Okay, so we got a little levity. I also liked having the two stories going on at once. They got back to the plot concerning Bigfoot's old friend the priest and his murderer. Thanks, writers!

The "boss woes" scene with Will shouldering the burden of Helen's job while she was off hunting the keystone was cliched, but at least it was purposeful. Helen is in charge of the whole sanctuary network, so a lot of stuff must come by her inbox on her desk. That there was realism, if overused. It also injected some of that smile fuel I was asking for from last week's episode.

We seem to be seeing the resurgence of the wonderful writing that got me to love Stargate. Also some wonderful acting from Jonathon Young (Tesla) and the actress who played the quirky FBI agent (she sadly isn't listed on the IMDb page). Not only was Jonathon's face as in character as his speech, but the guest actress was doing a great job initially. She got a bit shaky as time went on and the story progressed, but in context the character was also quite shaken by what she was seeing. Her reactions would have been a bit strange in real life, too. Tesla is just Tesla, too. Nothing fazes that guy and apparently he really likes younger women, too.

So, now that I've moved rooms and I've set the TV up in here, my cable connection is twice as good. Now I see what poor judgment I've been making about the green screen. The edges around everyone are still prominent! Will there ever be a way to get rid of that? It's a glaring seam that you can see even in standard definition like my TV. The only thing preventing me from seeing it before was grainy picture quality. I'm sad now.

There were parts of this episode that made sense in context and worked very well in the story, but they upset me for personal reasons. Thing one was the curator who sold artifacts. I am an archaeology student! That is appalling behavior for any respectable museum curator! It probably explains how he got that pointless Segway, though, which prings me to the second thing. Dean Kamen invented the Segway as a way to save workers some energy when their jobs required lots of walking every day. People like letter carriers, census enumerators and so on. Now they've become toys for the rich, which saddens me. Dean Kamen is my favorite inventor and he only invents things to fill practical needs. Argh! Those points in the episode, though, I have nothing against. It made a point that needed making.

Add in a few more sweet and heartwarming moments with Jack the Ripper and that was our episode this week. Thank you very much, writers, for the plot progression with little digression and thank you, actors, for doing your best.