I've yet to really explore this series, but based on this episode the writers seem to know their symbolism, which is refreshing particularly for a SyFy show. It's yet another in the endless string of X-Files knockoffs, but more importantly it's also a big-time knockoff of my beloved Friday the 13th: The Series, now out on DVD.
Same concept- a M/F team and their crotchety old sidekick have to recover magical items and lock them away. Warehouse 13 has slicker production values and the now-requisite ensemble cast, but F13 was there first (it also ran into a lot of trouble with censors and media watchdog groups as well).
But as with F13, I get the feeling that these W13 people have either done their homework or possibly approach the material from a neopag/wiccan POV. I'll be digging into the whole series and will report back on what exactly is being manifested at a later date.
I still need to dig into F13 here, especially for you younger readers. The missus and I watched that religiously - Saturday nights we'd get cheap beer and Chinese takeout and watch F13, War of the Worlds and Star Trek: TNG.
We didn't have cable and yet were perfectly content to watch what was on Fox or in syndication. The more channels you get in your fibre optic cable, it seems the less there is actually to watch. Or maybe our standards were lower then...
Bonus sync: My chiropractor at the time looked exactly like F13's Louise Robey.
Bonus factoid: W13 features XF/Millennium alum CCH Pounder, doing a role quite similar to her Amanda Waller character from Justice League.
UM, AN UPDATE: I tried watching another episode of W13 and couldn't make it past 15 minutes. I really don't dig jokey sci-fi- I'm old school like that. I'll stick with F13 for now.