original: not always better

I've just been watching the original webisodes of Sanctuary, and while the first four-parter is in many ways better than the aired pilot (better dialogue, less boring exposition), I have no love for the second one. I'm exceedingly glad they rewrote Henry's character and decided not to make him a sexist jackass. Also, Christopher Heyerdahl's performance as the Big Guy is much fresher, less clichéd, and more nuanced in the TV version.

I'm bemused by the fact that some fan writers have apparently taken large chunks of the webisodes to be canon, considering how many aspects are contradicted by the TV version.