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A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.

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    The Librarians Season 1 Episode 3 - And the Horns of a Dilemma
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #1 - And the Horns of a Dilemma

    S1:E3

    The Librarians' first solo mission hits a snag when Baird loses the others in a mysterious Labyrinth that magically exists below the skyscraper of a modern corporation.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writer:Jeremy Bernstein

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  2. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 7 - And the Rule of Three
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #2 - And the Rule of Three

    S1:E7

    When a group of competitive high-school students start undercutting each other with witchcraft, the Librarians have to intercede before disaster destroys them all.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:Paul Guyot, Kate Rorick

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  3. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 8 - And the Heart of Darkness
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #3 - And the Heart of Darkness

    S1:E8

    The Librarians encounter the House behind the legend of ALL haunted houses and set out to destroy it.

    Director:John Harrison
    Writer:Geoffrey Thorne

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  4. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 10 - And the Loom of Fate
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #4 - And the Loom of Fate

    S1:E10

    Baird begins moving through alternate timelines that reveal the destinies of the librarians.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:John Rogers

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  5. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 5 - And the Hollow Men
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - And the Hollow Men

    S2:E5

    While chasing one of the Library's missing artifacts, Flynn is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger with both amnesia and a collection of all the Library's missing artifacts. Soon all of them are in pursuit of the Staff of Zarathustra before it falls into the hands of Prospero.

    Director:Noah Wyle
    Writer:Geoffrey Thorne

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  6. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 2 - And the Sword in the Stone (2)
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #6 - And the Sword in the Stone (2)

    S1:E2

    The Serpent Brotherhood is trying to return magic to our world. Flynn, Colonel Baird, and the potential Librarians must stop them before it's too late.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:John Rogers

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  7. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 6 - And the Infernal Contract
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #7 - And the Infernal Contract

    S2:E6

    An old friend of Baird's is running for Mayor of a small New Hampshire town and finds himself embroiled in a scandal in the form of a missing intern and a literal contract with the Devil. Baird soon finds herself in a battle not only for her own soul, but also for the souls of all the Librarians.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writers:Paul Guyot, Holly Moyer

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  8. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 6 - And the Fables of Doom
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #8 - And the Fables of Doom

    S1:E6

    The Librarians travel to a town where fairy tales are coming to life - and attacking.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Kate Rorick

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  9. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 9 - And the City of Light
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #9 - And the City of Light

    S1:E9

    An investigation into a missing person uncovers what appears to be an alien invasion.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writers:John Rogers, Jeremy Bernstein

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  10. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 1 - And the Crown of King Arthur (1)
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #10 - And the Crown of King Arthur (1)

    S1:E1

    Someone is killing off potential Librarians and it's up to Flynn Carsen and his new Guardian, Colonel Eve Baird, to save the three that are left.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:John Rogers

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  11. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 10 - And the Final Curtain
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #11 - And the Final Curtain

    S2:E10

    The Librarians discover that Prospero's renewed magic is wreaking havoc with the technology of the world. He is recreating an idyllic forest utopia, whether we want one or not. In order to stop him, Flynn and Baird must travel back to 1611, while the rest of the team battles Prospero in the present. Little do they realize that they can only defeat Prospero in each time by finding a way to work together – separated by five centuries.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:Paul Guyot, John Rogers

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  12. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 9 - And the Happily Ever Afters
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #12 - And the Happily Ever Afters

    S2:E9

    The team has scattered, all living the ideal versions of their lives. Soon these “strangers” are drawn together to solve a supernatural mystery – the appearance of Ariel, the sprite bound to Prospero's service. Can the Librarians do what no other human has ever been able – turn their backs on their own ultimate happy endings?

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writers:Geoffrey Thorne, Jeremy Bernstein

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  13. The Librarians Season 3 Episode 10 - And the Wrath of Chaos
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #13 - And the Wrath of Chaos

    S3:E10

    The Librarians' two-front battle comes to a head when the Library is simultaneously infiltrated by DOSA and Apep. Flynn, Baird, Stone, Cassandra, Ezekiel and Jenkins must all put aside their differences in an attempt to save the Library, the world and themselves.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writer:Marco Schnabel

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  14. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 4 - And Santa's Midnight Run
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #14 - And Santa's Midnight Run

    S1:E4

    When the Serpent Brotherhood wants to kill Santa, the Librarians must rescue him and help him accomplish the true, secret purpose of Christmas.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writers:Paul Guyot, John Rogers

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  15. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 2 - And the Broken Staff (2)
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #15 - And the Broken Staff (2)

    S2:E2

    Prospero summons other fictionals in order to retrieve parts of his staff; the librarians find themselves pitted against Frankenstein's monster and Sherlock Holmes' nemesis Moriarty; Flynn and Baird have a disagreement.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:Holly Moyer, Joe Boothe, Alexa Alemanni

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  16. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 4 - And the Cost of Education
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #16 - And the Cost of Education

    S2:E4

    Students start disappearing at Wexler College, an institution started by a mad historian/architect who believed in alternate dimensions. When the Librarians arrive, they discover a young student from the physics department is investigating the bizarre occurrences on her own. Meanwhile, Cassandra gets an offer that's difficult to turn down.

    Director:Courtney Rowe
    Writer:Kate Rorick

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  17. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 8 - And the Point of Salvation
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #17 - And the Point of Salvation

    S2:E8

    The Clipping Book sends the team to a high-tech research facility, where the researchers have been turned into mindless monsters by some bizarre power source in the center's lab. When they disconnect the artifact, however, they find themselves stuck in a time loop.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Jeremy Bernstein

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  18. The Librarians Season 4 Episode 7 - And the Disenchanted Forest
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - And the Disenchanted Forest

    S4:E7

    When dissension threatens the group, Baird takes the Librarians to a charismatic self-help guru’s team building camp on the edge of a forest where people have been mysteriously disappearing. Is there a monster in the woods? Or is something more sinister going on? And can the Librarians get their team mojo back in time to defeat it?

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writers:Nicole Ranadive, Gary Rosen

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  19. The Librarians Season 1 Episode 5 - And the Apple of Discord
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #19 - And the Apple of Discord

    S1:E5

    When the dragons sleeping beneath the earth threaten to awaken and wreak havoc around the world, Flynn returns to help find their hidden treasure.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:Paul Guyot, Geoffrey Thorne

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  20. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 3 - And What Lies Beneath the Stones
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #20 - And What Lies Beneath the Stones

    S2:E3

    Stone, Cassandra and Ezekiel have a proper team-up for the first time in months when they investigate a cave-in at an oilrig site, which has unleashed Hokolonote, a shape-shifting god who grows in strength any time a lie is told. Now the Librarians have to come clean to each other, airing their issues and solving the riddle of the ancient prison that held Hokolonote.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:Joe Boothe, Alexa Alemanni

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  21. The Librarians Season 3 Episode 4 - And the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #21 - And the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

    S3:E4

    After seeing a vision of her own death at the hands of a supernatural assassin, Baird tries to cheat fate and stop the deadly prophecy from coming true.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:Tom MacRae

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  22. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 1 - And the Drowned Book (1)
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #22 - And the Drowned Book (1)

    S2:E1

    While Jenkins discovers there's something wrong with the Library since it returned from the Void, the Librarians all find themselves drawn back together after having been off on their own for months, to solve the mystery of a massive storm that has parked itself over Manhattan. They soon discover the culprit in both cases is none other than Shakespeare's Prospero.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:Paul Guyot, John Rogers

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  23. The Librarians Season 2 Episode 7 - And the Image of Image
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - And the Image of Image

    S2:E7

    When people begin suffering the effects of accidents and sins in which they have not actually been involved, the team tracks the connection to the perpetually young Dorian Gray, whose magic now works on selfies.

    Director:Emile B. Levisetti
    Writer:Paul Guyot

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  24. The Librarians Season 3 Episode 1 - And the Rise of Chaos
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #24 - And the Rise of Chaos

    S3:E1

    When the Egyptian God of Chaos inhabits a human body, he attempts to release Pure Evil into the world, thus beginning the final battle of Good vs. Evil. In order to stop him, the Librarians must decipher a series of clues within a science museum, including a mysterious warning spoken by exhibit mannequins that have come to life.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writers:Marco Schnabel, Dean Devlin

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  25. The Librarians Season 3 Episode 5 - And the Tears of a Clown
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #25 - And the Tears of a Clown

    S3:E5

    The librarians investigate a mysterious traveling carnival where they discover the sinister secret of a magician who has been corrupted by the use of real magic.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writers:Mark A. Altman, Steven Kriozere

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Best Episodes Summary

"And the Horns of a Dilemma" is the best rated episode of "The Librarians". It scored 7.9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Marc Roskin and written by Jeremy Bernstein, it aired on 12/14/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "And the Rule of Three".