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TV Review: Warehouse 13 1.12 – “MacPherson”

September 28, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Julio Ubilla
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Review: Warehouse 13 1.12 – “MacPherson”
Original Airdate:
September 22, 2009

In this episode we see the Warehouse 13 Crew — Pete, Myka, Artie, Mrs. Frederic, and Claudia — all trying to thwart James MacPherson (Roger Rees) from using his stolen artifacts as a means of generating income. Artie joins Pete and Myka in the field while Mrs. F and Claudia hold down the fort back in South Dakota.

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We see many more artifacts: Harriet Tubman’s thimble, which grants the user total camouflage; the goblet of Sevron, which emits disturbingly high levels of sound; and a knock-off of Timothy Leary’s glasses, which grant the user the ability to see hidden objects and messages, just to name a few. We also get to see the Bronze sector, where the most evil and twisted people are kept. Throughout the episode, Pete gets his trusty “vibes” about Artie, which are proven correct when, in the end, Artie is blown up after the connecting bridge to the Warehouse is destroyed by MacPherson. It is also revealed that Leena was working for the rogue agent all along.

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In the end, Pete and Myka are left stuck inside the Warehouse, Artie’s dead, Claudia is being ostracized due to MacPherson’s workings, and the show is left in a cliffhanger!

First off, I would like to say that Jason’s early comments of disliking Leena have been justified. She has been the perfect archetypal trickster: all sweet and sunny and benevolent, but in the end just a deceptive witch. I was also really, really shocked to see Artie get killed off. I did not see that one coming at all. As far as the artifacts are concerned, they are really downplayed in favor of focusing of the plot and the characters.

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The plot of this episode was as great as, if not better than, the rest of the series that came before it. As far as the acting is concerned, the real lead in this episode is Roger Rees as the eponymous character. He just brings that essence of British snobbery and villainy that, at least from my perspective, seems to mirror John Simm’s portrayal of the Master in Series 3 of Doctor Who.

A magnificent ending to a magnificent season!

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About the Author
From the Island of Enchantment (Puerto Rico) comes Julio Ubilla, sci-fi fanatic and rock aficionado. Julio also enjoys the sounds of Broadway musicals and / or movie musicals. He got interested in science fiction / fantasy at the age of seven when his mother took him to see the 1996 re-release of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, and the rest, as they say, is history. He recently joined the local Central Florida Doctor Who Fan Club, The Guardians of Gallifrey. Apart from being a Whovian (a Doctor Who and its related spin-offs fan), he is also a Ringer (Lord of the Rings fan), a James Bond fan, a Renthead (RENT fan), a Twilighter (Twilight Series fan), a Harry Potter fan, a Marvelite (a Marvel Comics fan), and a Primeval fan.

Julio received an Associate in Arts Degree from Valencia Community College in 2008 and is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Film from the University of Central Florida's Main Campus, to be awarded sometime in the Early 21st Century.

He is currently residing in Orlando, FL.

Contact: jayubilla@gmail.com
One Comment
  1. Celeste Monsour September 28, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    I don’t think Artie’s really dead. Notice his hand in his pocket in the tunnel — $20 says he has the Phoenix on him =)

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