SUPERNATURAL: I Believe the Children Are Our Future

First, let me apologize for missing the recap last week and I swear it had nothing to do with my irrational dislike of Paris Hilton. Long story short, I had no internet or television for FIVE DAYS because some workmen severed my line right before (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend, so I didn’t even get to watch it until earlier this week. I actually thought that P Hilt held her own well enough and made some good points about our culture’s out-of-control celebrity worship (even though you know that the real P Hilt is only who she is because of said worship – sigh, if only she listened to her lines more carefully). I especially loved Sam going all “off with her head” – highly satisfying. It was really nice to have an old-fashioned monster of the week type episode to ease us back into the S & D dynamic and take a breather from the heaviness of the big picture for a week. The big takeaway from the episode was the discussion that the brothers had at the end, where a) they discussed the fact that they each unknowingly had a hand in the Apocalypse and b) they acknowledged that they have to work together and move on from the past, and c) Dean let Sam drive the Impala! That can only mean good things people.

As for this week, another great episode title even though I had Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All” stuck in my head all night. I loved the episode – there was a fantastic mix of humour, emotion and exploration of mythology. Once again the casting department scored with an amazing young actor to play Jesse, aka the Antichrist. He was so sweet, and so understated in his role – his little lip quiver made me melt. SPN has a history of finding the creepiest children on the planet for their show, but I loved that Jesse wasn’t creepy – he’s just a kid who finds himself an unwilling yet important factor in this very scary circumstance because of things that happened to his parents before he was born (sound familiar?).

The episode veered quite a bit between creepy, scary, funny and heartbreaking. The “scratching your brains out” girl and Tooth Fairy were totally disturbing, particularly the scary biker-dude TF with the gigantic wrench. I don’t often get genuinely scared watching movies or tv, but I was cringing and hiding my eyes during the tooth extraction scene. The way they shot the shadows of the characters, plus the bone-crunching noises, oh god. So disturbing. I think I must have a thing with teeth-pulling, because another SPN scene that still haunts me is Dean getting a tooth pulled in “It’s a Very Supernatural Christmas” (still one of my faves).

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SUPERNATURAL: Free to Be You and Me

I’m right in the thick of a pretty nasty flu and my head feels like it’s full of cotton, so please forgive me if I ramble or stop making sense at any point. Last night we saw the first episode post-breakup (not a Wincest reference, chillax), and it was a doozy. There was a lot of set up for the future, but it was more than simply an exposition (i.e. boring and heavy on the info) ep; there was a lot of excitement, darkness, humour and a moment that may or may not have caused me to pump my fist in the air out of pride (I will deny the fist pumping if I’m ever questioned about it, lol).

As we know from last week’s episode, Sam and Dean have decided to part ways, since Sam isn’t able to trust himself and Dean concurs. In the opening of FtbYaM (even the acronym is unwieldy), we saw intercut scenes showing us what each of the boys is now up to, and it was done so well! Sam working at a pub, Dean working a case, Sam cleaning the bar, Dean washing the Impala, Sam chopping lemons, Dean chopping vampires (“Eat it, Twilight”). From there, the story was pretty much split between the brothers and there was zero interaction between the two, although we did get new dream team with Dean and Cas who are as good a substitute as one could hope for until S & D are reunited.

The two were searching for the archangel Raphael who was the one responsible for killing Cas. Cas claims that Raphael may have information about God, but I’m not sure that revenge wasn’t just as important to him. When they see that the vessel is now empty and essentially catatonic, Dean asks if that’ll be his fate if Michael ever gets inside him (I just realized that this is going to be one long season of trying to avoid innuendo in terms of the vessel storyline, isn’t it?). Cas reassures him that Dean won’t face the same repercussions – it’ll be much worse. Well, that’s a relief.

Cas is pretty sure he’s going to be toast once they summon Raphael back to his vessel, and he plans to spend the night sitting in quiet contemplation. Well, obviously the Dean we know and love is not having that, especially once he finds out that Cas has never made sexy times with a lady friend. They (Dean) find a whorehouse and Dean provides money and instructions for Cas before sending him on his way with Chastity (haha). Not two minutes later, Chastity is screaming and running away from Cas, who apparently decided that this would be an opportune moment to discuss her father abandoning her as a child. Smooth move Cas – hard to imagine why you’re the 4,000-year-old virgin. It was sad to see Dean’s realization that he and Sam hadn’t been having fun like that in years, and it’s true. There have been lighthearted moments, but for the past couple of seasons things have been so heavy that they haven’t really been able to just have fun together.

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SUPERNATURAL: Good God, Y’all

[NOTE: Before I hand this week’s review of SUPERNATURAL over to Nicole, I just wanted everyone to know that I’ve been making good progress on Project Supernatural. I’m half way through S4 and I’ll be caught up and talking S5 with you all in no time. Oh, and I got a super duper exclusive sneak peek at a scene from episode four of this season, and WOW…just WOW! — Kath]

So….two for two, right?? This season is killer so far! I know that we all ended last night’s episode with a major case of the sads, but before I get to the final scene, we first have to go through what led up to that moment. Let’s get right into it:

Bobby…
I was surprised to see that Bobby has such a serious injury that he may not recover from anytime soon. I don’t seek out spoilers, so maybe this was already known to some people, but I had assumed that when Cas demanded that Zach fix the boys last week, he would also be fixing Bobby. And Bobby’s not just hurt; he’s seemingly paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair. Bobby, being Bobby, is not in the mood to talk unless it’s to demand that Cas heal him as soon as the angel joins them at the hospital. Since Cas no longer has the powers he once had, he can’t heal Bobby, which doesn’t go over well with the older hunter. I wanted to cry seeing big, strong, Bobby sitting in his chair, just staring out the window. They can’t leave him like this, can they? Not when the Apolcalypse is coming! Those Winchester idjits are going to need his help.

Castiel…
Cas locates the boys at the hospital via cell phone, since his protection symbols hide them from his radar as well. Speaking of protection symbols, Cas was NOT joking when he said he carved them into the boys’ ribs – holy hell! No wonder the doctors were baffled when Dean got an x-ray to see what was what – his ribs looked like something you’d find in a really, REALLY ancient tomb (and it was pretty damn cool).

Our favourite angel was only in the episode briefly, but wow. I have always liked Cas, but I LOVE where they’re going with him this season. He’s getting funnier, and more importantly, ballsier. Hence his conversation with Dean about going to find God (incidentally, according to Cas, it was the almighty who brought him back and also put the boys on the plane last week). First, he comes up with the zinger of the night when Dean jokingly tells him he thinks God is appearing on a tortilla in New Mexico. Cas pauses, considers this possibility, and says, “No, he’s not on any flatbread”. I died. If I’m not mistaken, it was taking a lot for Misha and Jensen to hold it together during that little scene too – they both looked like they were trying not to smile.

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SUPERNATURAL: Sympathy for the Devil

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your summer and you’re ready to get back into serious television again, because Supernatural is back people! If you read my pre-premiere post, you saw that our fearless leader GMMR noted that she can’t read my posts until she’s caught up on season four (which she will be shortly). She’s tacked the whole series over the summer and I’m sure she’ll be eager to join the discussion soon. There were also a couple of admitted SPN converts in the comments on my last post (hi Kimber and Kelly!), and Patty’s racking up recruits like a military sergeant (no idea if sergeants do actual recruiting), so I’m looking forward to some new fans joining the discussions this year.

Before we even get to the episode, I have to give a shout out to the awesome “Then” sequence at the start – in particular, the inspired use of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” as the soundtrack. Did that not get you even more psyched than you already were for the premiere?? Two seconds in and I was in my happy place; god I love this show so much. I also loved the new title card, with the white background and swirly blood-like splash of colour – very cool.

With that said, obviously, if you haven’t watched yet, there are SPOILERS ahead, so read at your own peril. Sam and Dean are back at the church, where Lucifer is rising from Hell (and I swear by the sound effects, I half expected him to bust out of there on a giant Harley). One minute they’re locked in, about to be confronted by the devil himself and the next, they’re watching Yosemite Sam on a Jet Blue-style airplane television screen. Wuuuhhh? For a split second I was afraid we were in for one of those “it was all a dream” tv clichés, and then I remembered what show I was watching – they would never do that to us (actually, they might, but you know SPN would even do that cliché in an awesome way). The plane suddenly flies over the beam emanating from the church where Lucifer is making his entrance and it looks like they may crash, however somehow they manage to land and the brothers get off the plane, wondering what the hell just happened.

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SUPERNATURAL: Are You Ready for the Fifth (and Final?) Season

[Note from GMMR: I’m going to be walking through a mine field of spoilers until next week when I’m fully caught up on SUPERNATURAL. Case in point – this post from Nicole about tonight’s season premiere. Sorry Nicole. I wish I could read it before posting, but I just can’t take the chance.]

Despite the drought of original programming in the summer, I have to admit that September really snuck up on me and I can’t believe that it’s already fall tv season. That being said, I am so excited for tonight’s return of one of my favourite shows, Supernatural. It’s pretty safe to say that most SPN fans were blown away by the level of storytelling in season 4 and I know that everyone is dying to see what happens after the cliff-hanger we were left with back in May. After the jump, we’ll review where we left off (spoilers to the end of last season!), and discuss where we might be headed in season 5.

Season 4 brought a whole new level to the show, introducing us to celestial beings and prophets, fleshing out the hunting history of the Winchester clan and Sam’s role in the Apocalypse. Oh, and then there’s the small detail of Lucifer being released from hell to walk on earth. We also spent a good part of the season watching the brothers grow further and further apart as they disagreed over how to try to stop Lucifer’s plan. For long time fans of the show, it was difficult to watch the growing distance between them – I’m hoping that in season five, we’ll see the brothers more unified than we’ve seen in a while.

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HARPER’S ISLAND Finale: Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer

Well…by now HARPER’S ISLAND has aired the final two hours all over North America, and we’ve had more than a day to watch and process the conclusion. And wow, was there a lot to process. I’ve been reading online to gauge viewer reaction to the ending and suffice it to say, the reactions are mixed. I’ll just throw it out there and state for the record that I loved it. This is not to say that I was left without questions and disappointments, or that I didn’t notice some of the more egregious plot holes, but c’mon…the last two hours included a great reveal of the killer’s identity, some beyond twisted storytelling and a firm sense of closure. I was a happy camper.

This post is long – I’m sorry. But we’re talking two action-packed hours to discuss here!!

Before I delve in to the series ending any further, I wanted to take a moment to say how talented the cast of this show is. I was happily surprised at the amount of character development that occurred in what was essentially a fun summer slasher series, and especially at the fact that this development gave the actors who lasted to the end a chance to really shine. I would never have guessed during the pilot that I would end up with such an appreciation for the talent of Matt Barr (Sully), Elaine Cassidy (Abby), CJ Thomason (Jimmy), Adam Campbell (Cal) and Cameron Richardson (Chloe), but I really did. I’m hoping that we all get to see more of them in future projects. I was already familiar with both Christopher Gorham (from Popular and Ugly Betty) and Katie Cassidy (from Supernatural), but they both also impressed me on this show, particularly Gorham as Henry Dunn.

Speaking of Henry Dunn…the loving fiancé, cherished friend and all-around good guy turned out to have a few screws loose. As I mentioned in the comments of my pre-finale post, I was sort of rooting for Henry to be the killer, but my reasons for wanting this weren’t necessarily plot-related. I wanted to see Chris Gorham, who ALWAYS plays the nice guy, have a chance to play a complete sociopath. And boy, did he get his chance (and nailed it too!). The episode was split into two hours, the first called “Gasp”, where we learned the identity of Wakefield’s accomplice and child, and the second called “Sigh” where everything came to a head.

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HARPER’S ISLAND: Are You Ready for the Killer Finale?

The following contains NO SPOILERS for the finale; this is all pure conjecture on my part. Please DO NOT reveal any spoilers in the comments. They will be deleted. Thanks!

I admit it. I’ve been completely sucked into the Harper’s Island. I don’t know one other person in my day-to-day life that watches HI, and yet, as we get close to the final episode of CBS’s summertime miniseries I’m noticing a lot of people online are theorizing and chatting about the show. So…I figured there might be a GMMR reader or two that’s following the series and getting excited for the big two-hour finale just like me.

The show aired last night in Canada, where I live, but I’m saving it to watch tonight and avoiding any spoilers like crazy since I want to be surprised at the big payoff. I suggest to those of you who can’t watch until it airs on Saturday in the US that you proceed with caution on the ol’ internets because the cat will be out of the proverbial bag (I’m going to forgo reading even the headlines on any entertainment sites and avoid Twitter altogether until after I’ve seen it…gulp).

In preparation for the big finale I thought that I’d recap who we have left and the chances of each of the survivors being a part of the evildoings. [I have to preface the rest of the post by saying that I am going into the finale assuming two things: that we’ll learn that one of the survivors is Wakefield’s child and that this person has played a large part in the murders so far. This could of course turn out to be incorrect, but that’s what I’m working with for now.] At this point, we are down to a small group of eight unlucky members of the original group still stuck on the island, along with John Wakefield who made a surprising entrance to the show after many, many assertions that he’s been dead for the past seven years. Abby’s dad the Sheriff did not kill Wakefield as we had all thought, and we’re not sure where he’s been hanging out all this time (it’s hard for me to imagine that he’s been on the relatively small island undetected for seven years). At first I was completely disappointed to learn that he was alive, thinking that the big mystery was now over. However, there is much more to the story that has yet to be revealed…and we’re finally going to be rewarded with all of the answers (I like this mini-series concept for this reason – unlike Lost, which I’m a fan of, it won’t drive me crazy for five plus years!).

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SUPERNATURAL Season Finale: Lucifer Rising

A standing O to Nicole for sharing with us her thoughts on SUPERNATURAL every week.  I know it’s a special show to so many people and I’m personally excited to (finally) get caught up this summer.  Thank you to Nicole and to all you SPN fans for such great conversations this season.  I can’t until next year so I can jump in on the discussions!

Wow you guys. Just….wow. When I heard the opening notes of “Carry on My Wayward Son” (aka the Supernatural Theme) by Kansas, I had chills. You know how fans of SPN are always saying “In Kripke We Trust”? Well, there is a reason for that my friends. He was at the helm of this episode from its inception in the writing room to the direction and he did a hell of a job. I was shocked, I laughed, I welled up, I was angry, I was heartbroken, I was elated, and I was left perched right on the very edge of my seat. Not bad for an hour of television. I am constantly amazed at the ways that Kripke & Co. can weave threads of the story together in ways that I never imagined would work, but they do and it’s always so satisfying. This is not to say that I was left without questions, because I do have some. I will get to those in a bit and I’m really hoping that my fellow SPN peeps can help me out with some answers!

First off, I officially apologize for any even slightly encouraging things I said about Ruby in last week’s review. I believe it was something along the lines of “she’s helped them out a LOT”, or something to that effect. Well, well, well, how the tables have turned since last week. Little Miss Ruby was not only NOT helping them, she was working with Big Daddy himself to lead Sam and Dean down the path that would let him out of his cage by breaking the final seal. I’m not going to lie…I thought that maybe Ruby would have ulterior motives and I’d end up eating my words about her, but I had no idea how much I would hate her by the end of season four. Let us count the ways in which Ruby displayed her wicked, wicked ways last night, shall we?

• When she and Sam had the demon baby-stealer tied up and Sam had tortured her into sharing where Lillith was, Ruby wanted to keep her around on their road trip to the convent so Sam could feed off of her blood. The demon arranged for the innocent woman still trapped in the body to “take over” to make the feeding much more difficult for Sam to do. Ruby still insisted they throw her in the trunk, screaming and pleading, and taking her with them. Yes, Sam agreed, but at least he was displaying some serious reservations and objections to the whole deal

• Ruby could see that the voicemail he had from Dean was weighing on Sam’s mind and she kept encouraging him to check it already. When he finally did, the message was nothing like the one that Dean had actually left. In fact, Dean called Sam a monster again, and insinuated that he would kill him if he had to. As the pain registered on Sam’s face, the camera cut to Ruby, smirking because she knew that Sam was now going to go along with her plan. When I realized that she had changed the message, I hated her instantly and felt sick to my stomach.

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SUPERNATURAL: When The Levee Breaks

First off, please forgive me for not recapping last week’s really interesting episode “The Rapture” – things were really hairy at my office and I was working crazy hours and totally exhausted. I’ll share a few thoughts though, before we move on to the gut-wrenching heartbreak of tonight’s emotional roller coaster:

• I kept thinking about how much Jared and Jensen must have loved filming such a Cas-heavy episode. They are always in almost every scene and they must have loved the break they got when Mischa had to step up and shoulder the hour.

• How much did we love seeing Cas-as-Jimmy, expressing real live emotions and speaking in a normal register? That was fun for me.

• Sam going vampire on that demon was crazy freaky to watch, mostly because Dean watched him do it. When he stood up with blood smeared around his mouth…hoo boy.

• The end of the episode, when Dean and Bobby lured Sam into Bobby’s panic room and bolted the door was pretty devastating, however I had no idea what was to come. Speaking of, let’s talk last night’s ep, shall we?

I have to start by giving very deserved props to Mr. Padalecki, who was all kinds of fantastic portraying Sam’s demon blood detox, complete with nightmare hallucinations. He got to interact with some of the show’s memorable guest stars, including Allistair, Mary and young Sam. Each of these imagined interactions (including one with an imaginary Dean) was torturous for different reasons, and we really got a sense of how much Sam blames himself for the path his life has taken and the losses he has suffered as a result. I was actually starting to fear that he was going to tie a bed sheet to the ceiling and try to end it all. I mean, really – how much can the poor kid take? Torture at the hands of Allistair, young Sam blaming him for screwing up his desire to be “normal” and allowing Jessica to die, Dean calling him a monster and saying “you’re nothing to me”…ouch. Jared was so, so good in that scene – the anguish on his face at hearing his brother dismiss him had me tearing up a bit, I’m not gonna lie.

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SUPERNATURAL: Jump the Shark

I think I’ve been spoiled a bit by SPN’s lightening-quick pace lately (or I am just really tired after a long week and need to re-watch the episode) but I was a little underwhelmed last night. Sure, we got to see that Sam is, in actual fact, much more similar to John Winchester than Dean will ever be, and we learned that there is a third Winchester son, although we won’t be seeing him around in the future. We had a battle of the siblings: kids of hunter vs. kids of hunted ghoul.

When Dean and Sam get a call on John’s cell phone from a kid named Adam claiming to be John’s son, they’re instantly suspicious. They meet with him and Dean hilariously sets trap after trap to determine if the kid is really a demon or shapeshifter in disguise. He passes all the tests, Dean puts his gun away and the next thing you know, Adam is regaling the boys with tales of John’s involvement in his life. I wasn’t feeling this Adam kid – he seemed clueless about how the things he was saying were affecting his new brothers, particularly discussing John’s active involvement in his life; taking him to ball games, showing up for all of his birthdays, etc. Plus, his mother was missing and he seemed to slip into happy mode way too easily given the circumstances.

Sam was ready right away to turn Adam into a hunter like them, saying that he needed to embrace his new life because he’s cursed with the Winchester name. Dean fervently argued that the kid should be able to live a normal life; it was too late for them, but he didn’t need to be dragged into it. I thought that this was interesting – not too long ago I think their positions would have been reversed, with Sam arguing for the kid to be given a shot at normalcy. Dean wanted to get the kid out of there so that they could fight whatever had likely killed Adam’s mom but Sam thought it would be more prudent to use him as bait for the vent monster (apparently Adam, his mom and another victim were all connected to a case John had worked on years ago where bodies were stolen from graves).

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SUPERNATURAL: The Monster at the End of This Book

Warning: This is long – there was too much to talk about plus a ton of quotable lines that I had to re-hash. Apologies all around.

I hope not many new viewers chose to watch SPN for the first time last night. Not because the episode was a disappointment (hardly), but because it was a giant love letter to the SPN fandom, and most of the comedy would have gone straight over their heads. Yet again, the writers have taken a completely radical concept and managed to pull it off with aplomb, and still move the story forward. What fan wasn’t giggling with recognition at the inside jokes and references (the show was so full of these moments that I’m sure I missed a few – you’ll have to remind me in the comments).

I was taking notes while watching, and noticed that almost everything I was jotting down were direct quotes – this was one highly quotable hour of television. So as a result, I have compiled a list of my favourites at the end of the review (others are scattered throughout) – please feel free to add some of your own. First though, let’s discuss the story, shall we?

The boys stumble across a book series called “Superatural”, the books sharing their titles with past episodes of the show (I got a little misty with nostalgia when I saw “Wendigo”, “Scarecrow” and “Route 666” – it feels like it’s been forever). Their story as hunters is all there, but nothing has been published since the end of No Rest for the Wicked (otherwise known as the season finale of season three). They’re obviously completely freaked out that there is a series of books chronicling everything they’ve done since they started hunting. At least it’s not very popular – according to the comic book store guy, it had a limited printing but a devoted cult following (hee hee). Not only that, but Dean apparently looks like Fabio – the cover of the books depicts his character with huge pecs, ripped abs and long flowing blond hair. Ew. Thank god that’s not the case in “real life” (well, aside from the abs).

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SUPERNATURAL: It’s a Terrible Life

Oh Dean, it’s so true when you think about it. How can you be sad about your life when it’s your destiny to save the world and while doing it you get to drive a classic car and fornicate with women? The newest angel added to the show, Castiel’s boss Zachariah who is much less scary than “angel gone bad” Uriel, contrived quite the amusing life lesson for Dean in what I thought was a fantastic way to bring his focus back to the stakes at hand. While it was very realistic in the last episode that Dean felt beaten and unable to perform the huge task presented to him, of course he’d have to conquer that feeling at some point in order for the story to move forward. And what a way to do it! Not to mention that it felt great to watch Sam and Dean working together like old times, with none of the angst that’s been growing over the season.

Dean Smith was a rice milk latte drinking, NPR listening, Project Runway watching corporate bigwig and he was so fun to watch. And he did look very snazzy in his fancy suits. I was smiling from the moment I heard the opening notes of The Kinks “Well Respected Man” and we saw Dean rising at the crack of dawn and beginning his very healthy, very proper day. Sam was pretty much the same Sam we’ve come to know and love, although he also had a different identity, Sam Wesson (Smith and Wesson – cute), worked with Dean at the Sandover Bridge & Iron Company and also had virtually no memory of his past life or his brother. I loved the first awkward meeting between the two in the elevator – Dean thinking Sam was hitting on him was fun, despite the cliché. Sam, try looking less like a stalker next time you want to befriend someone, kay? And Dean’s right – you’re a bit of an over-sharer.

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SUPERNATURAL: On the Head of a Pin

How good was this episode?!! There is so much to discuss that I honestly don’t even know where to begin. Talk about receiving revelations; we were handed one after the other tonight. First, I’d like to congratulate Ben Edlund, the writer of the ep, who until now has been known mostly for the more comedic installments of Supernatural. This was the opposite of his usual SPN style, and he killed it. Tonight’s ep felt as epic as many of the season finales or premieres we’ve had and I loved every minute of it (well, maybe not watching Alistair cough up half of his esophagus – that was truly sick; the effects team are a bunch of evil geniuses).

Where to start? How about Sam and his new favourite beverage? I couldn’t believe my eyes – maybe I should have expected it, what with Sam’s newfound strength, but watching him drink from Ruby’s self-inflicted wound shocked me. No wonder he’s been gaining powers so quickly – here I’d thought they’d just been meeting for power training sessions. This cannot be a good thing.

Watching Dean torture Alistair was intense. Christopher Heyerdahl, the actor who plays the Brando-esque demon, was fantastic tonight. In the past I’ve found him to be almost too much, but he was perfect in his role here. It was heartbreaking to watch Dean devolve into the animal he’s been struggling to forget since leaving Hell, but Alistair’s evilness at least helped to temper the shock a bit. How could Dean NOT proceed with the torture when Alistair tells him that he’d been torturing John for a hundred years before Dean arrived in the pit? Not only that, but that John had been given the same choice that he had every day of that century (come down off the rack if he’d turn to torturing others) yet remained firm in his convictions the entire time. Dean meanwhile gave in after thirty years. That was only the beginning of the story however. I’ll come back to this in a minute.

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SUPERNATURAL Fans – Got a Burning Question for Misha Collins aka Castiel?

Hi everyone! As you all know, Supernatural returned last Thursday with “Death Takes a Holiday” (see my review here), which also marked the highly anticipated return of Castiel. I have been given the opportunity to interview Misha Collins, otherwise known as everyone’s favourite angel, this Tuesday.

Tell me: what do you guys want to know? You know I’ll be trying to get some scoop on how the rest of the season is going to play out, but I wanted the GMMR SPN fandom to have the opportunity to contribute their own questions.

Leave your questions in the comments section below and I’ll do my best to get you some answers. Don’t forget to check back on Wednesday to read the interview!

SUPERNATURAL: Death Takes a Holiday

It’s been a good long while since we’ve had a new episode of Supernatural, but our show has returned, and even better, so has Castiel!! Also making a return? Tessa, the Reaper from “In My Time of Dying” who was about to take comatose Dean into the afterlife before John made the infamous deal with the devil to save his son’s life. In addition to Tessa and Castiel, this episode also marks the return (and swan song) of randy psychic Pamela Barnes who reluctantly agrees to help the boys in their quest for astral projection (bye bye Pamela, we’ll miss your double entendres). To top it all off, Alastair is back, in a couple of different incarnations. Whew! And I haven’t even mentioned little Shane Botwin from WEEDS making an appearance as Cole, a young boy who helps the brothers in their efforts to stop Alastair from breaking another seal. Incidentally, IMDb lists Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory as a guest in this episode, but clearly that was a mistake unless she was hiding out in the background somewhere.

This was a nice, juicy character and story-driven episode that added a new twist to the inevitable battle of the titans we’ve all been gearing up for. The tension that’s been building between Sam and Dean all season is out in the open now and the boys are coping with it as best they can without really acknowledging that their differences are increasing and could ultimately pit them against one another. After “Bobby” (aka Castiel imitating Bobby on the phone) informs the brothers of a town where people have been living through events that would seem impossible, they head over to see what’s goin’ on.

Even though it was a fairly heavy and emotional episode, we did get some pretty hilarious exchanges. A selection:

• Sam: I know you want to think of yourself as Joe the Plumber, Dean, but you’re not. Neither am I.
  Dean: Joe the Plumber was a douche.

• Dean (in astral projection mode, with his fist shoved through Sam’s chest): Am I making you uncomfortable?
  Sam: Get out of me
  Dean: Prude

• Dean: How the hell are we supposed to fight that?
  Sam: I don’t know, learn some ghost moves?
  Dean: By tonight? Yeah sure, I’ll meet you back at Mr. Miyagi’s house (sweep the leg, Dean!)

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