"The Librarians" Recap: "And the Drowned Book" & "And the Broken Staff"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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The Librarians turned out to be one of the most awesome surprise television shows I have enjoyed in years with its upbeat mentality and it's no secret that I instantly fell in love with the show and watched it religiously and with good reason, the characters are rich and colorful, they grow and the show does a great job giving us an in depth plot for the season, yes that includes this one. But alas, I was a little worried at the end of last year, since the Librarians defeated the bad guy and in a way the season finale felt like a series finale and it left me wondering after Season 2 was given the greenlight...where do we go from here? 

Well as it turns out, the show decided to do some extremely interesting things for season two, so interesting in fact we are going to combine both episodes of last night's season premiere into one giant recap because...well let's be honest despite being split into two different episodes, this was really one big one and it was spectacular. The first thing the show did differently was surprise all of us with our characters more or less going their separate ways, something one would never expect to see as tight knit as they were at the end of last year...but here we are with everyone enjoying their own adventures before the Library brought them all back together and well, I'm happy to report that the character development we saw last season was back with a vengeance last night. Slowly but surely our intrepid heroes discovered that ego got in the way and that they work better together than apart and it could not have come at a better time. 

After all, there's a grand new threat, and I love what they've done with this year's villain. No more is it the mysterious Serpent Brotherhood working in the shadows to take over the library...instead the Librarians are dealing with the fallout of magic getting a new lease on life by revealing that some stories are so powerful and told so many times that the characters can come to life and walk among us, which I think is a stroke of genius, but more on that in a moment. As it turns out, Shakespeare's Prospero is one of those characters, known as a "Fictional" and he wants to finally wield the power he surrendered in print so long ago and with magic alive and kicking...he brings forth another iconic character in Professor James Moriarty to help execute his dastardly plans for world domination.

So I made mention of how these particular villains are a genius move and I mean it. After all, how does one top the Serpent Brotherhood and the cool plot line that came along with them? With more magic, and I guess in this case, the personification of it with these fictional characters come to life and I say this is genius for one simple reason...how does one defeat what does not exist? That's the beauty of this all, the fact that our bad guy this year is driven by a quest and purpose to be something more in this life and well...he knows he is in essence not real so what the heck does he have to lose? It's going to make for some interesting storylines this year for certain.

Plus, it's so good to have our intrepid heroes reunited and doing what they do best. Though I'm not sure if we are going to revisit exactly what split them apart in the first place, granted they hinted at it, but if the crisis at hand calms down and old habits come knocking it could spell trouble for the group and well...I like this twist. The show last year was big on how to blend the unique talents of others to come together and do something spectacular and this year looks to be pushing toward how to resolve one's differences to do something spectacular and as always, I love the fact that the show works toward a positive message like that. Either way, it's good to be back in the library and I am beyond happy that this show is back on the air. I really can't wait to see what crazy adventures are in store for us this year....until next time.

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