THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER Recap: (S01E11) And the Graffiti of the Gods
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In 'And the Graffiti of the Gods,' artwork comes to life, wreaking all sorts of chaos. Meanwhile, Vikram (Callum McGowan), having survived a nearly disastrous — but pre-ordained — joyride through time, expresses his newfound appreciation for his team in a rather unusual, highly unexpected, but very Vikram way. Image Credit: Courtesy of TNT The Librarians: The Next Chapter, 'And the Graffiti of the Gods'
In the Art District of Belgrade, a girl wearing headphones walks past a wall of graffiti art faceless hoodie-wearing silhouettes. A shopkeeper accuses her of stealing from him. She denies it, and as she runs away, she sees one of the graffiti figures move. Behind her, it steps out of the wall and grabs the shopkeeper.
She runs home. Above her, on a catwalk, Winslow Lynch (Aleksa Samardžić) watches. Returning to his portrait of Gregor, he uses the scrying glass to awaken Gregor and reports that he's found her in time for Melpomene's Moon. Gregor announces that even the Librarian won't be able to stop his return. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Photograph by Aleksandar Letic A New Vikram
At the Annex, Charlie (Jessica Green) gives Vikram a contract to sign and seal in blood, binding him to never time-travel again without the Library's express permission. Vikram points out that the issues that arose in their last adventure were no match for his superb team. He quickly follows the accolades up by asserting that they're endangered by missions, so he'll take on all future assignments alone.
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When the pendulum alerts them to new magical activity, he tries to wave them off. It doesn't work. They identify the new event as happening in the Art District, aka 'The Other Side of the Tracks.' The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Photograph by Aleksandar Letic A Good Girl
The girl gets home, locks the door, and calls out for her grandmother. Her grandmother can tell her granddaughter, Hermione (Hannah Devlin), is shaken and asks what's happened. Hermione tells her she saw graffiti move. Winslow's gang marches towards their building. In the flat, her grandmother asks if Hermione's seen this before. A rock breaks their window. A painting of a sword-wielding knight in armor on the wall comes to life. Hermione jumps back and bumps into another knight. The two knights head out the door. Another painting of storm clouds billows out of the canvas and fills the flat with lightning and wind.
Hermione peeks out the window and sees the hoodie-wearing gang in the street. She and her grandmother hide behind the couch. Suddenly, they hear Vikram's voice taunting the thugs. He leads the team in and asks if anyone's having trouble with their art.
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Hermione explains what's been happening. Vikram tries to impress them with his status as The Librarian, but Hermione's grandmother is underwhelmed. Charlie notes that the suits of armor were from paintings inside the apartment, then asks where the hoodies came from. Hermione says they're painted out on the street and offers to take them there. Hermione
As they're walking to the graffiti hoodies, Hermione tells the team that her grandmother doesn't know that Hermione painted the hoodies. She tells them she saw her art move when she was running from a nasty man. When Charlie asks what he looked like, Hermione sees the shopkeeper painted on the wall, angry and trapped.
They head back to Hermione's flat. Vikram calls Mrs. A. (Caroline Loncq) for a magic door to take the rest of the team back to the Annex. He feels that the danger is too great for them to stay, but he can face it because he's The Librarian. Lysa (Olivia Morris) rolls her eyes at that.
Vikram wonders about Hermione's grandmother's non-response to his title. She comes in, asking if they found anything. She introduces herself as Katherine (Éva Magyar). Connor (Bluey Robinson) blurts out that Hermione painted the hoodies and upsets Katherine. Hermione doesn't see what the big deal is. She's painted all the art in their apartment.
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Lysa notes that it's only Hermione's art that's coming to life. She and Connor ask to see her paints and brushes. Hermione says her studio is upstairs and leads them up a ladder. Safe Room
In the studio, Vikram advises the others to create a safe room in the building that has no art in it at all. They agree that's a good idea until Vikram tells them to lock themselves in the safe room. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Image Credit: TNT
Instead, Charlie stays with Vikram, while Lysa and Connor ask Katherine for a room they can empty of art. As Katherine leads them to a store room, she explains that Hermione lives with her because her parents died in a car accident. The store room holds many of Hermione's paintings. Connor comments that Hermione is a prolific artist. Katherine corrects him by saying she's 'unique.'
In the studio, Vikram tests the paintings with an atomizer filled with minotaur saliva solution. Nothing glistens when sprayed, not even the creepy clown painting that Charlie doesn't like. While she and Vikram are looking the other way, the clown steps out of the painting and stares at them. When they turn around, it's back in the painting.
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Connor and Lysa discuss Katherine's sketchy behavior. They agree to watch her. Hermione arrives and asks if she can help them. As Connor leads her back to the store room, Lysa hears something and walks off on her own. When Connor realizes Lysa's not with them, he goes off alone to look for her. Under the Influence
When Connor spots Lysa, she's strangely silent and gestures for him to follow her. They end up in a courtyard where hoodie-wearing figures are chanting. Both of them fall under the spell. Winslow directs them to bring Hermione to him immediately. They leave to do his bidding. Winslow heads to his van, in which he's brought Gregor's portrait. He reports that they'll have Hermione soon. Gregor smiles, stating that as soon as they do, he'll be free.
In the flat, Vikram tests the paintings to no avail. He tells Charlie that nothing they've found is the magical artifact. Thus, the case is closed, and she should take the other back to the Annex while he checks a few things out. She refuses and asks why he's become so overprotective. He tells her that since choosing to return to 2025 from the medieval era, this time is now home. With the team as his friends and Lysa as his biological family, he is terrified he'll lose them.
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Hermione leaves Katherine in the safe room to look for Connor and Lysa. Lysa finds her in the halls and urges her to hurry and follow her. Suddenly, the clown from Hermione's painting grabs Lysa. Connor calls to Hermione from the other end of the hall, encouraging her to come with him. Hermione hesitates. Katherine steps out of the shadows, silent. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Photograph by Aleksandar Letic Don't Mess With Gran
Connor makes a move towards Hermione. Katherine stops him. He rubs his thumb across her face. Her skin smudges like paint.
In the flat, Charlie and Vikram hear Hermione scream. They run out and find Hermione alone. She tells them the clown and Katherine took Lysa and Connor upstairs. In the studio, they find Lysa in the clown painting, while Connor's joined Katherine in a portrait. Vikram's heartbroken, feeling that he failed them. Charlie tells him to do better, then, and find a way to save them.
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He asks Hermione about her art, and she says that she suddenly became good at art about six months ago. That coincides with when Vikram opened the Annex's magic well. Considering that, he asks what Hermione's mother's maiden name was. She says it was Pavlos. Vikram gets very excited and tells Hermione that only she can release their friends from the paintings.
The real Katherine joins them and explains to Hermione that her power put Lysa and Connor into the paintings. Out in the courtyard, Winslow orders his gang to get Hermione. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Photograph by Aleksandar Letic Nerds Gone Emo
Back in the flat, Vikram explains that Katherine and Hermione are direct descendants of the Greek Muses. The well's magic activated Hermione's gift. Someone wanting to steal her gift would need to sacrifice her under the light of Melpomene's Moon, a celestial event happening that night.
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Winslow calls out to Vikram from the courtyard. Charlie notes that the hoodies around Winslow aren't from the graffiti art. They're just groupies. Vikram guesses Gregor's Hammer has been using a spell in their music to enthrall listeners at their concerts.
Winslow leads the gang in a magical chant to bespell Vikram and Charlie. Out of sight, Vikram and Charlie cover their ears. They pretend to be enchanted and learn that Hermione's art has been protecting her. The Best Version
Vikram and Charlie explain that Hermione's art has been protecting her from threats. Hermione's subconscious controls them. She realizes that if she has control, then she can fight back. Katherine's afraid and tells her it's too dangerous. Drawing from his own sentiment, Vikram tells her that protecting those they love can prevent them from becoming the best version of themselves. Hermione speaks passionately to Katherine about doing the right thing and convinces Katherine that she can save them.
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Gregor Hammer's gang tries to batter the door down. The door opens, and a knight, a wolf, the clown, and the thunderstorm emerge. Finally, Hermione's version of The Scream steps out. Its scream drives the acolytes to flee. The art returns inside, but Winslow sneaks in after them. In the studio, he unrolls something on the floor and hides.
Vikram asks Hermione to bring Lysa and Connor back from the paintings. With Kathrine's encouragement, she manifests the power to do so. Suddenly, a disturbance where Winslow laid out a canvas draws Vikram's attention. When Hermione used her powers on Lysa and Connor, she also released something else inadvertently. He's Back
Gregor manifests and gloats that he's been ahead of Vikram every step of the way. With Hermione's power, he'll recruit an army from the world's art galleries. When Hermione challenges him, Winslow leaps out of hiding and holds a knife to her throat.
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Gregor and Winslow, with Hermione captive, leave the others, locking them in the studio. They head to the courtyard to sacrifice Hermione under the moon's light. The acolytes return to witness the ritual. With the Dagger of Urania, he approaches a terrified Hermione.
Around the corner, the team prepares to rescue her, having climbed out a window from the studio. Charlie has spray paint cans for Hermione to create art that she can bring to life to protect herself. They roll a can to her. As Gregor begins the ritual, clouds block the moonlight, put there by Hermione. Lightning breaks her bonds. She draws a door to escape through. Looney Times
The team steps into the courtyard. They each paint a cartoonish weapon that Hermione turns into reality. Wielding these, they defeat the acolytes. However, Gregor grabs Hermione from behind, the Dagger of Urania at her throat. He plans to use Hermione as a hostage to get away.
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Connor whistles from up high, where he's hanging on a window ledge. He paints an anvil that Hermione manifests. It drops onto Gregor's head, producing cartoon birds to circle his head before he passes out. Charlie finds the scrying glass on Winslow and takes it back. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Photograph by Aleksandar Letic
The acolytes scatter as they wake up. As the team heads out, Vikram asks for a moment with Gregor, now bound in jumbo chains. Vikram tells Gregor that he'll face a Library trial for his crimes. Gregor laughs at the idea. Connor and Heights. Again.
He tells Vikram that he has grown weak and that his love for his friends will cost him his life in the end. Looking up, Vikram sees Connor still hanging high on the courtyard wall. Winslow appears in the window above him and begins to cut the rope. Gregor gives Vikram a choice. Free him, and Connor lives. For now.
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Connor's rope snaps, but Vikram's hand grabs his and pulls him to safety. Out by the hoodie paintings, Hermione frees the shopkeeper from his mural. She gives the team a painting of herself losing her powers. She makes it real, sealing them into the painting, stating she's not ready for them.
Back at the Annex, the team discusses Gregor. Vikram disappears while they're talking. Out on the streets of Belgrade, a well-dressed Gregor passes a tour group. He spots a TV in the window of an electronics shop showing a program about modern warfare. His eyes light up.
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