"The Thing with Feathers" is the 16th episode of season 1 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm, which was premiered in the United States on April 6, 2012, on NBC.
Hank (Russell Hornsby) is still obsessed with Adalind (Claire Coffee), to the point of stalking her and watching her house.
At Whispering Pines, Robin (Azura Skye), is trying to escape her husband, Tim Steinkellner (Josh Randall), but the man she is meeting is delayed.
Later, Juliette prompts Nick to report a domestic disturbance to the sheriff, who checks on the house but takes no action.
She gave birth to his “litter” at prom, and when her parents called the police, he slashed her face before leaving town.
Monroe and Rosalee (Bree Turner) tell him that Seltenvogel are prized because they grow an egg-shaped object composed chiefly of gold in their necks.
Club's Kevin McFarland gave the episode a "B−" grade and wrote, "My bigger issue is that Grimm is stuck with a Hank Problem as well.
"[3] Nick McHatton from TV Fanatic, gave a 4.0 star rating out of 5, stating, "Getting to the episode, not much happened this week, and for the most part Grimm suffered because of it.
"[4] Shilo Adams from TV Overmind wrote, "Grimm may have been about the birds tonight, but thankfully, it didn't lay an egg.
Last night may have featured a slightly rote case, but it was surrounded by a lot of good stuff and the way it was handled differentiated it from the dryer, less unique episodes earlier in the season.
Grimm may have found a way to handle a solid supporting cast and two important sides of its storytelling, but it looks like Nick has to figure out just how much of his other life he'll let Juliette in on, if any at all.