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Well here we are, the end of an era, well not so much an era but the end of a mildly entertaining sci-fi/horror television show which lasted twenty episodes and two films. And do they go out on a high, or a massive bang??? Er not quite, well not at all really, if the expectations for the season finale were high then you would of been disappointed, if at the time you were a child sat crossed legged in front of your television box, then you might just might of been transfixed by The Sentry. It certainly is not the worst episode in the series, but it definitely is not the cream of the crop either. It has far to many scenes that seem to be padding out the running time, god knows how many times we see Karl drive up and down the corridors in that golf buggy. It has very little in the way of Tony Vincenzo and the rest of the INS office are very much missing in action in this episode. And the monster of the week, is well a little under whelming, not the worse special effects but certainly no Rick Baker creation put it that way...Its not a total loss, we get our first female police captain in Kathie Brown, who seems to be popular with every one except Karl,(maybe a hint at misogyny, that his character hasn't shown previously , although in the Trevi episode he does go a bit over board when he holds Lara Parker's head in some water.) and a nice cameo from Happy Days Tom Bosley..As for the plot well you know the score some eggs are found deep under ground and of course they belong to a crocodile person, just another week for Kolchak really...