This article is about the 2015 TV episode of "Grimm". For other uses, see rat king (disambiguation).
5th episode of the 5th season of Grimm
"The Rat King"
Grimm episode
Episode no.
Season 5 Episode 5
Directed by
David Solomon
Written by
Jeff Miller
Produced by
Norberto Barba
Jim Kouf
David Greenwalt
Sean Hayes
Todd Milliner
Featured music
Richard Marvin
Cinematography by
Ross Berryman
Editing by
George Pilkinton
Production code
505
Original air date
December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
Running time
42 minutes
Guest appearances
Jacqueline Toboni as Theresa "Trubel" Rubel
Damien Puckler as Martin Meisner
Carlson Young as Selina Golias
Episode chronology
← Previous "Maiden Quest"
Next → "Wesen Nacht"
Grimm season 5
List of episodes
"The Rat King" is the 5th episode of season 5 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 93rd episode overall, which premiered on December 4, 2015, on NBC. The episode was written by Jeff Miller and was directed by David Solomon. In the episode, Nick takes Trubel to the hospital and after a while, he and Hank investigate a new case which involves a murder of two Wesen and another one who is missing. Meanwhile, Meisner tries to tell Nick that he has to trust him to know more about the organization he is taking part of.
The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the monster of the week but some felt that the episode seemed more filler.
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