#021- Warehouse 13- Ep. 7- Implosion

Airdate: August 11th, 2009
Episode Title: "Implosion
Episode #: 107
Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly

When an ancient sword with marvelous power is unearth and prepared to be given to the U.S. President as a gift from Japan, Bering and Lattimere must swap out the artifact and replace it with a new one before the swords immense power is released. Unfortunately, it doesn't go according to plan when a demon from Artie's past resurfaces and competes for possession of the sword. A good episode that continues the recent trend of having Artie more involved with the team and the development of the episode. On the other hand, I'd love to know where Claudia was through this entire episode, and she needs to get more screen time over the completely forgettable bed and breakfast owner who only seems to appear to say something loony and then tamper off again. If she has no other use for the show, she needs to get killed off ASAP. Also, Mrs. Fredrick resurfaces to deliver some more cryptic information about the past of the warehouse and Artie. This episode was solid and routine, nothing great, nothing disappointing. With the finale within reach, and an obvious story arc being seeded in this episode, I'm excited to see how this season ends.

Score: 8.5
Story: B+
Characters: B
Originality: B
Impact: B

#017- Warehouse 13- Ep. 6- Burnout

Airdate: August 11th, 2009
Episode Title: "Burnout"
Episode #: 106
Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly

The story followed a mysterious string of electrifying murders, including one of a lost Warehouse Agent that had been missing for fifty years. Lattimere and Bering are red-hot on the tale of an artifact created as a warrior-maker that literally fries its enemies, whilst draining the host like a battery. Interesting story and an interesting episode and so far my favorite Warehouse 13 episode to date. The show has grown a little, especially with the addition of Claudia Donovan to the main cast, and allowing Artie to be more a part of the episode than he was in the first few. Agent Lattimere is still my favorite character, and in this episode we really got to see more into him. Overall, this was an impactful episode that packed a bit more of a bunch than the previous five and hopefully Warehouse 13 will continue to build towards a good finale in the final four episodes of the first season.

Score (out of 10) 8.7
Story: B+
Characters: B+
Originality: B
Impact: B+

#015- Warehouse 13- Ep. 5- "Elements"

Airdate: August 5th, 2009
Episode Title: "Elements"
Episode #: 105
Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly

The premise of this episode centered on a series of artifacts that controlled the four elements of earth, (rock, water, fire, wind). It's an idea we've seen a bunch of times, but it was at least moderately entertaining. Warehouse 13 continues to be a B-level show, and I think its safe to say its never going to evolve into something more. The characters are funny and realistic, and I've liked that Artie has stopped being so mopey and joined in with the investigations more. Lattimere (McClintock) is easily the most entertaining character and he complements Myka (Kelly) and her up tightness and insecurity well. All in all, Warehouse 13 remains a niche marker for those looking for sci-fi/mystery/crime drama.

Episode Score (out of 10) 8.4
Story: B+
Characters: B+
Originality/Creativity: C+
Impact: B

#012- Warehouse 13- Ep.4 - "Claudia"

Airdate: July 28th, 2009
Episode Title: "Claudia"
Episode #: 04
Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly

Each week Warehouse 13 seems to just slowly be getting a little better. This week finally answered the questions as to who was hacking into the Warehouse 13 data base, and why. It finally gave Artie the screen time he deserved and it did so in a manner that was entertaining and exciting. The episode focuses on a girl named Claudia, who kidnaps Artie in an attempt to bring her "dead" brother back because she believes he is trapped in another dimension from one of his experiments Artie helped fund a long time ago. Meanwhile, Myka and Lattimere try to track down Artie's whereabouts. The episode is riddle with flashbacks to Artie's past that help explain what is going on during the episode. This is probably the best episode to date, as it creates a lot of drama, helped by Claudia's acting (portrayed by Allison Scagliotti). I'm still waiting (and getting impatient) for Warehouse 13 to produce an episode that really blows me away, they seemed to be just throwing out satisfactory episodes, when they could be doing a lot more. Nevertheless, I set the DVR again.

Episode Score (out of 10) 8.5
Story: B-
Characters: B+
Creativity: B+
Impact: B

#008- Warehouse 13- Ep. 3- Magnetism

Airdate: July 21st, 2009
Episode Title: "Magnetism"
Episode #: 03
Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly

It's like they're taunting me. I've said both previous reviews that I wanted, needed and hoped Warehouse 13 would hit me with an unbelievable and captivating story. But they somehow keep jabbing instead of going for a knockout. For the third week in a row, Warehouse 13's episode score rises, but its rising at a slow rate. This episode started with a lot of promise. A mysterious hysteria in a small town in Colorado causes a fiddler to smash his instrument, a nun leaping from a building in an attempt to fly, and an elderly woman vandalize a hospital. Bering and Lattimere are soon on the scene investigating an after a series of hilarious, dramatic and impulsive twists and turns (and punches to the face), they learn that whatever artifact is in play here, its causing the townspeople to act on sub conscious impulses. They fizzle down an assortment of dead ends in searching for the source as they try and piece together the puzzle, all while Myka begins to suffer the same symptoms as the others. Meanwhile, Artie continues he's duel with the Warehouse 13 hacker (which apparently will come into play next week), but to this point has seemed like a distracting and miserable sub-plot that has kept Artie as almost exclusively a throw-away character. All in all, Warehouse 13 continues to grow, but its unsure as to whether it will be a flower or a weed. I'll be tuning in to next weeks episode, because it has had some good mysteries and interesting artifacts, but still has yet to "wow" me. This show continues to be a solid B for those who want a mystery/sci-fi/crime adventure.

Episode Score (out of 10) 8.4
Story: B
Characters: B
Creativity: B+
Impact: B-

#005- Warehouse 13- Ep. 2- "Resonance"

Airdate: July 14th, 2009
Episode Title: "Resonance"
Episode #: 02
Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly

After a solid premiere, Warehouse 13 gave me a good feeling. That good feeling has carried over through week two. While the storyline for this episode was weaker, the character interactions were much better. There was less, cheesy useless dialogue and more humorous moments. The plot followed a string of bank robbery's where the robbers were using beautiful sounds to temporarily freeze people in a state of euphoria. Lattimer and Bering are called in to investigate, and discover that the musical pieces belongs to a former composer who was searching for the "key to the human heart". While the story is a little too "feel-goody" and the reveal comes to early in the episode, it was still entertaining, but it would have been better off further in the season as more of a filler. The secondary story revolves around Artie's Warehouse 13 computer based being hacked, and trying to find the hacker only to be lead straight to Dickinson's office (Dickinson is Lattimer and Bering's former boss). He only then realizes that the hacker was routing through Dickinson to make him look guilty. Part of me wishes Artie spent more time working a case than just fumbling around on the computer the entire episode. He's a funny and deep character, with an obvious troubled past that will lead to a story arc throughout the season, but his screen time is clouded with him staring at a computer and us trying to understand what he's mumbling. All in all, this was another successful installment in the new Syfy series, but my expectations are growing, and I hope Warehouse 13 can grow with them.

Episode Score (out of 10) 8.3
Characters: A-
Story: C+
Creativity: C+
Impact: B

#002- Warehouse 13- Ep. 1 "Pilot"

Airdate: July 7th, 2009
Episode Title: "Pilot"
Episode #: 01
Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly

Marking the channels re branding transition into "Syfy" Warehouse 13 was surprisingly captivating in its first go. The two-hour series premiere set up the series quite nicely and also warped my expectations of the show. I figured I'd be one and done with this one, I'd watch the first episode, be met with stereotypical alien invasion, sub-par special effects and techno babble up the ying-yang and be turned off (It IS a Syfy original series after all). However, the fact that Syfy promoted this show so heavily, at least made me feel I could sacrifice an hour to watch the pilot. I'm glad I did. It had a little bit of everything and a lot of room to grow. The main characters, Peter Lattimere (McClintock) and Myka Bering (Kelly) are polar-opposite secret service agents that have been recruited to work for the mysterious Warehouse 13, headed by an even more mysterious Mrs. Fredrick (CCH Pounder). They are met by the wacky, eccentric and brilliant Artie Nelson (Saul Rubinek), the last remaining member of his team, who is reluctant to bring on the two newcomers. During the first hour of the two-part premier, we get the grand tour of the mysterious warehouse, equipped with all sorts of gadgets like a plane from flight 22, Houdini's wallet, and even a magic lamp (that wished out a ferret!) Artie Nelson explains some of the techno babble of the show, such as the slime that neutralizes unknown artifacts, and the electric gun used to stun people, not kill them, which was apparently invented by Edison's rivals. I know, it sounds kind of geeky, but the show doesn't quite douse itself in corny, nerdy science fiction bile, or at least it hasn't yet. It maintains enough mystery and twists that makes it feel more like an episode of "LOST" meeting a "NCIS". The storyline of this episode focused on the two partners tracking down a mysterious artifact stolen from Italy. Coupled with a bizarre Italian puzzle and a few interesting antagonists along the way, the "Pilot" episode was solid enjoyment. I especially enjoyed the "Ghostbusters" like finale to the episode. At least Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd will appreciate that. The future cast for this show can go one of two ways. It can delve into bonkers repetitive sci-fi crap, or it can keep up the mystery and aura of the shows mythology and create an entertaining cast that keeps us watching, like X-Files or Fringe. But it did one thing, it got me to set the DVR to record next weeks episode.

Episode Score (out of 10): 8.2
Characters: B-
Story: B-
Creativity: B+
Impact: B-