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This episode introduces us to our first long-term plot, while the Artifact of the Week story takes us for an emotional trip and makes us question whether the law is always "in the right."
(Reminder: block #WarehouseRewatch if you want to avoid these posts!)
If you guessed "Warehouse 13 rewatch time," you're right!
Full thought thread and screen caps after the break. There will be spoilers in the commentary and screenshots, if that's important to you.
If you liked this post and would like to see more, I'll be posting these as I rewatch the series. I will be tagging them with the reboot and show tag, so if you don't want to see them, feel free to block #WarehouseRewatch (no space) to avoid the posts.
Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
Theoretical (and practical) way they could reboot Warehouse 13 as a sequel with less initial effort:
Reasoning: Anchoring the show with Eddie and Allison makes the most sense, as they seem to be the leading actors behind the reboot concept (and their characters sticking around are the most plausible). Bring in the old guard as actors' availability and desire to return change, from cameos to full series regulars if desired. Not everyone will have the time necessary to return to a serial like WH13. This lets them help out however they want to, or work their way up to full-time casting, while still having that connection to the original cast.
A "reboot" is such a scary concept to a fandom. It could start a whole new canon, or continue the one that exists. Hopefully they find a way to include as much charm and nostalgia as they can while making the new concept unique and good as a stand-alone.
In case no one has posted it:
THIS IS REAL.
BUT THEY NEED OUR HELP TO SPREAD THE DESIRE FOR THE SHOW.
SO STRAP ON YOUR PURPLE GOGGLES AND DON YOUR NEUTRALIZER GLOVES, FOLKS.
Pros:
+ Each game feels very much like you're in an episode of Warehouse 13. + These guys' attention to detail with the Artifacts and various things pertaining to events in the show is very nice. + Representing characters from the show is always awesome. + Each character's abilities and downsides make 100% sense for them. + I like rolling dice and I enjoy games that allows you to develop a hand of cards for strategy. + While detailed, the rules aren't so convoluted that each player has to read the instructions. + I like that the rulebook explicitly states "This is your game. Make house rules that suit you!"
Cons: - I really hate the rulebook. It's terribly designed and executed, although I've been told it's actually decent by a lot of modern standards. - There is no sense of fulfillment for succeeding against obstacles or acquiring Artifacts before the Adversary does. - On the other side of the same coin, there is no real sense of dread as you lose your footing in the win conditions. - The game seems too reliant on random chance, such as drawing appropriate cards and all results being a result of die rolls. - Strategy seems to be an afterthought to the flavor of the game. - The game seems either really easy or really hard. This is a first impression after only one full game, though, so after more games this might not be true. - Artie gets the short end of the stick with drawing twice as much Stress (a loss condition of the game) as other Agents. - I really don't understand the whole "hide and reveal" part of the dice rolls. Well, I do, but they make it into this big huge deal when it really just should be "choose a die and submit it at the same time as everyone else."
For any Warehouse 13 fans that follow me, I’ve started a new fic.
Fair warning to anyone following me only for my SW stuff, I’m gonna be branching out a bit in the future.
