"Over My Dead Body" is the 6th episode of the supernatural drama television series Grimm of season 2 and the 28th overall, which premiered on October 5, 2012, on NBC.
Opening quote: "Whilst he thus gazed before him, he saw a snake creep out of a corner of the vault and approach the dead body."
Mia (Alice Evans), just arrived from Tokyo, calls Renard (Sasha Roiz); she wants to meet to "make up" for something that happened in Vienna.
Club's Kevin McFarland gave the episode a "B" grade and wrote, "Grimm has had an up and down second season thus far, pitching wildly from promising to disappointing and offering glimpses of a more cohesive main cast and reliable plot arc.
'Over My Dead Body' falls on the positive side of the list for me, but not completely, since among many elements that worked — Hank slipping into a bit of a less-quippy Xander role as he questions Monroe, sparing use of Juliette and Renard, and a surprisingly resonant death and final scene — there are still some logistical issues that gum up the works and prevent it from progressing to something more than just above-average for Grimm.
And even for the Portlanders whose nights were filled with more zitherists and wine than creepy would-be rapists, the course of love never does run smooth.
"[5] Nick McHatton from TV Fanatic, gave a 4.5 star rating out of 5, stating: "'Over My Dead Body' went back to telling a strictly serial story - and Grimm benefited from it immensely.
Sadly, even for all of Angelina's charm, over the course of the hour it became apparent her story arc would be coming to a close rather than staying open-ended again.
It's one thing to have a Grimm around, but to have one that has gotten this good this quickly with a partner from the Wesen world could have major implications that reverberate for years to come.
Passions were flying high this week as date night, or in Renard's case, potentially-lethal-booty-call-night, turned sour in bloody Grimm fashion.