Grimm "Oh Captain, My Captain" Review. Double Trouble.

Season 6, Episode 3
Air Date: Friday, January 20, 2017 at 8PM E/P on NBC
Rating: ★★★★★

“You will face yourself again in a moment of terror.” – Grimm

Eve reviews the “Verfluchte Zwillingsschwester” spell

By far the funniest of the three episodes to air this season, “Oh Captain, My Captain” also marks star David Giuntoli’s directorial debut. Filled with awkward moments and a few twisted turns of events, “Oh Captain, My Captain” moves the final season’s plot further, revealing a few tidbits from the past that will make an impact on the future of several characters.

At the end of last week’s episode, “Trust Me Knot,” the promo for this episode showed Nick (Giuntoli) becoming Captain Sean Renard (Sasha Roiz) by way of the “Verfluchte Zwillingsschwester” spell. I had to look up the meaning of the German phrase and found out it translates to ‘cursed twin sister,’ which kind of makes sense. Typically, a Hexenbiest performs this ritual, transforming into someone else, but I think Nick is the first Grimm to try this. I don’t know if that’s a good idea.

Renard…well, Nick as the Renard double, giving the press more controversial news about his decision to abdicate the mayorship.

The thing that stands out most for me in “Oh Captain, My Captain” is Roiz’s performance. He not only plays Renard — rigid and uptight — he also plays Renard the way he think Giuntoli (as Nick) would play Renard, all of it completely entertaining. The height difference for one, and the physicality of the two men is vastly different. Roiz does an amazing job in these dual roles but it’s what happens at the end of “Oh Captain, My Captain” that surprises me. Let’s just say my intuition about Renard being haunted wasn’t too far off.

“Oh Captain, My Captain” addresses a few points that were mentioned in previous seasons; one in particular includes Nick’s feelings about Adalind (Claire Coffee). In an awkward conversation in the tunnels, Eve (Elizabeth Tulloch) makes a marked observation:

Eve: “You love Adalind.”
Nick: “Why are you asking?”
Eve: “I’m not asking, I can feel it.”

Eve talks to Nick about Diana and his mother…could Juliette be making her way out?

I’ve wondered about the changes in Eve ever since she was healed by the stick. She seems to be experiencing more and her facial expressions aren’t as robotic. She’s also bringing up a lot of memories…memories of when she was Juliette. She even recalls what Nick’s mother, Kellie (guest star Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), said to them about Adalind’s daughter Diana (Hanna R. Lloyd) in season three, which is shown via flashback. “This child has an extraordinary destiny. In the wrong hands, it could do great evil but in the right hands, it could do great good.” The intriguing part of this whole conversation is Eve telling Nick, “what your mom said to us…” Us? She spoke as if she were Juliette, not Eve. I know they are essentially one and the same, but the thing about Eve is she suppressed everything about Juliette when she embraced being a Hexenbiest. I would love to know what Meisner (Damien Puckler) did to turn Juliette into Eve.

Renard receives an unexpected visitor…sometimes the past literally comes back to haunt you.

Going back to Diana, she sees much more than writing on the ancient cloth…she also sees through Nick’s disguise and she’s not happy. As Renard says, “Diana loves her daddy…” and that’s a fact. I would hate to see what Diana would do to Nick if he were to cross Renard. He’s lucky Adalind loves him too.

Overall
“Oh Captain, My Captain” is entertaining, fun, and moves the various plot points along nicely. Nick, Hank (Russell Hornsby), and Sgt. Wu (Reggie Lee) will have to watch each other’s backs when they get back to the precinct as they have a new adversary to be wary of – Lt. Grossante (Chris L. McKenna). His association with Captain Renard has been meddled with in the wrong way and I have a feeling things are going to get even more dangerous around the office water cooler.

What did you think of “Oh Captain, My Captain?” I’d love to hear from other Grimmsters. Leave me a comment below or tweet me at @judybopp. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Dream chaser extraordinaire! Judy tends to be a tad sarcastic and kind of goofy! She is an avid admirer of all things supernatural, paranormal, celestial and mystical. She loves to read, write, and watches way too much TV. She enjoys many genres of film and music (and let's be honest, most music from the 80s). She also has a wicked sweet tooth. Cupcakes beware.