"The Librarians" Recap: "And What Lies Beneath the Stones"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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We're only three episodes into the second season of TNT's The Librarians and already the show has managed to not only surpass last season but it continues to surprise me. Every single week something important happens to grow the characters in unique and special ways and last night's episode "And What Lies Beneath the Stones" is perfect proof of that.

In fact this particular tale managed to squeeze in a ton story wise and character wise, giving us at last an in depth look at Jacob's past while managing to get extremely philosophical at the same time. Especially since lies were the centerpiece to our magical quest in this week's episode and the show gets big time props from me for managing to make lying a tangible and dangerous act. Yes you read that right, lies put everyone in physical danger and the show pulled this off in incredible fashion. 

As it turns out, the team was introduced to a shape shifter last night, one that used lies and deception to fuel its power and these creatures are so good at feeding off of our tall tales that they have managed to cause some major conflict in human history. A fine example of this as we learned from Jenkins, the French Revolution was in no way caused by financial disparity...but by a shape shifter. Of course this mischievous creature causes hell for the Librarians, forcing them to at last tell the truth to one another as to why they weren't able to work together after Peru in an effort to diminish the creature's power and all of this led to the big focus on Jacob.

Specifically because of the fact that Jake had to face off against two threats greater to himself than the shapeshifter, being honest with himself and facing his father once again. Now we know that Jake has been keeping his intelligence and scholarly life a secret because of the simple fact that anything outside of taking over the family business would be viewed as a failure to his father and he wanted desperately to please him. It was wonderful to finally see him come to terms with telling his dad the truth in his own special way and in the process, saving the world from more shape shifter madness.  

All of that, is precisely why I love this show. It's simply refreshing. Look I enjoy dark and brooding stories as much as the next guy but there's nothing wrong with having your pallet cleansed with something wholesome and positive and that's what this show does through and through. I love the fact that the Librarians had to finally come clean with one another to save lives and I love that Jacob finally stood up to his dad and became true to himself. It's always a positive message on this show, regardless of the odds. It's uplifting and fun and while this week may not have featured Prospero and Moriarty and that plot thread, who cares? This week's magical monster was an absolute blast and served as one inventive way to unify our heroes. Until next time. 

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