Hello again, Fellow Hunters. This is it. The money time. After 8 months of Monsters, Angels, Demons, Families, Saving people and Hunting things, we're ending another season of our beloved Supernatural. And we're ending it with a double-dose of our favorite hunters on TV! So in order not to mix things up, and since every episode focuses on different things, I'll recap each one on its own. So, without further ado, let the recapping begin! Carry on my wayward sooooon… Oh, right, double-feature, not yet. Lisa and Ben in the "Then"? No, no, no! Ah, who am I kidding, I knew this was coming. But why? I mean, OK, they didn't have the best send-off in "Mannequin", but that entire episode wasn't that great, and I never liked them anyway! Couldn't they just leave it at that? Apparently not…*Sigh*. Other than that, we got Cas-gone-evil, yadda yadda yadda. Wait… Dragon lady? What's she doing here? Are there more And Now…Oh wait, still Then. As in, we're seeing some event from 1937. A guy's typing a book, when horror movie 101 begins – Strom outside, Door opens with a creek, guy says "Hello?"…And then the window explodes. And something gets in. The guy gets viciously murdered, but not before he trips over his papers, and we learn he is one H.P. Lovecraft. They're Heeeeere 74 years later, Dean, Sam and Bobby try to figure out how to stop Cas & Crowley from opening purgatory. They find out there's information in one of the Campbell journals…But Cas stole it! Ok, Cas, that's it. T eaming up with a demon to open a door to Monsterland is one thing, but stealing? That's the red line, pal. Anyway, Bobby, that paranoid bastard, made a copy of said journal, and they find out Lovecraft might have had something to do with purgatory, since his favorite writing subject was opening doors to other dimensions. Hmmm, sounds familiar. But the name doesn't ring a single bell for Dean. "Yeah, no, I was too busy having sex with women." Oh, Dean… But seriously, time out for a sec. I'm also a horror fan. I've read lots of stuff, from Goosebumps to Stephen King. Maybe it's 'cause I grew up in Israel, but I've never heard of H.P. Lovecraft. I've heard about Cthulhu and all that stuff, but this is the first time I ever hear that name. Oh, no. It's them. Already? Fine…Lisa is at her house with Dr. Matt (I wanna say he doesn't look very Doctor-ish, but that might sound racist, which I am not and have no intention to sound like one, so we'll just skip this part). Suddenly, demons break in, kill the Doc, and grab Lisa. Ben does what he always does- Calls the Dean Hotline. Now, after the little trick Ben pulled on "Mannequin", I figured Dean might think he's crying Wolf at first, but he's not taking any chances. Ben gets taken too, and apparently the mastermind behind this is…Crowley! Those Damn Angels Since Cas went dark-side, the boys decide to call the only friendly angel they have left – Balthazar. They tell him about the deal Cas & Crowley made, which apparently he didn't know about. But he still doesn't care about it: "And I care about this because..?" -"Because maybe there's a shred of decency underneath this snarky crap" *Drinks from a fancy glass* I love this guy. He says Dean's request is "fair enough"…But then goes POOF. Sam suggests calling Cas, but Dean refuses. Funny, just last week it was them who doubted Cas, and Dean insisting on calling him. Meanwhile, Bobby (I love these episodes when he's actually out there helping the boys, and not sitting in house all grumpy, manning the phones) goes to question one of Lovecraft's fans. He tells him that on March 10th, 1937, Lovecraft had a "Opening-a-door-to-purgatory" party, but nothing came through. (Wait, so what we saw at the beginning of the episode was the after-party? You open a door to another dimension, and then sit and write a book? Yup, he sure was one dope dude…). Anyway, he wants to give Bobby letters about said party, but they've been stolen, probably by Mr. "Trench coat, looks like Colombo Toxic Rain Man". Since Balthazar isn't in a helpful mood, Dean tries the other way to find Crowley – Torturing demons. Sam tries to talk some sense into him, but Dean growls at him, saying it's his responsibility to rescue Lisa and Ben. Sam leaves, and although Dean refused, tries to call Cas. Who is there, but on Invisible mode. Demons And Angels Cas, who apparently just learned about Lisa and Ben, goes to Crowley and demands their release. But Crowley tells him not hurting the boys is as good as he'll get. "You're maxed out on putting humans out of bounds". Cas looks like he's about to continue arguing, when he gets his telekinetic divine Bat-signal. He beams up to heaven, to have a chat with Balthazar. Apparently, Cas's plan to win the war is get juiced-up with souls from purgatory, so he'll have enough power to turn Raphael into angel soup. Balthazar doesn't look like he trusts Cas completely, but tells him he's with him. Bobby goes to see the only survivor of Lovecraft's party from hell – The son of the maid who worked at Lovecraft's house. The man, now 83 years old, tells Bobby the ritual did work. But no one knew about it, because whatever came through was invisible. But he knew about it, since the thing apparently possessed his mother, and she disappeared. He hands Bobby a photo of her, and we don't see it, but Bobby's got a "It's someone we know" look on his face. Judging by the people we saw in the "Previously", anyone got any guesses? I Kissed A Monster, And I Liked It Dean is still interrogating demons, when he accidentally breaks the Devil's Trap, and the demon starts choking him. (See, this is why you don't growl Sam away, Dean). But he's still rescued…By Cas! He tries to justify his actions again, and tells Dean he will save Ben and Lisa, if he will stand down from hunting Crowley, but Dean, of course, refuses. Bobby goes to visit Lovecraft's maid-turned-monster, who turns out to be…Dragon lady! Each of you who guessed right, send me your info and I'll mail you a salt shell. Apparently, this monster didn't take any side, and just liked living on earth. "You never thought to mention that the whole time you slept with me?" Sure, Bobby, why wouldn't she? "That was great, Bobby…Oh, by the way, I'm a 900-year old monster from purgatory." Yeah, why she didn't mention that is indeed a mystery. OK, no more sarcasm, back to recap. Bobby wants to help Dragon lady, Since C2 will try to find her to reach purgatory. But she tells him she's better on her own. "You're just a man." OK, first Cas, now her…Seriously, what's up with this arrogance crap? So maybe you're angels and monsters and all, but these "just men" killed a whole bunch of, including some big fish, and stopped the freakin' apocalypse! So far, Crowley truly is the smartest piece on the board. The British Invasion Back at Bobby's, Sam's having a drink when Balthazar shows up. "I'm officially on your team…You bastards." Yay! They got angel on their side again. He tells him he knows where Lisa and Ben are, but the place's angel-proof, so he takes them as close as he can. (OK, I know I said I won't mix things up, but after everything that goes down in these episodes, Balthazar is my new favorite angel). The boys sneak in, split up…And Sam gets knocked out. (Come on, Sam…Thought you were better than that). After some Demon ass-kicking, Dean finds Lisa and Ben, and cuts them free. Happy ending, right? Might've been, except Lisa is a demon! DUN DUN DUNNNNNN. Mommy Dearest For the first time ever, I'm actually interested in Lisa and Ben. One, because there's a chance they might die, and Two, demon-Lisa is more interesting than normal Lisa. She takes Ben hostage, and starts talking all kinds of evil stuff. "Says the C- lay with 10 Miles of daddy issues." Ouch. Dean starts to fight with demon-Lisa, and since he doesn't wanna kill her, begins exorcising. Just before he's finished, demon-Lisa stabs herself. Problem. But Dean continues anyway, and the demon goes out, leaving a dying Lisa on the floor. The Old Memory Wipe Dean carries Lisa, while Ben mans up a few years in one minute and starts shooting demons with a shotgun. John Winchester would be proud. They rescue Sam and drive to the hospital. Dean and Ben sit near Lisa, and Ben gives him the "If it was legal, and I had a gun, I would blow your face off" look. Cas shows up, saying he's sorry for what happened. He heals Lisa, and Dean asks him for another thing – to alter her and Ben's memories, so they won't know him. So now they think he's a guy who hit their car. He tells them he's sorry, and glad to see they're alright, and then walks away. He gets in the car, and Sam wants to talk about it, but Dean doesn't. "If you ever mention Lisa or Ben to me again, I will break your nose." Me too, Dean. If we ever see or hear something about them, ever again, I will break someone's nose, any nose. The Lisa and Ben storyline is (hopefully) officially over. HELL YES. Sera Gamble wrote them into the show (The Kids Are Alright), and she wrote them out of it. Good riddance. And yes, I hated them that much. Every single screen second they had. Besides, Lisa should be grateful. After all, she is a woman. On Supernatural. And she isn't dead. See, I look on the bright side too. Last but not least, we go back to Dragon lady. She walks out of her house, and sees Cas reflected on her window. She turns around, he puts her hand on her, and POOF they go. END OF PART 1 This episode was OK. Although they did get a proper send-off, I truly wish Lisa and Ben weren't there. But there were other stuff going on – Bobby's investigations, Angel talk, Crowley – So they didn't ruin the episode entirely for me. 7.5 Cthulhu tentacles out of 10. Next recap will be posted soon.
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