The Thing with Feathers (Grimm)
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Episode 16
| "The Thing with Feathers" | |
|---|---|
| Grimm episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Darnell Martin |
| Written by | Richard Hatem |
| Featured music | Richard Marvin |
| Cinematography by | Cort Fey |
| Editing by | Chris Willingham |
| Production code | 116 |
| Original air date | April 6, 2012 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Thing with Feathers" is the 16th episode of season 1 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm, which was premiered in the United States on April 6, 2012, on NBC. The episode was written by Richard Hatem and was directed by Darnell Martin.
Opening quote: "Sing my precious little golden bird, sing! I have hung my golden slipper around your neck."
Nick (David Giuntoli) plans a romantic weekend with Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) in a cabin at Whispering Pines, where he plans to propose to her. Hank (Russell Hornsby) is still obsessed with Adalind (Claire Coffee), to the point of stalking her and watching her house. He sees her kissing a man, Peter (Michael Sheets), and leading him inside her house. Hank later threatens Peter at gunpoint, telling him never to see her again. (It is later revealed that the encounter was orchestrated by Renard (Sasha Roiz), and that Adalind despises Peter.)
At Whispering Pines, Robin (Azura Skye), is trying to escape her husband, Tim Steinkellner (Josh Randall), but the man she is meeting is delayed. She races home and is confronted by Tim, who takes her inside and force-feeds her a concoction including earthworms. They are revealed both to be Wesen. Nick stops there to ask directions; he sees nothing, although Juliette becomes suspicious. Nick and Juliette's cottage is next door.
Later, Juliette prompts Nick to report a domestic disturbance to the sheriff, who checks on the house but takes no action. While in the local supermarket, Nick sees Tim manifest as a Wesen. He calls Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell), who identifies him as a Klaustreich. They are abusive, but women are strongly attracted to them. When Monroe was in high school, a Klaustreich got a friend of his pregnant. She gave birth to his “litter” at prom, and when her parents called the police, he slashed her face before leaving town. (Monroe says that the Klaustreich did not escape justice, implying that he himself took care of it.)
Nick learns Robin is a Seltenvogel, an extremely rare Wesen. Monroe and Rosalee (Bree Turner) tell him that Seltenvogel are prized because they grow an egg-shaped object composed chiefly of gold in their necks.
Tim kills a store clerk, who was the man helping Robin to escape. Nick discovers the corpse and calls the sheriff. He then rescues Robin, who is now in “labor”, and takes her to Juliette at their cabin. The sheriff arrives and a terrified Robin tells them he is Tim's cousin and part of the scheme. Robin flees into the woods; Nick follows and finds her. Over the phone, Monroe and Rosalee guide him in extracting the stone from Robin's throat. Tim and the sheriff find them, but Nick threatens to break the egg (making it worthless). Juliette arrives and fires her gun as an added distraction. Tim grabs the egg and runs, but he trips and the egg shatters. Nick arrests them.
At home, Nick finally proposes to Juliette. She declines, saying that, although she loves him and wants to marry him someday, he has been too closed off lately. In the final scene, Hank and Adalind chat after a romantic dinner, as the restaurant closes around them.
