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The Librarians season 2 starts tomorrow.
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Forgot to say before: Thanks!
We'd know because of all the people who died unnecessarily and the huge scandal that erupted when it was discovered that the government had failed to warn the public. Secrets don't stay secret forever, except in fiction. People in power have enemies and political rivals who will gladly expose their misdeeds, and open societies have free presses that would love to uncover any major scandal. Which is yet another reason I so despise the cliche of pervasive conspiracies and organizations that manage to keep themselves, and the paranormal things they deal with, perpetually secret from the public.
We'd know because of all the people who died unnecessarily and the huge scandal that erupted when it was discovered that the government had failed to warn the public. Secrets don't stay secret forever, except in fiction. People in power have enemies and political rivals who will gladly expose their misdeeds, and open societies have free presses that would love to uncover any major scandal. Which is yet another reason I so despise the cliche of pervasive conspiracies and organizations that manage to keep themselves, and the paranormal things they deal with, perpetually secret from the public.
If there's an alien invasion coming or an extinction level event coming and the people who're supposed to be able to take care of such things can't, then how can waring the general public help? Look at Heroes Reborn should the public be made aware of the upcoming E.L.E.? Should everybody be aware of Steve Austin's bionics or Warehouse 13 or teh Stargate program?
After disclosure on the Star gate program, I have to wonder about homelessness and poverty.
Bum World, where all the Bums go to live.
If you're giving away free farms the size of Manhattan to anyone willing to beautify the terran terrain by ####ing offplanet, you have to wonder if that's an opportunity the drunks living off garbage, sleeping in doorways might want to look into?
Bum World, where all the Bums go to live.
If you're giving away free farms the size of Manhattan to anyone willing to beautify the terran terrain by ####ing offplanet, you have to wonder if that's an opportunity the drunks living off garbage, sleeping in doorways might want to look into?
Forget Stargate, on Doctor Who the planet has been invaded, Big Ben damaged by an alien spacecraft and the planet has even been moved though space and nobody seems to be able to remember those events.
They're using a lot of Leverage actors lately. Drew Powell was in two episodes of that show as a lovable dumb lug, a guy they initially thought was the bad guy but turned out to be just a well-meaning but error-prone doofus. And now he's... the Spirit of the Library? Somehow?
Well, we know that the producers of The Librarians are big Doctor Who fans, and this was basically Geoffrey Thorne's version of "The Doctor's Wife," with the Doctorish Flynn getting to meet a personification of the intelligence of the bigger-on-the-inside magic box he's bonded to. It doesn't work as well, though, because the how and why of the transformation is kind of unclear, and the relationship isn't as deeply explored; Ray's amnesia makes it a pretty one-sided exchange. Also because Flynn is only a supporting character in the show, and a rather shallow and goofy character, so there's not the same sense of emotional weight. The main cast members, other than Baird, were way too marginalized this week.
Well, we know that the producers of The Librarians are big Doctor Who fans, and this was basically Geoffrey Thorne's version of "The Doctor's Wife," with the Doctorish Flynn getting to meet a personification of the intelligence of the bigger-on-the-inside magic box he's bonded to. It doesn't work as well, though, because the how and why of the transformation is kind of unclear, and the relationship isn't as deeply explored; Ray's amnesia makes it a pretty one-sided exchange. Also because Flynn is only a supporting character in the show, and a rather shallow and goofy character, so there's not the same sense of emotional weight. The main cast members, other than Baird, were way too marginalized this week.
How many times does a guy have to say "I don't remember" before it sinks INTO Flynn's brain? 
Also, this forced relationship between Baird and Flynn continues to both underwhelm and yet overly irritate at the same time. They have about as much chemistry as Baird and Jenkins.
Unfortunately, given he's an executive producer, I don't see him being replaced as "senior librarian" any time soon.
Also, this forced relationship between Baird and Flynn continues to both underwhelm and yet overly irritate at the same time. They have about as much chemistry as Baird and Jenkins.
Unfortunately, given he's an executive producer, I don't see him being replaced as "senior librarian" any time soon.
I liked the episode well enough. Flynn was a bit annoying, especially when he kept asking questions even though he kept being told that Ray had amnesia. But, I've always thought Flynn was ok, and I liked the concept. I wish the other Librarians had a bigger role (I do like them, Jenkins and baird better than Flynn, i just think he's ok, too), but as it is I thought it was a pretty good episode. I wouldn't want too many Flynn-centric episodes a season, but one or two is ok, especially when they're interesting.
^Yeah, I noticed the Trucco/"Frack" juxtaposition. Although the musical score at many points was trying very hard to sound like the Eleventh Doctor's theme from Doctor Who.
Overall, somehow, this episode didn't work too well for me. The writing and pacing seemed off. The main benefits were, in second place, seeing Johns Larroquette and DeLancie play off each other, and in first place, seeing Cassandra in that dress. Whoa.
Overall, somehow, this episode didn't work too well for me. The writing and pacing seemed off. The main benefits were, in second place, seeing Johns Larroquette and DeLancie play off each other, and in first place, seeing Cassandra in that dress. Whoa.
I confess, I didn't recognize Trucco. He looked familiar, but I couldn't place him.
And let it be noted that the ep was also directed by Jonathan Frakes, making it something of a TNG reunion.
(I actually predicted that it would be a Frakes episode when I saw DeLancie was guesting.)
And let it be noted that the ep was also directed by Jonathan Frakes, making it something of a TNG reunion.
(I actually predicted that it would be a Frakes episode when I saw DeLancie was guesting.)
Notice it was a blue dress for the beat-the-devil episode. A nicely-fitted blue dress.
I liked this episode better than last week's. I completely forgot it was on last night.
The solution to ending this week's magical creature was almost Doctor-ish, just without The Doctor's flair for the dramatic.
An interesting premise to this one. The high-tech update to the idea of Dorian Gray's painting was inspired. And I loved it that Stone's (I keep wanting to call him Elliot) US-vs.-UK debate with the bouncer was about writers and poets instead of sports stars or pop singers or something. It's fitting that a show called The Librarians is literate -- something the original movies never even attempted to be.
I'm frustrated, though, because the episode description in the TV listings gave away Dorian Gray's involvement in advance.
I'm glad they're continuing to get Jenkins involved in the field work. More Larroquette is a good thing. Although using him too much can be risky; as we saw last week, having an unkillable team member can be too easy a solution to a lot of problems. (Then again, Torchwood managed to avoid that with Captain Jack; indeed, his and others' immortality was frequently used as a source of problems rather than a pat solution.)
I'm frustrated, though, because the episode description in the TV listings gave away Dorian Gray's involvement in advance.
I'm glad they're continuing to get Jenkins involved in the field work. More Larroquette is a good thing. Although using him too much can be risky; as we saw last week, having an unkillable team member can be too easy a solution to a lot of problems. (Then again, Torchwood managed to avoid that with Captain Jack; indeed, his and others' immortality was frequently used as a source of problems rather than a pat solution.)
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