THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER: Vikram Breaks Out the Buffy Vibe in Sneak Peek Clip
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In the sneak peek clip below, Charlie (Jessica Green) returns to the Annex looking for Connor (Bluey Robinson) after they visit Kisiljevo. Vikram (Callum McGowan) is unimpressed that they didn't arm themselves appropriately for possible vampire encounters. Image Credit: Courtesy of TNT The Librarians: The Next Chapter, 'And the Feast of the Vampir'
We don't often see the Annex's arsenal. Besides Vikram's walking stick sword (and Cupid's bow and arrows, I guess), the season's been generally weapon-light. When the team has needed to fight, they've mostly used tech or items of opportunity. Vampires need more preparation, I guess. For obvious reasons. Image Credit: Courtesy of TNT
Curiously, Connor didn't think to take precautions against vampires before their trip. Mind you, Charlie's description of Kisiljevo doesn't sound like they were on a reconnaissance mission. Snow cones? That doesn't even sound Serbian.
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Everyone once in a while, Vikram breaks out a talent that seems incongruous with his rogue Librarian gravitas. His dance moves in Season 1 Episode 4, 'And the Thief of Love,' and his metal vocals when jamming with Gregor's Hammer in Season 1 Episode 8, 'And the Hangover From Hell,' really upped his 2025 street cred. Here, his skills with a hatchet remind us that his 19th-century weapons training must have been extensive. Image Credit: Courtesy of TNT What's the Market Like For Castles?
The clip contains one incidental line from Vikram that reveals that, although Lysa (Olivia Morris) didn't return home with Suki (Daniela Norman) after the bachelorette-party-that-wasn't, she is still moving forward with the plan to sell the castle. That presents all sorts of logistical issues. How does one stage a castle for sale? Can you fill a castle with a baked cookie smell? How long do you run an open house (open castle?) for if the looky-loos want to explore every room? And, of course, the big question is, what happens to the Annex when some non-Library person or corporation buys the castle?
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In the meantime, it looks like it's all hands on deck to rescue Connor from a Serbian vampir. Hands carrying crossbows and hatchets, that is.
The Librarians: The Next Chapter Season 1 Episode 9, 'And the Feast of the Vampir,' airs on TNT on Monday, July 14 at 9 pm ET.
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