No Pain No Gain (20 Aug. 2012)

"Warehouse 13" - "No Pain, No Gain" - August 20, 2012 In Japan a businessman talks about the feather of a magical wild crow while Claudia and Myka pose as geishas... See full synopsis »

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers:

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

Stars:

Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie McClintock	...	Pete Lattimer
Joanne Kelly	...	Myka Bering
Saul Rubinek	...	Artie Nielsen
Allison Scagliotti	...	Claudia Donovan
Genelle Williams	...	Leena
Aaron Ashmore	...	Steve Jinks
Mike Dopud	...	Mike Madden
Kirsten Nelson	...	Judy Giltoy
Timothy Omundson	...	Larry Kemp
CCH Pounder	...	Mrs. Irene Frederic
Peter Kosaka	...	Japanese Businessman
Navi Dhanoa	...	Saudi Businessman
Lee Oliveira	...	Frank the Beast
Jasmine Chen	...	Female Fan
Josh Young	...	Man with Infant

Storyline

"Warehouse 13" - "No Pain, No Gain" - August 20, 2012 In Japan a businessman talks about the feather of a magical wild crow while Claudia and Myka pose as geishas... See full synopsis »

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Both intriguing and amusing

There is a lot going on in this episode with seeds being sown for potential future plot lines and the continuation of previous plot developments. Steve - quite rightly - becomes increasingly concerned at how his resurrection (a plot devise I've never much liked) is negatively affecting Claudia. And Artie is becoming increasingly frantic about artifacts missing from the warehouse - artifacts he placed there. Meanwhile, Mrs. Frederic calls Claudia to a meeting where she begins Claudia's "how to be a Regent" training. Pete and Myka are investigating the seemingly miraculous recovery of an injured hockey player. It is this plot line, a "if wishes came true" story that is pretty amusing and ends with Pete telling Myka he loves her but whether it is a friendship love or romantic love is not entirely clear. Hopefully, it's the former. Pete's adolescent humor can be tiresome and annoying - especially the cruder sort - but it can also be amusing and even down right funny. Pete's describing himself as Myka's "sassy friend" is a hoot. In the Mrs. F/Claudia storyline we learn that artifacts can be associated with ordinary people and not just scientists, writers or mythological characters. That's OK once in a while but hopefully the writers won't get so lazy and unimaginative as to regularly rely on "ordinary" artifacts. One of the fun things about this show are the references to scientists, writers and other actual characters even though their connection to artifacts is hooey - it's imaginative hooey. A solid episode filled with impending doom and humor.