Warehouse 13 Season 4, Episode 10: We All Fall Down

Artie’s Dark Side has taken over and in his determination to get the astrolabe to undo what he did to save the Warehouse, he’s set off on a plan to find the Chinese orchid responsible for the sweating sickness… a disease that could kill millions. As the team sets out after him, he seems constantly one step ahead, and when they find him in Germany, all seems to be lost.

Artifacts in this Episode:

Francesco Borgia’s Dagger – Will release anything when stabbed by the dagger as the wielder says the phrase “I cast you out”

Isaac Parker’s Noose – When activated (by swinging it over a rafter) everyone in the room, save for the wearer will be strung up, as if from a noose, the cord will constrict, slowly strangling those affected.

Chinese Orchid – The Source of the English Sweating Sickness. It was held in an impenetrable Container beneath Warehouse 8 for centuries.

Yogi Raj Bengali’s Snake Basket – A cobra appears from the smoke issued by the basket.

My Thoughts:

It’s always difficult to watch when a person you don’t want hurt is the bad guy, when you know they’re influenced by something beyond their control and that they would never have done the things they’ve done or are doing if they hadn’t been affected. It’s even worse when you know that the cause of this influence is something that had to be done for the good of all. Those sacrifices are the ones that hurt the most.

It should be interesting to see what comes of Leena’s death. If she’ll be a specter that haunts the warehouse from now on, or if she really is gone. I’ve always really enjoyed Leena’s character and so I’m really pulling for her to somehow remain a part of the show.

This week, they called this episode the Season Finale… last week they called it the Midseason Finale… Either way, it doesn’t look like more episodes of this will be around until 2013. If this is the season finale, it will be the second time they’ve ended on an apocalyptic note which is a little sad, if I’m honest. This whole season has felt like one downer after the next.

Warhouse 13 Season 4, Episode 9: The Ones You Love

When the shipping code Claudia tagged as the one used by Brother Adrian shows up with three pings, one for a loved one for Claudia, Pete and Myka, the three have to divide their focus to save them.

Claudia finds her brother encased in Amber, while Myka catches up with her sister who’s eyes flash green tries to kill her, and Pete goes to his ex wife who’s taken suddenly ill. While the others are away, Artie does his best to thwart Brother Adrian’s attempts to force him into using the astrolabe… and Jinks and Mrs. Frederick visit the Vatican, where they find brother Adrian has been trapped within a painting for the last four months. So who is going after Artie?

Artifacts in this Episode:

D.B. Cooper’s Ripcord – (Unknown effects)

Thomas Jefferie’s Boomerang – Once thrown, the boomerang will continue to circul until it’s target is dead, or it is caught.

Ignaty Gryniewietsky’s Leather Box – Tattoo on the box transfers via skin contact, and turns the affected victim into an IED. Heat and radiation builds within the person, until they explode. Transfering the tattoo back to the leather box from where it came is the only way to remove the danger.

Pliny the Elder’s Amber Scroll – Encases anyone who touches it in amber.

Mehmed II’s Silken Cord – Causes the effected to want to kill their sibling. It’s triggered by contact with the sibling and eventually results in a fever that will kill the affected person. Cutting the cord is the only way to remove the artifact’s hold.

Rembrant van Ijn’s Painting Frame – Made from wood from the tree of life, it traps those who look at it inside the painting it frames. Removing the picture from the frame releases those trapped inside.

My Thoughts:

I was so looking forward to the idea of getting more time with Leena… guess that’s all over now. (Though who knows, they could find a way to bring her back… maybe the metronome?) It’s pretty depressing if she is gone.

While I wasn’t right about the exact nature of the darkness Artie created, I do enjoy the twist that he’s been doing it all to himself. And it makes sense, doesn’t it? It’s incredibly realistic to believe that altering time could result in a split in your personality.

Have the producers put a “Pete-without-a-shirt” quota on this season? This is the second episode in a row that he’s spent a large amount of time without a shirt.... On a side note: I am really happy to see he’s not super ripped. He looks average and I think that would be expected for his character.