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Sanctuary Season 4 follows Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant but secretive scientist dedicated to protecting the world's abnormals. She leads the Sanctuary, a hidden haven for these unique beings, often aided by her loyal team, including the capable Will Zimmerman and the resourceful Henry Foss. Their primary mission is to maintain balance and prevent global conflict between humans and abnormals.
The season's central conflict escalates as Hollow Earth abnormals flood the surface, leading to a potential war with human forces. Magnus faces numerous threats, from temporal manipulation by Adam Worth, which results in the death of Imogene, to a psychic controlling the abnormals. Key turning points include Magnus severing ties with the UN for independence and a dangerous mission where Henry is captured during an experiment. The season also sees Will blinded by head trauma, triggering forgotten memories, and a shocking incident where Bigfoot detonates explosives, injuring Magnus and Kate.
The season concludes with Magnus enacting a drastic plan. After brokering peace and establishing an abnormal homeland, she ultimately kills Caleb and initiates the self-destruction of the Old City Sanctuary. Presumed dead, Magnus reveals a new, advanced underground Sanctuary to Will, preparing for a fresh start.
Season 4 of Sanctuary covers episodes 1-13. Here's everything that happened:
Season 4, Episode 1: Tempus - Magnus follows Adam Worth to Victorian England to prevent him from altering the timeline. She enlists Dr. Watson's help, encountering her past self and John Druitt. Adam attempts to cure his daughter, but Imogene is killed in the process. Magnus, unable to return to her own time, decides to remain in the past.
Season 4, Episode 2: Uprising - As Hollow Earth abnormals flood the surface, Will, Kate, and Bigfoot struggle to prevent all-out war with the Lotus Security Forces. Thelo dies when a tent explodes. Garris confronts Fallon, revealing her agenda, but she's captured. Magnus reappears, discovering someone is psychically controlling the abnormals.
Season 4, Episode 3: Untouchable - A UN inspector scrutinizes the Sanctuary after a mission goes awry, threatening its funding. Henry's girlfriend, Erika, arrives with the news that he's going to be a father. Magnus orchestrates a plan to sever ties with the UN, maintaining the Sanctuary's independence. The episode concludes with Magnus hinting at future changes.
Season 4, Episode 4: Monsoon - Magnus travels to Africa to meet a new financial advisor but is caught in a hostage situation with abnormal terrorists. Will and Henry track a Stenopelhabilis, encountering Abby, whose FBI unit is also hunting abnormals. Magnus thwarts the terrorists, who die when their plane explodes. Magnus then shares a kiss with Charlotte, the scientist, who is carrying a deadly virus.
Season 4, Episode 5: Resistance - Magnus and Henry infiltrate Area 51, discovering Tesla heads a secret Homeland Security lab experimenting on abnormals. Will and Bigfoot investigate abnormal deaths, finding Galvo responsible; Will kills him. Tesla's experiment opens a rift, and Henry is captured. Magnus collapses the field, saving Tesla, but he remains with Homeland Security.
Season 4, Episode 6: Homecoming - Will is in Liberia when riots break out, causing a head trauma that blinds him and triggers memories of his past. Back in Old City, Magnus and Henry deal with winged con artists seeking weapons. Will returns to the Sanctuary and declines dinner with friends for a visit with his father, who is now out of prison.
Season 4, Episode 7: Icebreaker - A UK Sanctuary team, including Henry, investigates a stranded Russian icebreaker and finds the crew dead. Magnus and Will arrive to discover the presence of Magoi, creatures that can mimic others. Alistair is killed by a Magoi. The real Magnus kills her imposter. The team secures the remaining Magoi for relocation to the Sanctuary.
Season 4, Episode 8: Fugue - After Abby is attacked by an unknown Abnormal, she can only communicate through song. Magnus and Will discover that Abby is being transformed into a new life form due to a parasite. Magnus develops a risky procedure involving implanting a small Abnormal. The procedure succeeds, but the creature bursts out of Abby. The episode concludes with the capture of the new creature.
Season 4, Episode 9: Chimera - A Praxian nanite infects the Sanctuary's systems, creating a virtual world. Magnus and Tesla enter it and encounter a digital Adam Worth. Worth attempts to escape into the real world, but Magnus tricks him into inhabiting a copy of Will. The nanite is contained, and the Praxians' database is sent to Hollow Earth.
Season 4, Episode 10: Acolyte - Kate Freelander returns with news of a planned abnormal terrorist attack. Evidence suggests Bigfoot's involvement, leading to a confrontation with Magnus. Bigfoot detonates explosives at a summit, and Magnus and Kate are injured. The episode concludes with world leaders calling for war on abnormals.
Season 4, Episode 11: The Depths - Will and Magnus travel to Bolivia to stop SCIU from capturing a legendary Abnormal. A cave-in traps them, and Will is shot. They discover water with healing properties, leading to heightened senses and arguments. They escape the cave, and Will confronts Magnus about her secrets.
Season 4, Episode 12: Sanctuary for None: Part 1 - Magnus brokers peace with Caleb, establishing an abnormal homeland in the Fifth Ward. Will, reactivated as a federal agent, is ordered to arrest Magnus. Tesla resurfaces, and Magnus grows concerned about the number of abnormals flocking to the homeland. Will confronts and slugs Magnus, but she escapes.
Season 4, Episode 13: Sanctuary for None: Part 2 - Magnus enacts her ultimate plan to stop both SCIU's genocidal actions and Caleb's plan to turn humans into abnormals. Magnus kills Caleb. She then initiates the self-destruction of the Old City Sanctuary. Presumed dead, Magnus reveals to Will a new, advanced underground Sanctuary, ready to begin anew.
