Sinbad Ep 11

The one with the werewolf type device . ....

It kicks off with a creepy monk type guy clearly in love with a widowed blond women Lara trying to convince her to move somewhere safer with her child.

Our hero's arrive in Malta which Tiger informs us is the land of lamb and honeyed ale. Sounds nice enough yeah. The harbor master has abandoned his post Anwar informs us and Gunnar it seems wants to sell silk and have nothing to do with hunting down the map. Sinbad is a little narked off and after a funny bit where our warrior jumps at a cat, he lets him go.

They got to a bar to meet the monk. And the flamboyant bartender Phillipe played brilliantly by Mathew Horne of Gavin and Stacey fame trys to kick them out. Tiger discovers her monk friend is sick and storms off. Sinbad goes after her and they have a little tiff. He clearly really wants the map and she just cares about her friend.

Suddenly the town starts to go nuts and people are painting on doors. Phillipe does a complete you turn and insists they get inside again. Sinbad demands to know whats passing over (he reconises what the paint means) and Phillipe informs them that its the Xilon fiend and its not safe. It comes in on the wind and can possess people.

Gunnar meanwhile has met the widow - he was relieving silk to her dead husband, ordered before he died. When he realizes hes dead, Gunnar insists she keep it regardless and she then invites him in to eat.

Romantic action - Gunnar finally gets a girl. He fixes up her house a bit, gives her son a necklace with a wolf on and Lara asks him to stay while the fiend is passing over. They have some snogging action oversee by the jealous monk who then arrests Gunnar and makes out he is the fiend as he has given the wolf trinket to her son. Yes guess what the fiend is a wolf!!!!

Lara runs to fetch Sinbad and takes them to the monastry. Sinbad convinces the monks to give him to nightfall to find the real beast or Gunnar dies. They return to the bar and Sinbad is quite cranky with Phillipe demanding information. Sinbad is pretty cranky in most of this.

Meanwhile Tiger visits her friend and he's not all there talking about moonlight revealing the way. Also shock horror Taryn is there posing as a nun also trying to get info. Tiger leave and Taryn kills the brother.

Tiger returns and she and Sinbad decide to hunt the creature much to Anwars annoyance. He points out its more logical to work out the pattern of the killings. The scoobie gang splits up.

Rina and Anwar - They look really happy chatting away as they arrive in Malta. Rina grabs him before they enter the tavern expressing that even Gunnar doesn't want to get involved in this map. Anwar nobly points out that means Sinbad needs them more than ever. They decide to get into the Harbor masters house. Lovely scene where they find his research funnily marked out on the ceiling and they work out the herb wolfbane/contro is involved in the deaths.

Sinbad and Tiger follow the scent of the beast - yes Tiger was brought up by tigers and there by has this amazing smelling ability. They go through some tunnels and stuff and end up back at the tavern at exactly the same time Anwar and Rina do.

Big bad - Wasn't expecting this and it was a brilliant twist - Phillipe was the fiend. He transforms and runs off. The scooby gang take off after him to save Gunnar who is about to be murdered. The monks panic when the real fiend arrives and Lara manages to untie Gunnar.

Gunnar is epic - He lobs an axe at the fiend

They they all run. Lovely montage cutting from monster to steps to monster to Rina tripping and Anwar pulling her up again. Tiger again smells wolf bane on Gunnars coat so he takes it off. Sinbad lobs it out the window. The fiend make a jump for it and ironically falls on top of the evil brother.

Next we have all the gang and Lara looking down at the dead body and there's a rustle. Sinbad pulls his dagger, checks it out and Phillipe is in the bushes in all his naked glory. Haha Sinbad insists someone get a robe. Tiger takes off. Rina hands Phillipe some more bushes (why??? hes in the bushes) to protect his modesty. Anwar suggests he invest in a cage. Phillipe likes the idea and stand up treating them to his nakedness once more. The faces on Anwar, Rina, Gunnar and Lara are just brilliant.

Tiger meanwhile returning back with the robe finds a fountain and then the moon comes out and there's the map!But shock horror Taryn catches up with her. Sinbad then finds Tiger weakened. They return to the ship. Gunnar looks torn for a moment - should he stay with Lara or not. He choses not and returns to the providence as Anwar insists Tiger rest.

The ep finishes with Tiger looking in the mirror and Taryn looking back. Yes the big bad is inside her. All I can say is I am really looking forward to the finale to see how that pans out!