Destination Truth Episode Review: The Jersey Devil/The Yeren

I want to start out by saying this show once again set new standards for supernatural investigations. Not only did they pursue one of the most well-known monsters in America, the Jersey Devil; they took things to a whole new level.

The decision to start out by searching for the flying Jersey Devil via the air was a stroke of genius and paid dividends for them early because they were able to pinpoint a couple hot spots. That being said, there is no way you would catch me climbing that fire tower. It looked like it was a wind gust away from falling over.

That was one big flying object caught by one of their remote cameras. I just wish they had the capability of zooming those things in so it wasn't so far away.

The theory that some of the reported sightings could be the result of white tail deer in the area was definitely interesting. And, I guess it makes some sense if the deer is running fast enough and it was dark.

Kudos to the Jersey Devil Museum for allowing Josh Gates and his crew to take DNA samples from their artifacts. Perhaps they knew the bones they had on display were too old to be recognized but they risked having some of their evidence debunked. Many other "museums" wouldn't do that.

I don't know which is creepier, the fact there might be a flying monster in the New Jersey Pine Barrens or the fact you can come across a bunch of men camping out in full Civil War attire. I wonder what the heck that was about.

The investigation involving the Yeren (the Chinese equivalent of Big Foot) was pretty interesting; especially when they caught what looked like a person or an ape on their thermal imaging camera. Too bad they couldn't have been closer.

If nothing else, the investigation reminded us all just how much danger Gates and his crew put themselves into each week. Gates could have broken his leg when he slipped on that ice in the middle of nowhere.

Oh, and that was one very short fuse on that giant box of fire works they bought. You wouldn't catch me being the one lighting it.