**HERE BE SPOILERS** One of my favourite tv shows returned with a new season and also with quite a bang. After a season of hit and miss episodes, the show came back bigger and better than before. I admit I was having very low expectations and I have successfully managed to avoid all form of spoilers and trailers until the episode aired last night so I was quite blown away by how the story unfolded. We had the chance to ease ourselves back into the lives of the Winchester duo and their faithful sidekick Bobby (yeah, I know, he’s not a sidekick) with a slow start. Let’s just say it all went kaboom after a few minutes of relative peace and quiet. What with Sam having intermitent hallucinations of Hell, Castiel going on a righteous fight against those he deemed unworthy of God(or of himself in this instance) and Crowley (Mark Sheppard) being reinstated as King of Hell, it was bound to be exciting and it sure was. The acting was superb – Jared Padalecki was amazing as a haunted by his time in the cage Sam, Jensen Ackles shined as a disappointed friend who was humiliated and mocked and as [...]
Supernatural – Hm…And then there were none
OK, let’s start from the beginning. We got last Friday a comeback from Eve, I was wondering where that little Mother of all Monsters went. Apparently she’s traveling up the highway turning Jesus loving truck drivers into homicidal maniacs via a bug in the ear. Yes, I did say bug in the ear…well, it’s more worm like, but my sentiments towards it were the same. Sam and Dean investigate a strange string of murders (but you probably already knew that, it is called Supernatural for a reason) Except this time they have Bobby(Jim Beaver) joining them. I have to say Jim, you look awfully sharp in a suit, but as of season 4 the trench coat is to much Castiel to see it on anyone else. Fashion aside, they are a little stumped as to what went on, until they see Eve – not so pretty on camera Eve – getting in the trucker’s cabin. Dean is a bit taken with the sight of Eve from behind, until she turns towards the camera and we see she is actually one fugly mother. Oh, Dean…you and women monsters, not a good combination. While they pretend to be FBI agents a murder [...]
Supernatural – The French Mistake
Took me a while to get to this review, mostly because I have been away, but my fingers have been itching since I watched the episode on Friday. This episode that had Supernatural fans break Twitter (yet again, if I may add) was awesome. One of the best episodes this season (I am perfectly aware I say that about most episodes, but it’s well deserved) had Sam and Dean land in a sort of alternate reality where they are Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles playing Sam and Dean on a not so popular show with the audiences, called Supernatural. Are you with me so far? Balthazar (Sebastian Roche) pays the boys a visit while they are at Bobby’s – alas, no Jim Beaver this episode – and tosses them to an alternate dimension/reality in order to protect the keys to the kingdom. Well, to the place where Castiel keeps the weapons of Heaven nicely stashed. It was a hilarious episode, confusion at every step for the boys who were suddenly faced with incredible challenges. Dean can’t get over the fact that Sam/Jared is married to Genevieve Cortese/ Ruby, who in turn can’t get over the fact that Dean and Sam [...]
Supernatural and Mannequins
It’s Tuesday today. Took me this long to gather the strength to write something about the episode that aired last Friday. It wasn’t bad per say, but (the word that cancelled my previous statement) I just didn’t enjoy it. It was one of those love them or hate them episodes. I suppose it was because there was no happy ending, or because the Doctor didn’t pop by in his TARDIS to stop the Autons, oops, I mean the mannequins. For the first 10 minutes or so I was sure I was watching a re-run of Doctor Who (for those of you who don’t know this show – get watching.) But back to the story at hand. Sam, who was left convulsing on the floor at the end of the last episode is “much better” now. That is a lie of course. He seems to remember much more from those 2 minutes=one week of hellish memories than he gives away. Dean is not convinced but he seems to let it slide for the moment. And back to the episode – Sam and Dean are investigating a strange set of murders seemingly impossible to have been committed by a person. Can you [...]
Supernatural – The secrets are out
Last night’s episode of Supernatural was one of great reveals, we finally find out what Sam has been up to this past year when working with grand pappy. Too bad the revelation is bitter and shook my entire view of his character. Since this season started we got glimpses of Sam, but with Dean’s aid he kept it on the straight and narrow, Samuel on the other hand seemed more content to roll his eyes and exhale deeply to show his displeasure at his grandson’s antics. Can you call them that? I have to say, I think the whole behaviour that grandpa displayed was supposed to make him a more…acceptable character, but it fell short in my eyes. The man is beyond redemption. Let’s back up a bit however and get some background. This episode, titled Unforgiven – a very appropriate title – brings us back to a town that Sam and Samuel visited a while back to investigate some mysterious disappearances. We find out what happened through various flashbacks that Sam has throughout the episode and it’s not pretty. Death did tell him to not scratch the wall for a reason, but judging by what went on this episode, [...]
Supernatural – Like a Virgin no more
** Spoilers ahead** After a wait, that was longer than necessary, the boys are finally back and this time not just in the physical sense – Sam(Jared Padalecki ) get his soul back and the team is complete once more…or is it? We all waited breathlessly to see what will happen now that Death decided to show kindness – a kindness that our resident angel Castiel(Misha Collins) was against from the very start – and they kept us guessing for a few minutes. Not all is great since the very start when we are faced with the uncertainty of Sam’s future. We know his soul is back intact, but it’s as intact as a body with a seeping raw wound. Ok, I ad libed a bit on what Cas said, cause what we imagine is always worse than the reality, not sure it applies in this case though, somehow imagining what it must be like to spend a year in a cage with Lucifer and his angry brother doesn’t seem to be enough. But I digress – this is what happens, the cliff note version. Sam and Dean(Jensen Ackles) hug – my heart really melted on that scene, cause let’s [...]
