose, one moment, one memory. If you dont you have no future, so Juliette does & its the moment when she & Nick move into their house. According to the next preview, i think they will take this to the season finale, 4 episode's left & the next one is April 30th.moreless
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Loved this!

9.5

By Katerine_M, Mar 25, 2013

I just loved how action-packed this episode was. It really brought everything to a head, very neatly, and even with all of the action, I was never confused about what was happening or why. Everything flowed perfectly, and left me very, very anxious for the next episode (for which, I then had to wait 4 months!)
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Beauty and the [Hexen]Biest

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By ionee24, Nov 20, 2012

Once Upon a Time, a dashing Prince lost his father at a young age because his mother's heritage threaten to divide the kingdom. Since royals were aiming for blood, the wesen mother hid her Prince in Portland, in the care of an evil hexenbiest who tried to seduce him as soon as he became a Police Captain, when he refused, Adalind cursed him with the chance to seek his innermost heart's desire, without the power to have it. For nothing was more dangerous than betraying a Grimm, the last chance wesen had for peaceful coexistance.

And so, the Prince went to a Spice shop, hoping that the merchant would grant him release from this condition, if not for him then at leat for the veterinarian he fell in love with. The merchant was upset and did not accept these terms. See, the Grimm is his best friend and the blutbad couldn't help out the vet . Belle begins to feel guilty about breaking her promise to the [Hexen]Biest and uses honesty to see him back at his castle. Telling her boyfriend that she has feelings for another man, Juliette gets dumped and Nick released. Upon returning, Belle will find the [Hexen]Biest, for neither one cares whether or not the curse is broken, their love is no longer a betrayal to the Grimm.moreless
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Great Show, Least Fav Episode...

6.0

By Zenish01, Nov 20, 2012

Maybe, perhaps, ummm... it's just me but, wasn't the writing off track just a tad? This has got to be one of my favorite shows on TV this season, however, this episode's writing - screenplay, was adumbrated somewhat. The characters lines, for the most part, were qwerky and written as if by a rookie who just stepped into the studio arena for the first time. Now... the overall plot and theme met my expectations to the hilt... thanks for that. Come on... don't let me down again writing staff, make the characters shine like they should... give them decent lines to act out. Watch it again to see if i'm off the mark... or not. Ahhhh!moreless
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Romeo & Juliette must die!

8.0

By WillieNg, Nov 18, 2012

First off, love the episode for the fast pacing, bring a head to quite a few story arcs, but hate a lot of the characters interactions (read Nick and Juliette!). Else, I would have given it a higher score. Next bit is my personal rants about the development of the show and the Juliette character.

Frankly, I like Ms. Tulloch's portrayal of Juliette in season 1, nothing really special but still ok. In season 2, probably due to the story-line, the character of Juliette seems all over the place and highly inconsistent. She seems to cycle from quirky, neurotic, confused to downright idiotic in some situations. I especially dislike her naivety in this episode and the sudden out-of-character outburst in "La Llorona". Whatever goodwill I have towards Juliette went completely out the windows after this episode.

Sometimes, I really wonder if the writers are out to purposefully screw with the viewers or the actors (maybe both)? By making an already "thin" character like Juliette goes through the whole "Star-cross lovers" kitsch with Nick, it feels as though they are out to makes her totally unlikable! I personally feel that it is totally unfair to the character and I rather they kill her off so as to inject some needed dynamism and darkness into the show and perhaps Nick's psyche. Frankly, I feel that might make the show more interesting and Nick into a better (and darker, harder... like his mom) Grimm.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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Cherif Khazem	Frenchman	Guest Star
Martyn G. Krouse	Hundjager One	Guest Star
Simone Leorin	Hundjager Two	Guest Star

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- Trivia: The episode ended with the typical "To be continued..." Followed by "Sorry."
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- Nick: So?
  Monroe: So how was your day?
  Nick: Do you really want to know?
  Monroe: Yes, in that it will postpone me telling you what I have to tell you.. And no, in that we might as well get it over with.
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- Monroe: How are thing going with Juliette?
  Nick: Well, they're kind of in a holding pattern. Except that nobody's holding anyone.
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- Monroe: Hey. Hey, it's okay. This is gonna be okay.
  Juliette: No, it's not.
  Monroe: Well, there's that. Come on in.
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- Juliette: I'm really getting sick of being left in the dark all the time.
  Monroe: The dark does have its bright side.
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- Nick: Adalind's back.
  Monroe: Excuse me?
  Nick: She went to Hank's last night, and now he's in the hospital.
  Monroe: Oh my god. What, did he sleep with her again?
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- Nick: Take this all back to your place.
  Monroe: Oh, that's great. All the evidence at my place.
  Nick: And this.
  Monroe: And the murder weapon, too. Why not?
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- Nick: Guess you don't need to be a Hexenbiest to be a witch.
  Adalind: (flirting) You don't have to be a witch to work this kind of magic.
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- Nick: Adalind's back and I'm worried about Juliette.
  Monroe: Hey, look on the bright side. Adalind's in jail and Juliette's probably safer now that she's having nothing to do with you, so... sorry. It's not that bright a side.
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- With this episode, Claire Coffee is billed as a show star.
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- International Airdates:
  Canada: November 16, 2012 on CTV
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