Grimm Recap: Skin Deep

Season 5 / Episode 15 / NBC

This week’s episode starts with Malcolm Caulfield, a photographer creeping on two young ladies in the mall. He runs the “you have a face for modeling” game that everyone sitting at a makeup counter at the mall wishing for better cheekbones wants to hear. He leaves his card with the Zoey Deschanel knock-off and heads off as they look him up online to see if he’s legit.

Back as casa de awkward, Nick is playing with Kelly while Adalind showers. As she comes into the room with only a towel on (they are getting cozy, I guess), Nick’s phone rings and Adalind answers it. What?! How are they at Relationship Def-Con Level 5 already? They are an awkward kiss, an awkward night of you’re-leaving-and-might-die sex, and two horrible secrets between them and she’s answering his phone? So when Adalind answers the phone, it’s Eve. She essentially tells Nick to get his ass over to HW. And he does. Meanwhile on the other side of town, the Zoey Knock-off whose real name is Summer Blake shows up at Malcolm Caufield’s apartment/studio for her photoshoot. It’s all flashbulbs and “look natural.” Summer needs a break so Malcolm grabs her some water. They start the shoot again. And quicker than you can say rohypnol, Summer starts to feel dizzy and lightheaded.

She sits down, passes out, and Malcolm woges. He uses his mandibles to attach himself to her face. Well, that was a not-at-all veiled metaphor.

When Nick arrives at HW, Eve is all business she lays out the day tha…