Beyond Our Control (20 Jul. 2010)

For the first time, residents of "Univille" (Warehouse 13's hometown) begin experiencing bizarre and increasingly powerful events leading to the discovery that a dangerous artifact is loose in their own backyard.

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

D. Brent Mote (creator), Jane Espenson (creator),

Stars:

Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Eddie McClintock	...	Pete Lattimer
Joanne Kelly	...	Myka Bering
Saul Rubinek	...	Artie Nielsen
Genelle Williams	...	Leena
Allison Scagliotti	...	Claudia Donovan
Paula Garcés	...	Dr. Kelly Hernandez (as Paula Garces)
Nolan Gerard Funk	...	Todd
Mark Sheppard	...	Benedict Valda (as Mark A. Sheppard)
Philip Winchester	...	Marine / Cowboy / Gladiator / Mad scientist
CCH Pounder	...	Mrs. Irene Frederic
Kyra Harper	...	Brenda
Dwight Ireland	...	Buck Mendell
Bruce Horak	...	Philo Farnsworth
Jean Yoon	...	Taka

Storyline

For the first time, residents of "Univille" (Warehouse 13's hometown) begin experiencing bizarre and increasingly powerful events leading to the discovery that a dangerous artifact is loose in their own backyard.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1944 | tumbleweed | hardware store | trident | barber's pole | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cable Productions, Syfy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Todd delivers the parts Claudia ordered, Claudia tells him he's a Wonder Twin; Allison Scagliotti recently played Jayna, the female Wonder Twin, on Smallville: Idol

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Goofs

When Claudia asks Artie for a "resistor", Artie hands her something with four pins. Conventional resistors, rheostats, and varistors have two contacts, and potentiometers have three. No device that fits the description "resistor" has four contacts.

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Connections

References Smallville (2001)

User Reviews

Somebody is watching too many movies

I really liked this episode, it was visually interesting with witty dialog, good supporting cast, light hearted, wacky plot line - it all adds up to delightful entertainment. Excerpts from actor Raymond St. James movies start happening throughout the town of Univille. St. James appears in his movie roles as a WWII soldier, a cowboy, a gladiator, a private eye and most deadly of all, the mad scientist Dr. Doomsday. The Farnsworth projector may well destroy the whole town but fortunately Myka has a photographic memory (a heretofore unknown gift) and saves the day. Really liked the side bits about why the Univille townspeople were giving Pete and Myka the brush off, the cranky post office worker, the hardware store employee, and the "cute meet" between Pete and the local vet. This episode also got me to look up Philo Farnsworth - a scientist instrumental in the development of television. The only downside to the episode was the pearl of wisdom bit with Leena - it was boring filler - unfortunately, we'll probably get more of this particular plot line. Other than that, this show was a winner.