Sanctuary (TV Series) Edward (2008) User Reviews

Detective Kavanaugh

[foster_baxter · 9/10 · 26 December 2020]

Kavan Smith,, who played the detective, starred as Major Lorne on both SG1 and Atlantis. He also played Deputy Andy on Eureka.

One of the sketches is an Unas from Stargate SG-1

[jimbergman · 26 November 2008]

Right after the opening credits, when Will Zimmerman and Detective Kavanaugh are looking through all the sketches, the 7th one in is an Unas, which is a creature from Stargate SG-1. This is a references to Amanda Tapping's role on Stargate SG-1.

See picture at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unas_(Stargate)#Unas

The sketch right after that bears a remarkable likeness to a Wraith, a creature from Stargate Atlantis.

See picture at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wraith_(Stargate)

These are the first Stargate references I've noticed. Anyone noticed any others?

Very offensive representation of autism

[maddyjames-501-172593 · 1/10 · 26 October 2023]

As a whole, Sanctuary is a generally mediocre sci fi show. Relatively inoffensive. But this episode is actually quite offensive.

I don't understand why genre tv so often plays into the 'all autistic people are savants with magic powers but barely verbal and prone to meltdowns because they see monsters' trope. And this is what they call 'high functioning.'

This is a dangerous, horrible and cruel trope. I am disgusted but not surprised when this trope is in older genre shows, but 2008, they absolutely knew better by then. A little bit of actual research, talking to people who are autistic, treating neurodivergent people as, you know, people is not a lot to expect.

I hope everyone involved in making this episode have become more educated on this in the past 15 years, andI hope they feel ashamed of this episode.