#the librarians s2e2

[thatrandombookworm]

One of the best things The Librarians ever did was depict the Tree of Knowledge not as an old tree but as a young sapling because there’s always room to grow

[aardvaark]

the librarians "and the broken staff" (s2e2) watch through:

oh, we’re starting off right at the end of the last ep. also im guessing the titular broken staff means prospero’s broken staff, considering they didn’t actually catch him.

the way magic is always blue lightning

"i am the first of the fictionals" oh?? very interesting. and they said that fictionals come about when a story is sufficiently popular etc, but prospero entered the real world just after the play was first performed? and he is going against his narrative.

ezekiel always reading the security manual of every building lmaooo

hahaha baird actually was in macbeth in high school. sometimes not being a genius pays off too.

hmm but is this kid checking out shakespeare for normal reasons or is she gonna be important later? miranda in the tempest is older but like. artistic license.

rubix-cube-ing (triangulating) the library lol

"i thought it was me" aw jenkins :( the library doesn’t hate you.

why the FUCK do they keep the roman and greek artifacts (that would cause a fucked up magic explosion thingy if they touched) in the same room???

i love both frankenstein & alice in wonderland. i’m glad they didn’t make frankenstein’s "monster" like many modern portrayals, the novel character is so much more interesting.

aw baird & jacob have a little handshake thing? cute

is eve gonna go to the tree of knowledge? hm, i think something happened last time a woman named eve went there…

ooh cause if moriarty falls off a cliff!! well!! she shouldn’t have pointed that out, should’ve let him just jump and see what happens lol

script writers getting a chance to break out all the shakespeare they’ve probably had to study over the years haha

DID THEY SET THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE ON FIRE. tell me he was bluffing!!

oh yes good job! what DID he burn tho. seems like a problem.

[jvstheworld]

The Buffy Re-watch: S2E2 (part 2)

Some Assembly Required

Xander and Cordelia are upping the bickering

As bad as I feel for Chris's mum, I feel worse for him. His mum is so checked out to the point of neglecting him. I've been in Chris's position, it is horrible.

Giles: 'This is against the rules.' Buffy: 'Wanna help?' Giles; 'Oh, yes please.' He's so easily influenced.

So, basically this episode is like 'Bride of Re-animator'. Where is Jeffrey Combs when you need him. Thank you Dead Meat for introducing me to that film.

Aw, Giles. ASH plays being a stuffy librarian with bad social skills towards women so well. Seriously, this is a nice change from Ted Lasso, the Rupert he played in that was a colossal twat.

Jenny asks Giles on a date to give him the chance to ask her on one. It's sweet.

Hey, look. Daryl is alive, or undead.

Grief makes you do stupid things, which in this case involves murder.

Buffy knows what it is like to lose someone. A reference to her old watcher and someone else we will discover later in the season.

Then it dawns on Buffy what is going on.

Question: Daryl died during a rock climbing accident, but was brought back. He most likely had a funeral, so was processed by a mortician, and was possibly buried because of the gravestone of his we see at the end of the episode. So, how was he brought back okay, but the heads of the 3 girls were bad because of formaldehyde causing further brain cell decay? Or was Daryl never buried or processed by a mortician? If not, did they bury what was left of him after the fire, if there was anything left, which is why he got a gravestone at the end?

Jenny and Giles got changed for their date. Dressing to impress each other.

As a British person, American Football is just rugby with a bunch of padding. Now if they were playing in suits of armour, I would watch that.

Willow and Xander interrupting the date. Bad teenagers, don't cramp the adults style.

Nice touch of using the crowd to drown out Cordy's screams. Also requires good timing.

As Daryl slams Buffy into the trolley, you get a good view of the stunt double.

Despite the events of the night, Giles got a second date. Go Giles, you ruggedly handsome librarian you.

Cordelia as actually being nice and thanked Xander, and he just brushes it off. Dude, be nice, say 'you're welcome'. Be polite. Ass.

I'll admit the Buffy/Angel scene was cute. I'm glad that Angel fessed up to being jealous of Xander. The reasons he gives for being jealous are the reasons he gives when he leaves in season 3. For now though, cute couple, holding hands and walking home.

Tomorrow, a new big bad arrives. He bleaches his hair and wears a cool leather coat. The first appearance of Spike and it's going to be so much fun.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (21-27 Nov 2021)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 Hale’s Modern Encyclopedia of Playing Cards (and Dating Humans) (thepsychicclam) - 49K, Sterek, full HS AU

😊 Love That Journey for Me: The Queer Revolution of Schitt’s Creek (Emily Garside) - a short collection of essays about Schitt’s Creek

🙂 Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables #6) (L.M. Montgomery, author; Barbara Barnes, narrator) - it did warm my completionist heart to bring the series to a close. I absolutely did love that they had a giant cat they named The Shrimp. And I was left a little breathless at the very end by the casually dropped info that Anne’s 2nd son will die in WWI. 

😊 The Rowdy Renegade (The Adventures of Nick & Carter #3) (Frank W. Butterfield) - I just continue to love watching Nick & Carter progress through the years

😍 The Compact (astolat) - 64K, HP - loved this expanded worldbuilding Arthurian transformation with political marriage and ambiguous choices

🙂 Cited to Death (Jamie Brodie Mystery #1) (Meg Perry) - perfectly satisfying cozy; I like that it’s queer and protagonist is an academic librarian; there’s the usual amount of background copaganda so ymmv

😊 The Wolf and the Sparrow (Isabelle Adler) - arranged marriage tropetastic romance fantasy

💖 +193K of shorter fic so shorter work shout out 💖

Bumpkin (bibliosexual) - Schitt’s Creek: Patrick x David, 2K - suuuuuper cute first meeting AU

Everything About It Is a Love Song (pocky_slash) - X-Men: Erik x Charles, 19K - Erik turns 79 and finally decides to retire with Charles to a small town in upstate NY and it’s both wonderful and takes a lot of adjustment. The series is called Old Retired Dudes and it’s delightful and feels very real.

Ten Kinds of Grateful (Speranza) - MCU: Stucky, 3K - a 4 Minute Window Thanksgiving fic. I legit got teary when I saw the notification for this. 

The Courtship of Mr. Bond (marlowe_tops) - James Bond: 00Q, 29K - reread; I just love this very loose P&P/Regency AU

[Podfic] So Loud & So Clear (quietnight) - MCU: Stucky, 3 hrs - great podfic of a great fic

[Podfic] sneeze disease (quietnight) - MCU: Stucky, ~45 min - absolutely love this hilarious so very married fic

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Modern Persuasion - more entertaining than I expected tbh. Wentworth the cat is the real star though.

Elementary - s1, e18-20

The Road to El Dorado - which I had never actually seen. 

Golden Girls - s1, e4

Frasier - s1, e1-2

Living Single - s1, e4

Schitt’s Creek - s4, e1-2;  s5, e13

Station 19 - s1, e1-4

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Strong Songs - “Space Oddity” and “Starman” by David Bowie

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Forgotten Songs Sound Sculpture

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Office of Collecting and Design

Strong Songs - “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys

99% Invisible #466 - The Weight

Stuff The British Stole - Strange Fowle

Shedunnit - Whodunnit?

Shedunnit - Surplus Women

Ologies with Alie Ward - Booster Coronasode: Shots & Holidays with Vaccine Infodemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera

Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast - Ted Lasso S2E2: Like Tall Yodas

Strong Songs - Bonus Episodes: The Bridge On Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License”

Shedunnit - Crippen

You’re Wrong About - True Crime w. Emma Berquist

99% Invisible #467 - Cute Little Monstrosities of Nature

Shedunnit - Queer Clues

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - International Cryptozoology Museum

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Sunny Jim Cave

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Jagannath Temple

Shedunnit - The Lady Vanishes

Shedunnit - Crime at Christmas

Shedunnit - Adaptations (with Sarah Phelps)

FILMS TO BE BURIED WITH Patreon Crew! - Brendan Hunt - The Resurrection!

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Looking for Pawpaws

This is Good for You - Ep 20: Puzzles Are Good For You

Shedunnit - Edith Thompson

Shedunnit - Dining with Death

Strong Songs - "The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac

Shedunnit - The Rules

Shedunnit - Nurse Daniels

Shedunnit - The Other Detectives

Shedunnit - Round Robin

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting David Bowie

Presenting The Beach Boys

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach [Yo-Yo Ma]

Presenting P!nk

Presenting Pet Shop Boys

Christian Kane

Crying On My Keyboards

Presenting Lenny Kravitz

Presenting New Order

[faketazplots]

s2e2: “Bookwyrm”

Antony discovers that Meridan has been hoarding overdue library books on his account when the librarian unleashes a draconic beast which hunts down the card-holder. Ronnie and Kimmy make a get rich quick scheme by selling Waurlon’s soups as magical potions.

[clawingbackthepast]

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

S1E1: The Tale of the Phantom Cab

S1E2: The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

S1E3: The Tale of Laughing in the Dark

S1E4: The Tale of the Twisted Claw

S1E5: The Tale of the Hungry Hounds

S1E6: The Tale of the Prom Queen

S1E7: The Tale of the Captured Souls

S1E8: The Tale of the Nightly Neighbours

S1E9: The Tale of the Dark Music

S1E10: The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun

S1E11: The Tale of the Super Specs

S1E12: The Tale of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice

S1E13: The Tale of the Pinball Wizard

S2E1: The Tale of the Final Wish

S2E2: The Tale of the Midnight Madness

S2E3: The Tale of Locker 22

S2E4: The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor

S2E5: The Tale of the Dream Machine

S2E6: The Tale of the Dark Dragon

S2E7: The Tale of the Frozen Ghost

S2E8: The Tale of the Whispering Walls

S2E9: The Tale of the Full Moon

S2E10: The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle

S2E11: The Tale of the Magician’s Assistant

S2E12: The Tale of the Hatching

S2E13: The Tale of Old Man Corcoran

S3E1: The Tale of the Midnight Ride

S3E2: The Tale of Apartment 214

S3E3: The Tale of Watcher’s Woods

S3E4: The Tale of the Phone Police

S3E5: The Tale of the Dollmaker

S3E6: The Tale of the Bookish Babysitter

S3E7: The Tale of the Carved Stone

S3E8: The Tale of the Guardian’s Curse

S3E9: The Tale of the Curious Camera

S3E10: The Tale of the Dream Girl

S3E11: The Tale of Quick Silver

S3E12: The Tale of the Crimson Clown

S3E13: The Tale of the Dangerous Soup

S4E1: The Tale of Cutter’s Treasure Part 1

S4E2: The Tale of Cutter’s Treasure Part 2

S4E3: The Tale of the Renegade Virus

S4E4: The Tale of the Quiet Librarian

S4E5: The Tale of the Water Demons

S4E6: The Tale of the Long Ago Locket

S4E7: The Tale of the Silent Servant

S4E8: The Tale of the Room for Rent

S4E9: The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner

S4E10: The Tale of the Fire Ghost

S4E11: The Tale of the Unfinished Painting

S4E12: The Tale of the Closet Keeper

S4E13: The Tale of the Train Magic

S5E1: The Tale of the Deadman’s Float

S5E2: The Tale of the Jagged Sign

S5E3: The Tale of Station 109.1

S5E4: The Tale of the Mystical Mirror

S5E5: The Tale of Prisoner’s Past

S5E6: The Tale of C7

S5E7: The Tale of Badge

S5E8: The Tale of Manaha

S5E9: The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor

S5E10: The Tale of the Chameleons

S5E11: The Tale of the Vacant Lot

S5E12: The Tale of the Door Unlocked

S5E13: The Tale of the Night Shift

S6E1: The Tale of the Zombie Dice

S6E2: The Tale of the Forever Game

S6E3: The Tale of Jake the Snake

S6E4: The Tale of the Virtual Pets

S6E5: The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie

S6E6: The Tale of the Gruesome Gourmets

S6E7: The Tale of the Hunted

S6E8: The Tale of Vampire Town

S6E9: The Tale of the Wisdom Glass

S6E10: The Tale of the Walking Shadow

S6E11: The Tale of Oblivion

S6E12: The Tale of the Secret Admirer

S6E13: The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge

S7E1: The Tale of the Silver Sight Part 1

S7E2: The Tale of the Silver Sight Part 2

S7E3: The Tale of the Silver Sight Part 3

S7E4: The Tale of the Stone Maiden

S7E5: The Tale of Highway 13

S7E6: The Tale of the Lunar Locusts

S7E7: The Tale of the Time Trap

S7E8: The Tale of the Reanimator

S7E9: The Tale of the Photo Finish

S7E10: The Tale of the Laser Maze

S7E11: The Tale of the Last Dance

S7E12: The Tale of Many Faces

S7E13: The Tale of the Night Nurse

[hufflepuff-ravenclaw-reviews]

Librarians Season 2 Reviews

Librarians S2E1 Librarians S2E2 Librarians S2E3 Librarians S2E4 Librarians S2E5 Librarians S2E6 Librarians S2E7 Librarians S2E8 Librarians S2E9 Librarians S2E10