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Cassandra takes a sabbatical from the Library to address her fears and examine whether or not she wants to remain a Librarian. Along with a young man from "the safest town in America," Cassandra confronts the fairy who's been protecting the town for the past 27 years. In the end, she learns that life is not without risks, and the town must now transition to a new level of normalcy. Episode Grade:...

Eve takes Cassandra, Ezekiel, and Jacob to a team building camp to investigate and participate when the Clipping Book sends them to find out why campers are going missing. DOSA returns and Jake develops a crush, while Cassie torments Jones with a series of pranks. In the end, each learns about his/her commitment to The Library, and Eve comes to terms with Flynn's resignation. Episode Grade: Dave A...

Dave and Wayne discuss the ending of the Netflix cyberpunk series Altered Carbon, and Fred from the Netherlands checks in with feedback from season one of The Librarians. Nicole Noone (Rachel Nichols) returns to collect hidden artifacts, but when it turns out that the Romanov dynasty's svengali Rasputin (Christopher Heyerdahl) wants them for himself, Eve and Nicole work together to bring down the...

Flynn comes face to face with his 19th century hero Librarian Darrington Dare as the two fight to stop Ambrose Gethic from wreaking havoc in the 21st. After an entire town wakes up to find itself significantly aged, the Librarians swoop in to figure out whether or not magic plays a role. Episode Grade: Dave A-  Wayne C+

Hoping for a night away from the Library, Eve and Flynn take in a movie, but their date ends up taking an unexpected turn. They find themselves as characters in one of Eve's favorite film noir classics, and when Cassandra, Ezekiel, and Jake come to the rescue, the young ones find themselves trapped as well. Episode Grade: A-

With Flynn, Eve, and Jenkins away enjoying a tropical vacation with Santa, the young Librarians watch over Santa's sleigh, and as usual, things don't turn out as planned. Ezekiel uses the Magic Door to visit his mother and sisters, but his mom takes time out from celebrating Thankstaking Day to do a little taking on the side. Unfortunately, she steals a painting from the Bank of Thieves, and the t...

I sat down with Christian Kane aka Jacob Stone for a conversation that covered a look at the season ahead, his love of action sequences, and his respect for former NFL quarterback Bret Favre.  

When a Roman goddess escapes her confinement, the Librarians are called in to find out who's been stealing luck. In an episode that examines the individual commitment each Librarian must make to the job, a renewed sense of purpose and fulfillment helps Cassandra, Jake, and Ezekiel make peace with the lives they've chosen. Episode Grade: B

The Librarians calls back to the first film in the trilogy by reintroducing Nicole Noone, Flynn's first guardian. Having been sent 500 years in the past, Nicole puts her anger aside and helps the team recover the cornerstones from the first library. Rachel Nichols stars as Nicole, and John Noble appears as Monsignor Vega. Dave and Wayne answer another Travelers question and touch on the Doctor Who...

Dave and Wayne comment on listener feedback for the last few episodes of season two of Travelers. Will the loved ones of the travelers forgive the lies they've been told, and will the travelers program remain intact? And what of the Director?  

Vincent convinces Simon to build a consciousness transfer machine that he claims will help the specialist regain his mental health. Episode 211 also examines the personal lives of the travelers as they adjust to the permanance of the 21st. In "001" Vincent asks MacLaren for a truce, and when he refuses to stand down, Vincent abducts one "loved one" of each team member. Episode Grade: 211 Dave B+ ...

Marcy takes extreme measures to regain her missing memories, and she finds more than she bargains for. We learn the truth behind her intellectual challenges and witness her first meeting with David. MacLaren's team joins forces with the recently released Luca and Hall to protect a young girl who's been identified as POTUS 53. Episode Grade: A-

Philip attends an historians meeting and receives his first timeline data update, but it's not without its consequences. Hall and Luca gain an early release from prison and resurface in a mission that complicates his already tenuous relationship with MacLaren. The team members continue to accept the fact that these are their new lives despite Hall's warning to not get caught up in the trappings of...

Traveler 0027 aka Grace, stands trial for disrupting the Grand Plan, but all is not as it seems as the Director has something else in mind. Even though MacLaren's team appears to be making progress in its fight against the Faction, another serious issue has cropped up. The timeline is changing, and Philip's knowledge of the past is no longer as relevant as it once was. Episode Grade: A-

This interview first appeared as part of the December 2017 Sci Fi Fidelity Podcast on Den of Geek US and can be heard here in its entirety. Lindy Booth plays Cassandra Cillian on the TNT series, but some of you may remember her from the time travel show Odyssey 5.

The Home Team sets out to retrieve a meteor whose properties give rise to materials necessary to create the Director, but the Faction stands in its way. What makes this episode so compelling is that we don't know whether the characters are trapped in some sort of time loop or a repeated simulation. Peripheral characters must repeat their steps to ultimately prevent the Faction from winning this ba...

The fundamental philosophical differences between the Director and the Faction become clearer as MacLaren's team scrambles to foil Forbes and find a cure for the rapidly spreading virus. The Director comes through with a cure, but now it seems just a matter of time before the Faction acts again. Dave recommends Marvel's Runaways on Hulu, and Wayne's choice is Marvel's The Punisher on Netflix. Epis...

Mac's travelers' team has to stop a deadly virus before it kills 30% of the world's population. Turns out that Jenny has not been totally honest about her feelings for Philip. Episode Grade: A

The travelers' team must coordinating two simultaneous missions in an attempt to prevent a big-agro corporation from going down a path from which there may be no return. Personal connections also continue to play a role as the team from the future must cope with whether or not they still have faith in the Grand Plan. Episode Grade: A

Having been sent by the Director to find out who has been abducting and killing traveler teams, Jacob finds himself on the run after his four team members turn up dead. Mac interviews Vincent and upon learning of his involvement with the abductions, issues a kill order that ends up getting interrupted. Vincent goes on the run, but will the team follow? Episode Grade: A

The team members return to a level of normalcy now that they are no longer in FBI custody. Personal relationships figure prominently in the episode as each has some soul searching to do as they move forward. Perhaps the biggest question revolves around Jenny's motives as she enters Philip's life at the behest, according to her, of the Director. Episode Grade: Dave A  Wayne A-

Showcase's time travel adventure continues as Grant MacLaren's team finds itself in FBI custody after they're apprehended with the Quantum Frame. Trevor and Grace recover from their wounds while David tries to piece together what just happened in his apartment. But the big reveal is the introduction of Vincent, Traveler 001 through his therapy sessions which are used to explain many of the season...

Echo's engagement entails becoming the mother to the infant whose mother died in childbirth leaving the father distraught and unable to bond with the child. Madeline returns to provide another side to the complex morality the show explores, and Topher's experiments continue unchecked. Episode Grade: B

With a senate investigation looming in the background, the Dollhouse brings Paul Ballard on board, first as a client and then as Echo's handler. The strained relationship between Dr. Saunders and Topher underscores the complex moral issues explored by the show. Episode Grade: Dave A  Wayne B

Black Bolt and Medusa rule over a secret Inhuman city on the Moon, but a NASA scientist's curiousity puts the group in jeopardy. After a military coup at the behest of Black Bolt's brother Maximus, most of the royal family escape to Earth.  Episode Grade: C