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Geek Girl Authority
26-05-2025
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- Geek Girl Authority
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Categories Select Category Games GGA Columns Movies Stuff We Like The Daily Bugle TV & Streaming fantasy Recaps & Reviews TV & Streaming In the series premiere of The Librarians: The Next Chapter, Librarian Vikram Chamberlain leaps from 1847 into the modern day. Read our recap!
Geek Girl Authority
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER Series Premiere Recap: (S01E01) And the Deadly Drekavac
From the moment the news of The Librarians' cancellation was announced, showrunner Dean Devlin swore he'd find a way to bring it back. And here we are. It's 2025, and The Librarians: The Next Chapter hits the ground running with inadvertent time travel and fish-out-of-water awkwardness. Meet Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan), The Librarian from 1847. Charming, clever, and capable, but a Librarian who plays by his own rules. Vikram, meet 2025. Thanks to a time bubble and current Librarian Jacob Stone's (Christian Kane) helping hand, Vikram arrives in the present day with no context, next to no understanding of the modern world, and a driving desire to return to his own time. Pictured: Christian Kane in The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic The Librarians: The Next Chapter, 'And The Deadly Drekavac' We begin in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1847. General Gregor (Adnan Haskovic) leads his army under the banner of Gregor's Hammer. Vikram rushes to his side. Four black-clad men with swords strapped to their sides stand together in front of a stone formation, hands raised high, with glowing blue magic emanating from them. Vikram asks Gregor if it's true his men have found the lost tomb of Attila the Hun. RELATED 5 Great Books About Libraries and Librarians Inside the tomb, the black-clad sorcerers stand in a ring around the sarcophagus and chant. Gregor directs Vikram to stand at his side as the sword on the sarcophagus's lid begins to glow. Vikram identifies it as the Sword of Mars, which gives its wielder the power of the Roman god of war. Gregor plans to use it to conquer all of Europe. Plans Change As Gregor prepares to take the sword, Vikram suddenly slams the sword back onto the lid. The sword instantly becomes one with the lid again. Gregor wonders why a librarian would defy him. Vikram explains that he is The Librarian, and his oath to The Library binds him to keep evil people from wielding powerful magical items like the Sword of Mars. Gregor doesn't see himself as evil. 'I simply want to bring peace… through an autocracy of fear and brutal intimidation,' he states, unironically. Vikram invokes the Scarab of Horus, creating a time bubble around them. He tells Gregor that his assistant will be pulling him out, leaving Gregor frozen in time forever. RELATED: Read our The Lazarus Project recaps Outside the bubble, an arrow kills the assistant before he can pull Gregor out of the bubble. Inside the bubble, Vikram kills time as the wait is longer than expected. Gregor uses the time to swear he'll find The Library, sack it, and use its magical items to rule the world. Just as Gregor strikes at him with his sword, Vikram is pulled out of the bubble. The bubble disappears with Gregor. Back in the tomb room, Vikram discovers his rescuer is Jacob Stone, not his assistant. Welcome to the Future Jacob introduces himself. They both introduce themselves as The Librarian. Awkward. Outside, in present-day Belgrade, Jacob follows Vikram through crowds of people. Vikram tells him to stop telling him about the world, as he must have no foreknowledge when he returns to his own time. Jacob somberly explains that there's no going back. As he explains how magic is no longer something Librarians can use on a regular basis, Vikram slips away. Jacob phones Jenkins (John Larroquette) and asks where Vikram's Library Annex was in 1847. RELATED: Read our Leverage: Redemption recaps Vikram rushes into the Belgrade Castle (watch for the On Location article this week on the IRL Belgrade Fortress!), now a museum open to the public. Out front, a woman hands out flyers for a concert. As he makes a beeline through a gift shop for his annex, he passes Lysa Pascal (Olivia Morris) telling Ms. Astolat (Caroline Loncq) that she doesn't want the castle. Ms. Astolat informs her that the fact is that she has inherited one. Lysa explains that she's fundraising a company to develop multi-dimensional predictive algorithms with quantum computing. Ms. Astolat is underwhelmed and directs Lysa to the basement to review the records. Collision Course As they proceed to the basement, Connor Green (Bluey Robinson) cuts through, recording a selfie video of himself for his Spectral Snoops podcast. He tells viewers they're about to prove the existence of The Library. Using a map he 'liberated' from the National Archives in London, he heads through an ancient-looking door. Vikram arrives in the basement first and finds nothing but a shrouded painting on an easel. He decides to use the magic of 'the well' to bring his annex back so he can access The Library. Pulling the cover off the painting, he vows, 'I will return to you, my love,' before rushing off. The woman in the painting looks exactly like Lysa. RELATED: TV Review: Leverage: Redemption Season 3 Meanwhile, Lysa and Ms. Astolat enter the basement from a different direction. Lysa's on the phone with a business partner, but she loses her cellular signal. In an adjacent passageway, Connor also loses his signal. Vikram runs to a viewing platform and looks down into the castle's well. Who Are You? When Lysa and Ms. Astolat arrive at the annex space, Lysa sees the portrait. She turns around to ask Ms. Astolat about it, but Ms. Astolat has disappeared. At the well's bottom, Vikram begins digging through the rocks on the ground. Back at the annex space, Connor finds Lysa looking at the portrait. At the well, Vikram lifts a heavy rock and releases a stream of blue light, aka magic. He laughs in triumph. Connor and Lysa hear the laugh and turn to see the stream of light swirling into the annex space, transforming it into Vikram's Annex. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic Vikram arrives to see the Annex restored. Introducing himself dramatically as The Librarian, he snaps his fingers and all the candles and torches ignite. 'And this,' he states, 'is The Library.' Connor raises his arms in victory. Vikram approaches Lysa, startling her and causing her to back up into a table, knocking an object over. She tries to catch it and passes it to Connor when it burns her hand. It burns his hand as well. RELATED: A Leverage: Redemption Primer: Get Ready to Steal Season 3 When Vikram tells Lysa the Annex was revealed by magic, she refuses to believe it and leaves. Connor introduces himself and extends a hand to shake Vikram's. Vikram sees a wolf-like visage burned into Connor's hand. He realizes Connor touched the Stone of Kraljevic and rushes after Lysa. Finding her pacing outside, he confirms she also has a wolf burn on her hand. The Deadly Drekavac Vikram explains to Connor and Lysa that their touch summoned the spirit of the drekavac. They hear an inhuman screech. Vikram directs them to cover their ears because the drekavac infects its victims with its cry. The drekavac chases them back into the Annex, where Vikram barricades the door. Liquid seeps in under the door. Vikram tastes it and pronounces it tears. RELATED: Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: Leverage: Redemption 's Parker When they try to escape through a second door, the sounds of a battle outside stop them. Jacob bursts in, his jacket vest shredded in multiple places. He berates Vikram for summoning a drekavac. Jacob states that the drekavac will keep hunting them until Lysa and Connor are dead. Vikram offers to deal with the drekavac while Jacob works on sealing off the magical stream. Jacob agrees and tells Vikram to take Lysa and Connor with him. New Rules Outside the castle, Vikram whips out a magical scrying glass to track the drekavac's tears. The trail takes them into the heart of modern Belgrade, emphasizing to Vikram how much has changed since his time. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic After filling a container with holy water at the Church of St. Mark, they find the drekavac terrorizing shoppers near an outdoor cafe. They chase it into an alley, but the drekavac gets the jump on Vikram, who spills the holy water. When the drekavac smells Lysa and Connor nearby, it goes after them. However, before it can attack, a motorcyclist appears. After sliding the bike into the drekavak, the motorcyclist fights it, wounding it with a knife and scaring it off. RELATED: Read our Doctor Who recaps Removing the helmet, the motorcyclist introduces herself as Charlie (Jessica Green), Vikram's Guardian. She goes on to provide a lot of Vikram's backstory, verbally summarizing his file. She takes the scrying glass off him. As he and the others head off on the hunt, she checks in with Jacob. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic On the ground outside the alley, Connor notices a pool of the drekavac's green blood next to one of red human blood. Vikram realizes the drakavac is possessing a human. Time for Research Returning to the Annex, the team researches the drekavac, the lost soul of an unbaptized child, abandoned and alone, alternating between grief and rage. It reproduces by infecting others with its scream when it reaches a terminal volume. They narrow the human host's identity down to the descendants of people suspected of being possessed by drekavacs. In 1862, a drekavac possessed Yakim Lynch. Lysa finds some Lynch descendants living in Belgrade using an ancestry website. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic As they approach the address, they hear what could be cult chanting. Charlie and Vikram take the lead. On the door, they find the symbol for Gregor's Hammer. Vikram is horrified, fearing the Cult of Gregor's Hammer has survived to the modern day. However, all they find inside is a heavy metal band. RELATED: The Season 2 Rings of Power Trailer Breakdown: Entwives, Shelob, a Balrog, Annatar and More The woman who was handing out flyers in front of the castle is the band's manager, Danica (Lana Ujević). The band is called Gregor's Hammer after they found the logo at a museum in the city. They ask her about Lynch. She tells them that's the lead singer and he's gone ahead to the venue they're playing that night, The Skull and Steel. Heads Will Bang Back at the Church of St. Mark's, Connor and Lysa share their backstories as they refill Vikram's flask with holy water. Outside, Charlie warns Vikram that the greatest danger to him is him. At the Skull and Steel that night, Vikram's concerned that the amplification technology will help the drekavac infect any vulnerable audience member. Vikram plans to use Lysa and Connor as bait to lure the drekavac back into demon form. The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic Charlie and Vikram approach the lead singer, Winslow Lynch (Aleksa Samardžić), but when he sees Lysa and Connor, nothing happens. His bandmate comments that Winslow's sister is punking them. Realizing Winslow isn't the only Lynch descendant, they hear Danica screaming behind them and turn to find her transforming into the drekavac. The holy water has no effect. Charlie engages the drekavac and shouts for everyone to get in the van. She gets up, leaving the scrying glass on the ground where Winslow finds it. The drekavac jumps on the van's roof as they race away. RELATED: Revival : Check Out 9 First-Look Photos From Melanie Scrofano-Led Series The team ends up at the Roman Aqueduct Cave, detouring past an active underground waterfall. Vikram's new plan is to isolate and neutralize the drekavac. Lysa and Connor are concerned about Danica, who will also die. Puzzling It Out Left to hide, Lysa and Connor try to figure out why the holy water didn't work. They realize that modern-day holy water comes from the local dam, not the river, like in the 1800s. As Charlie and Vikram take on the drekavac, Lysa and Connor refill the flask with water from the aqueduct's waterfall. They splatter the drekavac with it. It paralyzes the drekavac. Lysa pleads for Danica's life. Vikram considers the drekavac, standing motionless, tears streaming down its face. He realizes that the original abandoned, unbaptized child believed the stories told about them and manifested the monstrous being they were told they were. To right the wrong, Vikram baptizes the drekavac, permitting it to end its sorrow because it isn't lost anymore. The drekavac falls over and departs from the band manager's body. Connor and Lysa's burns from the Stone of Kraljevic disappear. Try Not to Die Jacob arrives in the cave through a portable portal. They use it to return to the Annex. Jacob informs Vikram that he's been recalled to the Main Library to live out his days. He tells Connor and Lysa to return to their lives. Jacob will stay behind to correct the problems Vikram started by opening the well. RELATED: Revival : The Dead Have Rejoined the Living in Official Trailer Vikram refuses to leave Jacob to clean up his mess. Charlie insists on staying too. Jacob gives them six months to set things right and leaves. Charlie takes Connor to gather his things. Lysa's looking at Anya's portrait when Vikram comes over and thanks her for reminding him that empathy is the greatest tool a Librarian has. She asks about the painting, but he lies, claiming it's just a coincidence. Outside, Lysa stops before getting into her cab when she sees Connor confront Charlie and Vikram, insisting they make him part of the team. She tells her partner on the phone to tell the investors she's made a discovery that will change everything. She hangs up and joins the others. As they head off to deal with some reanimated mummies, they pass a poster for a new exhibition titled 'Anya, Gregor's Fiancée,' in the display case. Epilogue At Gregor's Hammer band hangout, Winslow examines everything and everyone with the scrying glass. Looking closely at a print of Gregor's portrait, the scrying glass opens a portal into Gregor's time bubble. Winslow recognizes Gregor. Gregor sees his hammer logo on the band's drum kit and begins to laugh maniacally. RELATED: New TV Shows This Week (May 25 – 31) The Librarians: The Next Chapter 's premiere event continues on May 26, with Episode 2, 'And the Dance of Doom!' on TNT after NBA Playoffs coverage. New episodes will drop weekly after this on Mondays at 9 pm ET on TNT . Prime Video Cancels THE WHEEL OF TIME After 3 Seasons Diana lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where she invests her time and energy in teaching, writing, parenting, and indulging her love of all Trek and a myriad of other fandoms. She is a lifelong fan of smart sci-fi and fantasy media, an upstanding citizen of the United Federation of Planets, and a supporter of AFC Richmond 'til she dies. Her guilty pleasures include female-led procedurals, old-school sitcoms, and Bluey. She teaches, knits, and dreams big. You can also find her writing at The Televixen, Women at Warp, TV Fanatic, and TV Goodness.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
1847 Holdings Reports 384% Revenue Growth to $10.1 Million in Q1 2025
Gross Profit Rises 478% to $5.2 Million; Improves Net Loss from Continuing Operations by $10.4 Million to $227 Thousand Reaffirms 2025 Guidance for Net Income of ~$1.3 Million on Revenue of Over $45 Million; Projects 2026 Net Income of ~$5.0 Million on Revenue of More than $60 Million NEW YORK, NY / / May 15, 2025 / 1847 Holdings LLC("1847" or the "Company") (NYSE American:EFSH), a holding company specializing in identifying overlooked, deep-value investment opportunities in middle market businesses, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and provided a business update. First quarter 2025 financial highlights: Q1 2025 Q1 2024 Change Revenue $ 10.1 million $ 2.1 million +383.7 % Gross Profit $ 5.2 million $ 0.9 million +477.6 % Gross Margin 51.7 % 43.3 % +840 bps Operating Loss $ (98,622 ) $ (3.2 million ) $ +3.07 million Net Loss from Continuing Operations $ (227,367 ) $ (10.6 million ) $ +10.4 million Cash Flow from Continuing Operations $ 765,599 $ (3.9 million ) $ +4.7 million Mr. Ellery W. Roberts, CEO of 1847, commented, "Our strong first quarter results reflect the successful execution of our growth strategy, driven largely by robust demand at CMD Inc. Revenue surged 384% year-over-year, reaching $10.1 million, while gross profit climbed 478% to $5.2 million. We increased gross margin by 840 basis points to 51.7% and reduced our net loss from continuing operations by over $10 million, underscoring the operational efficiency of our platform. Importantly, the Company generated positive cash flow from continuing operations of $765,599, a major milestone for 1847. We believe this demonstrates not only our improving financial fundamentals but also the scalability and cash flow potential of our business model." "We reaffirm our full-year 2025 guidance for revenue expected to exceed $45 million and expected net income of approximately $1.3 million. For 2026, we continue to expect net income to increase to $5.0 million and revenue to surpass $60 million. With disciplined execution and a scalable platform, we believe we are well-positioned for long-term value creation." 1847 Holdings remains focused on operational performance and financial execution, having significantly increased its revenue, enhanced margins, improved its net loss from continuing operations, and achieved positive cash flow from operations. A hearing with the NYSE American Listing Qualifications Panel regarding the Company's delisting from NYSE American is scheduled for June 5. The Company believes its improving financial profile and strategic momentum position it favorably. If the appeal of the delisting determination is unsuccessful, the Company will assess the timing of a potential relisting on a national exchange based on market conditions. Q1 2025 Financial SummaryTotal revenues increased by $7,999,018, or 383.7%, to $10,083,472 from $2,084,454 in Q1 2024. This increase was primarily driven by the acquisition of CMD, which contributed $8,221,120 in revenue. Total cost of revenues rose by $3,692,291, or 312.2%, to $4,874,990 from $1,182,699 in the prior year. Personnel costs increased 92.0% to $1,748,240, general and administrative expenses increased 150.9% to $1,108,912, and professional fees decreased 17.5% to $2,098,562. Total operating expenses were $10,182,094 compared to $5,252,487 in Q1 2024. This resulted in a loss from operations of $98,622, compared to $3,168,033 a year ago. Total other expense, net, was $200,745 compared to $7,527,076 in Q1 2024, mainly due to a gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $3,669,798, partially offset by non-cash charges including amortization of debt discounts and a loss on extinguishment of debt. Net loss from continuing operations was $227,367, versus $10,606,109 in Q1 2024. About 1847 Holdings LLC1847 Holdings LLC (NYSE American: EFSH), a publicly traded diversified acquisition holding company, was founded by Ellery W. Roberts, a former partner of Parallel Investment Partners, Saunders Karp & Megrue, and Principal of Lazard Freres Strategic Realty Investors. 1847 Holdings' investment thesis is that capital market inefficiencies have left the founders and/or stakeholders of many small business enterprises or lower-middle market businesses with limited exit options despite the intrinsic value of their business. Given this dynamic, 1847 Holdings can consistently acquire businesses it views as "solid" for reasonable multiples of cash flow and then deploy resources to strengthen the infrastructure and systems of those businesses in order to improve operations. These improvements may lead to a sale or IPO of an operating subsidiary at higher valuations than the purchase price and/or alternatively, an operating subsidiary may be held in perpetuity and contribute to 1847 Holdings' ability to pay regular and special dividends to shareholders. For more information, visit For the latest insights, follow 1847 on Twitter. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release may contain information about 1847 Holdings' view of its future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on our management's beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future economic performance, taking into account the information currently available to it. These statements are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to us, that may cause our actual results, performance or financial condition to be materially different from the expectations of future results, performance or financial position. Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include but are not limited to the risks set forth in "Risk Factors" included in our SEC filings. CONTACT:Crescendo Communications, LLCTel: +1 (212) 671-1020Email: EFSH@ SOURCE: 1847 Holdings LLC View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
