A very interesting character, who has been bronzed because of past crimes. Artie is not happy when she is being reinstated as a Warehouse 13 agent. Hugo Miller, played by Rene Auberjonois, who was also a former agent in the 1970’s. Dr. Vanessa Calder (Lindsay Wagner) is the Warehouse physician, she also started working there around the time of Hugo, Artie and MacPherson (Roger Rees). Artie has a crush on her but is afraid to ask her out. Adwin Kosan, played by Faran Tahir, he is the head of the Regents. He has ultimate authority on matters regarding Warehouse 13, furthermore, he is a very mysterious man. Todd, played by Nolan Gerard Funk. Claudia’s love interest, although Todd is carrying a secret with him, which makes their starting relationship difficult. Finale one, Douglas Fargo, played by Neil Grayston, whom we all know from the town called Eureka. Also, a few interesting guest stars I want to mention! First, a Firefly reunion: Jewel Staite and Sean Maher. Also Paul Blackthorne, Armin Shimerman and Judd Hirsch!

General / Story-arc:

In my season one blog I told you confidently that Warehouse 13 has a story-arc to tell, and therein I am not wrong but for the first two seasons the story-arc is not a season long story but is it more like some story-arc episodes, but also some episodes which stand on its own and I have to admit, I think this appeals more to me than a season long story-arc without any episodes to catch your breath in between. This is how TV shows like Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine are also set up. A series long story-arc, but more than enough standalone episodes, so we can recover from the heavy storylines. Seasons three is about the same, there definitely is a story-arc being set-up, but this is mainly in small doses up until the last few episodes. Season four has 20 episodes instead of 13, if I remember correctly, there is a Brent Spiner story-arc but I highly doubt it will feature the full 20 episodes.

The MacPherson thread is concluded in the first episode of season two, but it still is something Artie has to work through and recover from in the next couple of episodes. As also the conflict between Claudia and Leena because MacPherson used Leena, but is seemed like Claudia was the “spy”, while in reality neither was because MacPherson coerced Leena without her knowing. Pete and Dr. Kelly’s relationship is also slowly being set-up, but HG Wells is, I think, the biggest story-arc over the second season, which starts in the opening episode. She is there for only for a total of 6 episodes and towards the end of the season the HG Wells storyline heats up. So there is enough time in between for some entertaining standalone episodes this season, which works well for Warehouse 13.

Episodes:

The weakest episode this season is “Among the Bend”, which is not even bad, it even starts out really strong, first a bunch of Pete humor and then Mrs. Frederic needs him for a special mission without the rest of the team knowing about it. Valda was to be the bad guy. Unfortunately, it turns out to be an hallucination. Shame, but the start of the episode, the humor of Pete, it’s just epic. Episode 4, “Age Before Beauty” is one of my favorite episodes this season, a standalone episode, but I really liked it because of this partnership between Myka and Pete, I am really enjoying this. Loved the scene where Peter tells her how gorgeous he thinks she is, at the time she needed to hear this. Also at the end of the episode when she tries to thank him and he acts like a kid not wanted to hear it, love it. Also fun moments between Claudia and Artie.

Episode 10 “Where and When” is also one of the best episodes this season, where Pete and Myka travel back to 1961, but in the bodies of former Warehouse agents. Guest starring Armin Shimerman, as the head of the Warehouse, like Artie. Armin Shimerman does this perfectly. Joanne Kelly has a gift with her face expression, she has me hooked every time, getting all teared up. I write this up for this episode but it really is the case every episode, I truly love Joanne Kelly as Myka Bering in this. Episode 12 “Reset”, where the HG Wells story-arc is concluded. This does not mean we won’t see her again though. Kelly breaks-off her relationship with Pete after an artifact almost made her kill Pete and Myka resigns because she cannot cope with the guilt, that she was almost responsible for those many deaths because she believed and trusted HG Wells. I write down these four episodes, but truthfully, I could name several more, it is just a really strong season with lots of character development for all characters, perhaps less for Leena but this certainly is the case for Pete, Myka, Artie and Claudia. I also love Mrs. Frederic, the way she can look right trough you, how she can appear and disappear within a second. I adore these characters, I didn’t realize it before this rewatch but Warehouse 13 earns a spot in my all time favorite shows, these characters are engaging and fun, well developed and the actors themselves make these characters even more interesting.

There is one quote I really would like to share with you. Even when I reading it, it makes me laugh out loud! The quote is from episode 3 “Beyond our Control”:

Fun Quote: Pete Lattimer: Why does Artie want us to meet him here? Myka Bering: I don't know, you know, it was a terrible connection, and all I heard was "barber shop" and "emergency". Pete Lattimer: Maybe his eyebrows are finally eating his face.

Physical Media:

Yes, here I am again, me and my physical media. I collected physical media from the mid 90’s, back when Babylon 5, Star Trek and shows like The X-Files were released on VHS. To own a show yourself means you can watch it any time you feel like it, it usually is put on the discs as it has aired originally, with streaming services it can be cut, but not when you have a copy in your own home. Warehouse 13 has been released on DVD and Blu-ray, well I can honestly say, because I previously owned some seasons on DVD, that it looks way better on Blu-ray, it looks phenomenal even. I highly recommend to watch it in the best available quality, and that indeed means on Blu-ray.

Final Word:

Sometimes before I start writing a new blog, I am unsure if I can create a decent blog, but often, once I start writing, I cannot stop writing, like now, with Warehouse 13. Season two simply has been great, I really like format as I explained earlier in this blog. Season three is more or less similar to the second season in regard to storytelling, I believe season four is a bit different, heavier story-arc, and perhaps also a bit more dark.