I actually found this episode particularly entertaining, but not perfect. Then again, nothing ever is. Some of the scenes were amazing, some were a little awkward and one in particular made me laugh madly.

The first thing that really got my attention was how well they did the opening scene where the Kali-worshipper got the Macri spider out of his body. It takes practice to make it look like you're close to vomiting when you have to act around CGI. This guy did it. The CGI Macri was also very well done in that part of the scene. I could believe it was crawling out of the host's body. That was pretty impressive. Kudos to the CGI guys.

I also have a little bit to say about Kali. I've only ever had aspects of Hinduism taught to me in overviews that glaze over the deeper parts of things within the religion, but my impression (and that's all it is) of Kali is that she's the female deity of destruction, akin to the male deity Siva, one of the principle gods of modern Hinduism. She isn't his mate, but Kali is sometimes represented as, for lack of a better way to express it, Siva's "feminine side". She emerges from his being at certain times and is sometimes shown standing on top of his dormant body. She's also an incredibly formidable figure and is worshipped alongside many other major goddesses, Durga included, as a collective Goddess considered by many Hindus to be the most powerful and important deity in the pantheon. She was also the goddess worshipped by that cult in Temple of Doom, but that's another Hollywood story.

I learned a fun fact about the Tokyo sequence before the season even started. That wasn't a set somewhere in Vancouver. The Sanctuary crew actually went out to Tokyo to film those outdoor scenes. While that's pretty impressive, they could've at least kept the Godzilla references down. After about four it got old. The pteranodon in England was pretty dang funny, though, for anyone who's seen Torchwood. It makes me wonder if they referenced it on purpose. I don't know where they were for the outdoor sequences in Mumbai, though. At least one was completely greenscreen (the sand ray), but even that one was pretty well executed. That green set wasn't level ground, which made the actors' steps more realistic.

And now we come to something that bugged me a bit: The new version of the character Wexford, played by Paul McGillion from Stargate Atlantis. He appeared in one webisode of the original Sanctuary and was the original source of information regarding the Morrigan. He collected paintings, which was difficult to do for a semi-aquatic Abnormal like him who needed a moist environment. He kept his collection inside a specially-sealed room, apart from the greenhouse he lived most of his life in. He also spoke with a fantastic upper-class Southern accent, which Paul was amazing at. His face looked exactly the same, though, and he only had the one surname, Wexford. Now he's been given the first name Terrance, a new accent and voice mix and a new personality. The original Wexford was delightful and happy, feeling openly indebted to Helen and willing to help her gain information on the artifact she brought him. He smiled a lot more, too. He'd never do anything as underhanded and self-serving as he did in this episode, especially not to Helen. I HATED him in this, which is saying a lot since I loved him to bits before the series went to TV. Sure, some character had to do it, but why him? Why bring him back in this new role?

While the story and its connections between Hindu/modern Indian culture and this fictional creature created for a different episode was pretty well put together, the acting needed some serious work, especially Robin Dunne's. He doesn't do crazy very well, even fever-crazy. If you compare Ryan Robbins's performance as Henry in the episode with Colin Cunningham going nuts on him and trying to make him transform, that was believable crazy. Robin's brand of crazy was more in his voice than on his face, which wasn't enough. I'll give him kudos for rattling off words in Hindi really fast during some of his seizure scenes (I've tried to pronounce Hindi before), but as for sounding desperate, those scenes were about it. Then came the part that made me really happy: Will's dance. That was a very well put together scene, especially the big crowd of phantom dancers they had around him. When he was just dancing on his own he looked absolutely ridiculous, but he did a very good job. Also, they could've shown the dance from more than just one angle. It would have added so much emphasis to the motions of it. I also give Robin Dunne credit for that one. I'm sure he knew how silly he looked when he was alone and some of that probably translated into the smile he was giving Kali as she watched him, too. Speaking of her, one scene confused the heck out of me: the one where she told him about the dance. Why'd they have a scene in the water like that? Granted, Kali in this episode was actually a giant aquatic spider, but that's only part of an excuse. They didn't need to even hint at nudity.

Well, that wraps up the review and the season. Sanctuary has, as I said before, been picked up for another season in the future and I hope with all I have that they work on their problems. And get the heck rid of that annoying multi-screen editing when it's not absolutely necessary to show reactions. I have to wonder how many fans they've pissed off this season. I can't be the only one.