The Librarians - '...and the Hollow Men'

Flynn comes over all Stockholm Syndrome.

As they search for an artefact called the Eye of Zarathustra, Team Library run across none other than Flynn Carson, seeking out the same item. He and Eve realise at the same moment that it is a trap, only for the Pipes of Pan to send them both - and Jake and Ezekiel - to sleep and Flynn to be kidnapped.

After a slightly abortive rescue effort, the story splits into three threads:

1) Flynn and his abductor, an affable man named Ray (played by Drew Powell, Gotham's Butch Gilzean), who is prone to supernaturally powerful rages and keeps finding powerful Library artefacts in his pockets, seek for the Staff of Knowledge to restore Ray's memory.

2) Eve reluctantly teams up with Moriarty and Ariel to track Flynn.

3) Team Librarian stand around in the dark.

"So to sum up, we plugged in some light bulbs."

Flynn's bonding adventure with a man he comes to recognise as the embodiment of the Library's organising consciousness is wonderfully touching, and Eve's snarky flirtfest with Moriarty is good fun. The rest of the team are, alas, a little out in the cold with Mr Star back in the picture. I liked the ideas in their section - fueling the Library with the stored emotion of a thousand theatrical lights; Jenkins' willingness to sustain the Library with his own life while the others escaped - but there just wasn't much happening. Sadly, this is a common theme when Flynn returns to the series, as nice as it is to see him again.

MVL of the Week
Tough one this week, as the three valid candidates take minor roles in what really is Flynn's show. Still, it was only Eve and Jenkins I ruled out, so I guess the MVL of the week is Flynn Carson.

Honourable mention to Cassandra for geeking out and provoking the line: "Cassandra! Don't fangirl over the archvillain."