The Librarians, Season 4
(TNT, 2017-2018)
Freewheeling and creative. A decent end to a series that made productive, playful use of history and magic. The season-spanning plot arc is less obtrusive this time, allowing individual stories to flourish (though at twelve episodes everything still feels a bit rushed).
The Librarians, Season 2
(TNT, 2015)
Season two sees the actors more settled in their parts and the writing more assured in crafting individual stories within a larger framework. The adventuring remains light-hearted but episodes such as ‘And the Point of Salvation’ prove surprisingly powerful in developing character.
The Librarians, Season 1
(TNT, 2014-2015)
This Warehouse 13 pastiche does everything more or less right, just at a lower level. The imagination is there. The scripts provide an agreeable blend of action, fantasy and humour. Yet, there’s a burr of self-consciousness to both the writing and performance.