The BEST episodes of Grimm

Every episode of Grimm ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Grimm!

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

Last Updated: 10/20/2026Network: NBCStatus: Ended
The End
star
8.11
197 votes

#1 - The End

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2017

In the series finale, Nick faces off against his greatest foe yet as it seems no weapon can defeat him. At the Spice Shop, Monroe, Rosalee and Eve search for answers and stumble upon a rare potion that may help the fight. Elsewhere, Capt. Renard and Adalind try to keep Diana and baby Kelly safe as the threat has its eyes set on the children.

Directors: David Greenwalt
Woman in Black
star
8.00
2826 votes

#2 - Woman in Black

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2012

As Nick delves deeper into his life as a Grimm, a trail of grotesque murders reignites the search for the elusive gold coins. The arrival of a mysterious woman in black begins to get in the way of Nick and Hank’s investigation as extra precautions have to be taken to ensure their safety. Meanwhile, Nick’s ability to keep his true nature secret from Juliette comes to a tipping point.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Blonde Ambition
star
7.90
1148 votes

#3 - Blonde Ambition

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2014

It's Monroe and Rosalee's big day and their joy will only be matched by unexpected heartache for those around them. Nick and Juliette make a startling realization that could shake their relationship to its core. Meanwhile, Adalind proceeds with a delicately laid plan that leads to a catastrophic event that will alter the course of Nick's journey.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Goodnight, Sweet Grimm (2)
star
7.90
2096 votes

#4 - Goodnight, Sweet Grimm (2)

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/2013

Just when things look like they’re back to normal with Juliette, Nick is called to investigate a flurry of rage-fueled assaults happening all over Portland. He goes to Monroe and Rosalee for help battling Portland’s newest wave of "undead." As if that weren’t enough, Captain Renard informs Nick that his brother Eric is in town on family business. Meanwhile, Stefania and Frau Pech methodically use their alliances with Adalind to battle one another.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Double Date
star
7.90
671 votes

#5 - Double Date

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/27/2015

Nick and Hank are called to investigate a one night stand turned deadly when a man finds himself in the middle of a very bizarre love triangle. Captain Renard hopes Monroe and Rosalee can help him deal with recurring episodes of phantom bleeding. Meanwhile, Adalind makes a discovery that might turn the tables in her favor and Juliette makes a big decision that could change the course of her relationship with Nick.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Brenna Kouf
Maréchaussée
star
7.90
727 votes

#6 - Maréchaussée

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/2015

Nick and Hank investigate a series of murders that lead back to the Wesen Council and a mysterious bounty hunter. Juliette’s meeting with Henrietta brings about more disturbing news than she was expecting. Adalind and Viktor make their way back to Portland.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
Blind Love
star
7.90
252 votes

#7 - Blind Love

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2017

Rosalee surprises Monroe with a getaway for his birthday and invites most of the gang to join them. Things take a shocking turn when a hotel employee targets Nick in an effort to avenge his father. Meanwhile, Eve gets a visit from a dark force that she has seen before. Elsewhere, Capt. Renard spends the weekend with Diana when a former ally decides to get even.

Directors: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Sean Calder
Leave It to Beavers
star
7.90
2712 votes

#8 - Leave It to Beavers

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2012

As Nick delves into the trailer’s weapons cabinet and his inner Grimm, the investigation of a dead construction worker leads him into a long standing conflict in the creature world. Sensing an unfamiliar threat, the suspect takes it upon himself to summon reapers to town to eliminate the Grimm once and for all. Meanwhile, Juliette insists that Nick invite Monroe over for dinner, making for quite the interesting evening.

Directors: Holly Dale
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Trial by Fire
star
7.80
699 votes

#9 - Trial by Fire

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/2015

When an arson case looks to have Wesen origins, Nick find himself reluctantly having to ask an old foe for help. Viktor teaches Adalind the effectiveness of well-played diplomacy. Juliette finds herself in a confrontation sooner than expected.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Writer: Sean Calder
Iron Hans
star
7.80
559 votes

#10 - Iron Hans

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2015

Nick and Hank investigate a homicide they discover is linked to a wesen rite of passage.

Directors: Batan Silva
Bad Luck
star
7.80
615 votes

#11 - Bad Luck

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/20/2015

Nick and Hank investigate a murder victim with his foot cut off, and stumble onto a disturbing Wesen take on the "lucky rabbit’s foot." In an effort to help, Monroe and Rosalee go undercover. Meanwhile, the fallout from Adalind and Juliette’s showdown still has Nick reeling and sends him on a path that leads to Henrietta.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
Chupacabra
star
7.80
811 votes

#12 - Chupacabra

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2014

An unsuspecting traveler brings a blood-sucking legend with him to Portland, and Nick and Hank find themselves investigating the gruesome trail of "El Chupacabra." Meanwhile, Monroe and Rosalee prepare to leave for their long-overdue honeymoon as they are met with more threats regarding their marriage. Elsewhere, Viktor and Adalind decide to take a trip of their own, while Wu decides to confront Nick about what he has been seeing.

Directors: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Brenna Kouf
Octopus Head
star
7.80
755 votes

#13 - Octopus Head

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2014

As Nick and Hank turn their attention to a string of attacks where victims are left without their memories, Nick weighs whether or not he should regain his Grimm abilities. Trubel joins the investigation and puts herself in harms way. Adalind is held captive and learns that she is more connected than ever to Nick. Captain Renard continues to fight for his life as a mysterious visitor arrives to help him.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
El Cucuy
star
7.80
1566 votes

#14 - El Cucuy

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/29/2013

Nick and Hank are on the case as repeat instances of apparent vigilantism have whispers of an old Spanish legend making their way through a working-class Portland neighborhood. Elsewhere, Juliette learns the truth about Nick’s mother. Meanwhile, Adalind has a brief scare during her ultrasound.

Directors: John Behring
Season of the Hexenbiest (1)
star
7.80
2516 votes

#15 - Season of the Hexenbiest (1)

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/16/2012

Adalind returns to wreak havoc in everyone’s lives and avenge her mother’s brutal death. She has her eyes set on Nick and those closest to him – especially Hank and Juliette. Elsewhere, Captain Renard’s obsession continues to escalate. Meanwhile, a surprise visit at the spice shop gives Monroe more than he ever bargained for.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Jim Kouf
Bad Teeth
star
7.80
2710 votes

#16 - Bad Teeth

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/13/2012

After their face-off with Kimura, Nick finds himself trying to come to grips with the return of his mother, Kelly Burkhardt. A trail of brutal murders unveils a foreign conspiracy to hunt down Nick, leading to several revelations about his past. Meanwhile, Juliette still lies in her mysteriously-induced coma as Rosalee and Monroe work tirelessly to bring her out of it safely. Elsewhere, Hank struggles with the shocking truths he’s recently seen and Captain Renard deals with unexpected family issues when his estranged brother comes back into his life.

Directors: Norberto Barba
The Waking Dead (1)
star
7.80
2123 votes

#17 - The Waking Dead (1)

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/2013

Nick and Hank discover a new kind of strange when they investigate suspects being found dead - for the second time. In Europe, Adalind finds herself in the middle of a feud between Frau Pech and Stefania while working over the details of her pending transaction. Meanwhile, determined to remember every last detail to get things started once more, Juliette insists Monroe share with her Nick’s darkest secret - the world of Grimms and Wesen.

Directors: Steven DePaul
Last Grimm Standing
star
7.70
3103 votes

#18 - Last Grimm Standing

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/24/2012

A bizarre double homicide leads Nick and Hank to a boxing gym, which Nick discovers is a supplier for a darker, ritualistic fight club in the creature world. When Monroe lends a hand and gets in over his head, Nick must dig deep and find his inner “Grimm” to defend him.

Three Coins in a Fuchsbau
star
7.70
2908 votes

#19 - Three Coins in a Fuchsbau

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/2/2012

A failed jewelry store robbery results in a murder that finds Nick and Hank immersed in a hunt for rare coins. Nick soon learns that these coins have an unsettling effect on whoever possesses them, as Hank and Captain Renard begin to exhibit unusual behavior. Meanwhile, a mysterious old friend of Aunt Marie’s comes to Nick with information about his family and what led to his parent’s death.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Volcanalis
star
7.70
2238 votes

#20 - Volcanalis

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/26/2013

Nick finds himself fighting a wildly different sort of nature freak in a desperate attempt to keep a volcano from burying Portland in lava. Meanwhile a pregnant Adalind meets a powerful new ally in Europe. Meanwhile, Juliette seeks out help after becoming overwhelmed by the latest side effect of her recovery – multiple memories of Nick showing up everywhere.

Directors: David Grossman
To Protect and Serve Man
star
7.70
2740 votes

#21 - To Protect and Serve Man

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/9/2012

Hank starts reflecting on an arrest he made earlier in his career regarding a man who committed murder claiming “self-defense against monsters.” With the man’s death sentence rapidly approaching and the knowledge he’s recently gathered from Nick, Hank begins to wonder if there was more truth to the man’s seemingly absurd story than he once thought. Back at the spice shop, Monroe finds himself involved in a situation he never saw coming.

Directors: Omar Madha
Headache
star
7.70
559 votes

#22 - Headache

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2015

While investigating a grisly murder, Nick and Hank get closer to uncovering the identity of the serial killer while Wu's life is put in grave danger. Having turned down Monroe and Rosalee's offer, Juliette solidifies a new alliance as she works to get her revenge. Elsewhere, Trubel makes a surprising return to Portland.

Directors: Jim Kouf
You Don't Know Jack
star
7.70
531 votes

#23 - You Don't Know Jack

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2015

A string of homicides have the press asking Captain Renard if a Jack the Ripper copycat has arrived in Portland. While dealing with the investigation, Nick, Hank, Monroe and Wu deal with a situation they never expected. Meanwhile, Adalind and Rosalee must work together on a last ditch attempt to fix Juliette's condition. Elsewhere, Juliette decides to help her new ally even if it means hurting those around her.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
Mishipeshu
star
7.70
615 votes

#24 - Mishipeshu

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2015

A homicide leads Nick and Hank onto the dark and mysterious path of a local Native American power quest. Meanwhile, Juliette's erratic behavior lands her on the wrong side of the law. At the spice shop, Rosalee and Monroe are on a mission and call on Captain Renard for help.

Directors: Omar Madha
Cry Luison
star
7.70
839 votes

#25 - Cry Luison

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2014

A woman claims a very persistent, talking wolf drove her to the point of madness when she's questioned by Nick and Hank after committing a deadly crime. Meanwhile, Nick and Juliette wonder if getting his Grimm powers back is worth the sacrifice of a normal life; at the same time, Bud hopes Trubel can help with a wesen-related issue; threats against Monroe and Rosalee intensify; and Adalind's perilous trek to retrieve her daughter continues in Austria.

Directors: Eric Laneuville