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12 hours ago
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THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER Stacks Season 2 With Guest Stars
Before The Librarians: The Next Chapter 's first season concludes on August 4, TNT dropped a Season 2 teaser promo you can watch below, showcasing its many high-profile guest stars. The Librarians: The Next Chapter Season 2 will see well-known actors like Dominic Monaghan, Josh Gates, Jeremy Swift, and Flulu Borg join Vikram Chamberlain's (Callum McGowan) team in Belgrade. In addition, Christian Kane will return as Jacob Booth, and original The Librarians cast member Lindy Booth joins him, reprising her role as Cassandra Cillian. Image Credit: TNT When TNT brought Dean Devlin's sequel series to The Librarians back to its home network, Season 1 had already completed production. They loved the new series, titled The Librarians: The Next Chapter , so much that they immediately greenlit a second season. RELATED: TV Review: The Librarians: The Next Chapter Season 1 By the time The Librarians: The Next Chapter premiered on May 25, 2025, Season 2 production in Belgrade had already begun. Before the Season 1 finale next week, TNT dropped the promotional Season 2 teaser below, revealing some of the guest stars who will appear on the show in 2026. Most prominent in the teaser is Dominic Monaghan, whose character asserts that Vikram's team will need his help if they want to save the world. Whether that's to combat the mummy we see Charlie (Jessica Green) fighting, prevent a vial from exploding, a flying door from … well, flying, or some yet unknown catastrophic magical shenanigan, that will come with time. Image Credit: TNT Even More Star Power Other talented guest stars include Ted Lasso 's Jeremy Swift, House of the Dragon 's Ty Tennant, Andor 's Malcolm Sinclair, and Loki 's Jack Cunningham-Nuttall. No word as to whether they'll play friends, foes, or victims of magical mishaps. Keep in mind, those categories are never mutually exclusive. RELATED: Dean Devlin Dishes on The Librarians: The Next Chapter 's Magical Homecoming The return of another original Librarian, Cassandra Cillian (Lindy Booth), is sure to stoke fan fervor for the sophomore season. Cassandra's genius intellect could form a coy counterpoint to Lysa's (Olivia Morris) resident science-y know-how. Christian Kane's Jacob Stone appeared in the series premiere of The Librarians: The Next Chapter and will return in Season 2 as well. Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic With the second season slated to air sometime in 2026, there's plenty of time to revisit the O.G. film trilogy and 40 series episodes. Seriously, what are you waiting for? RELATED: Read our recaps of The Librarians: The Next Chapter The Season 1 finale of The Librarians: The Next Chapter airs on TNT on Monday, August 4, at 9 pm ET. Olivia Morris Shares How THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER Hooked Her From Page One 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.
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18 hours ago
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The Librarians: Next Chapter Season 2: Lindy Booth to Reprise Cassandra — Dominic Monaghan, Jeremy Swift Also Among 15+ Guest Stars (Exclusive)
The next chapter of TNT's The Librarians: The Next Chapter will welcome a flurry of familiar faces — including a visit from another star of the original series. Ahead of the spinoff's Season 1 finale (airing Monday, Aug. 4 at 9/8), TVLine can exclusively share the Season 2 promo above, which reveals that Lindy Booth will reprise her role as telepathic mathematician Cassandra Cillian, who she played across all four seasons of the original 2014-18 series. More from TVLine Casting News: Buffy Reboot Adds Love Interest, Book of Mormon Reunion and More Watson Casts Sherlock Holmes: Robert Carlyle to Play the Iconic Detective in Season 2 House of the Dragon Adds Annie Shapero as Alysanne 'Black Aly' Blackwood in Season 3 Fellow Librarians alum Christian Kane, meanwhile, will pop up again as Jacob Stone in Season 2, after appearing in The Next Chapter's series premiere. Other guest stars on tap for Season 2, which will premiere in 2026, include Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Josh Gates (host of Discovery Channel's Expedition Unknown), Stefan Kapičić (Better Call Saul) and Oliver Dench (Pandora). You can also expect appearances by Ty Tennant (House of the Dragon, Epix's War of the Worlds), Flula Borg (The Rookie), Alan Emrys (Young Wallender), Malcolm Sinclair (Andor, Midsomer Murders), Reece Ritchie (The Outpost, The Ark), Cat White (Viaplay's Threesome), Gledisa Arthur (EastEnders), Jack Cunningham-Nuttall (Loki, The Crown), Danny Rea, Luka Divac and Alex Henry. The Librarians: The Next Chapter centers on Vikram Chamberlain (played by Callum McGowan), a Librarian from the past who time-traveled from 1847 and now finds himself stuck in the present. When Vikram returned to his castle in Belgrade, Serbia, and discovered that it is now a museum, he inadvertently released magic across the continent. With the help of a new team of eclectic heroes — including world history savant Conner (Bluey Robinson), scientific genius Lysa (Olivia Morris), and highly skilled Guardian Charlie (Jessica Green) — Vikram has only six months to clean up the mess he made. Dean Devlin serves as showrunner on The Next Chapter and executive-produces with Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan-Wilson, Gary Rosen, Kate Rorick and Tom MacRae. Original franchise front man Noah Wyle (The Pitt) serves as a producer, as do Brandon Lambdin, Mark Franco and Jonathan English. With its May 25 launch, The Librarians: The Next Chapter was the No. 1-rated new cable drama premiere of 2025, and the series has reached nearly 13 million viewers to date. Watch the Season 2 promo above and tell us which guest star you are most looking forward to! Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More Solve the daily Crossword
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The Librarians: Next Chapter Season 2: Lindy Booth to Reprise Cassandra — Dominic Monaghan, Jeremy Swift Also Among 15+ Guest Stars (Exclusive)
The next chapter of TNT's The Librarians: The Next Chapter will welcome a flurry of familiar faces — including a visit from another star of the original series. Ahead of the spinoff's Season 1 finale (airing Monday, Aug. 4 at 9/8), TVLine can exclusively share the Season 2 promo above, which reveals that Lindy Booth will reprise her role as telepathic mathematician Cassandra Cillian, who she played across all four seasons of the original 2014-18 series. More from TVLine Suzanne Rogers Exiting Days of Our Lives...?! Rep Addresses Wild Rumor Casting News: The Pitt Adds Sistas Vet, Jack Reynor Joins Presumed Innocent and More Tracy Spiridakos to Star in Anna Pigeon Drama at USA Network Fellow Librarians alum Christian Kane, meanwhile, will pop up again as Jacob Stone in Season 2, after appearing in The Next Chapter's series premiere. Other guest stars on tap for Season 2, which will premiere in 2026, include Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Josh Gates (host of Discovery Channel's Expedition Unknown), Stefan Kapičić (Better Call Saul) and Oliver Dench (Pandora). You can also expect appearances by Ty Tennant (House of the Dragon, Epix's War of the Worlds), Flula Borg (The Rookie), Alan Emrys (Young Wallender), Malcolm Sinclair (Andor, Midsomer Murders), Reece Ritchie (The Outpost, The Ark), Cat White (Viaplay's Threesome), Gledisa Arthur (EastEnders), Jack Cunningham-Nuttall (Loki, The Crown), Danny Rea, Luka Divac and Alex Henry. The Librarians: The Next Chapter centers on Vikram Chamberlain (played by Callum McGowan), a Librarian from the past who time-traveled from 1847 and now finds himself stuck in the present. When Vikram returned to his castle in Belgrade, Serbia, and discovered that it is now a museum, he inadvertently released magic across the continent. With the help of a new team of eclectic heroes — including world history savant Conner (Bluey Robinson), scientific genius Lysa (Olivia Morris), and highly skilled Guardian Charlie (Jessica Green) — Vikram has only six months to clean up the mess he made. Dean Devlin serves as showrunner on The Next Chapter and executive-produces with Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan-Wilson, Gary Rosen, Kate Rorick and Tom MacRae. Original franchise front man Noah Wyle (The Pitt) serves as a producer, as do Brandon Lambdin, Mark Franco and Jonathan English. With its May 25 launch, The Librarians: The Next Chapter was the No. 1-rated new cable drama premiere of 2025, and the series has reached nearly 13 million viewers to date. Watch the Season 2 promo above and tell us which guest star you are most looking forward to! Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More
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3 days ago
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THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER Recap: (S01E11) And the Graffiti of the Gods
With only two episodes to go, things ramp up in The Librarians: The Next Chapter 's 'And the Graffiti of the Gods.' It takes great magic to bring someone like Gregor the Hammer (Adnan Haskovic) through time and space. However, with the help of his personal heavy metal army and well-timed celestial events, it looks like it's working out. RELATED: Catch up with our recap of the previous episode of The Librarians: The Next Chapter , 'And Going Medieval' 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. RELATED: TV Review: The Librarians: The Next Chapter Season 1 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. RELATED: Dean Devlin Dishes on The Librarians: The Next Chapter 's Magical Homecoming 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. RELATED: 5 Great Books About Libraries and Librarians 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. RELATED: On Location: The Belgrade Fortress on The Librarians: The Next Chapter 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. RELATED: Olivia Morris Shares How The Librarians: The Next Chapter Hooked Her From Page One 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. RELATED: Read our Foundation recaps 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. RELATED: Read our Leverage: Redemption recaps 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. RELATED: TNT Unveils The Lazarus Project Season 2 Premiere Date and Trailer 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. RELATED: Read our Wynonna Earp recaps 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. RELATED: Read our Revival recaps 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. RELATED: Read our recaps of The Librarians: The Next Chapter 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. New episodes of The Librarians: The Next Chapter air on TNT on Mondays at 9 pm ET. SDCC 2025: Anne Rice Immortal Universe Panel Unveils Dark Delights for THE VAMPIRE LESTAT and TALAMASCA 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.
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22-07-2025
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THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER Recap: (S01E10) And Going Medieval
The most enigmatic element of the Annex in The Librarians: The Next Chapter so far is its human (?) operator, Mrs. Astolat (Caroline Loncq), the stern administrator charged with guarding it during Vikram's (Callum McGowan) long absence. And if you haven't looked into her name, Elaine Astolat, despite my repeated advice, it'll be a fun surprise to learn that she's more than 200 years old; she's over 1,200 years old. RELATED: Catch up with our recap of the previous episode of The Librarians: The Next Chapter , 'And the Feast of the Vampir' If you did do your research, you'd learn that Elaine of Astolat is more commonly known as the Lady of Shalott, immortalized in Alfred Lord Tennyson's lyrical ballad. The poem tells a tale of a woman kept captive in a tower, looking down towards Camelot. Through her window, she sees and falls in love with Lancelot. This sudden emotion drives her from the tower to a boat on the river. She lies down and dies as the boat carries her to Camelot. Not exactly a story we can see our dear Mrs. A. featuring in, now, is it? Buckle up, friends. The Librarians: The Next Chapter 's 'And Going Medieval' is about to put the HER in 'history.' Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic The Librarians: The Next Chapter, 'And Going Medieval' In the Annex, Lysa (Olivia Morris) and Connor (Bluey Robinson) are working on cataloging and filing several missing artifacts. Charlie (Jessica Green) reads a magazine, noting that as a Guardian, she doesn't guard inventory. Lysa notes that the Scythe of Time isn't where they put it. Vikram arrives, wearing a blindingly yellow scarf that the others tease him mercilessly about. From the upper floor, Mrs. Astolat sees him and orders him to come up and see her immediately. The others discuss the situation after he's left, only to be interrupted by something smashing upstairs. Vikram's raised voice accuses Mrs. A. of knowing something for months, but waiting until this day to tell him. He calls her duplicitous and storms off. RELATED: Olivia Morris Shares How The Librarians: The Next Chapter Hooked Her From Page One Downstairs, he grabs a packed bag and leaves, refusing to let Charlie come with him. The team's at a loss until Mrs. A. joins them. She tells them that Vikram has stolen the missing artifacts to create a time machine so he can travel back to 1847 and be with Anya. Remembering Jacob Stone's (Christian Kane) warning that if he travels back and changes anything, it'll destroy their timeline, the team rushes off to stop Vikram. Where in Time Is Vikram Chamberlain? In a stone ruin of a structure, Vikram unpacks the bag, pulling out a contraption to which he attaches the Scythe of Time and the Crystal of John Dee. The others are hot on his trail and find him just as he's about to activate the time machine to travel back to 1847. In the struggle, the setting switches to 847. A time bubble forms around them all, and they disappear. In the center of a settlement in 847 AD, the ground shakes and the time bubble appears, depositing the entire team and their machine in the middle of a crowd of medieval villagers. A man in a black cloak watches them intensely, then runs off. A woman approaches Connor and touches his face. He greets her, and she runs off screaming the word, 'Volkhv!' Vikram interprets that as an ancient Slavic term for sorcerers. Image Credit: TNT The machine is overheated and useless for the moment. A battalion of armed men runs in and surrounds them. They march them into a prison and lock them in a cell. Vikram asks a prisoner in another cell about the village. They tell him they're better off here than in the torture chamber inside the stone fortress. RELATED: Read our Foundation recaps Complications The black cloaked man rides a horse at a gallop to a nearby camp. He reports to a man dining at a table, describing the team's appearance in the village. The man at the table is intrigued, even more so when he learns the newcomers spoke English. He immediately leads a troop of horsemen out of the camp. In the jailhouse, Vikram considers how they might escape. The rest of the team is still mad at him for betraying them and getting them stuck in time and prison. Suddenly, a group of townsfolk arrives with a man wearing a topknot, the chieftain (Goran Jevtić). In the vernacular, he asks them to confirm that the strangers arrived out of thin air, and concludes that they must be witches. Vikram informs the team they're about to be transferred to the torture chamber. When they all begin pleading in English, the chieftain asks them in halting English if they're from Britannia. He calls for 'Elenore,' and a cloaked figure steps forward. It is Mrs. Astolat. Image Credit: TNT Elenore She doesn't recognize them and questions why they are here. Vikram thinks she's undercover and advises the others to play along. She scrutinizes each of them closely and declares them liars. On her way out, she tells the chieftain to do what he needs to do with them. Charlie calls out, addressing her as 'Mrs. Astolat.' This stops her in her tracks. She returns and asks to speak with the prisoners alone. The chieftain agrees and leads everyone else out. RELATED: On Location: The Belgrade Fortress on The Librarians: The Next Chapter Once alone, she grills them on how they know her true identity. They try to tell her that they're from the future, where they know her and she knows them. Lysa clues in that this Mrs. Astolat doesn't know them because she is from 847 AD. Connor connects the name to Elaine of Astolat of Camelot. Mrs. A. believes that Lancelot Du Lac (Philip Rosch) sent them to wreak his vengeance on her. She's hiding from Lancelot because she stole his shield. Connor remembers reading about the shield, which reportedly made the bearer invincible in battle as well as immortal. Mrs. A. insists that Lancelot cannot be allowed to use the shield. She believes he's forgotten his vows from Camelot, but she hasn't. Timey-Wimey-Ness Just then, Lancelot and his men ride into the village. The chieftain tries to stop them. Lancelot's informer tells him of the fortress's torture chamber. Lancelot orders the chieftain taken there, then tells his men to scour the village for his shield. RELATED: 5 Great Books About Libraries and Librarians Mrs. A. sees them start to ransack the village and despairs. Vikram tells her that the Library exists to prevent powerful magical items like the shield from falling into the hands of people like Lancelot. She's reluctant to believe them. Charlie tells her that in the future, Mrs. A. told her about a scar in a private spot. Lysa theorizes that Mrs. A. shared that detail so that Charlie would know it for this very moment. Mrs. A. offers to free them if they promise to take the shield to the Library. Vikram vows that they will. Once freed and cloaked, Vikram, Lysa, and Connor go to get the time machine, while Charlie follows Mrs. A. to retrieve the shield. Unfortunately, Lancelot's men have found the time machine and carry it off before the team can get it. Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic A Promise Unfulfilled In her private rooms, Mrs. A. explains that she was a knight of the Round Table, same as any of the men, but history has forgotten her role. Camelot was wonderful until the use of magic and the pursuit of power corrupted everyone. She reveals the shield in its intricate hiding place. Charlie vows to take it and store it safely in the Library. RELATED: Dean Devlin Dishes on The Librarians: The Next Chapter 's Magical Homecoming In the fortress's torture chamber, the informer brings the time machine to Lancelot while he's torturing the chieftain, claiming it is the source of the sorcerers' power. The chieftain jumps at the opportunity, insisting the sorcerers must have the shield. Outside, Vikram tells Lysa and Connor that he'll distract Lancelot and the guards, so they can sneak in and get the time machine. They think it's a terrible idea, but they're forced to go through with it when he reveals himself to Lancelot, claiming he is the only sorcerer and the others were an illusion. Lancelot demands his shield, but Vikram refuses. Charlie and Mrs. A. see Vikram being taken to the torture chamber. Mrs. A. insists that she must get the shield far away from Lancelot. Charlie begs her to give Vikram's plan a chance, but she offers her regrets and leaves. Not a Very Good Plan Lysa and Connor sneak into the torture chamber while Vikram's being strapped into a rack. He chats up the torturer as they find the time machine. When the torture begins, Vikram quickly gives up and offers to confess to anything. Lysa comes up with a plan to create a super magnet, which requires Connor to scrape out a chamber pot. But she doesn't end up needing the excrement. The modified plan works, and they free Vikram. Unfortunately, Lancelot and his men are waiting outside. They plan to burn all the sorcerers at the stake. RELATED: Read our Leverage: Redemption recaps As they're being tied to the stakes and the kindling piled under the platform, Lysa asks Vikram why he would betray them and the Library. He admits that he was foolish and consumed with emotion, despite feeling that he'd found a home with them. However, he tells them that in the Annex, [flashback] Mrs. A. had revealed that Anya was pregnant when he got trapped in the time bubble. This news caused him to drop the vase, which was the crash they heard, and drove him to attempt the time travel. In 847, Lysa realizes that if he fathered Anya's baby, Vikram is her direct ancestor. On the other side of the town square, Charlie sees the preparations to burn the team (and the chieftain). She catches Mrs. A. before she can leave and reminds her that as a knight of the Round Table, she swore the Pentecostal Oath, vowing to give mercy to all those who ask for it. Charlie urges her to use the shield to defeat Lancelot. Mrs. A. refuses to, not wanting to become an immortal. Instead, she has a new plan. The Forsworn Knight Before the fire is lit, Mrs. A. brings the shield to Lancelot, offering it in trade for the lives of the four tied to the pyre. She reminds him that he also swore the Pentecostal Oath. He acknowledges this, vowing to honor any agreement he makes with another bound by the oath. She hands him the shield. Before the chieftain's men can release the prisoners, Lancelot activates the shield's power and knocks them all back magically. RELATED: TV Review: The Librarians: The Next Chapter Season 1 Lancelot cackles as the shield grants him immortality. He ridicules Mrs. A.'s faith in honor and chivalry. Revelling in his newfound eternalness, he orders the pyre lit. Mrs. A. walks away, defeated. Charlie stops her and offers to fight at her side so they can rescue the team. Mrs. A. replies that the fight is hers alone and that Charlie might've given her a way to win it. A Challenge Answered As the flames climb, Vikram suggests they whistle. Without another plan, Lysa and Connor give it a try. Meanwhile, Mrs. A. arrives in her armor and challenges Lancelot to combat. She claims she beat him in combat the last time they fought, which is why he had her knighthood purged from the records. He points out that she can't beat him and his shield. She retorts that if he needs the shield's magic, then he obviously recognizes her as the better knight. He hands the shield to two of his men to guard and accepts the challenge. They fight. She wins, splitting his helm and knocking him to the crowd. Furious, he orders his men to kill her. Charlie takes the shield from the guards and runs into the fray. Mrs. A. takes it from her and summons the shield's power to defeat Lancelot's men. They run away. Charlie and the villagers grab buckets of water to douse the flames. RELATED: Read our recaps of The Librarians: The Next Chapter Lancelot swears this isn't over. Mrs. A. states it is. He has no army, no shield, and having broken his oath, he isn't even a knight anymore. His punishment is to spend eternity alone. Picking up his sword, he leaves, promising to rise again. Exactly Where They Should Be Vikram reassembles the time machine as the others thank Mrs. A. for her sacrifice. He gives her a piece of paper with a map of where the Library would be in 847 AD. Advising her to ask for Jenkins (John Larroquette), he lets her know they share a history with Lancelot, as Jenkins was once Galahad. He hands her his yellow scarf as a token to remember them by. Telling the others to trust him, he activates the time machine. Image Credit: Aleksandar Letic Back in their time, Mrs. A. welcomes them home. Alone in the study, Vikram asks why she chose today to trigger him into time-travelling. She pulls out the yellow scarf, now faded and ancient, and tells him that seeing him come in wearing it told her today was the day. In the main Annex, Lysa and Vikram discuss how they both thought they'd lost their family. Now they've found each other. Lysa hugs him, then tries out some nicknames for him. She settles on Gumpy-Poo. New episodes of The Librarians: The Next Chapter air on TNT on Mondays at 9 pm ET. Lily Santiago Talks About Her UNTAMED Character and Filming on Location 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. 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