Pete and Myka are in South Bend Indiana, where people have been getting inexplicably taller. They’re joined by a pharmaceutical rep with ambitions to use the secrets she knows they possess to end pain and strife through medical cures. But as they discover the effects have nothing to do with their heartburn medication, Pete tries to cut her loose. She gets the upper hand on them, appropriating the full stock of supplies from cooking school Pete and Myka think is the source, and while Myka goes to retrieve the artifact, Pete has to convince their pharma friend that more harm than good will come of exposing the warehouse.
Claudia and Jinks join Artie as they try to hunt down Brother Adrian and track him to an abandoned house, where Adrian leaves a booby-trap for Gidget and the Boy wonder and promises Artie that he will destroy everyone the old warehouse agent has ever come to love. As they manage to survive his attack, Claudia and Jinks get a hold of the artifact he’s been using to infiltrate the Warehouse and Artie forbids them from further involvement.
Artifacts in this Episode:
Threshold of Limentus – Wooden plank with roman writing on it, creates an opening when placed against a wall.
Threshold of Limentus – Wooden plank with roman writing on it, creates an opening when placed against a wall.
Harriet Tubman’s Thimble – Allows the wearer to take on the appearance of whomever they wish.
Gold Spike – used to join the trans-continental railroad, it pulls things together.
“Rhodes” Marble Bowl - carved from stone from the Colossus of Rhodes, the bowl causes excessive growth in those who touch it. Leading to excessive pain as the body pulls itself apart.
My Thoughts:
First, let me say OUCH. The growth spurt aspect of this episode leaves me feeling a bit wonky as I test my joints to make sure nothing’s gone awry.
This “main artifact” is one of those that I just don’t get the connection to. Sure the statue was huge… but I don’t really see why it would embiggen those who come into contact with a piece of it. Even considering its downfall, I don’t see the connection.
Dear Artie, a) never tell Claudia she can’t do something, it will make her want to do it more; b) if she gives up that easily…. you’re screwed. Why don’t you know this by now?
It was enjoyable to see the “creation of a regent” as we all know how Pete and Myka ended up with the warehouse – so we’ve got the agent’s figured out, and now that we’ve seen an artifact be born, it’s nice to see the process by which a new regent is added.
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