I’ll just get this out of the way right now: I’m enjoying Juliette’s character more and more. It’s probably because "Organ Grinder" elevated Juliette from her slightly useless status.

I don’t think Juliette is dumb. She can no doubt sense that Nick has probably put more and more time into his work, and pulling away from her emotionally, however slightly, ever since Aunt Marie came into town. That’s a lot of added stress and anxiety put upon a woman who has already had plenty of encounters with Nick’s work and double life. Her role in his life isn’t easy.

We had a chance to peer a little bit in to where all of these feelings are coming from. Juliette knows what it’s like to have a guy leave her and stop all contact – something Aunt Marie told Nick to do. Which makes things difficult because they love each other, but Nick is dealing with this newfound Grimm aspect of his life and wondering how he can be honest with Juliette about it. Let’s be honest, Eddie is right: either they’ll believe you and think they themselves are crazy or they don’t and think you’re the crazy person – there’s no good outcome.

Yet the outcome already feels like it’s been set in stone. Eddie revealed to Nick that creatures can reveal themselves to humans. While I don’t think Eddie is going to have Juliette over for a beer or latte any time soon, nor do I think he’ll be the one doing the revealing. It does seem likely that Nick’s life work will once again come crashing all around her soon, and the only choice will be to let her in on it.

Juliette certainly proved her worth tonight, picking up on emotional cues that Nick didn’t with Gracie. Granted, Hanson (By the way, really? Really, Grimm? Of all the “H” names in all the worlds you guys went with the one used by early 90s brother boy band?) and Gracie weren’t creatures, but it’s a good start.

The other interesting development came with Renard. I think we all had an inkling that things were going to get real when he went out and helped Hank and Nick with their case. He even quickly changed the subject, and used his position of power, to keep Nick’s slight slip of Grimm tongue with the dried organs. Although, Renard may have said it more for his own peace of mind than trying to distract Hank and Wu.

It does look like things might be coming to a head with Renard and his reaping duties. As we learned last week, it seems like the reapers want things to stay status quo, and Nick is upsetting the balance. Is Renard, and by extension the reapers, allies to the Grimms? But why would he send his minion in to kill Aunt Marie but not Nick? This plotline is quickly shaping up, and I hope Grimm continues to sprinkle a few more breadcrumbs (puka shells?) our way.

Speaking of breadcrumbs, I suppose I could actually discuss the case this week (even if the mythology and characters are more fun). Honestly, there isn’t very much to say. A clinic kidnapping homeless teenagers and harvesting their organs so the creatures can get some “herbology” going is creepy.

Overall, I really enjoyed “Organ Grinder” and it’s Grimm’s best mix yet of serial and procedural. Which is rather amazing considering how sparingly Eddie was used. Usually his screen time has an almost direct correlation to how much I enjoyed the episode.

Other thoughts:

• There was a lot of ball crushing imagery tonight.
• Did anyone else feel like Hank’s banter was really forced? Usually he has a decent back and forth with Nick, but something felt off.
• How is that corpse still in one piece after falling off that ridiculously large waterfall?