My Fair Wesen

"My Fair Wesen"
Grimm episode
Episode no. Season 3
Episode 20
Directed by Clark Mathis
Story by Thomas Ian Griffith
Rob Wright
Teleplay by Sean Calder
Produced by
Featured music Richard Marvin
Cinematography by Eliot Rockett
Editing by George Pilkinton
Production code 320
Original air date May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)
Running time 42 minutes
Guest appearance(s)

"My Fair Wesen" is the 20th episode of season 3 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 64th episode overall, which premiered on May 2, 2014, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Sean Calder from a story by Thomas Ian Griffith and Rob Wright, and was directed by Clark Mathis.

Plot

Opening quote: "No longer a dark, gray bird, ugly and disagreeable to look at, but a graceful and beautiful swan."

Trubel (Jacqueline Toboni) is introduced to Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) and Nick (David Giuntoli) states that she will live with them for a time in order to introduce her to the Wesen world. In a store, a group of women distract the clerks so they can steal clothes. One of them, Cammy (Kiah Stern) does not meet them at their point of meeting. The rest of the girls meet at a warehouse with a man named Ken (Michael Graziadei). Cammy eventually meets them there but Ken is upset at Cammy's arrival, woges into a Lebensauger and kills her by sucking her blood.

Renard (Sasha Roiz) places Adalind (Claire Coffee) in a hotel suite for safety and at her plea, he decides to stay with her. Not feeling well with the Wesen, Trubel decides to leave, only to be stopped by Nick, who claims that if she leaves, she could go to jail for the murders she committed. He convinces her to stay and returns back to bed. He then has Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) and Rosalee (Bree Turner) woge to her to prove that she doesn't need to be afraid of every Wesen.

A couple discovers Cammy's body in the woods. Nick and Hank (Russell Hornsby) go to investigate and decide to bring Trubel in a ride-along. Upon seeing the drained blood and no razor used on the body, they decide to find in the trailer. In the trailer, Hank finds that the characteristics belong to the Lebensauger and Nick remembers Ryan's case. They decide to check the last place where Cammy stayed but Trubel also finds an entry on a Siegbarste, a Wesen who claims killed her parents. Meanwhile, Ken tells one of the girls, Donna (Karissa Lee Staples) to find a new replacement for Cammy.

Nick, Hank and Trubel arrive at the house where the owner introduces them to Megan (Mavil Avila), Cammy's roommate. While alone with her, Trubel threatens Megan, who's a Wesen, to reveal anything about Cammy. Megan reveals that Cammy last saw Donna in a square. Nick and Hank talk to Renard that Donna may be looking for a new replacement. Meanwhile, Trubel talks with Wu (Reggie Lee) about not being comfortable, causing him to remember the nightmares he experienced. Adalind arrives at a storage unit to retrieve something that her mom left in her will and finds a book, although the book can't open. She throws it into a mirror and accidentally cuts herself with a glass but her blood drops in the book and causes it to open.

Nick, Hank and Trubel are watching over Donna but Trubel, in an attempt to solve the crime, comes to her and leaves with her. Donna takes Trubel to the girls and with Ken, who approves of her and tells them to give her a dress. Nick and Hank manage to find Donna's vehicle and arrive at the warehouse. Ken tries to have sex with Trubel, causing her to snap him, which causes Ken to woge into his Wesen form. Donna woges into a Lebensauger and tries to catch her but Hank drives the car through the wall, giving Trubel time to stab Donna in the neck. Ken tries to attack until Nick kills him.

That night, Nick tells Juliette that Trubel could get killed if she continues her ways to solve the crimes. As they talk, Trubel writes an entry on the Lebensauger. Meanwhile, in an unknown location, an old man (seemingly sick) seats in his chair and opens his hand to reveal that he possesses one of the seven keys.

Reception

Viewers

The episode was viewed by 4.93 million people, earning a 1.3/5 in the 18-49 rating demographics on the Nielson ratings scale, ranking second on its timeslot and fifth for the night in the 18-49 demographics, behind Shark Tank: Swimming With Sharks, Blue Bloods, 20/20, and Shark Tank.[1] This was a 12% increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 4.39 million viewers with a 1.2/4.[2] This means that 1.3 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 5 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. With DVR factoring in, the episode was watched by 7.72 million viewers with a 2.4 ratings share in the 18-49 demographics.[3]

Critical reviews

"My Fair Wesen" received generally positive reviews. The A.V. Club's Kevin McFarland gave the episode a "B-" grade and wrote, "By introducing a completely new character that threw a wrench in every bit of the tenuous equilibrium Grimm built within the New Scoobies, there was hope for the show to jolt in a new, unexpected direction. But instead, almost everything followed easily predictable beats. Trubel followed Nick and Hank investigating a case; she got too involved in an effort to prove herself (however subconscious this urge may have been); Nick felt guilty over involving her too quickly in a case pattern that has grown routine for him and Hank; Trubel took her unintentional and illegal undercover work too far, forcing Nick and Hank to further cover up her involvement—and yet still Nick has to acknowledge her raw talent while begrudgingly admitting that she hasn't been afforded the same slight Grimm advantages he had, namely a family to help with emotional support when the seemingly impossible threatens to drive a person insane."[4]

Nick McHatton from TV Fanatic, gave a 3.5 star rating out of 5, stating: "Only Nick knows the trouble Trubel sees - and he's determined to see her through this Grimm initiation period. But Grimm Season 3 Episode 20 demonstrates, helping Trubel is going to take some serious work."[5]

MaryAnn Sleasman from TV.com, wrote, "If there'd been any doubt that Nick was attempting to tackle more than he could handle in adopting the latest stray to wander into Portland, 'My Fair Wesen' drove the point home with a series of mishaps courtesy of Trubel the Reluctant Grimm that kind of made me wonder how she's survived until now. It's not that Trubel isn't smart — she certainly is — but her rookie status in the world of Wesen and Grimm and her lack of common sense in the boring old muggle world made for some exchanges that were probably meant to be funny but mostly came off as, 'seriously?'"[6]

References

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