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Positively Positive Review – Supernatural: The Song Remains The Same

by Mokibobolink on Feb.05, 2010, under Drama, Horror, Television

For the past couple of episodes, Supernatural has given us a lot of humor mixed with just a little bit of the myth arc. Just when I was beginning to wonder what had happened to the apocalypse, Michael, Lucifer and well, everything, they gave us this fantastic episode.

Anna is out to kill Sam and Dean’s parents so that the two of them are never born and the apocalypse never happens. Cas brings them all back and by doing so, allows both brothers to have conversations with their parents I never thought we’d see, both of which brought me to tears. Dean also got to have a conversation with Michael.

Highlights….

The moment I heard “Cherry Pie” by Warrant, I knew Dean was in a strip club. Sure it was in his dream, but still.

How Cas always makes an entrance. Remind me to keep lots of extra light bulbs on hand in case he ever wants to come visit me….not that I’d mind of course.

Cas saying “You come near Sam Winchester and I’ll kill you.” – So amazing to see how much Cas has changed – calling the boys his friends, protecting them to the death.

Sam asking Cas if the plan to kill him would actually work. He’s so willing to sacrifice himself, if it means an end to it all.

Cas’ stock answer whenever he doesn’t understand what Dean says – “I don’t understand that reference”. It cracks me up because the way he says it, you can tell he’s said it a LOT.

Dean warning Sam to bend his knees before Cas sends them back. Poor guy, he’s been tossed around by Cas a lot.

Dean knowing they had made it to 1978 when he spotted a Pinto. I think my dad used to drive one of those. LOL.

Cas saying that he was doing much better than he expected after taking them all back….and then promptly coughing up blood and passing out. Eek.

Dean saying that Cas is “tough for a little nerdy dude with wings.” – Awwww!

Sam’s reaction to meeting the younger version of his parents and how he couldn’t stop staring at Mary. OMG my heart was just breaking for him.

Dean describing angels as “twice as strong as demons, and bigger dicks.”

The Anna vs Mary totally awesome chick fight.

Sam using the sigil to send away Anna. I had just been asking myself “where the heck is Sam??” – nicely done!

John threatening to turn the car around with Mary in the front seat and Dean and Sam in the back, almost like real family road trip…OMG! So hilarious.

Watching young John going from friendly family man to the guy who does whatever it takes to protect his family, even drawing a symbol he doesn’t understand in his own blood. So odd to see Dean showing young John how to do the things that older John taught him. My poor head was spinning.

The whole conversation between young John and Sam. Young John being angry at how any man could raise his children like that and then Sam defending a man he used to hate, explaining how it was possible for a man to do what his father did and saying that he’d never got the chance to tell his dad that he loved him…..all of it said to the man he was talking about. Okay yeah, major tears were flowing for me by then.

Anna calling 1978 Uriel to help kill the Winchesters. I didn’t expect that.

Dean telling Mary that he was her son. I broke into tears the moment he said it. I had no idea he was going to do that and it shocked the crap out of me.

Everything that Dean said to convince Mary that he was her son – the soup, singing ‘Hey Jude’. So not fair that this show made me cry twice in less than ten minutes.

Sam coming in and telling Mary that she has to leave John so that neither of them will ever be born…..and then finding out that Mary is already pregnant with Dean. Gah!

Watching Sam die….again.

Michael showing up inside young John and killing Anna (at least I’m assuming she’s dead, that didn’t seem like something she could come back from).

I’m with Michael – the conversation between he and Dean was way overdue and I loved it.

Ha! I KNEW it! The vessel thing is a bloodline. I knew that John was connected too.

Seeing the parallels again between Michael & Lucifer and Sam & Dean .

Michael pointing out that all the seemingly random things; have all happened because of fate and there is nothing they can do to change it.

Michael telling Dean that he won’t leave him a drooling mess when he leaves his body. Hmm…interesting that he said that. Once again, makes me nearly certain that Michael will end up in Dean someday and I cannot wait. I’m so looking forward to seeing what Jensen does with that character.

The way Cas just popped into the motel room, very surprised he made it….and promptly passing out again. I love that Cas was basically unconscious through the entire episode.

Dean’s description of “Team Free Will” – LOL!

John and Mary standing in the nursery with Baby!Dean safely inside his mommy’s tummy, and them looking at the little angel figurine. Is it wrong that it made me wonder if they bought a little devil figurine before Sam was born?

Overall another tear jerker of an episode, bringing us closer to the inevitable battle that we all know is coming.

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Positively Positive Review – Supernatural: Swap Meat

by Mokibobolink on Jan.29, 2010, under Drama, Horror, Television

Jared Padalecki and guest star Colton James in Supernatural, season 5, episode 12 “Swap Meat”.

Well it finally happened. I’ve been to three Supernatural panels at Comic-Con, plus another three Supernatural conventions, and at every single one, the idea of a “body switching” episode has been brought up. Mostly, the fangirls wanted to see an episode where Sam and Dean switch bodies, but this was almost as good.

About 20 minutes into it though, I have to admit that a part of me started to think that it was funny and all, but what if things got serious? I mean there’s a 17 year old boy running around in a body that Lucifer really, really, really wants. What if the demons found out? What if Lucifer asked the kid that one simple question? Jeesh, hasn’t anyone thought of this??

Yeah so I’m a dork, of COURSE Kripke and crew thought of that, and that’s when things got really interesting.

Highlights…

Jared pulling off acting like a 17 year old perfectly. Everything from his mannerisms to the tone of his voice was spot-on. His delivery of “Crystal, I would loooove to have the sex with you” had me on the floor.

Sam and Dean meeting up with their old babysitter. So interesting to think of them actually having something almost normal like a babysitter – even if she was a maid in a hotel.

Dean telling Sam “you shake it up, baby” when Sam was shaking his salad cup.

Sam telling Dean that the idea of a family is “not really my thing anymore”. Aw, that’s so sad. Poor Sam has changed so much since the first season.

Not being able to help giggling at Sam (aka the Sasquatch) going down from a tranquilizer dart….and waking up in that ridiculous uniform.

Sam catching his reflection in the mirror and yelling “Who is that!??”

Okay wait, I’m confused. If Sam sees the kid’s body in a mirror then how come the kid can see Sam’s body (and admire the very fine muscles on it) in a mirror? Guess we’re chalking that one up to artistic license.

Totally predicting that the kid was gonna smash up the Impala right before he did it.

Sam in the Darth Vader t-shirt.

The guy in the hotel describing the guys who left the motel as “one leather jacket, one Sasquatch”. LOL!

Sam calling the kid “you little Satanic bastard.”

Sam asking very strange questions about “himself” at the breakfast table.

The look on Dean’s face when “Sam” asks to turn up the Bob Seger. Made me wonder at what point he would realize that wasn’t his brother.

The kid turning the gun on Dean??? Whoa!….for once I was actually happy to see a ghost. Her timing was great.

Sam getting hit, again, with the dart gun.

Dean’s first response to “Sam” telling him he’s a good guy is “Wow, you are drunk.” Kinda sad but also pretty darn funny.

Dean finally catching on when the kid walks out with the lady from the bar and says “we’re gonna do it!!”.

The red-headed kid holding Sam captive totally reminding me of a young Steve Zahn.

Finding out that the demons have put a bounty on Dean’s head. Wow, they don’t mess around, do they?

Things going from silly to serious as the demon realizes that they’ve got Dean and Sam’s “meat suit” all ready for them to grab. Eek!

The idiot kid asking for his reward and me knowing exactly what was going to happen to him.

Poor Sam realizing he was never going to break free of those ropes in that puny little body.

Dean and the kid doing a tag team exorcism. That was so cool and it looks like Dean finally memorized the darn thing after all these years….okay except for the “adios” part.

Dean telling the kid that if he was voting age they would’ve killed him. Yikes. I guess it’s true but still…yikes.

Sam telling the kid to stop griping cuz his life ain’t that bad….and then admitting to Dean that the kid’s life sucked ass.

Dean’s “welcome back, Kotter” when Sam asks to turn down the Bob Seger. Yep all is as it should be again.

Overall a funny “body switching” episode that ended up being a lot darker and a lot more connected to the myth arc than I originally thought.

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Positively Positive Review – Supernatural: Sam, Interrupted.

by Mokibobolink on Jan.22, 2010, under Drama, Horror, Television

Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles in Supernatural season 5, episode 11 “Sam, Inuterrupted”. Image from SupernaturalSeries.com

Supernatural returned from its two month hiatus (also known as a “hellatus” to most of us fans) and delivered another one of those episodes where the overall premise is comedic, but still has a lot of serious stuff as well.

Sam and Dean get themselves admitted to a mental hospital where people are supposedly being killed by a “monster”. They eventually start going crazy for real and all their (pardon the pun) demons come out to (pardon another pun) haunt them. They eventually get the better of the monster but not before allowing us to get more insight into each of them.

Highlights….

The fact that Sam and Dean only had to tell the truth about their lives to get admitted to a mental hospital.

The doc telling Dean “the relationship you have with your brother seems dangerously co-dependent” – LOL, yeah no kidding. Don’t you watch the show at all, doc?

You know, Dean telling the doc that he only sleeps 3-4 hours every other day or so, has more than 50 drinks a week and has never been in a long term relationship – really does actually make him sound kinda crazy.

Dean describing his time with the doc as being “thraped”, which I assume means…”thought raped”? I looked it up online but the only other definition I found that seemed close was “drive like it was stolen” so I guess he could’ve meant that it felt like the doc drove his brain. Yeah, I don’t know.

Sam chopping off the dead guy’s head and yanking out his brain – yikes. And here I thought he was the squeamish one.

Dean dropping his pants and yelling “Pudding!” – the extra little wiggly dance he added was a nice touch and absolutely hilarious.

Once again, in the midst of the comedy, the show throws in some seriousness as Dean opens up to the doc about how it’s his job to save everyone in the world. It really is a horrible burden to put on anyone.

Wendy throwing herself on Sam saying “I want him now, he’s larger”. And Dean telling him “You’ve had worse.”

Sam telling Dean he felt “Spectaculacular”. I’m so gonna start using that word now.

Sam telling Dean he loves him! Woot! And the fangirls can now dance with joy. Yeah sure it was while under the influence of some major drugs, but hey he said it and that’s all that counts, right?

Finding out that the doc Dean’s been talking to is only in his head. Whoa, that totally messed with my head too.

Sam lashing out at all of the people in his head while Dean sat in the background mumbling to himself. Totally creepy.

Even with all the craziness going on in his head, Dean still figuring out the connection and knowing that he and Sam must have been infected by something. Way to go, Dean!

You know, that wraith has a point – going in there and talking about monsters did pretty much give Sam and Dean away right off the bat. They may want to remember than next time.

Dean saying “Tom Cruise was right, shrinks suck.” – loved it!

Sam admitting that he’s mad at everything and Dean telling him that burying all that crap inside was how they keep going. So true and so very sad.

Overall another fun episode that still managed to mix in a bunch of serious stuff to keep us angst-happy fans satisfied.

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Positively Positive Review – Supernatural: The Real Ghostbusters

by Mokibobolink on Nov.13, 2009, under Drama, Horror, Television

Sam and Dean find themselves at a Supernatural convention in Supernatural, season 5, episode 9 “The Real Ghostbusters”. Image from www.deamonstv.com Supernatural The Real Ghostbusters

Alright folks, confession time – I will admit that I have been to a Supernatural convention. Okay so it’s been three so far, one was in England and I already have tickets to my fourth, but hey, who’s counting right? So I have been eagerly awaiting this episode ever since I saw the clips last week and I am glad to report that it did not disappoint.

Highlights…………

A parking lot full of Impalas! LOL. Ha! I WISH all us fans had one of our own.

It’s scary to say that I’ve met a couple girls like Becky.

Love all the costumes, though I’ve never seen that many good ones. Maybe I should start working on a scarecrow outfit for next year.

Laughing my ass of as I saw the Impala coffee cup that I was eyeing at the last con. Oh man, now I really want it again.

I love that most of the people at this con are men. Guess that’s why they call it fiction.

The look on Sam and Dean’s faces at the words “homo-erotic subtext”.

The Hook Man totally looks like the real dude.

Wondering just how one goes about making a deal with an archangel for book rights.

Is it wrong that I kinda wanna do a “hunt” at the next con? Anyone with me?

All the Sam and Deans in suits and showing fake FBI badges. Can I just say how much I love that this show can make fun of itself so well?

Fake EMF ftw!

Oooh….creepy kid ghost…and the best line ever: “Holy Mother of Crap!”

Is it me or did Dean use Joey from Friends’ line on the fake ghost chick? Doesn’t “How you doin’?” belong to him?

A real ghost showing up at the convention. That rocks! I would seriously pay extra for that.

Okay Becky licking her hand and blowing it at Sam? Seriously disgusting.

The fake Sam and Dean and their fake deep voices.

Dean yelling at the guys saying that his life is not for their amusement. Okay, now I’m feeling a little guilty.

Fake Sam and Dean freaking out at the sight of a real grave…and a real ghost who actually tried to kill them.

The creepy ghost children killing the Hook Man, who kept making fun of Supernatural. Talk about poetic justice.

Dean telling Sam to give the fake ghost girl “the puppy dog thing”. Referencing Sam’s puppy dog eyes that the fans talk about so much. Nice!

Aw….fake Sam and Dean want to help “because that’s what Sam and Dean would do.”

Don’t you just hate it when your cell phone goes off when you’re trying to discipline little creepy ghost children while pretending to be their teacher from the last century? I know I do.

Fake Sam and Dean realizing how hard it actually is to dig a grave. I totally put that line into a fanfic I wrote once.

Chuck riffing while Sam and Dean are fighting the ghost. Hilarious!

Chuck saving the day. Go Chuck! Loved the “Six Million Dollar Man” sound effects too.

Is it wrong that I think Chuck is cute now? Dangit, I’m such a sucker for the hero, especially a nerdy one.

Dean seriously thinking about them putting their weapons on bungies. Huh, not a bad idea.

Dean thanking fake Sam and Dean for saving their lives, then admitting he’s the “real Dean” and neither of them believing him. Too funny.

Fake Sam and Dean pointing out that saving the world and having a brother who would die for you was not so sucky after all.

Fake Sam and Dean turning out to be a couple. Freaking awesome! Nice nod to Wincest.

“Like a monkey on the sun it was too hot to live.” – LOL!!!

Sam threatening Chuck with “we have guns and we’ll find you.” – hilarious!

Brilliant. The show figures out how to use the story within the story to a help the current story. Sam gets a lead on the Colt from a missing “scene” in one of the books. So freaking brilliant.

The outtakes of Rob Benedict (as Chuck), riffing to the audience and saying “The way I look at it, it’s really not jumping the shark if you never come back down.” – Now I’m dying to know which of the writers said that, perhaps Kripke himself?

Overall another fun episode where the show got to make fun of itself and the fans once again while still managing to give us little glimpses into the lives of Sam and Dean and also a clue to the Colt’s whereabouts to boot.

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Positively Positive Review – Supernatural: Changing Channels

by Mokibobolink on Nov.06, 2009, under Drama, Horror, Television

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Richard Speight, Jr in Supernatural, season 5, episode 8 “Changing Channels”. Image from www.daemonstv.com Supernatural Changing Channels

If Supernatural doesn’t stop topping itself every week, I’m gonna end up sounding like a broken record here. “Best episode ever” loses its ring after you’ve said it a few times. Yet what else can I say about “Changing Channels”? Here was an episode that allowed the show and the guys to once again have lots of fun and entertain the hell out of us fans. Then in the end it flipped over on its backside to expose its tender underbelly. We found out more about the horrible future that appears to be the only end for the lives of the two men who’ve never had a say in their destiny. And though I still have no idea how this will all end, I’m sure enjoying the ride.

Highlights….

Brain overload. Too much funny stuff in opening scene. “Supernatural was filmed before a live studio audience”, “I’m gonna need a bigger mouth”, “Sonofabitch!”, Dean and Sam on a two person bike, the theme song, playing football……ahhhhhh!!! *brain explodes*

Being able to spot the Greys reference after watching the previous season non-stop this week. What a coincidence.

Dean clarifying which Hulk the woman saw. If you’re gonna go with one, you gotta pick Ferigno. He’s the classic after all.

Sam wanting to use The Trickster to help with the Apocalypse. Interesting, that doesn’t sound like a horrible plan, really.

The music they used for the “Doctor Sexy, MD.” set. After a while it totally drove me insane. But I have to admit, it was strangely appropriate.

Sam and Dean spotting “Johnny Drake” the ghost living in the mind of one of the “sexy, but neurotic” doctors. Very nice reference to Jeffrey Dean Morgan (aka their father) playing a ghost on Greys. Awesome!!

Finding out that Dean must be “McSteamy” (since Dr. Sexy asked him about doing a face transplant and we all know who specializes in plastic surgery on Greys). It is really quite sad how much I know about that show.

The return of The Trickster. Yay! I love Richard Speight, Jr.

Sam taking the bullet out of Dean’s back using tooth floss and a fifth of whiskey. When in doubt, you go with what you know, right?

The fact that they replayed Sam getting hit in the balls in slow motion. Ouch. Hilariously funny, but ouch.

Cas showing up on a Japanese game show….and then disappearing in the flash of a channel.

Dean making up the answer and getting it right. I also got a kick out of noticing how serious the questions were, despite the silliness of the show.

The false commercial break. That was freaking brilliant! I totally believed it and it had me cracking up, reminding me of some great SNL fake commercials they used to do back in the day (I haven’t watched that show since I was a kid).

You know, I felt sorry for Sam. Getting slammed in the balls with a giant mallet, having to talk about herpes…..then I remembered that Dean got shot in the back in the first show. So hey, suck it up Sammy.

Cas showing up again, battered and bruised. Poor Cas is having a really bad day. Made me wonder though, just how powerful The Trickster could be, to knock an angel on his ass.

The Trickster telling the guys that they should just say yes to their prospective hosts. Whoa. Didn’t see that coming. Once again though, I have to admit that I still kinda want to see that. Even if it’s just a dream sequence or something. I’m dying to see Jensen act as Michael inside Dean. We’ve already seen Sam as Lucifer, so I’m not asking for something too off the wall.

Sam and Dean playing CSI. I’ve only seen that one a couple times but it looks like they nailed it. Especially when they stabbed the dude and we saw it go into his heart. Nice!

Sam ending up……in the Impala!!! LOL!! To freaking cool! They even got to use the original Knight Rider music and all the camera angles were spot on. LOVE IT!!

Dean with his hands in Sam’s…..um trunk.

Whoa, The Trickster is an angel. Always been an angel – the archangel Gabriel, in fact. That is some amazing writing right there.

Once again this show goes from hilariously funny to drop dead serious in an instant. Gabriel saying “it’s about two brothers who loved each other and betrayed each other. You’d think you two would be able to relate.” Can I just mention here how much I adore Richard Speight, Jr? He played that part so well.

The Trickster describing Michael and Lucifer and the uncanny similarities to Sam and Dean. Now it makes so much sense why it had to be those two and not just anyone else as vessels.

Dean threatening to “deep fry ourselves an archangel” if Gabriel didn’t bring Cas back. I just love it when he gets all protect-y over his favorite angel.

The fact that they ended the episode with Dean saying “I’ll tell you one thing. Right about now I wish I was back on a tv show.”. I just had to pause at that. Because really, that’s all this is, right? But it’s not. We’re invested in these guys now. We need to know what happens next. We need to know how it will all end. Yes, technically, it’s all just a tv show. But I still need to know what’s going to happen with Sam and Dean.

Overall another fantastic episode that walks, no jumps all over, the line between funny and serious. It gave us some hysterically funny moments along with some poignantly serious ones and made us think.

More Supernatural…..
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 1 “Sympathy For The Devil”

Supernatural, Season 5, episode 2 “Good God, Y’All”

Supernatural, Season 5, episode 3 “Free To Be You and Me”

Supernatural, Season 5, episode 4 “The End”

Supernatural, Season 5, episode 5 “Fallen Idols”

Supernatural, Season 5, episode 6 “I Believe the Children Are Our Future”

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