Warehouse 13 Season 4, Episode 8: Second Chance

Pete and Myka try to track down an artifact that’s causing Mill workers lungs to begin to rust, and their suspects bounce from the Mill owner, to the Union President, to a War Veteran.

Jinks and Claudia head to his home, using Shubert’s journal to try to pull him off the metronome. But a reunion with his mother reignites the anger and loss he feels over his sister’s murder.

Artie is confronted by Mrs. Fredrick, H. G. Wells, and Leena about the Astrolabe and he spills his guts. The three women enact a plan to help Artie and to potentially save him from himself.

Artifacts in this Episode:

Shrapnel from a piece of Spartan Armor – A shard of the armor was embedded in a soldier’s chest –too close to his heart to remove– in moments of extreme emotion, it gives him the strength and defiance of the Spartan army, causing those in direct skin contact to contract an infection where the skin corrodes as though it’s rusting.

My thoughts:

All-Angst-All-The-Time-Jinks is an interesting creature. And the insight to his sister and how much her death hurts her almost seems like something that would make him shy away from Claudia, and the daily reminder she must be. Also Uber happy Claudia is strange as well. Some of her Cheshire grins bordered on looking like she was peeing her pants. Overall, the B storyline was a cute one and it was definitely nice to tie up that loose end.

Pete getting the crap beat out of him was rather endearing. He’s certainly not the trimmest slim jim in the pack, but he held his own when he needed too, which is nice – though I’d assume that the power in that punch would be enough to knock someone out (no glass jaw required).

The part of the episode wherein Myka realizes she has to inject Cody with the goo, is terribly funny. And I always appreciate how this show manages to make deathly situations funny, without being trite.

I would like to formally thank Mrs. Frederick for voicing WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG! And then move on. Seriously love the way the “keeping things from people” has transferred from Artie to Mrs. Frederick and the girls. I think it’ll be nice to have the opportunity for more Leena and H. G. time.