Veritas is Latin for truth, and this week I can truly say I enjoyed this episode. Finding out how all the pieces of the plot came together in the end was actually fun. There was more to this episode than the plot, though, so on with the review.

I find more and more that I'm an incredibly jaded viewer as I watch scenes that are supposed to be heart-wrenching. Seeing Bigfoot in that morgue drawer did absolutely nothing to me. I figured it wasn't so, after years of watching these shows. I did admittedly keep the thought in the back of my mind that it was real, but my experience with shows written by the Bridge Studios Crew dictated a different reaction. I can't be the only one who could see through that, though.

This segues nicely into something else I've been on this group's collective back about lately: Believability. Sci-fi is only as good as how much it can make me suspend my disbelief, or anybody's for that matter. While the plot could, the acting didn't always. I had trouble believing Will when he saw Bigfoot on the table, even with those few sniffles. His voice didn't waver and his eyes stayed clear. However, a few scenes later they did a close-up of his face and I was amazed to see how red his eyes were. Bloodshot, I mean. Was that on purpose, or just a good coincidence? We may never know. It worked to the episode's advantage, though. I could believe that he'd been crying.

There were actors who I really could believe in this episode, too, which made it so much better. I could absolutely believe Henry when he was sitting by the crypt and later when he got his crying close-up. Ryan Robbins is just a fantastic actor. Every role I've seen him in I can believe (though he fell short a teeny bit in his sparse appearances on Battlestar Galactica). Also, I could really believe Helen when she was crying and about half the episode had her crying. Helen also confused me a lot in this episode, but thankfully that was all explained. The ending absolutely rocked! I loved Henry's reaction to seeing Bigfoot again. And Bigfoot's comeback to it.

While on the subject of actor believability, we had a guest star come in this week. Erica Cerra from Eureka appeared as Emma the telepath. I admit, I've only seen minute-long bits of Eureka with her in them, but her character seemed particularly quiet. In this episode of Sanctuary, Emma was a bit too stiff. If she wanted the people around her to believe that she was professional that's one thing, but professional does not equal emotionless. Erica didn't seem very into that part of the role, either. Then again, the character may have been written to seem that awkward. She certainly wasn't by the end, though, when the guise was dropped. Then I could believe her. Also, in keeping with the Resident Evil theme from two weeks ago, Emma looked strikingly like Excella Gionne, one of the antagonists from Resident Evil 5, which coincidentally was set in Africa.

Aside from the acting, other elements of this episode made it very good. There were some awkward bits, like the cliched choral music every time we saw a scene in the crypt, but that was only one thing. The sparse CGI in this episode was very well done as evidenced by the train that passes over Old City. I actually couldn't tell if that scene was shot outside or not. The same went with the scene on Dead Bridge. I really like that halved bridge for some reason. Maybe because it reminds me so much of the original series feel from the webisodes.

There was, however, a moment of physics failure in this episode. Toward the end, Will discovered that the crypt's coffin could easily be opened and that it was empty. Nice plot point, but how did he discover it? The flowers that had been on top were now on the ground. Makes sense, but I've still got one more issue: Where were they? Nowhere that moving the lid would deposit them, that's for sure. They'd been brushed off behind the head of the coffin and Will found that the lid slid off in a curve toward a side the flowers weren't even close to. And he's supposed to be the Psych-like psychiatrist. Gotcha this time, set designers!

So overall I was pleased by Veritas. I really did like Helen's attitude at the end, after they got that wonky bug thing out of her head. She was so nonchalant about everything. I love how much confidence she has in her people!