In the episode, Nick and Hank investigate the murder of a man which is related to a wrestler who is wearing a mask with special powers.
Club gave the episode a "B" rating and wrote, "Consequently, I've known in the back of my head that we would return to the case-of-the-week format before too long, which we do with 'Silence Of The Slams.'
While it's an approach that Grimm's never been terrible with, it's definitely ceased to be my favorite flavor of the show over the years, and the back-to-basics feel of events deflates the appreciable momentum of the last few weeks.
"[5] Lindi Smith from EW wrote, "What will Nick think if he finds out about Renard's involvement with Black Claw, and will this be yet another secret that Adalind keeps from him?
"[6] MaryAnn Sleasman from TV.com, wrote, "'Silence of the Slams' was a throwback Grimm, a methodical case-of-the-week episode with minimal spy games and Black Claw shenanigans, hardly any mention of the death-defying creation twig that Nick and Monroe risked life and limb for last week, or even much political maneuvering on Renard's part.
He moped about his dead mayoral candidate and we got some verbal acknowledgement that Renard's brah was a 'good man' who was going to lift Portland out of that pesky hipster muck of craft beer, vegan bath bombs, and ridiculous/delicious donuts.
"[7] Christine Horton of Den of Geek wrote, "After the build-up to Grimm's 100th episode last week, the show's writers apparently felt the need to put a chokehold on some of the heavyweight storylines we've been treated to recently, and instead fall back on a regular Wesen-of-the-Week case.
It's a shame the show is pulling its punches at this stage in the season when there's so much going on, least of all a global Wesen uprising and the discovery of an ancient artefact that can heal the sick and dying.