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werewolfsmile · 1 year ago

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Just watched The Librarians S2E8 And the Point of Salvation and...

I loved it, for the most part. Cleverly written and a fantastic Ezekiel-centric episode! He had beautiful moments with each of the others and learnt so much from them. He had substantial character growth and was given the space to bear the weight of serious circumstances and respond appropriately. This episode had the potential to be incredibly pivotal for Ezekiel's character!

And yet....

That ending. What the hell?? What do you mean his memory is lost and he forgets all of those poignant moments???? All those conversations, all that learning to rely on others - are freaking serious??

I'm never a fan of time loop episodes, but I thought they were handling this one pretty well. Right up until they erased all of Ezekiel's character growth at the drop of a hat. This was literally the equivalent of "and then she woke up" being used in a novel. It's weak and strips all purpose of what the characters have just been through.

Ugh! Tell me I'm not the only one. How dare they give me such a good episode of growth and discovering potential for Ezekiel Jones, then take it all back with a just kidding!

#the librarians #and the point of salvation #ezekiel jones #john harlan kim #im so mad about this #legit ruined the episode #so many moments that were more important for ezekiel to remember than for the others to remember about him #learning to listen to jake and cassandra and value their knowledge and experience and what they bring to the team #but most of all eve #the way she stops him every time just to ask “how many times”#the way she sees straight to the heart of the matter. to the effect no the DAMAGE this is having on him #and she offers compassion and care and support #she tells him how brave he is. she honours him like she would honour another soldier. and that MEANS SO MUCH to him!!#just. the tenderness between them on the stairs in that one scene #his honesty when he says he likes the way she looks at him when she tells it #because she's acknowledging his bravery and sacrifice #and ezekiel has never really felt like a hero before. but it's comforting to be recognised now. recognised and honoured #ugh just #this episode could have been so much better had they never stolen his memories

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