Why are we so excited? - Warehouse 13 continues.

Another week, another Warehouse 13 episode. There were some glitches of course, but all in all it was a good one, again. So far, I’m really enjoying season 5.

The Warehouse seems to be out of danger (at least for now), so it’s back to business – tracking down artifacts. In the latest episode, the agents split – Pete and Myka travel to Washington DC to investigate a senator’s mysterious death, while Claudia sets out to find out what happened to her sister, with the help of Jinxy and Artie.

Let’s start with the first case: Pete and Myka are looking for an artifact which kills people, making it look like drowning. An interesting idea, although I cannot shake the feeling, that I’ve already seen it before (don’t ask me where, I have no idea). Now here’s my problem with the episode – they figure it out all on their own, and quickly too! I realize Artie was occupied, but they didn’t even ATTEMPT to call him! Did their Farnsworths malfunction or something? Also, when did Myka start carrying a real gun instead of a Tesla? During their investigation Pete and Myka reunite with their two former Secret Service colleagues, who after acting a little suspicious, turn out to be in a relationship. Is it just me, or are the writers trying to make the two Warehouse agents end up together in the final season? I’m not sure how I feel about this. While I’m no completely against Pete and Myka as a couple, it would be nice, just this once, if the guy and the girl who start off hating each other and grow to be good friends and partners over time, didn’t end up in a relationship. One can only hope.

The second storyline, was much better if you ask me. Artie takes Claudia on a trip into his memory using ,the Memory Walking Baby Shoes (best artifact name ever btw - Aga), so that she can see what happened to her sister, and her parents. It turns out Artie met his future protégé much earlier than we previously thought. When Claire, Claudia’s sister, was infected by Frances Farmer’s music box, Artie was the agent in charge of finding it. I must admit I didn’t foresee what was coming – Claire threw the artifact into a fire during a fit induced by it, and the music box could no longer be neutralized, making it impossible for her to be cured. The only thing the Warehouse agents could do, was put her in a coma. The episode ends with Claudia promising her sister, that she will find a way to help her, which means the storyline will continue. I really can’t wait! As an added bonus, we get to meet little Claudia Donovan, who already has amazing instincts, and impressive computer skills.

One more thing: I really love Mrs. Fredrick, but why the hell is she suddenly asking Myka about having children and “reevaluating her priorities”?! Come on! Just because she had cancer doesn’t mean she will suddenly decide to completely change her life, start having babies and leave the Warehouse…

Not perfect, so I’m giving the episode 4/5 stars – I have some beefs, but they are mostly details I can live with.

- Ziemia 

I definitely agree that this episode wasn’t even, but to be honest, I feel like Warehouse 13’s episodes rarely are. They usually have some amazingly mind-blowing moments right next to the weak ones. It’s the overall emotion I have after the final credits that determine what I feel about the episode, and this time I am pretty pleased with it. Let’s be honest though: it’s mostly because of Claudia’s plot which was really great. I loved seeing small Claudia, who was not only smart, but already had an intuition too! I can’t wait to see her become a Caretaker, because it’s obviously where the show is going (I just hope Mrs. Frederick is not going to repeat her fate from the end of 3rd season).

Like Ziemia said, Myka’s plot is getting weirder and weirder. There is just too many little details that seem out-of-character for her: carrying the gun, the whole “finding your new purpose in life" theme and the sudden Pete/Myka relationship promise, while the majority of fans have been rooting for H.G./Myka for some time now. All of it makes me wonder if they are not planning some evil plot twist for the end… that it won’t turn out that Myka didn’t make it out of the surgery and she’s in some kind of coma? That would explain why she’s slipping out of reality and starts to make less and less sense. I really hope that’s not what they are going to do to us, but I am going to watch her arcs and her relationships with other characters closely.

Also, Mrs Frederick giving a prep talk about having children was one of the creppiest things yet.

- Aga

Why are we so excited? – Warehouse 13 is back!

On April 14^th finally, the fans got what they were waiting for: the first episode of 5^th (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