April's member of People Who Are Awesome is someone you might not know by name, but whom you've definitely heard: H. Jon Benjamin. The star of Archer and Bob's Burgers, and a recurring voice on Family Guy, he's the best voice on TV. Check out why H. Jon Benjamin is awesome in my tribute.
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Hello, everyone. IT'S FRIDAY, FRIDA...Woah, got possessed there for a second, sorry. And it's not even Friday anymore. Seriously, me, what gives? Anyway, it's that time of the week again. And boy, what a great episode it was. Angels, demons, monsters - You want it, it had it. So let's get started! P.S the site where I get screen caps is down or something, and I can't find them anywhere and am too lazy to upload some myself, so you'll have to without them for now. Sorry.. No more Cas. From now on, it's Cass. We start with Eve, going to a bar (I don't know if her vessel is a minor or not, but she's probably old enough in monster years). On the way in, she caresses some guy (Afro Guy, for the matter). Not a very normal thing to do to a complete stranger. Especially if the person caressing is the mother of all creatures. But back to him later. She walks in the bar and starts caressing more people (Even kissing a lucky one). Shortly after, all hell breaks loose. People start attacking, fighting and biting each other. Not your typical bar brawl. Meanwhile, in Bobby's basement (I guess) Dean makes salt bullets, with a little pinch of Phoenix ash. Since the ash doesn't affect him, he doubts it will affect Eve, but once again, Sam is the voice of reason. "Maybe it's like iron or silver, you know? Hurts them, not us" They should listen to Sam more. Anyway, they decide that the weapon, affective or not, is useless if they don't have Eve's location. So they decide to get some divine assistance. Sam and Bobby think it's best Dean calls Cas (Seems legit, since Cas did say they have a better connection or something). But Dean isn't very sure. "It's not like Cas lives in my ass, the dude's busy" *Cas appears behind him* "Cas, get out of my ass!" Gotta love Dean and Cas humor. It appears Eve somehow went off the angel grid, so Cas is also clueless about her where...abouts. Samwise suggests they get an inside monster to lead them to Eve. Don't worry, they won't start looking for a sympathetic monster for the entire episode. They'll just have Cas fetch an old one. Lenore, The Friendly Vampire (BTW, Forget Cass. It's 'Smitey McSmiterton' From Now On) Welcome back, Amber Benson! I wondered why they didn't show her at the recap. Guess they didn't wanna ruin the surprise. Good call. Anyway, they remind us now who she is- A vampire who preferred live hamburgers over human flesh. Being a monster, they assume she has some connection with Eve, which she says she does, and they ask her to tell them where she is. After some arguing she agrees, but asks them to kill her. It appears she's given in to her vampire instincts and killed (Or turned) a human, and she doesn't wanna do it again. Sam apparently was gonna try and talk her out of it, bus Smitey doesn't have time for that crap, so he ganks her himself. They go to the diner to investigate, where Bobby is puzzled by and Ipad. Well no wonder, he sits in his house all day, or goes hunting. Guy needs to check out some Apple stores. He finds out a doctor called the CDC about some weird illness, and also finds the weirdly-ill patient's details. (Ed? Nah, I'm sticking with Afro Guy). This not-much-of-a-lead is followed by some worse news: Apparently, Eve's presence in the town drains Cas's angel juice. "Great, 'cause without your powers, you're just a baby in a trench coat" Meanwhile, Sam and Bobby search the doc's house, and find only a picture of his family. On the way out, they run into a sheriff, but Bobby talks their way out of trouble. Thank god for fake FBI badges. The gang meets up at Afro Guy's house, where they see him...standing at the window. Wait, wasn't he dead at the doc's office? Weird indeed. Sam and Dean decide to check it out, while Bobby and Cas (Bostiel? Cabby?) Wait outside, and are ordered to shoot any weird thing. Come to think about it, it's a good point. This isn't the first time Cas loses his mojo, and might not be the last. They might wanna have some plan B for him, for such cases. Anyway, Dean makes another baby comment, and they go in the house...And find Afro Guy's twins. Oh wait, he doesn't have any. Shape shifters? probably. But they're all dead. Except one! They try to question him about Eve, but soon enough he joins his Shifter brothers in death. (BTW, Anyone else had a Pilot flashback when he said 'girl in white'? I did). *A Clever Bar\Monster Pun* On the way to the lock-up, Sam realizes the cops are actually Jefferson Starships. (Okay, correction, they are Shape shifting Vampires with a Wraith spike. Now that's just scary). Those silly Shifters. You'd think after all those years, they would've learned not to be in places with CCTV... Prisoners Of War Anyway, Dean comes to the rescue, and they kill them all. except one. Someone's gotta get waterboarded. But he's a tough nut, and won't talk. The brothers here a suspicious sound, and go check it out. They find out that the doc's Two sons are locked up. They test them for Starshipness, and release them. They want to drive the boys to their uncle, but Cas insists finding Eve is priority number 1. Dean disagrees, and he and Sam go on their way. Cas asks for 5 minutes with their captive, which is strange, 'cause he can't do to him anything Bobby can't, since he has no powers. But after something that sounds painful and eventually a decapitation, they get Eve's coordinates. Oh, irony, how cruel are thee. Eve's location is the very diner they went to when they got there. (Now that I think about it, an unseen waitress spoke to them in that scene. That was probably her. But we will never know). Dean suggests same plan as before- He and Sam go in, Cas & Bobby will stay outside as backup. "Well, at least it's not complicated" You got it, Bobby. Family Dinner The boys walk in and find out the diner's filled with Starships. They're about to leave, but just then Eve greets them (Though her name-tag reads Angela). Apparently, Mommy's pissed that her monster kids were kidnapped and tortured (My first thought was the Campbells, but they worked for Crowley, so it's kinda the same thing). And for Sam and Dean to sympathize with her care, she shifts into...Their mom! Welcome back, Samantha Smith. That's the second not-seen-for-a-while Samantha we get in 3 episodes (With Samantha Ferris). Great success! Anyway, Eve tells them that...Crowley lives! But how? didn't Cas deep-fry a while back? The plot thickens. Apparently, Crowley's after the souls, because they're some kind of "nuclear reactors". But what does he need them for? Two eps back, Atropos mentioned some War Machine. Assuming they're not talking about Don Cheadle, I assume it's some big-ass angel weapon. But what does it have to do with Crowley? Anyone picking up on the bread crumbs yet? Eve tells them she decided to fight back, so she's gonna turn the whole world into monsters. Decent plan. She says all those Creepy Crawlers the boys ran into are "Beta tests" to find the perfect monster for the job, which she did. It's the doc's little kid! Who's now a Starship, and turns his brother into one too! A Killer Hickey Eve offers the boy a deal - They track down Crowley for her, and she spares them. Sounds good to me. But Dean refuses. After working for Crowley all these months, he doesn't want a monster boss next. Eve orders to bring in Bobby and Cas. So much for plan B Dean still refuses, and Eve bites him. Poor Dean. That's the second time this season he's being turned...Or is it? Eve staggers back, and turns into her normal vessel. Then she starts dying. Apparently Dean took a shot of Vodka and Phoenix ash earlier (He should also name that drink), so Eve starts melting and imploding, and she crumbles to the ground and...Dies? If that's the case, I'll be very disappointed. I was counting on her as a baddy for season 7! I hope she's 'dead' like Crowley was until now. Cas gets his groove back, and does his light-of-death thing. Dean tells him about the monster boy, and they zap to the house, only to find out both boys are dead. And killed by demons, no less. Cas is shocked, and poofs away to investigate. The gang starts to question how Cas messed up with killing Crowley. Bobby and Sam look pretty sure that he isn't the same anymore, but surprisingly Dean, who was cold towards Cas for the entire episode, refuses to believe it. Sam reluctantly agrees, probably just to avoid an argument for now. But Bobby and Sam DO have a point, 'cause turns out....DUN DUN DUNNNNNN! The King is alive and kicking (Crowley, not Elvis. Well, maybe him too, depends on what you believe) and Cas is working with him! What is wrong the world?! Why, Cas, why? Sorry, had a melodramatic outburst. Anyway, THE END. This episode was great. It had all the characters, and interesting story, a few twists and turns, and some good lines. But I really don't like Cas going dark side. I give it 9.5 ash-filled shotgun rounds out of 10. Now that Eve's presumably dead, what will be in the last 3 episodes? According to the summaries, there'll be Two plots- The whole Cas-Crowley-war at heaven thing, and the Great Wall of Sam. Though I really do hope Eve returns somehow. 'Cause to be honest, that was kind of lame way to finish her off. See ya next week, McSmitertons!
Seth MacFarlane has rarely shied from controversial topics or from poking fun at things other people might find insensitive. FOX, on the other hand, has a threshold. In light of the weather events that raged across the American South this week, leaving a swath of destruction and hundreds of casualties in their wake, FOX has quietly shelved this Sunday's (May 1) three-episode "American Dad"/"The Cleveland Show"/"Family Guy" crossover. The Animation Domination crossover, which had been promoted as unprecedented early this week, was set against the backdrop of a hurricane hitting Stoolbend, Quahog and Langley Falls. For reasons entirely self-evident, FOX has decided that this may not have been the most appropriate weekend to showcase storm-set comedy. A trio of repeats are now slated in place of the crossover. It's hard to imagine FOX shelving the three original episodes permanently, but as of now, no official rescheduling has occurred.Source- Hitfix
Check out my recap of and thoughts on tonight's Nikita, entitled "Glass Houses," here. Did Melinda Clarke just scare the bejesus out of anyone else?