The episode was written by series creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf and was directed by Aaron Lipstadt.
Sean meets Adalind at the mansion and tells her of Bonaparte's demise, mentioning he does not intend to confess his role and will instead blame Nick.
Rosalee mentions that the Death Grip can return a dead wesen to life if they offer up a pure soul as barter.
As the episode closes, Nick and the group are still hiding at Bud's place, which is completely surrounded by heavily armed police.
Club's Les Chappell gave the episode a "B−" grade and wrote, "“Fugitive” doesn’t provide an answer to the question right away, but that’s not a big surprise since Grimm’s season premieres are rarely when the show puts its best foot/paw/wing forward.
The shattering of Hadrian’s Wall and Black Claw, Diana’s ability to kill off enemies with the power of her mind, and twin resurrections by the Splinter of Destiny are all big developments, and Team Grimm is battered around by all of them.
"[4] Kathleen Wiedel from TV Fanatic, gave a 4.0 star rating out of 5, stating: "There was barely a chance to take a breath at all during this episode, and the mostly tight story kept the tension properly ramped up for the situation.
"[5] Sara Netzley from EW, gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "And despite having to watch Hank inform every single other character on the show that Nick is a wanted man, tonight’s season premiere was a tightly plotted slice of character-driven storytelling that heralds good things for the final 13 episodes of the little fairy tale show that could.