GRIMM Scoop: Everything Gets ‘Renardy’ in “Oh Captain, My Captain”

“Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich!”

As any film buff will tell you, that’s a line from Charlie Kaufman’s 1999 surreal comedy Being John Malkovich, starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and of course, John Malkovich.

In the movie, an unemployed puppeteer finds a secret door behind a filing cabinet that leads inside the mind of actor John Malkovich. The passageway enables him to effectively assume the life of the Hollywood star against the other’s will.

What does that all have to do with this week’s episode of Grimm? Thematically, quite a bit, and in the same surreal and altogether fun vein. Swap Malkovich for Captain Sean Renard and you’ve got an hour of Sasha Roiz playing David Giuntoli playing Nick Burkhardt playing Sean Renard, and clearly having a blast while doing so.

But it’s not all comedy. “Oh Captain, My Captain” pushes the Nick/Renard feud into a new place, dives into Adalind’s prisoner-in-a-mansion dilemma (we’d be tempted to stay for the walk-in wardrobes alone), and even manages to throw a cliffhanger ending our way in the final seconds.

If you’re looking for further scoop of the more specific variety, then read on. We’ve got a collection of tidbits and teasers (think of it like a tapas bar offering) to share below.

As always, we avoid outright spoilers along with plot and character reveals that would probably spoil your appetite for the live experience. However, our usual advice applies here. Proceed with a little caution anyway.