I kind of got that feeling, too, that Juliette isn’t all the way dead yet. Based on the event with her controlling Nick’s gun, I thought it was kind of a given that he ultimately wouldn’t beat her without somehow getting the drop on her - unlikely at this point without a second Grimm.
Interesting take on the fight with Kenneth. I figured Kenneth would get a big surprise when he figured out fighting a Grimm was substantially more difficult than Renard - and he did.