Heartbreaker (''Grimm'')

"Heartbreaker"
Grimm episode
Episode no. Season 4
Episode 16
Directed by Rob Bailey
Written by Dan E. Fesman
Produced by
Featured music Richard Marvin
Cinematography by Eliot Rockett
Editing by Chris B. Willingham
Production code 416
Original air date April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03)
Running time 42 minutes
Guest appearance(s)

"Heartbreaker" is the 16th episode of season 4 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 82nd episode overall, which premiered on April 3, 2015, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Dan E. Fesman and was directed by Rob Bailey.

Plot

Opening quote: "How the silly frog does talk! He...can be no companion to any human being!"

Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) investigate the homicide of a cyclist named Zack and they meet a foterseele (golden/poison dart frog like wesen) named Bella Turner (Leah Renee) with a tragic poisonous touch of The Tale of the Frog Prince. When a new member of the Royal family shows up in Portland, Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) and Adalind (Claire Coffee) realize the Royal family have stepped up their efforts to find Diana. Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) ponders whether to embrace her new self or get rid of it.

Reception

Viewers

The episode was viewed by 4.51 million people, earning a 1.0/4 in the 18-49 rating demographics on the Nielson ratings scale, ranking third on its timeslot and sixth for the night in the 18-49 demographics, behind Cristela, Shark Tank, Last Man Standing, Hawaii Five-0, Dateline NBC, The Amazing Race, and Blue Bloods.[1] This was a 9% decrease in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 4.93 million viewers with a 1.0/4.[2] This means that 1.0 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 4 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. With DVR factoring in, the episode was watched by 6.99 million viewers and had a 1.9 ratings share in the 18-49 demographics.[3]

Critical reviews

"Heartbreaker" received positive reviews. Les Chappell from The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B" rating and wrote, "'Heartbreaker' is another episode to explore the more unfortunate side of being a Wesen, with a take on the tale of The Frog Prince. Except in this version, however, it's not a frog turning into a prince but a young bicyclist named Bella who turns into a frog-like Wesen in the presence of sexual attraction, and one who produces a highly potent toxin in response to said attractions. Of the various effort to explore the dark side of the Wesen world, this is one of the more effective deployments because of how little control Bella has over what happens. She can't control her poisonous reactions any more than she can control the men who find her attractive, with both the good and bad ones meeting the same gruesome fate when they try to get too close."[4]

Kathleen Wiedel from TV Fanatic, gave a 2.5 star rating out of 5, stating: "It's really rather strange that no one apparently had tried to find solutions for that minor biological issue before now. Are Monroe and Rosalee the only two people on the planet who can come up with this stuff?"[5]

MaryAnn Sleasman from TV.com, wrote, "'Heartbreaker' introduced some new faces as Grimm heads toward its Season 4 homestretch. Here's hoping that Kenneth's lack of patience gets this whole AWOL baby thing moving. I can't believe it's been drawn out for this long."[6]

Christine Horton of Den of Geek wrote, "The upshot of the Folterseele story is that there's someone for everyone. Also it's important to look beyond the superficial and see the real person underneath the skin – something with which Nick has been struggling. But even if he were to look beyond Juliette's decaying skin and skeletal features, right now there's not much better underneath."[7]

References

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