Maiden Quest
| "Maiden Quest" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Hanelle Culpepper |
| Written by | Brenna Kouf |
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| Featured music | Richard Marvin |
| Cinematography by | Eliot Rockett |
| Editing by | Chris Willingham |
| Production code | 504 |
| Original air date | November 20, 2015 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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"Maiden Quest" is the 4th episode of season 5 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 92nd episode overall, which premiered on November 20, 2015, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Brenna Kouf and was directed by Hanelle Culpepper. In the episode, Nick and Hank investigate an assassination attempt on a nightclub owner but they find that this attempt is involved in a trial for a maiden's hand. Meanwhile, Renard is asked to support the campaign of an old friend for mayor.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the plot and ending.
Opening quote: "After three days and nights, whoever tries and does not succeed shall be put to death."
While investigating an assassination attempt against nightclub owner Frankie Adkins (Robert Baker), who was saved by a mysterious Wesen, Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) stumble onto the archaic Wesen tradition of Maagd Zoektocht, where a Weten Ogen (a lynx-like Wesen) pits three suitors against each other for the hand of a maiden. In this case, Daniel Troyer (Richard Portnow) is making them fight for his daughter Emily's (Madeline Zima) hand, and their first trial is to kill Frankie, whose henchmen had killed Troyer's son.
After a second unsuccessful attempt on Frankie's life, the first suitor's mother points Frankie to Troyer. Frankie tries to kill Troyer, who's saved by the mysterious Wesen, Emily herself. Troyer explains to his daughter that the test was for her to prove she was worthy of succeeding him. Meanwhile, home life brings Nick and Adalind (Claire Coffee) closer together, and Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) is asked to support an old friend, Andrew Dixon (Michael Sheets), who's running for Mayor. In the closing scene, an injured Trubel (Jacqueline Toboni), assumed to be dead, shows up at the door of Nick's new pad, and collapses in his arms.
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