Warehouse 13

Claudia

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired 7/28/09

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A woman kidnaps Artie and insists that he help her recover her brother... who was lost in an artifact-related experiment 12 years ago.

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Saul Rubinek

Artie Nielsen
Joanne Kelly

Myka Bering
Eddie McClintock

Pete Lattimer

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W13 should have never been a TV show in the first place...

3.7

"Bad"

By sequoa84, Oct 31, 2011 Report Abuse

Episode 4 of this freshman show has clearly laid out a few ground rules, if you wish to be a loyal viewer. One - W13 is boring, which explains why it is not on any of the major networks. Two- the actors are underpaid, which explains why they look ridiculous and zombie like when they read out lines. Three- Wonder why W13 produces an episode with only 3 or 4 characters at best; simple - they out to find a trade off between paying actors and paying special effects personnel. So deal with it.

So now we know who hacked into the warehouse and the reasons behind it. And honestly, it couldn't have been made any worse. Pete and Myka didn't really have a pivotal role in this episode, and that doesn't really figure out as my greatest regret. The whole secret service concept is a huge insult to the secret service, who have been glorified in the entertainment business. Warehouse 13 can definitely do much better with more gripping storylines. It's not like the concept has spelled doom for the show. It depends on the writers, who I feel need a truckload of inspiration.moreless

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Artie is kidnapped by Claudia Donovan a girl who wants Artie to bring her brother back.

8.5

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By marvelfan89, Sep 13, 2009 Report Abuse

Started to watch this show regularly now. It's not a bad show at all.

This series does presents a lot of interesting storyline relating on special artifacts.

Here Artie is kidnapped by Claudia Donovan (thus the name of the episode Claudia). Claudia lost her brother who was working on a teleportation device using a special compass. Artie believes the brother dead until he sees him with his own eyes.

Artie and the girl try to work on what went wrong and try to bring the brother back.

This was an entertaining episode. You didn't know how it would end. Would Artie save the brother? Would the girl live or die?

I thought the cast did great with the story which was decent to begin with.moreless

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Artie has to solve a case on his own

7.5

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By OnePerCentClub, Sep 01, 2009 Report Abuse

What I liked most about the episode is how worried Myka and Pete are about Artie. They desperately look for him and try to help him solve that case. Even when it means they have to deal with Mrs. Frederickson.

The case was not that good, since I think it was all about Artie and we got to see little of the two main characters and their usual banter. Two things will be interesting to watch in upcoming episodes if addressed: What will happen with Claudia and if Myka will ever talk about her dead fiancee. Two episodes ago she has a vision and it still affects her.moreless

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Artie is kidnapped by a girl from his past. Pete and Myka are ordered to stay at the Warehouse but when they figure out who grabbed Artie they go after her. While investigating they stumble upon Rheticus' puzzles which may help Artie succeed in the end.moreless

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By jyarter, Jul 30, 2009 Report Abuse

A little slow versus the first three episodes. I think the constant flashbacks and weird anomalous special effects were good but they didn't really do anything for the story. Also I am not sure if having Artie the focal point of an episode regularly would be a good idea. Saul Rubinek does a great job but the way they have developed his character really makes him more of an ancillary character except where the Warehouse itself is concerned.

Claudia Donovan played by Allison Scagliotti was portrayed as a person who was in a drug induced state and slightly off her rocker. The actress did a good job but I am not sure that was what the writers were going for. Unfortunately that is what we got. I think she became more sympathetic later in the episode as we understood her dilemma but the negativity built initially was hard to overcome. I get the feeling that she will become a regular or recurring character based on the last conversation between Mrs. Frederic and Artie and the fact I think that was a shot of her in the coming attraction for next weeks show.

I liked the interaction between Pete and Myka except that I wish they would tone down the panic looks and actions by Myka's characters. It doesn't really go with her being a highly advanced Secret Service Agent if every time something doesn't go her way she sort of goes loopy! It was significant that based on Myka's findings of Rheticus work that Pete was able to find the first puzzle therefore setting the solution to Artie's problem in motion. He deduced this based on his observation of the way Myka does things.

I certainly enjoyed the episode but I hope this is not the general direction they take the show. The situation in the zoo at the beginning may have been a better story to focus on. Thanks for reading...moreless

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first of all, the episode was fine it should be better but as a starter its fine. As for the new actress, give her a break?!!

8.5

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By TamaraDalo, Jul 29, 2009 Report Abuse

i mean come'on this is her first episode, lets not judge her.

i love the craziness in the show, Myka is a good actress but need to be better, i think we're gonna see an episode foucusing about her personal life, her up tight father and what happened in Denver, and hopefully she's gonna seem more interesting.

Pete is awsum, i love him, as far as Mrs. Frederick she is sooooo creepy, she is an amazing actress, fit to the part.

we didn't see Leena in this epi, and her creepy ora thing.

i think this show is gonna be better with the ending of the season, hopefully its gonna make it for secound season... i really like the show.moreless

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- The character Joshua Donovan is misnamed "Wheeler" in the end credits. Edit
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- Original International Air Dates:
  UK: September 29, 2009 on Sci Fi/Sci Fi HD
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- Genelle Williams and Simon Reynolds are credited but don't appear. Edit
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- Pete: No more zoos, okay? From now on, if an artifact is at a zoo, we leave it there.
  Myka: Monkeys spit. Artie, do you know that? They... they spit, and it is not pleasant.
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- Myka: Sleep. You look... you look terrible. Artie: Thank you very much. You still have some monkey phlegm in your hair. Myka: It's not phlegm... Edit
- Myka: So can we put out an APB or alert the authorities. Mrs. Frederic: We are the authorities. What did you learn from the durational spectrometer? Pete: The spectro... Mrs. Frederic: It shows the afterimages of anyone who's been in the room in the last five hours. Pete: You kidding me? Yeah, that's like our favorite thing, with all the lights and so forth. Edit
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- Claudia: And reading Maria Looney on the Red Planet to me every night.
  Referencing the 1977 book by Jerome Beatty, Jr., part of the Matthew & Maria Looney series. The brother and sister live on the Moon as members of an indigenous species and have a variety of adventures.
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- Claudia: Chill out, Obi-Wan, okay? Referencing the Star Wars series and the wise Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Alec Guinness in episodes 4-6 and Ewan McGregor in episodes 1-3. Edit