SciFi TV Rewatch (Dave and Wayne)

When the Fox executives found Joss Whedon's original pilot lacking, it was back to the drawing board. And while it's not difficult to understand in retrospect why they didn't approve, there are some redeeming qualities and interesting scenes. Of course, some of the footage found its way into "Epitaph One." We also discuss the season finales of Game of Thrones and The Defenders.

Episode Grade: Dave C  Wayne C-

Buffy the Vampire Slayer marks the beginning of Joss Whedon's storied career as one of television's most iconic characters embarks on the classic hero's journey. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) teams up with two friends and the school's librarian to prevent The Master from escaping his bonds and wreaking havoc on Earth, and the quest to rid Sunnydale of all manner of demonic individuals begins.

Episode Grade: A

Cancelled after two seasons and 23 episodes, this Netflix series benefitted from fan outcry over social media and was awarded a two hour movie to enable the show's creators to tie up loose ends and provide suitable resolution. Created by the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski, Sense8 tells the tale of eight individuals scattered across the globe as they discover they possess a psychic connection to each other even though they've never met. Genre television fans will certainly recognize Brian J. Smith (Stargate Universe), Freema Agyemen (Doctor Who), and Naveen Andrews (Lost) as key figures in the opening episode.

Episode Grade: A

After disappearing for seven years, Prairie Johnson returns home with a troubling story and a desire to return to the man she loves. The eight episode Netflix original series follows Prairie, who now asks people to call her The OA, as the young woman assembles a group of five disperate individuals and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. In addition to explaining to her parents and those around her where she's been, the fact that the once blind girl now can see only adds to the enigma surrounding her.

Episode Grade: Dave A Wayne B

The Starfleet cruiser USS Shenzhou encounters a seemingly dormant Klingon ship, and one simple act opens the door for a potential interstellar war. For the first time since 2005, the Star Trek universe returns to the small screen as CBS hopes the iconic show will take its streaming service to the next level. Will Burnham's mutinous act come back to haunt her?

Episode Grade: Dave B  Wayne A-

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

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

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

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 one events. Has the timeline changed? Is the Director still calling the shots? Is 001 merely trying to stay alive?

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-

The most sacred day of the fae calendar serves as the jumping off point for this episode that sees Bo put her life on the line to save a light fae who has wrongly accused his dark fae brother of a crime he didn't commit. Reveals abound as we learn the identity of the Blood King and find out that Bo's mother's return is something to be feared. Wayne and Dave discuss monsters including Godzilla, The Weeping Angels, and The Smoke Monster.

Logan's reluctance to bring down the walls he's built up continues as he tricks Max into taking a trip to the country so that he can pursue a lead. But once there, the tables turn and the sidekick turns into the superhero as they help a young boy regain the life he'd lost years before.

Original Cindy's former lover breaks out of prison where she has unknowingly been used to test biological agents and convinces Cindy to run with her to Mexico. Max and Logan move one step closer after he lets her read a poem he wrote about her.

In another X-5 centric episode, Max must track down Ben (Jenson Ackles) who is battling his Manticore demons and a crisis of faith. In the end the situation leaves Max with only bad choices and the one she chooses will likely haunt her for the foreseeable future.

The Office's Rainn Wilson guest stars as a vigilante who stumbles upon Max and her abilities. We learn that Logan's uncle's company manufactures hover-drones that have been weaponized, and because of this, Logan makes a decision to turn his back on family money.

The X-5s are on the run again, but this time we learn that not only does Tinga have a son, it turns out he's exceptional. Of course, once Lydecker and Madame X learn that Case exists, they both want to get their hands on the mother yet surprisingly not the boy.

In an episode that juxtaposes humor related to Max's heat cycle and her desire to finally be with Logan with the impending Manticore civil war, Max and the other X-5s may surprisingly have a reason to team with Lydecker. Though Max, Logan and Zach put their lives in jeopardy to save Tinga, we're left in the dark about the success of the mission.

In the season 1 finale, Max, Zach and two other X-5s team with Lydecker as the struggle for power at Manticore comes to a head. We finally get the scene we've been waiting for, but just as quickly it's ripped away, and the episode concludes with Max at Manticore and Logan on the Space Needle.

On the outer edges of the solar system, Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his crew straddle the line between law and order as they do whatever they can to survive. Serenity takes on its most enigmatic passenger to date, and the nine person crew establishes itself as they try to stay one step ahead of The Alliance.

While Max undergoes retraining at Manticore, Logan continues his quest to bring down the covert project that's risen from the ashes of the DNA lab fire. The two are reunited, but seem destined to remain apart, this time because of the retro-virus with which Max has become infected. At the end though, Manticore is brought to its knees again, and the name Sandman gives us pause regarding his role in the project.

Desperate for any paying job, Malcolm and the crew agree to steal two Alliance crates from a moving train. Meanwhile, Shepherd Book and Simon seek purpose as they clearly must now operate outside their comfort zones. But more importantly, why in the world did Fox air this as the pilot?

Bo's supernatural powers take a back seat as a new succubus comes to town. The Blood King requires the help of a human, and Kenzi once again negotiates a peace all the while solving one of the episodes mysteries. The guys take a peek at Grimm and discuss their uneven reactions to a new twist on an old story.

As the Manticore soldiers, kids and nomalies scatter after the fire, a military force begins rounding them up for termination. Logan takes a back seat in this episode as Alec returns to help Max and the five Manticore refugees escape death and eventually run to a new and hopefully better life in Canada.

Serenity's crew encounters an abandoned ship adrift in space and Captain Reynolds quickly recognizes Reaver handiwork. They piece together the series of events that led to this outcome, but before they have a chance enjoy their spoils, an Alliance ship rolls up and boards the ship. In the end, River and Simon escape the Alliance clutches, this time.

Max and Logan continue to seek a cure for the virus that's keeping them apart, while Alec barters for his freedom by becoming a bounty hunter for the man that's trying to erase the fact that Manticore ever existed. How long can the writers carry on this contrived separation? Taltos provided this information concerning the Chinese language employed in Firefly.

Serenity's crew reunites with Badger who now needs Captain Malcolm Reynolds and the respect he affords so that he can work a deal to move cattle off planet. Crossing paths at a fancy Southern inspired ball, Malcolm and Inara continue to battle, though in the end, they both come to the other's aid. And finally, we get to see the feminine side of Kaylee as she accompanies Mal to the ball, which, not surprisingly, produces a duel to the death involving the captain and Inara's client.

While White steps up his transgenic genocide by hiring a talented geneticist, Max and Logan deal with their forced separation by going out with Rafer and Asha respectively, but does Asha take unfair advantage of the situation? Joshua and Max's relationship grows as he begins watching out for her as well.

The Tam's backstory is explored in this episode as the crew delivers a herd of cattle, but despite her best efforts River endangers not only herself but also her brother as she's set to be burned as a witch. Captain Reynolds' actions solidify what he's told Simon all along; that if you're a member of Serenity's crew, you will be protected.

Max tries to work out some of her relationship frustrations through a dream that takes place on Halloween, and in a scenario reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz, we see the crew as we've never seen them before. Todd Stashwick (12 Monkeys and The Originals) and Sarah Carter (Falling Skies) guest star. Listen to Michael Ahr's interview with Todd Stashwick here.

Back on Serenity after a stint as hired muscle, the crew delights to find their captain married to one of the town's women. But of course all is not as it seems as guest star Christina Hendricks' character Saffron has ulterior motives that don't include becoming Mrs. Malcolm Reynolds for very long.

Joshua's brother Isaac terrorizes the city, but once we learn the circumstances behind Isaac's behavior, we recognize the difficult position facing Max and Joshua. In perhaps the most heart wrenching episode of the second season, we watch as both Max and Joshua agonize over decisions they've been forced to make.

The crew's job as the middleman on a deal that actually goes relatively smoothly takes a back seat to the unlikeliest of folk heroes, Jayne Cobb. Viewed as a man of the people after standing up to the magistrate, Jayne gives these poor indentured servants hope even after they learn the truth behind his origin story. Did Dave really watch Sharknado?

In a faetal twist, Dyson's life is on the line as he's accused of murder, and it's up to Bo and Kenzi to clear his name despite obstacles placed in their way by the lovable baddie Vex. The Doctor Who Series 7 premier is discussed in a bit more detail than usual, but that's to be expected.

Writer Tim Minear masterfully weaves the present with two levels of the past as we learn the details behind the origin of each of the original crew members. We've witnessed the crew experience some hardships along the way, but nothing to this extent as Serenity goes dead in the water as the result of a mechanical breakdown that even Kaylee is unable to repair. Unsurprisingly, Captain Reynolds takes care of his crew first and prepares to die at the helm of his beloved ship.

During what starts as a relatively innocuous stop on a core planet, Jayne finally does what we've expected him to do, and comes within an eyelash of being shoved out the airlock. Simon provides the crew with the opportunity for a heavy payday which in return gives him a chance to move forward in his attempt to help his enigmatic sister River. Android listeners can now access the podcast using Podbean's new Android app available through Google Play.

After feeling left out one too many times, Wash forces Malcolm to take him along on the latest job hoping that he'll be able to finally join in the storytelling. But the return of Niska puts both of them in a difficult spot as Mal loses an ear and Wash loses his innocence. In the end, it's River that steps up and helps save the day.

Mal and the crew cross paths with Saffron again, and against his better judgement Mal allows her to stowaway on Serenity because she may have a job for them. Stealing a valuable laser pistol from one of her former husbands, proves her undoing as Mal and Inara are a step ahead of her the entire way. Hugo Award controversy.

Malcolm and Zoe reunite with a wartime buddy, but the circumstances change as it turns out he's simply trying use their friendship to get away with a scam that will allow him to return to his home. Though they've faced death and danger innumerable times, Tracey's death hits the crew hard as they contemplate the fragile nature of the life they've chosen.

Serenity's crew ventures to a distant moon to aid an old friend of Inara's who's now running her own brothel outside the arm of the Alliance. But things don't go smoothly for Nandi and her girls. However, the relationship, such as it is, between Mal and Inara comes to a head as she announces her intention to leave Serenity.

In the series ending episode, River Tam agonizes over the crew's reactions towards her as she comes to terms with her new home and new family. Counterpointed against the bounty hunter Jubal Early who also tries to find meaning in the world, River's intense reactions to the feelings of the crew eventually allow her to find some sense of normalcy.

In the 2005 film Malcolm Reynolds and the crew try to carry out simple payroll heist, but the Alliance continues to pursue River Tam and disrupts their latest payday. The Operative needs to bring River in dead or alive to prevent her from revealing information she obtained regarding a hidden planet called Miranda.

After having his organs harvested, (Max has his heart), Zach resurfaces as part of a Steelhead gang intent on siphoning off the nanocytes designed to repair damage to his body. Only a shell of himself, Zach slowly begins making connections as the memories he's able to access begin to make sense. In the end, though, Logan arranges for him to recuperate far from Max. Check out Continuum creator/showrunner Simon Barry's new production company Reality Distortion Field.  Lego Movie team works on new time travel show.

Bo and Dyson go undercovers as a married couple who want to join an exclusive country club that just so happens to have had several employees go missing in mysterious manners. Dyson rocks the Polo shirt, but Kenzi's forced to work in the club's kitchen as the trio discovers the fae responsible.

When fisherman dredge up the body of what appears to be a mermaid, they're stunned to see she's still alive. Of course, it turns out to be another member of the Manticore transgenic family on the run after the fire. Max and Alec come to the rescue but not before Logan has a scare they think is related to the virus Max has implanted in her.

Wayne tries to dissuade Dave from giving up on The Leftovers before they launch into their Dark Angel discussion. While searching for a pencil for Max, Joshua inadvertently discovers his artistic side which enables Alec to turn a quick buck selling his emotionally charged paintings. However, the introduction of a second genetic engineering group sets us on a journey to discover the history of this nearly ten thousand year old experiment.

Another X-5 turns up in Seattle, but Brain not at all like those we've met up to this point. Designed to predict battle events and how individual soldiers will react to specific battlefield situations, Brain has had his eye on Max since they were children. Continuum's Terry Chen turns up as a member of the oft times ineffectual rebel group S1W, and Max once again saves Asha.

Though we learn a lot about Alec's background and the mission that significantly impacted his post-Manticore life, we also become more aware of Joshua's continuing development as an artist and a member of Max's extended family. Will Max change her opinion of Alec now that she knows the truth about the horrors those she left behind were forced to endure? Guest star Meghan Ory appears as Alec's piano student and ends up as his first, and perhaps only, love. And you just have to love Joshua throwing his first ever dinner party replete with macaroni and cheese and hot dogs.

Before embarking on our Dark Angel discussion, we examine the excitement surrounding the release of Star Wars VII and the coincidence associated with one of the episode's plot points. While another Manticore monster wreaks havoc on the streets, Max continues her pursuit of a cure for the virus that unceasingly plagues her relationship with Logan. Alec buys Asha drinks at Crash, and at the end of the evening, she goes home with him. But it's his relationship with Max that we really need to keep our eyes on.

Max ends up in the hands of the CDC after she takes a bullet to the gut in what began as a simple attempt to gas for motorcycle. Dr. Sam Carr (Brian Markinson) comes to Max's aid, but it's too little too late as Ames White interrupts his golf practice after learning that a barcode kid has been admitted to the hospital. In the end Max returns home, but her file has found its way to DC.

Having decided to repair her damaged social life, Max goes clubbing with Original Cindy, but the experience takes a detour as a transgenic led group of "Lost Boys and Girls" runs roughshod over the patrons wreaking havoc as they go. The leader turns out to be from Manticore and gives the members of this group of misfits a sense of belonging, but not without exacting a steep price. Sam Witwer (Being Human US) guest stars as the charismatic commander of the group who dispenses his blood to the members of his church.

Tracy Ryan (Petaline in Firefly's "Heart of Gold") guest stars as a former Manticore SYOPS agent who's simply trying to get her mob accountant boyfriend to leave the life and run away with her. As part of the plan, she coerces Alec back into the ring, and even though Max eventually has to put him down, Normal's man crush on Alec appears front and center. Wayne presents his top five list of films dealing with memory loss, and Dave expounds on The Expanse.

We return to White and the breeding cult as his son undergoes a test to find out whether he's worthy of the program. Feeling directionless and questioning his own self worth, Sketch obtains a job as a free-lance journalist for one of the local tabloid newspapers. Wayne gives us a short list of cliches and tropes used in this episode.

First the good news; The power of three breaks down the Season One finale as Danielle joins us in the studio, imparting a unique perspective the guys have been unable or unwilling to provide. Bo faces down her mother but feels Dyson has betrayed her. Trick, once again, tries to stem a light/dark war with his blood, and Dyson makes a drastic sacrifice as he meets with the Norn. Now the bad news; we had several technical issues, so if there are volume fluctuations, please forgive us. We're only human. Enjoy.

Having released her father Hades from the music box, Bo must now work with him as the fae try to prevent Zeus from carrying out his end-of-the-world scenario. Moral and ethical decisions abound in this episode as Dyson must decide how to tell Alicia the truth about her husband, while Lauren's latest lab project presents far reaching consequences. 

The effects of Lauren's science experiment come to light, but the implications remain clouded as we await the fae colony reaction. Alicia discovers Dyson's secret, and Kenzie returns to help Bo acquire a painting needed to send Hades back to Tartarus. 

Through a series of flashbacks, we're introduced to Tamsin's teenaged backstory at Valkyrie school under the tutelage of Freya and later Acacia. The plan to return Hades to Tartarus is complicated by the fact that his desire to assemble an army is now out in the open. Will Tamsin lead the armies of Hell? What is Jack really up to? Will Dr. Lewis eventually be able to return Evony to her greatness as The Morrigan?

Is it better to have loved and lost? Lauren, Bo, Tamsin, and Dyson each must deal with the painful emotions associated with having ones heart broken. This close to the end we still don't know Hades' end game, and we're introduced to yet another god. And he's the ugly one?

Looking for her mother, Bo finds Aife drinking a before dinner glass of wine with her apron sporting, dinner preparing father Hades. Convinced at first that her father's to blame for her mother's psychological problems, Bo sets off to confront him. But when the Lord of the Underworld informs her that it was actually her grandfather Trick, the episode is thrown into a chaos that ends with two dead and one pregnant.

Dave and Wayne discuss the 2016 Saturn Awards nominees, and as usual, have their share of disagreement. The episode pays homage to The Wizard of Oz as Bo's dream state parallels real time while the team figures out how to snap her back into the real world. Dyson continues to mourn Trick's death, and the reading of the Ash's will helps to assuage some of the guilt each feels.

Bo and Kenzie find the midwife at Bo's birth, and in doing so learn the identity of the Pyrippus. Dyson must assume a leadership role as the Light and Dark agree to join forces against Hades who plans to raise Tamsin's child as his own. 

In the series finale the clubhouse burns, as Jack tries to draw Bo into his plan to rule the world. Though it's touch and go for awhile, love reigns over all as Kenzi is able to stop Bo from going full on dark queen. Tamsin gives birth to Bo's half-sister, but it's Kenzi who takes her, raises her, and eventually returns her to the center of Fae life, The Dal. And in the end, Bo and Lauren reconcile leaving Doccubus fans everywhere satisfied.

After yet another virus scare that lands Logan in the hospital, Max decides that to protect the man she loves, she needs to break off their relationship. Joshua meets Annie (Kandyce McClure), a blind woman who sees him for who he really is, but because he's a transgenic, his relationship is doomed before it even begins. Max and Alec draw closer, but to what end.

Developed by Lost Girl's Emily Andras, Beau Smith's comic series comes to the SyFy network as Wynonna Earp's demon killing debuts. In the pilot Wynonna returns to her home to attend her uncle's funeral, but the mystery surrounding his death and the arrival of her 27th birthday signal that things are about to get real. Played by Melanie Scrofano, Wynonna reunites with her sister Waverly (Dominique Provost-Chalkey) who has been patiently waiting for her older sister's return. Federal agent Dolls (Shamier Anderson) coerces Wynonna to join his X-Fileish team of demon hunters. Wayne brings back Project X with a look at the man behind the legend, Wyatt Earp.

After going walkabout for three weeks, Dyson returns and comes clean with Bo regarding his pact with The Norn. Trick has his hands full as The Ash lies near death while the dark fae vultures circle looking for an opening. Dave and Wayne argue over who should hold the title of "The First Lady of Scifi," and Revolution, Fringe and The Doctor all get high marks.

Prejudice, paranoia, and fear appear at the core of this episode as Joshua is forced to go underground not only to protect himself, but also to repair the damage he's done to his relationship with Annie. Though he tries to help, Logan remains on the outside looking in as Max, Alec, and Joshua protect and comfort each other in one of the series' most heartbreaking episodes. Dave and Wayne also discuss the new Doctor Who companion Pearl Mackie, J.C. MacKenzie's role on the HBO series Vinyl, and the season 6 premier of Game of Thrones.

Max encounters her clone who was on a deep cover mission when Manticore fell. When Ames White's men locate 453 and he realizes she's a clone, he pits her love for her husband and step-son against any loyalty she might have for Max. Also down for the count is Eyes Only, and Joshua's attempt at living on his own comes to a screeching halt as well after they all recognize the value of family.

Hysteria regarding transgenics has reached a fever pitch, and when Alec's pal Biggs is captured by vigilantes, strung up and killed, Max and the others have some decisions to make. Sketch finds himself in the middle of a moral crossroads, and despite his best efforts, Alec can't convince Logan that Max still cares for him. Trying to stay one step ahead of the government, the ordinaries and Ames White, the freaks and the Xs have banded together at Terminal City.

As the series comes to a close, Max reluctantly accepts the responsibility of transgenic savior, and though their situation remains bleak, some hearts and minds have softened. Original Cindy delivers the most impassioned speech of the series, and the raising of Joshua's flag at the end provides hope that there may be light at the end of the road. What does it mean to be human? Hard to believe that Normal says it best; "they're just like you and me."

We take a look at the Candadian/South African collaboration that explores parallel universes and the impact each has on the other. Centered around private investigator Charlie Jade, the a secret experiment to ship water from gammaverse to alphaverse meets with opposition, and an explosion sends characters to verses unknown. Originally, airing on Space in 2005, the series later appeared in 2008 on SyFy US. Watch Charlie Jade here.

The 2013 Netflix release Hemlock Grove sets the scene for the mystery and intrigue surrounding a Pennsylvania steel town that appears to be populated by werewolves and vampires. At the center is the gruesome murder of high school cheerleader Brooke Bluebell as we're introduced to a series of potential killers. The series concluded after 33 episodes spread over three seasons. The guys also discuss issues they have with The Flash and Arrow as well as analyzing pilots.

Apparently the disappearances began in 1946, but suddenly on the heels of an incoming comet, 4400 individuals who had mysteriously vanished during the past 60 years, appear with no memory of where they'd been, who took them, and what they'd been doing. Oh yeah, they also haven't aged. The pilot episode follows four of this group as they make the difficult transition back into a world that for some now holds little meaning. Airing on the USA Network between 2004-2007, the series ran for 44 episodes spread over four seasons. 

The series opens as Detective Sam Tyler works a serial killer case, but when his estranged detective girlfriend follows a hunch of her own, he's drawn into a surreal world and experience. Hit by a car, we follow Sam as he finds himself in 1973 still working as a detective as he struggles for answers about his current state. Did he time travel? Is he dreaming? We don't know in a show that lasted two seasons of eight episodes each.

Juggling graduate school with international espionage, Sydney Bristow has her world turned upside down when she learns that she doesn't actually work for the CIA, but instead its enemy, a covert organization SD-6. Jennifer Garner stars as a talented field agent who's gone undercover as a double agent to bring down this rogue organization. Bradley Cooper plays Sydney's best friend Will, Michael Vartan her CIA handler, and Legends of Tomorrow's Victor Garber (Professor Stein) appears as her father. Alias aired five seasons from 2001-2005 and was created by J.J. Abrams.

One of only three genre shows to produce ten or more seasons, Stargate SG-1 debuted in 1997 on Showtime where it aired for five season before moving to SyFy. Starring Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, and Christopher Judge, the show explored the notion that intelligent life in the universe stretches much farther than just Earth and Abydos. We also discuss the season 6 finale of Game of Thrones, the Saturn Award winners, and the YA novel The Age of Miracles.

With The Ash near death, the light fae hold a stag hunt to find a worthy successor. However, a twist occurs as a star-crossed lover appears at Bo's door after being imprisoned for 83 years. Wayne and Dave have called it quits with baseball and vow to return full time to their real jobs, watching supernatural and scifi television.

We all know that magic exists, but who bears the responsibility for watching over it, keeping it out of the hands of those who look to use it for nefarious means? The Librarians of course. Based on the three TNT movies centered on Noah Wyle's character Flynn Carsen, the new television series adds a guardian and three new librarians that allow Carsen to roam the world in search of the library which has lost its tether. Renewed for a third season, the show is expect to return this winter.

On their own for the first time, the new Librarians find themselves trapped in the Labyrinth which is now being used by the CEO of an agra company to grow the firm's profits. Guest star Tricia Helfer appears as Karen Willis, the CEO, who provides 14 cultic sacrifices each year to appease the minotaur who is still trapped in the maze. 

For a variety of reasons, TNT aired the episodes out of John Rogers' intended order, so though it actually aired as the sixth episode of season 1, "And the Fables of Doom" was meant to air fourth. Employing the plot device of "weaponized fairy tales," writer Kate Rorick takes viewers on a playful romp as recognizable stories turn dark, and the librarians' personalities become affected providing a look into another side of each. Check out John Rogers' blog for some fascinating insight into each episode. Wayne also talks some Mr. Robot, and Dave runs down some of the show panels at 2016 SDCC.

Colonel Baird, Stone, and Jones encounter a girl with blood on her clothes wandering down a country lane, but this episode really belongs to Cassandra Cillian who faces her fears head on and ends the day a new woman. In a take off of the House on Haunted Hill story, the House of Refuge never considered that it would be forced to defer to a family of serial killers.

Arguably one of the finest Christmas episodes to ever air, Cassandra's favorite holiday gets temporarily cancelled when Dulaque (Matt Frewer) kidnaps Santa (Bruce Campbell) in order to steal a year's worth of goodwill. Despite her best efforts, Eve's attitude changes and the others have their Christmas wishes fulfilled. 

Someone has woken the dragons and the earthquakes plaguing the world have sent the Librarians into overdrive as they research who or what might be behind this non-magic event. Flynn returns and takes Stone, Cassandra, and Eve with him to Rome to search for a stolen pearl while Jones stays behind at the Annex with Jenkins patiently waiting for his pizza with extra cheese. Needless to say, the theft is only a diversion, and the Apple of Discord provides a window into the worst side of each individual. Except one.

In a departure from previous episodes, the team investigates a missing person's case that turns out to be science related, not magic. With Colonel Baird out of the picture for most of the story, Cassandra, Ezekiel, and Jacob must process the scene and make some of the most difficult choices they've yet faced. Stone's protective wall begins to come down as he falls for one of the locals in a town whose residents have been trapped for 100 years after a Nicolas Tesla experiment went awry.

The Librarians return to high school to investigate strange goings on at the annual STEM fair. Cassandra, Dave, and Wayne relate their experiences as the parents attempt to outdo each other, but it's the revelation of the true identities of Jenkins and the contest's sponsor that highlight the episode. In the end, Cassandra and Stone both provide an understanding ear and some sage advice to two young people on the cusp of adulthood.

Showrunner/writer/creator John Rogers explores the multiverse theory of reality as Eve experiences different timelines and different versions of her team after Flynn returns from his search for the missing Library. Any questions we've had about the Librarians' readiness for solo work disappears as the episode's events lead Flynn, Eve, and Jenkins to present the three with diplomas in the form of mini clippings books. But it's the showdown between Galahad and Lancelot that opens the door to a wealth of story possibilities.

The season two premiere finds the introduction of Fictionals as William Shakespeare's Prospero sets out to reclaim the magical powers his author so cruelly stole from him. Enlisting the aid of Sherlock Holmes nemesis, Professor James Moriarty, Prospero's plan gets the attention of the entire team as Flynn and Eve return from their adventures to find the team splintered, each having gone his/her own way.

In this Dyson lite episode, a series of dreams forces Bo to once and for all cut ties with "the wolf who shall not be named," as she also comes to terms with the new Ash's hold on Lauren. Mumford the Brownie may, in fact, be our favorite fae of the week which just so happens to be the temporary name of the segment Wayne debuts. But perhaps the biggest revelation of the evening occurred when Wayne admitted to having seen Twilight. Say it ain't so.

While Jenkins and Eve coordinate from The Library, Flynn and the young Librarians battle Prospero and Moriarty who lead a siege to get to the Heart of the Library and the Tree of Knowledge. Enlisting the aid of additional Fictionals including the Queen of Hearts and Frankenstein's monster, the two are rebuffed before they attain their prize, remain at large by episode's end.

Stone, Jones, and Cassandra follow a Clippings Book lead to Oklahoma and a family reunion of sorts as Jacob must face some personal demons en route to putting a shapeshifter back in confinement. Dave and Wayne also discuss the first episode of HBOs much anticipated series Westworld and give it high marks in all areas.