'The Librarians' Recap: 'And the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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Each and every one of us out there know someone that we consider to be our 'rock'. These are the people that always manage to inspire us with their strength and outlook on life, and they're often the people that we turn to during our times of need because we know that if anyone can help us get through tough times...it's them. 

But what we rarely think about, is how tough life can be for our own personal hero. They're so strong and so wise that it seems that nothing can ever bring them down or get under their skin...but they're human just like us and they have problems, just like us. Which leaves us wondering, who exactly steps in and saves a hero during their time of need? It's a question that was posed and answered in this week's episode of The Librarians, 'And the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy'.

Because this is a story that more or less did the impossible, it put Eve Baird's life in genuine danger. Yes, you read that right. The Guardian, the strongest of the group and protector of the Librarians was suddenly in a world of trouble when an ancient magical spirit known as The Reaper appeared to Eve and her friends in Las Vegas, dropping off a Prophecy Cube and an hourglass before disappearing, leading the group back to the Library where Jenkins informed everyone that someone had summoned this powerful being to come after Eve and that the hourglass indeed meant that the sands of time were counting down to the Reaper's return where he would claim Eve's life and curious as to how a being such as this might be able to pull that off...she looked into her own Prophecy Cube and saw her untimely demise in the heart of the Library, leading to a race against time to figure out how to save Eve's life...

But what really made this episode so darn entertaining is the fact that it wove an incredible plot together. This is a story that managed to put together in essence a Causality Loop a la Star Trek, all while peppering in loads of Greek Mythology, making this story one that you absolutely had to follow in detail thanks to its many 'blink or you'll miss it' moments. But while it was cool to meet an ancient Greek deity and see the team figure out puzzle after puzzle to save Baird, the crowning jewel of this episode was the fact that it answered the all important question, who guards the Guardian? After all, Eve is the rock I mentioned earlier, that person that everyone turns to in time of need and since we're dealing with magic the easy answer to that question came about during the finale of the episode, that the Library is the one who protects the Guardian.

But in a good story, the answer is more complex than something as simple as say a magical library keeping watch over a life and well...this is a good story meaning that there was a deeper meaning to all of this and in reality, the true guardians of the guardian, that epic hero that everyone on the show turns to in a time of need...are her friends. Because I am constantly reminded of the moment when Ezekiel and Jake offered up their own lives in exchange for Eve's, and they did it without hesitation or a second thought and well, that was simply an incredible moment to see. To know that her friends will have her back on a moment's notice and will do whatever they must to protect her was a stroke of genius and it was a fine reminder to all of us to never forget to keep on eye on those we look up to and be there in their time of need. Either way, what a lovely little episode and the show deserves all kinds of credit for putting together such an emotionally complex, action packed tale. Until next time.

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