The Librarians: The Next Chapter Episode 10 recap—Vikram's time travel mission goes terribly wrong

The Librarians: The Next Chapter episode 10 aired on Monday, July 21, 2025, on TNT and picked up right after the events of episode 9. Vikram built a time machine using the Scythe of Time and the Crystal of John Dee, aiming to travel back to 1847 to reunite with Anya.

Instead, the malfunctioning device sends him, Charlie, Lysa, and Connor to 847 AD. There, they discover a younger version of Mrs. Astolat hiding from Lancelot, who is hunting a magical shield. The group gets imprisoned, escapes, and eventually faces off against Lancelot, leading to a showdown that changes everything.

In The Librarians: The Next Chapter episode 10, Vikram used the Scythe of Time and Crystal of John Dee to build a time machine and travel to 1847, but the device malfunctioned and sent the entire team to 847 AD. Charlie, Lysa, and Connor were pulled into the time jump with him. They landed in a medieval village and were immediately seen as outsiders.

Locals called them “Volkhv,” accusing them of sorcery. Armed soldiers arrested the group and locked them in a jail cell. The group realized the malfunction was caused by the unstable machine, which overheated on arrival.

They were warned about a torture chamber inside the nearby fortress. While still imprisoned, they encountered a younger version of Mrs. Astolat, going by the name Elenore. She denied knowing them, leading to more confusion. This version of Mrs. Astolat was guarding a magical shield and hiding from Lancelot.

The team realized they had to win her trust and retrieve the shield before Lancelot could get to it. They also had to find the time machine, which was taken by soldiers. The group’s first goal was survival, but they quickly realized stopping Lancelot from using the shield would become their biggest challenge in the past.

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The Librarians: The Next Chapter episode 10—Mrs. Astolat’s true identity is revealed

In The Librarians: The Next Chapter episode 10, Mrs. Astolat is revealed to be Elaine of Astolat, a knight from the Round Table who has lived over 1,200 years. While the team suspected she had a deeper history, this was the first time it was confirmed. In 847 AD, she appeared under the name Elenore and was living in hiding after stealing Lancelot’s magical shield.

The shield granted both immortality and invincibility in battle. She told Charlie and Vikram that she had been erased from history by Lancelot after defeating him in a duel.

Elaine refused to let Lancelot take the shield because she believed he had forgotten the vows of Camelot. She also made it clear she would rather live in hiding than use the shield herself. In her private chambers, she admitted to Charlie that the glory of Camelot faded once magic and power replaced honor.

Before leaving, she gave Charlie the shield so it could be protected in the library. The team later convinced her to fight again, leading her to challenge Lancelot directly. Her identity as Elaine tied her to Jenkins, a former librarian who had once been Galahad, linking her past directly to the library's original protectors.

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The Librarians: The Next Chapter episode 10—Lysa learns she is Vikram’s descendant

Lysa finds out that she is a direct descendant of Vikram after he confesses that Anya was pregnant when he last saw her in 1847. This information is revealed during a conversation in the town square, as Vikram explains why he risked everything to build the time machine.

Mrs. Astolat had told him about Anya’s pregnancy earlier that day, triggering his decision to time-travel. The moment explains why Lysa looks exactly like Anya and also clarifies several earlier comments about their similarities. Vikram’s confession changes the group’s understanding of his motivations.

Instead of betraying the Library for selfish reasons, he was trying to reconnect with a family he never knew he had. Lysa’s realization that she comes from Vikram’s bloodline affects how she views him moving forward. She tells him that, despite everything, they’ve both found each other in the present.

Later, they sit together on the steps of the Annex, and she calls him “Gumpy-Poo” as a way to lighten the moment. This discovery changes their dynamic and places new weight on Lysa’s role within the team as someone tied directly to the Librarians’ past through Vikram.

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The Librarians: The Next Chapter episode 10—Mrs. Astolat defeats Lancelot in combat

In The Librarians: The Next Chapter episode 10, Mrs. Astolat challenges Lancelot to one-on-one combat and defeats him without using the magical shield. After Lancelot captures the team and prepares to burn them at the stake, Mrs. Astolat appears in full armor and demands a duel.

She claims she already defeated him once before, which is why he erased her name from the records of Camelot. Lancelot, still proud, accepts her challenge and gives his shield to his guards. The fight ends with Elaine breaking Lancelot’s helmet and knocking him down. Humiliated, he orders his men to kill her. Charlie grabs the shield and brings it to her.

Elaine uses its power to drive off the rest of Lancelot’s men and save the team from the fire. She tells Lancelot that by breaking his oath, he is no longer a knight. Stripped of honor, his punishment is eternal loneliness. He walks away, promising to return someday.

Elaine gives Vikram the shield to take back to the Library and watches the team leave using the repaired time machine. This moment confirms her return to action and reestablishes her role as a vital protector of magic, linking her fate to the Library once again.

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