On April 14th
finally, the fans got what they were waiting for: the first episode of 5th
(and final!) season of Warehouse 13
aired. It was action packed, but goofy at times (this time, surprisingly,
mostly because of Jinxy not Pete), and, what I probably loved most about it,
filled with references and, sometimes unexpected, comebacks.
This show
loves cliffhangers so it wasn’t surprising that season 4 left us with another
one – this time it wasn’t the world, but the Warehouse itself that was
endangered. Apparently it wasn’t enough, because Myka got cancer too. The new
episode, “Endless Terror”, threw us in the middle of things, literally where
the last season left off. I thought it was too quick, and too abrupt, and for a
bit of time I was worried. But then Jinxy crashed the car and got electrocuted
in the period of a few minutes, both things unnecessarily, and I knew the new
season was going to be just like the previous ones (only shorter).
The plot of
the episode may seem simple: after Claudia failed to defeat Paraselsus (showing
more guts and giving more awesome one-liners than we’ve seen for a couple past
episodes!), the team follows him through time and parallel universes to stop
his plan to change the Warehouse into an anti-utopian, futuristic center
devoted to human experiments. But the episode was filled with emotions, action
and references to previous seasons (is it something that’s going to continue as
a last season’s tribute to the whole show I very
much hope so!). There were some of the old and well-known artifacts shown
again, including the Spine of Saracen, H.G. Wells’ Time Machine and Alice’s Mirror which seems
to be a favorite among the props. It wasn’t only artifacts which seemed
familiar! Both doctor Vanessa and Hugo dropped by, but probably the most
important was the appearance of Mark Sheppard as Benedict Valda. Especially
that it seems he’s going to stay, which I am very okay with.
To sum up:
I am happy with how the new season started. It had a solid story (and I am a
sucker for parallel universes/time travel arcs!) and believable emotions and
motivations; especially Claudia’s character development seems very promising
and exciting, and I look forward seeing how her story will develop. The only
thing I really can’t forgive is how they handled Myka. The ending of the
previous season dropped an emotional bomb on us, and after how devastating her
illness was to Pete, I expected that season 5 would take some time to deal with
that topic. But nope, apparently surgery is all it takes to be able TO RUN AND
FIGHT LIKE NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED. No, I am sorry, but in the series like
that there surely has been some other – reasonable - way they could’ve put her
back on her feet in such a short notice. I dunno, an artifact maybe?
I really do hope that they would address this
issue in the following episodes, because otherwise I will be really
disappointed.
All in all,
I give it 4/5 stars.
by Aga
Let me
start by saying it again: MARK SHEPPARD IS BACK. I don’t know what it is about
this guy, but whenever he appears on a show, it gets soooooooooo much better.
I’m always excited to see him on screen.
Now, back to
discussing the episode. I mostly agree with Aga with the one exception: yes,
the Myka-has-cancer plot resolution was
rather anti-climatic, but in the writers’ defense – this happens sometimes! Sometimes
it turns out to just be a binine cyst. I’m not saying they handled it
perfectly, but I must admit I kinda like their mischievousness. They laid the
ground for potential drama, had fans worrying for almost a year and it all
turned out to be just fine. That’s not what you were supposed to be worrying
about! Besides, if Myka was lying in a hospital somewhere, who would save
everyone’s ass? It’s not like anyone else reads the manual.
Claudia was
great as usual, and although I miss her colorful hair, it’s nice to see she is
still a total badass with a witty response to just about anything. I wish there
was more interaction between her and Jinxy in the episode, because I really
love their dynamic, but I’m hoping for more of their goofiness in future
episodes. Speaking of Jinxy, I wonder if
he is going to be the one getting into trouble from now on, or did Pete just
get one episode off?
All things
considered, a really good episode, and hopefully a herald of a great season.
by Ziemia
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