The Librarians 3x03 And the Reunion of Evil
We start this week with the snowcapped mountains of Sweden and then some chanting, which turns out to be Cassie practicing her Swedish. And sigh! Cassie and Jake are off on a “nice, normal artefact retrieval.” And Jake isn’t happy that Flynn left this up to them! They are off looking for a crystal steeped in magic. Cassie has recalibrated the goggles to help them figure out which formation they need to take back with them. Jake accidentally leans against the crystal they are looking at and it’s a LITTLE bigger than they intended. Ezekiel is chillin’ on his phone. Eve is ready to bark some orders at him to help him reach his potential. She has set up booby traps and plans to blindfold herself and get Ezekiel is supposed to guide her but - big surprise! He’s already out of here.
Cassie and Jake are disagreeing about the use of magic. Aw! Is Jake worried about Cassie using magic? Jenkins is looking to build a new incubator since the last one is overheating. Ezekiel Jones is being told to step up - the egg of the Loch Ness monster! Nessie asked Jenkins to watch the egg while she dealt with problems at the Lake - lol.
Suddenly Jake and Cassie are under attack and the guy is wearing a balaclava. Jake goes all muscle man to protect Cassie- love it. Then Cassie uses her time alone to use magic to confuse the consciousness within the crystal. “Damn it, Cassandra, I told you-” Jake says. Before Cassie gets stabbed by the crystal and Jake is rushing her out of the mountain to get her back home. A mysterious village appears - and they head straight for it. Probably a bad idea!
Jake says he has to “get you home” to Cassie. The main hall has people with name tags who stare as the two librarians enter. Not suspicious or uncomfortable at all. No phone and no reservation - there is a private reunion. Jake points out there is a huge storm. They are having none of it. Jake pretends to be Finkelstein - Cassie uses the goggles and see that every normal person is actually a demon in disguise. Cassie is freaking out. Jake doesn’t know what’s going on but is trying to go ahead with it.
So, is this your girlfriend? they are asked. “No,” they reply in unison, “No!” Aha! We don’t believe you, guys. Cassie pretends to be his sister. The demons talk about ripping off people’s heads who are interlopers. Cassie is forced to orientation. Eve is wearing goggles and rugged up - she is going off after Cassie and Jake.
Ezekiel meanwhile put the egg on top of a bunsen burner. Jenkins is worried about leaving the egg with Ezekiel. Nessie only lays an egg every 100 years. If the egg doesn’t survive, Nessie will be angry. Jenkins fires up the door and the ice comes pouring in.
The festivities include drinking, gaming and pathological one-upping of what they have been doing for the last however many years... Demons are funny when they catch up. Jake hasn’t given anything away just yet. “Hollytoffle” - a norse name for a game. The ceremony is too important and they leave their magic at the door... Cassie is still pretty freaked. Jake is faking his way through the games.
Cassie finds herself comforting a female demon about Jake but winds up getting hit on by the female demon. Olaffsson demon has specialised in plagues. Cholera is delightful! A phrase I never thought I hear said in this show. What is your favourite natural disaster, Jake? Huh? Global warming. Woh! The demons are impressed. Brutal, they agree. Cassie needs to find Jake and clue him in.
Meanwhile, Eve is still trying to hack her way through an ice wall. Ezekiel is now hugging the giant blue egg. I’m reminded of his time with Stumpy. “Don’t worry, you are going to stay nice and warm.” Cassie gets followed into the bathroom by the female demon. The ceremony involves the consuming of the crystal - you know the crystal that’s now inside Cassie’s heart. Cassie’s heart starts glowing immediately. Not good! The demons used to fight each other to get their hands on it. Now there is a problem. Jake is drunk and thinks he is making the best of a bad situation. Cassie shoves the goggles on Jake and pushes him out the door to look at them. And now Jake is on board! Cassie’s chest glows and Jake’s eyes focus in on Cassie’s chest - and she actually moves his chin up to meet her eyes - lol. Cassie thinks that they should use magic - Jake does not.
Ezekiel was tracking weather patterns on his phone all day, which was actually not him goofing off. The storm that is affecting Jake and Cassie came out of nowhere. Not good so they check the appointment book that had the notation. Meanwhile Cassie and Jake are arguing in the closet about magic. Jake is convinced that magic is bad. He doesn’t want anyone to get hurt. Cassie says that no one has gotten hurt. Jake says, “you did.” Cassie tells him that she is not fragile. She is just trying to make the best of a bad situation - phew! Tempers are running hot, guys, and I’m loving it - Jake says, he doesn’t think she’s is fragile. He thinks she is too smart to be this reckless. Jake says they have to brace the storm. Cassie disagrees. Jake puts a huge thick scarf around her. Not everything needs to be solved with magic, he says as he says the magic words to make the point that her chest is not glowing anymore.
Frosty... Jake realises who they are. They aren’t demons. They are Frostgiants - Norse Gods. Their most famous ancestor, Loki. I’m familiar with Him. These guys have segued into the mischief business. Weather control capabilities. Jake and Cassie are trying to get out of the bar. But just as they get to the door they see the men bringing in the crystal. They are going to partake in the angerbote crystal - it re-grows every 600 years. Cassie and Jake are trying to escape but the real Finkelstein shows up. Interloper! A false Finkelstein. Jake tries to shift blame to the other guy. All of them get seized and Cassie has lost her large scarf.
The head guys has known them for 10,000 years - Olaffsson. The real Finkelstein actually does have a sister - Jake does quite well at faking the questions. 150 years ago - cholera outbreak - Jake does amazing at faking it. How long has we been friends? And here is where Jake loses. Finkelstein and Olaffsson were never friends. They end up fighting. Jake and Cassie start running but it’s not looking good.
Ezekiel wants to know if the computer will track magic. DOSA - do they have military grade tech that tracks magic? Jake and Cassie - the Librarians - they announce that to everyone else. They let everyone know that Finkelstein was trying to take the crystal on his own. Cassie said the real name of the crystal and made her own chest glow in front of everyone - bad!!
Ezekiel is now carrying the egg in a baby carrier on his chest. Ezekiel thinks he can narrow it down to locate Cassie. The egg was the last thing that Cassie used magic on. Cassie and Jake communicate with their eyes. Jake effectively tells her to use magic to set him free because he trusts her. Jake defends Cassie - a cute moment when Cassie rushes to him.
Ezekiel is talking to the egg like it’s a baby. “You’re doing great. It won’t hurt a bit.” Eve wants to get her guardian on but the connection is unstable. She can’t go through. Cassie is following jake up the stairs as quick as possible. They lock the doors with an axe. Jake tells Cassie to go. She says, no, we go together. They run toward the window. It moves. They run back towards the elevator. Jake and Cassie jump down the elevator shaft and into the Annex.
Ezekiel is now rocking the egg like it’s a baby. The Frost Giants now declare the truce is over and the village disappears. Jake has rope burns. Ezekiel is smiling at the egg like a proud mama - Aw! Cassie has to pass the crystal - ouch! She wants to know if Jake is still mad that she used magic. He looks a bit put out by the question. Cassie make the point that they step through a broom closet and end up in Sweden. Magic is a part of what they do! It can’t be all that bad. Jake says, he knows that. He’s amazed by how much she’s learned and what she can do - this is a big Jassandra moment, guys - but it’s the not-bad parts that make people think that the bad parts are not that bad. Yes, magic got them out of trouble today but it was also what put them in it. Cassie says, Point taken. Jassandra smile - sigh.
Ezekiel declares, it’s happening. The egg hatches and a baby nessie is born. It imprints on Ezekiel, who is grinning like a proud mama. Awww! Another cute moment for Ezekiel.
All in all a great Jassandra episode - the friendship is building up nicely. Let’s get some momentum here next week!
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