I loved absolutely everything about this episode. Mama Tran was awesome, and Kevin was awesome, and just everything was awesome and alkdsjf;alksdjfasd.f
Now I agree that sam is hiding something about his year ''off'', after years of hunting he never thought about how to send a demon back in someone...but all the sudden he learned/thought about it one day while he was walking his dog or whatever??? That's suspicious
I KNEW Castiel didn't just abandon Dean for no reason... that scene between them broke my heart a little... typical Dean Winchester, refusing to take no for an answer when it comes to those closest to him.
And my heart broke even further when Kevin's mom bid her soul to save her son. I actually really liked her... and Crowley possessing her? Definitely didn't see that one coming. I'm glad she's back to normal, though. I hope she sticks around.
And oh my gosh... Sam beaning the auction guy over the head with Thor's hammer? Priceless. That's a weapon that could really come in handy.
I still think they're doing a really great job of integrating the flashbacks in the fabric of the narrative. They don't feel forced, and the cross cutting that they did with Dean getting information out of the creature in purgatory and the prisoner in real time was fantastic.
And that tidbit at the end? Looks like we have some insight into why Dean looks so haunted every time Cas is mentioned - it looks like maybe he left him to die. I still don't believe they killed him for good, though.
Your last paragraph and the reaction from Alfie when he asked Dean about Cas.said it all. He looked like his dog just got run over. Cas having too big of a heart and still trying to make it up to Dean.
Sorry it just feels like they've gone back to season 7 ways of showcasing guest stars above the main characters. I don't like episodes that are light on Sam and Dean. I don't care that much about random guest stars sorry.
What does that have to do with anything? I'm talking about the whole episode. It seemed to revolve more around other characters than Sam and Dean. Don't have to be so snippy about it. Geez.
Kevin's mom isn't back to normal. She is just staring off, unlike Sam when he didn't have a soul, but remained walking and talking. She seems to be catatonic.
Again, it really did feel like there were actually things at stake this season. It seems interesting that they are going character by character on the flashbacks.
Loved the episode and I love Kevin's mom. She was great in the pawn shop. I laughing during that whole scene. Loved Dean's memories of purgatory and Cas. I also figured that Cas left Dean to protect him from something. Cas would never abandon Dean.
This episode.. in all aspects.. was beyond amazing. Everything from splashing tiger momma with water and soap, to the angels expressing concern for Castiel, to Dean's super dark nature and flashbacks coinciding with what's happening was seriously awesome. Dean is incredibly interesting this season, in a way I haven't felt since the earlier seasons, if even then. At the same time he's both his casual, funny self.. and a downright beast; so collected, focused, and intense. The flashbacks with Cas were amazing (though I'm sure some will disagree), and even Benny's pointing out Cas just leaving Dean (and Cas' explanation) felt so real and well thought out.
Definitely liking Carver as the new show runner. Loving it.
Mrs.Tran kicks ass!!!!!!! Solid second outing. I'm quite interested to see how this season plays out. Though I have to say it's painful to watch Dean be so resigned and having given up on hope and his own humanity. He's just so cold and distant this season. I do believe he's finally reached his limit. Fingers crossed the character's storyline will be getting back in touch with himself and the people around him.
This! He really did. And that last scene really made me wonder, because Cas' eyes are so huge, and it's almost like he's shocked, even as he reaches out ot Dean and cries out for his help. Kind of like either Dean left him? or turned on him in some way? And with how Dean's been behaving this season, especially this episode, I get the impression that Dean is willing to do anything to meet his goals. Even kill innocent people. God, Dean's intensity is amazing, and Jensen's acting is spectacular this season. Its like Dean's had a psychotic, crazed killer break. I'd be terrified of him if he faced me like he did that prisoner/monster.
That was a great episode! I have a good feeling about this season. :D
Kevin's mom was pretty awesome. I love how she took the tattoo like it was nothing, but Kevin was squirming. lol Honestly, he took it way better than I could ever have (I have an issue with needles).
Dean was pretty scary when he wrapped his tie around the guy's throat. He doesn't mess around. Definitely darker this season.
Crowley: "D is for dumbass". lol Sarcastic as ever. And turning out to be a great villain for the season.
Question: Was it me, or was Crowley's smoke red? Did I see that right???? If so, I wonder why? Even other crossroad demons have all had black smoke as far as I remember?
Also, I wonder who Kevin's father is??????
I liked the new angel and what he said about Cas. I think I recognize the actor, but I don't know from where. The clothes were so funny- I don't think we've seen an angel out of a suit before besides Cas.
Loved that Dean finally hugged Cas! I was kinda expecting it after seeing Dean hug Benny when they got out of Purgatory. That scene is now one of my favorite Dean and Cas scenes between that hug, Castiel's reason for leaving Dean alone, and Dean refusing to leave Cas behind in Purgatory. It showed how real their friendship is, though they haven't always seen eye to eye. I'm really anxious to see what happened at the end- it's going to bug me until we see it.
That was quite a rough ending there with Kevin. I can understand his worry but he really isn't safer alone. The demons will find him eventually. Though I suppose, he did survive a long while alone without Sam and Dean.
Lastly, I want to say- That was Thor's hammer! lol Sam should keep it! He looked great wielding it. ;D
Ironic how it seems like Dean was more in touch with his feelings in Purgatory, than he is now. Personally, I thought this was the best episode Supernatural has offered in a while.
Overall a strong episode. Two consecutive weeks of smart Sam. Yay!!! Did we beat last year's record yet??
So my thoughts ...
So we know demons are twisted human souls and Crowley said he doesn't have a soul. Did Crowley just confirm he's not a demon?
Speaking of demons, I really need for this show to spell out the rules. Demons hate holy water, but Ruby in season 3 said a demon of Lilith's stature wouldn't sweat holy water, but holy water took down Crowley last week. In the old days, the rules of transport were simple. They traveled in a smoke cloud until they were in a human host. When they were in a human, they were governed by human limitations, unless they smoked out again. Now demons can sometimes teleport in and out and they sometimes smoke out. So my question this week is why Crowley, who had no problem overpowering Sam and Dean last week and kidnaping Kevin (until Kevin doused him with holy water), this week left without Kevin - because he was too close to the Winchesters? I'm confused!!
This episode made a strong case for Sam's desire to leave hunting. A typical day in the job, they killed three humans (demon hosts), killed three demons, caused one nice woman to almost lose her soul and apparently lose her sanity, they lost their profit and their word of God tablet. Did I miss anything?
After last week hearing Dean being a jerk about Sam having a dog in the car, was anyone else chanting "do it, do it, do it" when Sam was considering putting Baby on the block?
This ep was even better than last week, something is going on with Sam and Dean. I kept thinking that Dean was going to go ballistic, even more than he did with the prisoner and Sam is hiding something. I mean he had never put a demon back in someone before. I don't think he learned that from the vet although last week she was mean enough to be a Demon. lol
Loved Kevin's mom and I groaned when they let her come along, but it worked out. Crowley was excellent as usual, the plan "D" for Dummy was so funny.
Will watch a couple more times tomorrow, once with CC turned on to make sure I did not miss any words. Really excited about this season.
Best line was Crowley saying "Va-Moose" to Sam and then calling Dean "Squirrel" - a reference to Rocky and Bullwinkle, right? LOL or am I misreading that one?
I see your point but I think the episode had to take that angle to further the story as it is being written. It would almost be harder to put the guest stars in the stand alone episodes. Kevin's a huge part of the story now and his girlfriend had her turn last week and this may be the last we see of his mom now. Kind of like Kevin has been dropped into Cas' spot.
Crowley is a regular demon who's managed to take control of hell and has a swelled head. I get the impression he clings to his power, as opposed to has actually earned it. He was just there to pick up the pieces after Lucifer and all the rest lost everything.
Lilith, if I remember right, was one of the first ever demons. Molded by Lucifer himself. She was as old as his reign in hell, and Very powerful because of all this. Not sure though, because yellow eyes was old to, one of the first too, if I remember right, and holy water still hurt him. *shrug*
I've been wondering this for a long time now. Everything..or almost, we saw in The End happened...Cas becoming human, LuciSam, the croatoan, Bobby getting killed by gunshot...etc. Lucifer did told that they could change details, order or whatever and they would still end up there. It's like they change orders of those things happening, some came and go...but still happened
I've thought about this before too! That everything in The End is coming to pass in one fashion or another. This is rather brilliant foresight if so. Dean this season seems worse then the Dean of the End, and you can definitely see the similarities. I'd love, love, LOVE to see an episode where the old Dean pops up in this time and is like, WTH??? Dude, chill out! Remove the stick and value the good things in life! People matter! They do! Lol ;)
I forgot about Bobby being shot and yeah Sam did say yes. So yeah, it extends to more than just Dean and Cas. All four of the original "Team Free Will" members have experienced pieces of that "The End" future.
But then shouldn't it be easier for them to kill Crowley then it was to kill YED or Lilith? Somehow it seems harder. And was Crowley's host laying outside the room when he was in Mrs. Tran? Why is it that they can't get anywhere near Crowley with the knife when he is in his Crowley suit, but Dean could have killed him when he was in Mrs. Tran?
Honestly, I was a bit worried about this episode because lets' face it, does anyone really want Kevin and his mom riding in the back seat of the Impala all season? But I think it went way better than expected. This was a very solid episode that furthered the mystery of Purgatory and Dean's new outlook on life, and gave us a little Crowley-time. I think the flashbacks worked a bit better this week. They didn't seem to be forced in (although to be fair, they had to put them in the premiere to jumpstart the story!) Nice to see a smart Sam. Saying an exorcism backwards works? Huh. Who woulda thought? But I did like how he jumped in with the answer to the math problem -- it was like he was competing with Advanced Placement Kevin. :) A nice reminder that Sam was no slouch in the brains department.
Dean was much darker than he's been in recent seasons, and I for one applaud his new outlook. Although Kevin believing Crowley's rhetoric about the Winchesters always getting people killed is a bit short sighted of him. Yes, Sam did ignore his calls for a year, but he's supposed to be a smart kid. Does he actually believe he's better off protecting his mom than two hunters who've been saving people all their lives? Dean would never defend himself, but I hope Sam gets the chance to remind Kevin that his brother has saved the world a few times without any thanks. People do die around the Winchesters, but I hardly think the blame falls on them.
I liked Alfie. He kind of reminded me of a young cross between Tom Cruise and Scott Wolfe. I swear I've seen him before, but really can't place him. So the angels didn't know Cas went to Purgatory either? Apparently they don't pay attention at all. Loved Thor's Hammer. I thought the magic of the hammer was that only Thor could wield it. I guess Sam has some 'Avenger' in him. It would've been funny to throw a Captain America quip in there somewhere, too. :)
As for Cas, leaving Dean alone in a place full of monsters to protect him? OK. A bit lame, but OK. Leviathans may be looking for him, but I'm guessing they're a little ticked at Dean, too. Better to have each other's backs than to run with no explanation, i'm glad Dean was adamant about not leaving without him, but not sure Castiel got the implication. Really interested to find out what happen to force Dean to leave alone. I like Benny. He seems to have Dean's back since he needs him, and I am looking forward to episode 5 where Sam finds out about him. Oughta be some fireworks there. :)
A great start to season 8! Darker, full of mystery, action and intrigue. A great new direction.
You've got lots of good points. 1) The demon IS the soul. So it would be like a soul having a soul. 2) I said the same about Crowley and the holy water last week. Seems like demonology is fluid! 3) Crowley must have other plans or needs to regroup after not being able to hold Kevin before. He may think he's got all the demon destruction spells memorized or so. Sam needs an unwanted pregnancy to really get his head spinning!
Just a quick note about the Kevin thing. I think its mostly that he saw Dean about to slit his mother's throat.. more then anything else. I'd say that pretty much qualifies for staying FAR away from these two men. From Dean specifically. I don't care what is going on around me, if my mom's throat is about to be cut by the man whose supposed to be protecting her, I'd be pissed and scared to death too. Good for Kevin. The kid really /is/ smart. I'm so happy the secondary characters this season are acting intelligent instead of just accepting things as they are.
Best episode I have seen in a very long time. It had all the best elements: humor, intelligence, action, and best of all - emotion. I loved it. It feels good to finally be excited about the show again.
This season gets better with each episode. Episode 2 was really great and next week looks very interesting as we see what Sam's "Normal life" looked like
The flashbacks worked very well as did the entire episode for me. i think the telling point in where Dean is headed was the interrogation scene. Dean lost track of which world he was in and I loved the parallel between the two.
I would have hoped Smart Sam would have held on to that darn hammer. But then nobody there should have been able to lift it. (Nice catch, by the way)
I liked the angel also and thought, as you, that it was weird that they didn't know where Cas was. But then I would have thought they would have just taken the tablet by force instead of offering up the Vatican.
I also wondered how the Leviathan were back in Purgatory. Didn't they "hold on" when the rest of the souls were expunged? That would leave them all topside to get whacked.
And I just thought Cas had cold feet at the end. He always wanted to get out with Dean but was too proud to admit it. Until it was too late.
That's a really good point. I equate him in Purgatory to a question someone asked me recently. I was asked if I could find out the date of my death, would I want to know? I said yes, of course. Imagine all the things you could do knowing you can't die. Dean seems to have realized he is the one being hunted and he has the satisfaction of knowing that all he needs to do is kill as that is his destiny. All his decisions are made. What he does he does for himself.
The actual plot of the thing, I thought could have been better. There was a lot of poorly handled exposition; and unnecessarily convoluted, or improperly set up plot elements; and lackluster dialogue.
Kevin's mom has awesome-potential, especially once someone else gets to write her, I think.
Crowley was a delight, as always.
BUT OH MY GOD. EVERYTHING TO DO WITH CASTIEL.
That alone is worth the awesome rating.
"Too much heart was always Castiel's problem."
"I'm not leaving here without you."
I AM MELTING DUE TO AN OVERLOAD OF FEELINGS. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
See, there were certain things that I wanted to happen between Dean and Castiel. Things that I wouldn't let myself hope for, because I've been let down so often. BUT THEN THOSE THINGS HAPPENED.
well, since the site won't log me in via twitter (after ten minutes of attempting) - I'll have to do this not with my "real" account.
For a Dabb and Loflin script, this was pretty great, one of their best I think. Loved Kevin's mom, Sam wielding Mjolnir (and a frost giant finger bone, lol!), the flashbacks were very effective (especially in the interrogation scene - pretty awesome use!), lots of baby scenes (Dean's freak out to Sam "I'll kill you, your kids, and your grandkids"). The final scene(s) was pretty powerful...
Another strong episode. Season seven started out just as strong then took a turn for the worse from ep 3 to about 8...so I'm hoping next week's keeps up the awesome pace. I think I'm really going to like the use of flashbacks.
I liked everything about this episode except Kevin trusting them all the way till the end when Dean just puts the blade to Kevins mom and Crowley says his line and all the sudden, Kevin don't trust them. The worst though is seeing Crowley in smoke, dropping the tablet (the same thing he was supposedly going to kill Kevin's mom for............and then stands there. Crowley has enough time to get out of one body, into another room, behind a door and open the door and take the tablet........guess the tablet wasn't to big of a deal to get cause they had a good minute at least to grab it.
/That/ I have no idea. I've seen several instances when Dean or sam should have been able to gank Crowley. Crowley's smart, but he leaves himself open. He's cocky. Dean and Sam arren't stupid. I think it fully has to do with the fact that Crowley is VERY popular with fans, and most don't want him going anywhere. Originally, Castiel actually killed Crowley by burning his bones. Later it was taken back, and they just said Cas pretended to kill Crowley, because fans were so upset. I can't blame them. Crowley is the best demon around. Love his accent and wit :)
Haha I was thinking the same thing about the body too. Like.. okay, did he leave his body right outside the door or something? Though it could explain why crowley was dusting himself off when he came through the door, as though he'd left it on the ground, discarded.
You seem like one of those who wants nothing at all but Dean and Sam, ignoring the fact that there's only so much you can do with ONLY two characters and a few extras that no one knows or cares about. SPN's secondary characters flesh out and add so much to the story, and they always have on SPN. John, Ruby, Azazel, Bobby, Jo, etc, etc.
I was surprised at the lack of Winchester brothers doing well anything in the second episode too. I enjoyed the episode on a secondary character level but all in all it was strange to put the brothers in the back corner so early in the season.
The gardener wasn't even the scary part. He killed the woman, the mother's 'friend', very coldly, despite her being the last demon there and them surely having other methods. Hell, putting her in a circle until they could escape, so Crowley wouldn't come afte rthem for instance. Or jsut not being there when crowley came up after the demon went back to hell to tell him. Nope, Dean just ganked the woman, stabbed her in the heart, and gave off the excuse 'oh she's not human' >.<
While I disagree about the plot being poorly handled, and the dialog being lackluster (Loved everything about this episode), I will HIGHLY agree that the Castiel stuff was amazing! I do understand those feelings, because I felt them too! I had no idea it was coming and it hit me hard! My jaw dropped! Was dumbfounded from the moment Dean crossed that distance with a big ol' smile on his face and hugged Cas like a long lost brother, to the moment he said he was /not/ leaving without Cas, and not leaving Cas along, leviathans be damned.
It was I hoped for, and never dared believe could be remotely possible, especially during those dark days of last season when Gamble told us Castiel was definitely dead.
I'm about ready to kiss Carver's toes and ask him if he'd like a porshe with that.
Oh it works. It doesn't prevent the demon from locating someone, just from entering their body. And, Crowley already knew where she was. Actually though, it might not have even been Crowley who burned off the tattoo, because I think the other guy was working with him and so was the one to do it. Either way, by the time crowley entered her, the tattoo was gone. Remember the scar on her wrist and the fire the guy was using to burn her?
But it may have been used as a reason for Kevin to go away from them so they can be alone for the next few episodes. It wouldn't have been right for them to just leave hm, but it's better is he goes off on his own.
The look on Kevin's face when his Mom said it wouldn't be her first tattoo was worth the price of admission! Kevin's Mom is an awesome character!
Loved the episode.
I've been wondering at the fact that the writers seemed to have just stopped giving a flying fig about the people being possessed. Somewhere, a few seasons ago, they seem to have stopped caring (not necessarily, but the writers.) So, it was good to hear them have to answer the question.
I was so happy when Kevin told Dean to shut up. He was getting to be a little much. I am worried that I'm going to spend at least half the season wanting to smack Dean upside the head. :-)
First, Mrs. Tran. I loved her. Which of course means we don't get to keep her, but still she was awesome.
I found it really weird that Dean is mad at Sam for not looking for him but also mad at Kevin for wanting to go look for his mom. I love Dean, but he can be a giant hypocrite sometimes.
Unlike a lot of people I don't think his stint in purgatory is supposed to be a net positive for his character. I don't want him to feel guilty over stuff that's not his fault, but shifting all the way towards, "kill whoever you want, feel guilt later" is not good. He almost iced that dude in the police station. I mean that was just a guy, a thief, but not some monster. I totally understand why such things are necessary in purgatory, but now that he's back on earth, he'll need to adjust. Which of course may take time.
About Kevin's mom though, I can't say I would have done differently were I in his shoes. It's unfortunate that Kevin had to see it, but it's not like they haven't killed people to get the demon before and they can't really have special rules for people's moms.
I loved geeky smart Sam in this ep! I laughed when he gave the answer to Mrs. Tran's math question. Also the hammer. Plz chuck, say that Sam kept that hammer.
The flashbacks were great. The hug!
Benny is still shady to me. First he tried to tell Dean the guy/monster didn't know anything. Was he lying on purpose, or did he just really not think the guy knew? Hmm. He also appeared to be pretty eager to derail Cas and Dean's reunion. Interesting.
I'm pretty positive that the kid who played the angel is the same kid from Bugs in season 1. He was an interesting character, but I'm not sure where they were going with that. Will he show up again?
That last scene. Yeah that explains why Dean's been acting kind of odd/guilty whenever Cas is mentioned. But I don't know. It just looked to me like he was trying to pull Cas up but he couldn't hold on. Do people think he would have let go on purpose?
I see it as Purgatory gave Dean an easier exsistance. Everythign there was black or white and none of those annoying shades of grey that he struggles with. He was able to kill without prejadice, do things without them playing on his concience because he could tell himself he was doing it to survive. Now he's back he's trying to carry on in the same mind set but obviously the rules are different now. He cant just go around doing whatever without there being concequences/concience. My guess is as the season goes on he'll be called on his behaviour. Benny represents the easy 'Pure' life Dean liked in Purgatory where Sam will be a reminder of what it is to be human. I can see Dean struggling with this and leaning more towards Benny than Sam.
I thought that episode was clearly Dean centric, it showcased his state of mind, his flashbacks, his story this season. They're using Kevin as a plot device to show us whats going with Dean.
Positive points for me were Kevin's mom, pretty cool lady, and Crowley, who always is great, and the flashbacks to Purgatory, for what little we got of them.
Still, the episode seemed a bit jumbled and I was kind of tuning out during the auction. The flashbacks, while cool, just break the flow for me and I wish we had just spent 3-4 episodes in Purgatory with some interesting Sam stuff on the side and call it good.
Only voted ok because that's all it was for me, not great overall but not bad overall. I will say it is better than most of Season 6 and 7.
I don't think Dean left Cas to die. I think he was at the portal and trying to bring Cas with him. Trying to hold on to him, but for some reason he couldn't bring Cas through the portal and they couldn't hold on to each other and were ripped apart as Dean went through the portal. I believe that Dean wouldn't willingly leave Cas behind or turn his back on him.
I generally don't like episodes that ignore Sam and Dean, but I thought this one did OK in that regard. Sam had brains, independent opinions, and a few cool action shots, which puts this episode above about two-thirds of those from last season. We got a deeper look at Dean's PTSD, how it has changed him, and what happened in Purgatory, so there was considerable focus on Dean's story, even if it wasn't the main plot.
First of all, another really good eppy! S8 is starting off very solid! Love it.
Second...did anyone else think Angel boy looked alot like a young Tom Cruise? That was weird.
I absolutely love how they are using the flashbacks of Purgatory. It's not overdone, the clips are short and to the point. It's the perfect use of them. And then of course, paralleling them to Dean's moment in the now. I have this feeling that at some point, Dean is gonna go right off the reservation and go nuts on someone.
I know the Sam story is still building (we knew the first eps were more Dean heavy), but I really do love this new Sam. He's always been able to keep his cool more than Dean, but he seems even more Zen this year. That year away from hunting did him good....and I think in his mind (and as we saw for the preview for 8.3) he really thinks he'll be able to just drop hunting again after this is over and return to a normal life. We all know that won't happen...but I love that he's clinging to that need he has.
Kevin's mom was awesome! I wasn't sure about her at first, but she was feisty! And I have to say, seeing her standing next to Jared was very funny. Tiny and Extra Tall.
All in all, it's so early, but the progression of the storyline so far is the perfect pace and next week we'll learn a bit more about Sam's year of normal....and we'll get to see just how dramatically different it was from Deans. The good life vs the monster life.
really liked this episode.even more than last week too i reckon!! kevins mum was great!!! she was one of my fave parts of the episode, especially when she punched crowley in the face. i loved the auction and when it all got twisted and the hammer of thor was simply awesome. but why didn't sam keep it?? i still think something is up with crowley but just can't put my finger on it. anyone else think that kevin's dissapearance and the note seemed fishy? loved what we've been given so far and can't wait for more!!!
Misha and others have said that it will not be the same Cas, but he has played so many characters that I DON'T CARE what part he plays, just keep him on the show. That hug and Dean's I'm not leaving without you, AWESOME. Was doing my happy dance. So I will ditto your THANK YOU, CARVER.
This is why I love reading the comments, I had not thought about connecting The End and this season. Just watched it again and with this in mind, it makes a lot of sense. I know our writers are good, but are they this good? lol Anyway I am loving this season...so far.
I only voted OK. For me s8 has started VERY badly.
Firstly the ludicrous and ooc story that Sam didn't look for Dean. I will never accept that as anything other than a total red herring (which remains to be seen) or rank bad writing.
Then the Sam&Dean free zone that was this weeks ep. There is no love coming across from their relationship. It is unrecognisable from previous seasons. They don't even seem that pleased to be reunited. They barely spoke to each other, or made eye contact this week. And as for previous reunions, the miraculous nature of the resurrection is not remotely addressed and is glossed over, when actually they should be showing how much they appreciate being back in the real world (for Dean) and back together.
So we get zero from Sam and Dean's relationship. Meanwhile I am expected to care about Dean/Cas (I like Cas fine as part of TFW, but have NEVER understood/seen/got/cared about a special relationship between D and C) and Dean/Benny and Sam/Amelia? Sorry if you give me Sam and Dean as the central and strongest relationship in the show then there is room for me to care about other relationships ASWELL. But when you give us them INSTEAD of Dean and Sam's, while simultaneously undermining the strength and importance of that relationship in order to make the others look better in comparison - then sorry I'm not buying. That pretty fundamental issue aside, there was lots to like. The cinematography from Purgatory is great. Loved Mrs Tran. Loved genius Sam. I really like Kevin and Crowley is always good fun. The performances are great. Jared is playing Sam very softly; he is sad, quiet, grave almost, and looks exhausted which you wouldn't expect after a year of (alleged) domestic bliss. Jensen is knocking it out of the park as always. There were hints that something is going on with Sam. Where did he learn to do a reverse exorcism? He couldn't do that when Dean disappeared. If he's been out of hunting ever since that moment where did that trick come from? Also he's not coming across as at all rusty. But overall the bad outweighed the good for me. If there is a twist coming that shows Sam in a better, more in character, light, and if the relationship is meant to be back stronger then they need to make some pretty rapid progress. Having a great destination in mind may not be enough to keep people on board if the journey takes too long and isn't fun. I nearly bailed during the interminable soulless Sam, bro-bond free zone that was early s6. I'm feeling that way again.
..i read that some people thinking that sam and dean bearly speak in this episode that situation will be getting worth when ben gets in trouble dean go to help him ,dean can handle the situation call sam for help i am sure sam will try to kill ben dean try to avoid that AND THE CHAOS BEGAN..people please THINK HARD one full year of separation affect both in a very deep,powerful and dramatic way in the next episode will see how sam try to became the person he always want to be BUT remember the first episode when sam leave .the house someone is watching him and may be HER if she really is a human or is another crowley spy to keep sam on his sight ..they are to many possible plots in the surface scratching in the minds of the writers and those will cause us ,anger ,happiness,frustration,surprise a lots of range of possible reaction for US the fan.this is a new season forget the first seven the dynamics are different the relation of the brother are completely new THINK LIKE THE PHOENIX BIRD..ashes means destroy the past create a new history and experience to follow learn & share
Kevin's mom was a bad-ass and I am terrified about Castiel. I literally went from smiling and laughing during this episode to absolutely sobbing and OMFG THE CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!! I want next Wednesday so badly its not even funny
"this is a new season forget the first seven the dynamics are different the relation of the brother are completely new THINK LIKE THE PHOENIX BIRD..ashes means destroy the past create a new history and experience to follow learn & share"
Sorry but that is an argument for throwing character development and continuity out of the window. If I wanted to watch new characters develop new relationships I'll start watching Revolution or Arrow. I watch SPN for Dean, Sam and their relationship. I'm not interested in everything we have lived through with these characters undone just to give the writers a new direction to go in.
Like I said in another post, I'm starting to thing that Sam is hiding something about the ''none-hunting stuff'', since all the sudden, after a year ''without doing anything'' he learned/understood how to say the exorcism backward knowing it was going to send the demon back in the body and he didn't seem surprise that it worked....
And for the boys relationship, Jensen did say in a interview that it will get better after Dean ''adjust'' of being out and back home , just give it time. To me, it looked like Sam iis giving some space to his brother
..but my friend that’s is the direction of the writers create a new dynamic relation with the brothers for example sam had make the spell speak on rewind mode to return the damon to his body for sam is new dean is completely edge more dangerous that’s his father was he almost embrace the absolute power of fear and pain to fulfill a purpose dean acting in a animal survival mode the brothers state to how live there lives are shift on both extreme find the grey area a common ground to balance there emotions and perception that’s the main concern From: Disqus Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:16 AM To: nellydelcarmen77@hotmail.com Subject: [spoilertvhome] Re: POLL : What did you think of Supernatural - What's Up, Tiger Mommy? (Spoilers)
geordiegirl1967 wrote, in response to nellymendezcolon:
"this is a new season forget the first seven the dynamics are different the relation of the brother are completely new THINK LIKE THE PHOENIX BIRD..ashes means destroy the past create a new history and experience to follow learn & share"
Sorry but that is an argument for throwing character development and continuity out of the window. If I wanted to watch new characters develop new relationships I'll start watching Revolution or Arrow. I watch SPN for Dean, Sam and their relationship. I'm not interested in everything we have lived through with these characters undone just to give the writers a new direction to go in. Link to comment
Usually they call Demons by their host's name so maybe Crowley was his host's name. Shrugs and adds: I never really think to much about stuff like that because it would make my head explode about how many times "little" things like that get swept under the rug.
After reading these comments, sometimes I feel like I'm watching a completely different show. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes that's a bad thing and other times it's just a neutral opinion. I love how diverse SPN fans are with their opinion and I always find food for thought that I hadn't thought about before when reading the comments. But I found this episode boring and slow and I hated Mrs. Tran. Even Crowley seemed subdued. But bonus, we get to see his demon eyes and who knew? His smoke is red. I guess that has to do with him being king of hell or something an explanation I'm sure we'll never get directly). The cold open didn't get me pumped for the episode like it usually does. But how cool was it that his deposit box was #1. <---Sarcasm, in case you couldn't tell.
Very possible. I read "guilt" from Dean's emotions, but I jumped to the conclusion that he left him behind to die. It's also very "Dean Winchester" if he's just feeling guilty that he tried his hardest (and failed) to bring Cas, too.
Enjoyed the purgatory scenes. I love Dean! I could watch a spin off of just Dean, Cas, and Benny in purgatory and their journey back to "earth". BTW: Who was that tall guy in the background?
I rewatched the episode, and it felt like I was watching season 4 Sam - a little bit harder and detached. When Sam performed the reverse exorcism, I wondered if what we were seeing was Sam pushing the demon back with his mind and making up the line about the reverse exorcism to cover what he was doing. Also, he smelled the demon. It could have been sulfer, but this being Sam, it makes you wonder.
I love your reasoning. Makes complete and total sense. It's still hard to watch him go through this though (but Jensen is killing it). I do hope eventually he chooses Sam's path though... however I think that could be more of a season 9 storyline. ;-)
It looked like it to me. I was thinking, "oh no, where are they going with this!!" The hammer scene and Sam suddenly know how to do a reverse exorcism had me wondering what is really going on with Sam.
Did anyone else it was hinky that Sam knew how to do a reverse exorcism? It was as if he had been practicing it. He couldn't have just come up with that on the fly.
There is so much that happened that we don't know about and that is the whole point. It all will be revealed in time. Don't forget that Dean lived like an animal for a year and Sam has been playing house and god know what else. So, I would say they are def out of sync.
Loved it! I like Kevin's mom. She is one tough cookie that's for sure. I hope we get to see both of them once again. Only one person could get out of Purgatory at a time and I think Cas will have his chance eventually. More of the boys to watch and enjoy! Looking forward to next week's episode. I like to find out what happens when the boys are separated for such a long time. We get to see how they had to live their lives without each other. Can't wait! After all, this is the episode that Jensen directed, right? So, it should be awesome!
They weren't lacking TIME on screen. They were lacking purpose. You could have taken them off screen and very little would change for most scenes. They were very handsome wallpaper for huge chunk of time.
I agree Kevin needed to leave Dean and Sam or they needed to drop Kevin and his mom in a safe place. I just don't think they needed to focus on secondary characters as much as they did.
Only 2 episodes in and I have not been this excited since Dean came back from Hell. So happy that Supernatural has it's mojo back. I think I am in love with Kevin Tran . That dude is amazing and I like how he doesn't take crap from Dean. Also I thought Mama Tran was amazing I hope she will be okay after Crowley mind f*#ked her. We can use all the awesome we can get right now.
BTW anyone know who the dude was supposed to be who was sporting the frost giant digit in order to reclaim Mjolnir . Was it suppose to be either Sindri or Brokkr . Also do you guys think he zapped out before being bonked on the head by Sam? Also why was Sam able to wield a hammer of the gods? Also does anyone think the finger could have belonged to Siggorth ?Anyone have ideas on this
I loved the episode! exciting plot, lots of action and great purgatory flashbacks. I love it how after Purgatory Dean is completely different than after Hell. I'm glad they managed to stress the difference and not just repeat the old dramas. Loved the reversed exorcism (well, I'm a sucker for the boys speaking latin, what can I do :P).
And everytime I think I'm fed up with Cas, they bring up something reminding me why I love his friendship with Dean so much. That hug made my heart melt.
Misty is correct. It was Beau -- aka Mr. Peanut -- who burned the tattoo off. I'm guessing a demon can't touch it. And I'm still confused about Thor's hammer. Every legend I've ever heard cites that only Thor could life it -- even the Avengers say so!! :)
I guess I can understand why Kevin would want to leave, but like Sam said, Crowley still needs him, so he's put himself right back into the situation he was in before, but now he has to worry about mom, too. And it's not like the Winchesters are just gonna give up on getting the tablet simply because Crowley has it now. But the necessity to stretch the search out for the season dictates Kevin's decisions, so I'm not going to quibble. :)
Oh, I'm not the only one? I also saw Cas's eyes get all huge, like he was scared or couldn't believe what just happened.
I don't want to think it, but I believe Dean lets go. Cas' huge eyes and frightened "Dean!" cry makes me think Dean is trying to pull him up, Cas' hand slips out of his grasp, Cas reached for Dean again, but Dean is already backing up, so Cas screams "Dean!" unable to believe Dean is leaving him.
Dean does look very guilty... It will suck if he does abandon/turn on him, just a few episodes after he promised he wasn't leaving without him.
No I saw that also, but am thinking the portal was closing and he could not get back to Cas, or Benny grabbed Dean and pulled him thru. Anything else is just to awful to think about.
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I loved absolutely everything about this episode. Mama Tran was awesome, and Kevin was awesome, and just everything was awesome and alkdsjf;alksdjfasd.f
ReplyDeleteI am loving this season so much!
Kevin's mom is the coolest mom EVER.
ReplyDeleteWhat's Up, Tiger Mom is an instant favorite! Combined all that is great about Supernatural! Time for a re-watch!
ReplyDeleteLove it :)
ReplyDeleteNow I agree that sam is hiding something about his year ''off'', after years of hunting he never thought about how to send a demon back in someone...but all the sudden he learned/thought about it one day while he was walking his dog or whatever??? That's suspicious
oh and...HE HUGGED THE DAMN ANGEL ! *__*
ReplyDeleteI KNEW Castiel didn't just abandon Dean for no reason... that scene between them broke my heart a little... typical Dean Winchester, refusing to take no for an answer when it comes to those closest to him.
ReplyDeleteAnd my heart broke even further when Kevin's mom bid her soul to save her son. I actually really liked her... and Crowley possessing her? Definitely didn't see that one coming. I'm glad she's back to normal, though. I hope she sticks around.
And oh my gosh... Sam beaning the auction guy over the head with Thor's hammer? Priceless. That's a weapon that could really come in handy.
I still think they're doing a really great job of integrating the flashbacks in the fabric of the narrative. They don't feel forced, and the cross cutting that they did with Dean getting information out of the creature in purgatory and the prisoner in real time was fantastic.
And that tidbit at the end? Looks like we have some insight into why Dean looks so haunted every time Cas is mentioned - it looks like maybe he left him to die. I still don't believe they killed him for good, though.
Great episode!
ReplyDeleteBut why do they call him Mr. Crowley? Wasn't his name Fergus MacLeod? I mean, c'mon. Meet my Demon friends, Azazel, Alastair and CROWLEY?????
I think it's because he doesn't like people using his human name.
ReplyDeleteYour last paragraph and the reaction from Alfie when he asked Dean about Cas.said it all. He looked like his dog just got run over. Cas having too big of a heart and still trying to make it up to Dean.
ReplyDeleteSorry it just feels like they've gone back to season 7 ways of showcasing guest stars above the main characters. I don't like episodes that are light on Sam and Dean. I don't care that much about random guest stars sorry.
ReplyDeleteIt was just so weird. Like having the hammer of Thor and Plutisus' assistant pulls out A GUN?
ReplyDeleteYeah it's not like the most important scene of the episode was in a flashback of Dean's life or anything.
ReplyDeleteWhat does that have to do with anything? I'm talking about the whole episode. It seemed to revolve more around other characters than Sam and Dean. Don't have to be so snippy about it. Geez.
ReplyDeleteKevin's mom isn't back to normal. She is just staring off, unlike Sam when he didn't have a soul, but remained walking and talking. She seems to be catatonic.
ReplyDeleteAgain, it really did feel like there were actually things at stake this season. It seems interesting that they are going character by character on the flashbacks.
ReplyDeleteThat season is Awesome!!!.... *Vomiting Rainbows* xD
ReplyDeleteLoved the episode and I love Kevin's mom. She was great in the pawn shop. I laughing during that whole scene. Loved Dean's memories of purgatory and Cas. I also figured that Cas left Dean to protect him from something. Cas would never abandon Dean.
ReplyDeleteThis episode.. in all aspects.. was beyond amazing. Everything from splashing tiger momma with water and soap, to the angels expressing concern for Castiel, to Dean's super dark nature and flashbacks coinciding with what's happening was seriously awesome. Dean is incredibly interesting this season, in a way I haven't felt since the earlier seasons, if even then. At the same time he's both his casual, funny self.. and a downright beast; so collected, focused, and intense. The flashbacks with Cas were amazing (though I'm sure some will disagree), and even Benny's pointing out Cas just leaving Dean (and Cas' explanation) felt so real and well thought out.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely liking Carver as the new show runner. Loving it.
Mrs.Tran kicks ass!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSolid second outing. I'm quite interested to see how this season plays out. Though I have to say it's painful to watch Dean be so resigned and having given up on hope and his own humanity. He's just so cold and distant this season. I do believe he's finally reached his limit. Fingers crossed the character's storyline will be getting back in touch with himself and the people around him.
It really does! Its amazing! I can't say that enough. I love the intensity. The mystery.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I too am rewatching it! This episode was awesome. So so good. Loved /everything/ about it.
ReplyDeleteThat Dean as come to the point where punching an innocent woman's ticket if it means getting to Crowley seems like it revolves around Dean.
ReplyDeleteI wish they bring Linda back soon, she was cool!
ReplyDeleteNot something that's really up for debate. It's how the episode came off to me.
ReplyDeleteThis! He really did. And that last scene really made me wonder, because Cas' eyes are so huge, and it's almost like he's shocked, even as he reaches out ot Dean and cries out for his help. Kind of like either Dean left him? or turned on him in some way? And with how Dean's been behaving this season, especially this episode, I get the impression that Dean is willing to do anything to meet his goals. Even kill innocent people. God, Dean's intensity is amazing, and Jensen's acting is spectacular this season. Its like Dean's had a psychotic, crazed killer break. I'd be terrified of him if he faced me like he did that prisoner/monster.
ReplyDeleteThat was a great episode! I have a good feeling about this season. :D
ReplyDeleteKevin's mom was pretty awesome. I love how she took the tattoo like it was nothing, but Kevin was squirming. lol Honestly, he took it way better than I could ever have (I have an issue with needles).
Dean was pretty scary when he wrapped his tie around the guy's throat. He doesn't mess around. Definitely darker this season.
Crowley: "D is for dumbass". lol Sarcastic as ever. And turning out to be a great villain for the season.
Question: Was it me, or was Crowley's smoke red? Did I see that right???? If so, I wonder why? Even other crossroad demons have all had black smoke as far as I remember?
Also, I wonder who Kevin's father is??????
I liked the new angel and what he said about Cas. I think I recognize the actor, but I don't know from where. The clothes were so funny- I don't think we've seen an angel out of a suit before besides Cas.
Loved that Dean finally hugged Cas! I was kinda expecting it after seeing Dean hug Benny when they got out of Purgatory. That scene is now one of my favorite Dean and Cas scenes between that hug, Castiel's reason for leaving Dean alone, and Dean refusing to leave Cas behind in Purgatory. It showed how real their friendship is, though they haven't always seen eye to eye. I'm really anxious to see what happened at the end- it's going to bug me until we see it.
That was quite a rough ending there with Kevin. I can understand his worry but he really isn't safer alone. The demons will find him eventually. Though I suppose, he did survive a long while alone without Sam and Dean.
Lastly, I want to say- That was Thor's hammer! lol Sam should keep it! He looked great wielding it. ;D
Ironic how it seems like Dean was more in touch with his feelings in Purgatory, than he is now. Personally, I thought this was the best episode Supernatural has offered in a while.
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for Dean to say "Chicks a MILF" or something of that caliber. haha
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to re-watch tomorrow. :D
ReplyDeleteHave not looked the actor up, but the Angel kind of looked like the kid that changed places with Sam.
ReplyDelete;) What's wrong with now?
ReplyDeleteHe reminds me of future Dean in "The End". Willing to do whatever it takes to win.
ReplyDeleteExactly. He whacked the gardener without even batting an eye and "zoned out" during the interrogation like he didn't know which world he was in.
ReplyDeleteI figured he found Cas fairly early on and by the time they got the portal open he decided he was going and Cas changed his mind too late.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - I said that wrong. I suppose I meant I'm glad Crowley is out of her and back to his old self. I would have missed Mark Sheppard.
ReplyDeleteOverall a strong episode. Two consecutive weeks of smart Sam. Yay!!! Did we beat last year's record yet??
ReplyDeleteSo my thoughts ...
So we know demons are twisted human souls and Crowley said he doesn't have a soul. Did Crowley just confirm he's not a demon?
Speaking of demons, I really need for this show to spell out the rules. Demons hate holy water, but Ruby in season 3 said a demon of Lilith's stature wouldn't sweat holy water, but holy water took down Crowley last week. In the old days, the rules of transport were simple. They traveled in a smoke cloud until they were in a human host. When they were in a human, they were governed by human limitations, unless they smoked out again. Now demons can sometimes teleport in and out and they sometimes smoke out. So my question this week is why Crowley, who had no problem overpowering Sam and Dean last week and kidnaping Kevin (until Kevin doused him with holy water), this week left without Kevin - because he was too close to the Winchesters? I'm confused!!
This episode made a strong case for Sam's desire to leave hunting. A typical day in the job, they killed three humans (demon hosts), killed three demons, caused one nice woman to almost lose her soul and apparently lose her sanity, they lost their profit and their word of God tablet. Did I miss anything?
After last week hearing Dean being a jerk about Sam having a dog in the car, was anyone else chanting "do it, do it, do it" when Sam was considering putting Baby on the block?
I don't have it available to me right now, and I need to get to sleep soon. Got to wake up tomorrow morning. lol
ReplyDeleteShe used "untoward" in a sentence. She's my hero and will probably talk Kevin into forgiving Dean if she's able to.
ReplyDeleteRED SMOKE!! Yes it was!
ReplyDelete;) Wait..what is this ''sleep'' you're talking about? I'm pretty sure I heard a rumor that we weren't allow to do that on a SPN night
ReplyDeleteI thought so, too but that was season 2 I think and that actor was already physically bigger but I did see the resemblance.
ReplyDeleteThis ep was even better than last week, something is going on with Sam and Dean. I kept thinking that Dean was going to go ballistic, even more than he did with the prisoner and Sam is hiding something. I mean he had never put a demon back in someone before. I don't think he learned that from the vet although last week she was mean enough to be a Demon. lol
ReplyDeleteLoved Kevin's mom and I groaned when they let her come along, but it worked out. Crowley was excellent as usual, the plan "D" for Dummy was so funny.
Will watch a couple more times tomorrow, once with CC turned on to make sure I did not miss any words. Really excited about this season.
..A .breaking point episode good perform for each character eve lower angels ask dean for castiel but may be in the next episode some truth shows up
ReplyDeleteBest line was Crowley saying "Va-Moose" to Sam and then calling Dean "Squirrel" - a reference to Rocky and Bullwinkle, right? LOL or am I misreading that one?
ReplyDeleteI see your point but I think the episode had to take that angle to further the story as it is being written. It would almost be harder to put the guest stars in the stand alone episodes. Kevin's a huge part of the story now and his girlfriend had her turn last week and this may be the last we see of his mom now. Kind of like Kevin has been dropped into Cas' spot.
ReplyDeleteThere was a pretty obvious callback to Sam being a mathlete.
ReplyDeletelol In less I want to drive off the road tomorrow on my way to college I have heard of it.
ReplyDeleteYeah the mystery is great!
ReplyDeleteCrowley is a regular demon who's managed to take control of hell and has a swelled head. I get the impression he clings to his power, as opposed to has actually earned it. He was just there to pick up the pieces after Lucifer and all the rest lost everything.
ReplyDeleteLilith, if I remember right, was one of the first ever demons. Molded by Lucifer himself. She was as old as his reign in hell, and Very powerful because of all this. Not sure though, because yellow eyes was old to, one of the first too, if I remember right, and holy water still hurt him. *shrug*
I've been wondering this for a long time now. Everything..or almost, we saw in The End happened...Cas becoming human, LuciSam, the croatoan, Bobby getting killed by gunshot...etc. Lucifer did told that they could change details, order or whatever and they would still end up there. It's like they change orders of those things happening, some came and go...but still happened
ReplyDeleteMaybe something big will happen in 2014
Yes, Moose and Squirrel are Rocky and Bullwinkle. That one I got.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see the similarity. I don't recognize him from SPN.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet she talks him into forgiving Dean too.
ReplyDeleteThe kid that swapped bodies with Sam was in "Swap Meat" and that was in season 5.
ReplyDeleteNo idea. Though I do think it would be exhilarating to hold power like that.
ReplyDeleteI've thought about this before too! That everything in The End is coming to pass in one fashion or another. This is rather brilliant foresight if so. Dean this season seems worse then the Dean of the End, and you can definitely see the similarities. I'd love, love, LOVE to see an episode where the old Dean pops up in this time and is like, WTH??? Dude, chill out! Remove the stick and value the good things in life! People matter! They do! Lol ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, that's it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI forgot about Bobby being shot and yeah Sam did say yes. So yeah, it extends to more than just Dean and Cas. All four of the original "Team Free Will" members have experienced pieces of that "The End" future.
ReplyDeleteIt's really interesting comparing "The End" and all the similar events that happened after Dean went to the future and changed it.
ReplyDeleteIf the writers did this intentionally, I need to start giving them a lot more credit cause it's kinda cool.
No problem. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was one of my least favorite episodes ever- I remember episodes on both ends of my favorites list very well. lol
But then shouldn't it be easier for them to kill Crowley then it was to kill YED or Lilith? Somehow it seems harder. And was Crowley's host laying outside the room when he was in Mrs. Tran? Why is it that they can't get anywhere near Crowley with the knife when he is in his Crowley suit, but Dean could have killed him when he was in Mrs. Tran?
ReplyDeleteHer attitude sure makes her one...
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I was a bit worried about this episode because lets' face it, does anyone really want Kevin and his mom riding in the back seat of the Impala all season? But I think it went way better than expected. This was a very solid episode that furthered the mystery of Purgatory and Dean's new outlook on life, and gave us a little Crowley-time. I think the flashbacks worked a bit better this week. They didn't seem to be forced in (although to be fair, they had to put them in the premiere to jumpstart the story!) Nice to see a smart Sam. Saying an exorcism backwards works? Huh. Who woulda thought? But I did like how he jumped in with the answer to the math problem -- it was like he was competing with Advanced Placement Kevin. :) A nice reminder that Sam was no slouch in the brains department.
ReplyDeleteDean was much darker than he's been in recent seasons, and I for one applaud his new outlook. Although Kevin believing Crowley's rhetoric about the Winchesters always getting people killed is a bit short sighted of him. Yes, Sam did ignore his calls for a year, but he's supposed to be a smart kid. Does he actually believe he's better off protecting his mom than two hunters who've been saving people all their lives? Dean would never defend himself, but I hope Sam gets the chance to remind Kevin that his brother has saved the world a few times without any thanks. People do die around the Winchesters, but I hardly think the blame falls on them.
I liked Alfie. He kind of reminded me of a young cross between Tom Cruise and Scott Wolfe. I swear I've seen him before, but really can't place him. So the angels didn't know Cas went to Purgatory either? Apparently they don't pay attention at all. Loved Thor's Hammer. I thought the magic of the hammer was that only Thor could wield it. I guess Sam has some 'Avenger' in him. It would've been funny to throw a Captain America quip in there somewhere, too. :)
As for Cas, leaving Dean alone in a place full of monsters to protect him? OK. A bit lame, but OK. Leviathans may be looking for him, but I'm guessing they're a little ticked at Dean, too. Better to have each other's backs than to run with no explanation, i'm glad Dean was adamant about not leaving without him, but not sure Castiel got the implication. Really interested to find out what happen to force Dean to leave alone. I like Benny. He seems to have Dean's back since he needs him, and I am looking forward to episode 5 where Sam finds out about him. Oughta be some fireworks there. :)
A great start to season 8! Darker, full of mystery, action and intrigue. A great new direction.
Too bad the auction house wasn't in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota.
ReplyDeleteCarver, just thank you so much for Cas!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou've got lots of good points. 1) The demon IS the soul. So it would be like a soul having a soul. 2) I said the same about Crowley and the holy water last week. Seems like demonology is fluid! 3) Crowley must have other plans or needs to regroup after not being able to hold Kevin before. He may think he's got all the demon destruction spells memorized or so. Sam needs an unwanted pregnancy to really get his head spinning!
ReplyDeleteJust a quick note about the Kevin thing. I think its mostly that he saw Dean about to slit his mother's throat.. more then anything else. I'd say that pretty much qualifies for staying FAR away from these two men. From Dean specifically. I don't care what is going on around me, if my mom's throat is about to be cut by the man whose supposed to be protecting her, I'd be pissed and scared to death too. Good for Kevin. The kid really /is/ smart. I'm so happy the secondary characters this season are acting intelligent instead of just accepting things as they are.
ReplyDeleteBest episode I have seen in a very long time. It had all the best elements: humor, intelligence, action, and best of all - emotion. I loved it. It feels good to finally be excited about the show again.
ReplyDeleteI think it's just Crowley's smarter than Lilith and knows when to run unlike Azazel? lol
ReplyDeleteThis season gets better with each episode. Episode 2 was really great and next week looks very interesting as we see what Sam's "Normal life" looked like
ReplyDelete"'Demonology is fluid' it can be bent on occasion" - hehe sorry, I recently watched some scenes from "In The Beginning".
ReplyDeleteWhacked the gardener like he shot that guy at the camp he knew would come down with the Croatoan virus.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's why I can understand why Kevin would want to leave. To be fair, Dean to an outside person, is very scary right now.
ReplyDeleteyou sure it was him? The voice didn't seem to add up. Someone said it was the kid from Bug
ReplyDeleteThe flashbacks worked very well as did the entire episode for me. i think the telling point in where Dean is headed was the interrogation scene. Dean lost track of which world he was in and I loved the parallel between the two.
ReplyDeleteI would have hoped Smart Sam would have held on to that darn hammer. But then nobody there should have been able to lift it. (Nice catch, by the way)
I liked the angel also and thought, as you, that it was weird that they didn't know where Cas was. But then I would have thought they would have just taken the tablet by force instead of offering up the Vatican.
I also wondered how the Leviathan were back in Purgatory. Didn't they "hold on" when the rest of the souls were expunged? That would leave them all topside to get whacked.
And I just thought Cas had cold feet at the end. He always wanted to get out with Dean but was too proud to admit it. Until it was too late.
Yes. Nice catch!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good point. I equate him in Purgatory to a question someone asked me recently. I was asked if I could find out the date of my death, would I want to know? I said yes, of course. Imagine all the things you could do knowing you can't die. Dean seems to have realized he is the one being hunted and he has the satisfaction of knowing that all he needs to do is kill as that is his destiny. All his decisions are made. What he does he does for himself.
ReplyDeleteI remembered it because of Sarah Drew (Grey's Anatomy) being in it. (Believe it or not!!)
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think it's him.
ReplyDeleteAnd obviously the tattoo doesn't work on Crowley either!
ReplyDeleteThe actual plot of the thing, I thought could have been better. There was a lot of poorly handled exposition; and unnecessarily convoluted, or improperly set up plot elements; and lackluster dialogue.
ReplyDeleteKevin's mom has awesome-potential, especially once someone else gets to write her, I think.
Crowley was a delight, as always.
BUT OH MY GOD. EVERYTHING TO DO WITH CASTIEL.
That alone is worth the awesome rating.
"Too much heart was always Castiel's problem."
"I'm not leaving here without you."
I AM MELTING DUE TO AN OVERLOAD OF FEELINGS. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
See, there were certain things that I wanted to happen between Dean and Castiel. Things that I wouldn't let myself hope for, because I've been let down so often. BUT THEN THOSE THINGS HAPPENED.
EXCUSE ME I'M GOING TO FLY INTO THE SUN NOW.
well, since the site won't log me in via twitter (after ten minutes of attempting) - I'll have to do this not with my "real" account.
ReplyDeleteFor a Dabb and Loflin script, this was pretty great, one of their best I think. Loved Kevin's mom, Sam wielding Mjolnir (and a frost giant finger bone, lol!), the flashbacks were very effective (especially in the interrogation scene - pretty awesome use!), lots of baby scenes (Dean's freak out to Sam "I'll kill you, your kids, and your grandkids"). The final scene(s) was pretty powerful...
Another strong episode. Season seven started out just as strong then took a turn for the worse from ep 3 to about 8...so I'm hoping next week's keeps up the awesome pace. I think I'm really going to like the use of flashbacks.
I liked everything about this episode except Kevin trusting them all the way till the end when Dean just puts the blade to Kevins mom and Crowley says his line and all the sudden, Kevin don't trust them. The worst though is seeing Crowley in smoke, dropping the tablet (the same thing he was supposedly going to kill Kevin's mom for............and then stands there. Crowley has enough time to get out of one body, into another room, behind a door and open the door and take the tablet........guess the tablet wasn't to big of a deal to get cause they had a good minute at least to grab it.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, it was amusing and pretty cool.
/That/ I have no idea. I've seen several instances when Dean or sam should have been able to gank Crowley. Crowley's smart, but he leaves himself open. He's cocky. Dean and Sam arren't stupid. I think it fully has to do with the fact that Crowley is VERY popular with fans, and most don't want him going anywhere. Originally, Castiel actually killed Crowley by burning his bones. Later it was taken back, and they just said Cas pretended to kill Crowley, because fans were so upset. I can't blame them. Crowley is the best demon around. Love his accent and wit :)
ReplyDeleteHaha I was thinking the same thing about the body too. Like.. okay, did he leave his body right outside the door or something? Though it could explain why crowley was dusting himself off when he came through the door, as though he'd left it on the ground, discarded.
You seem like one of those who wants nothing at all but Dean and Sam, ignoring the fact that there's only so much you can do with ONLY two characters and a few extras that no one knows or cares about. SPN's secondary characters flesh out and add so much to the story, and they always have on SPN. John, Ruby, Azazel, Bobby, Jo, etc, etc.
ReplyDeleteApparently, Alfie is acted by Tyler Johnson? The same person who acted as the boy in Bugs.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I've been hearing too.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at the lack of Winchester brothers doing well anything in the second episode too. I enjoyed the episode on a secondary character level but all in all it was strange to put the brothers in the back corner so early in the season.
ReplyDeleteThe gardener wasn't even the scary part. He killed the woman, the mother's 'friend', very coldly, despite her being the last demon there and them surely having other methods. Hell, putting her in a circle until they could escape, so Crowley wouldn't come afte rthem for instance. Or jsut not being there when crowley came up after the demon went back to hell to tell him. Nope, Dean just ganked the woman, stabbed her in the heart, and gave off the excuse 'oh she's not human' >.<
ReplyDeleteGreat episode. Kevin's mom is awesome. Great action scenes, good purgatory flashback. So far this season is very good for me.
ReplyDeleteWhile I disagree about the plot being poorly handled, and the dialog being lackluster (Loved everything about this episode), I will HIGHLY agree that the Castiel stuff was amazing! I do understand those feelings, because I felt them too! I had no idea it was coming and it hit me hard! My jaw dropped! Was dumbfounded from the moment Dean crossed that distance with a big ol' smile on his face and hugged Cas like a long lost brother, to the moment he said he was /not/ leaving without Cas, and not leaving Cas along, leviathans be damned.
ReplyDeleteIt was I hoped for, and never dared believe could be remotely possible, especially during those dark days of last season when Gamble told us Castiel was definitely dead.
I'm about ready to kiss Carver's toes and ask him if he'd like a porshe with that.
Oh it works. It doesn't prevent the demon from locating someone, just from entering their body. And, Crowley already knew where she was. Actually though, it might not have even been Crowley who burned off the tattoo, because I think the other guy was working with him and so was the one to do it. Either way, by the time crowley entered her, the tattoo was gone. Remember the scar on her wrist and the fire the guy was using to burn her?
ReplyDeleteBut it may have been used as a reason for Kevin to go away from them so they can be alone for the next few episodes. It wouldn't have been right for them to just leave hm, but it's better is he goes off on his own.
ReplyDeleteThe look on Kevin's face when his Mom said it wouldn't be her first tattoo was worth the price of admission! Kevin's Mom is an awesome character!
ReplyDeleteLoved the episode.
I've been wondering at the fact that the writers seemed to have just stopped giving a flying fig about the people being possessed. Somewhere, a few seasons ago, they seem to have stopped caring (not necessarily, but the writers.) So, it was good to hear them have to answer the question.
I was so happy when Kevin told Dean to shut up. He was getting to be a little much. I am worried that I'm going to spend at least half the season wanting to smack Dean upside the head. :-)
Awesome ep for me.
AMAZING!!! That's all I really have to say :-)
ReplyDeleteLoved this ep. It was just really really great.
ReplyDeleteFirst, Mrs. Tran. I loved her. Which of course means we don't get to keep her, but still she was awesome.
I found it really weird that Dean is mad at Sam for not looking for him but also mad at Kevin for wanting to go look for his mom. I love Dean, but he can be a giant hypocrite sometimes.
Unlike a lot of people I don't think his stint in purgatory is supposed to be a net positive for his character. I don't want him to feel guilty over stuff that's not his fault, but shifting all the way towards, "kill whoever you want, feel guilt later" is not good. He almost iced that dude in the police station. I mean that was just a guy, a thief, but not some monster. I totally understand why such things are necessary in purgatory, but now that he's back on earth, he'll need to adjust. Which of course may take time.
About Kevin's mom though, I can't say I would have done differently were I in his shoes. It's unfortunate that Kevin had to see it, but it's not like they haven't killed people to get the demon before and they can't really have special rules for people's moms.
I loved geeky smart Sam in this ep! I laughed when he gave the answer to Mrs. Tran's math question. Also the hammer. Plz chuck, say that Sam kept that hammer.
The flashbacks were great. The hug!
Benny is still shady to me. First he tried to tell Dean the guy/monster didn't know anything. Was he lying on purpose, or did he just really not think the guy knew? Hmm. He also appeared to be pretty eager to derail Cas and Dean's reunion. Interesting.
I'm pretty positive that the kid who played the angel is the same kid from Bugs in season 1. He was an interesting character, but I'm not sure where they were going with that. Will he show up again?
That last scene. Yeah that explains why Dean's been acting kind of odd/guilty whenever Cas is mentioned. But I don't know. It just looked to me like he was trying to pull Cas up but he couldn't hold on. Do people think he would have let go on purpose?
That's right. I forgot about that. I was too amazed that when Thor's Hammer was available, Beau pulls out a pistol!
ReplyDeleteI see it as Purgatory gave Dean an easier exsistance. Everythign there was black or white and none of those annoying shades of grey that he struggles with. He was able to kill without prejadice, do things without them playing on his concience because he could tell himself he was doing it to survive. Now he's back he's trying to carry on in the same mind set but obviously the rules are different now. He cant just go around doing whatever without there being concequences/concience. My guess is as the season goes on he'll be called on his behaviour. Benny represents the easy 'Pure' life Dean liked in Purgatory where Sam will be a reminder of what it is to be human. I can see Dean struggling with this and leaning more towards Benny than Sam.
ReplyDeleteI thought that episode was clearly Dean centric, it showcased his state of mind, his flashbacks, his story this season. They're using Kevin as a plot device to show us whats going with Dean.
ReplyDeletePositive points for me were Kevin's mom, pretty cool lady, and Crowley, who always is great, and the flashbacks to Purgatory, for what little we got of them.
ReplyDeleteStill, the episode seemed a bit jumbled and I was kind of tuning out during the auction. The flashbacks, while cool, just break the flow for me and I wish we had just spent 3-4 episodes in Purgatory with some interesting Sam stuff on the side and call it good.
Only voted ok because that's all it was for me, not great overall but not bad overall. I will say it is better than most of Season 6 and 7.
But then wouldn't offering his soul be offering himself, if he is a soul? I'm not sure what Crowley would have to gain by doing that though.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Dean left Cas to die. I think he was at the portal and trying to bring Cas with him. Trying to hold on to him, but for some reason he couldn't bring Cas through the portal and they couldn't hold on to each other and were ripped apart as Dean went through the portal. I believe that Dean wouldn't willingly leave Cas behind or turn his back on him.
ReplyDeleteI generally don't like episodes that ignore Sam and Dean, but I thought this one did OK in that regard. Sam had brains, independent opinions, and a few cool action shots, which puts this episode above about two-thirds of those from last season. We got a deeper look at Dean's PTSD, how it has changed him, and what happened in Purgatory, so there was considerable focus on Dean's story, even if it wasn't the main plot.
ReplyDeleteHe was in the episode of Bugs from season 1.
ReplyDeleteawesome for the FIRST HUG EVER!! my baby finally got a hug and it was beautiful! *soaking it in.* <3
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, another really good eppy! S8 is starting off very solid! Love it.
ReplyDeleteSecond...did anyone else think Angel boy looked alot like a young Tom Cruise? That was weird.
I absolutely love how they are using the flashbacks of Purgatory. It's not overdone, the clips are short and to the point. It's the perfect use of them. And then of course, paralleling them to Dean's moment in the now. I have this feeling that at some point, Dean is gonna go right off the reservation and go nuts on someone.
I know the Sam story is still building (we knew the first eps were more Dean heavy), but I really do love this new Sam. He's always been able to keep his cool more than Dean, but he seems even more Zen this year. That year away from hunting did him good....and I think in his mind (and as we saw for the preview for 8.3) he really thinks he'll be able to just drop hunting again after this is over and return to a normal life. We all know that won't happen...but I love that he's clinging to that need he has.
Kevin's mom was awesome! I wasn't sure about her at first, but she was feisty! And I have to say, seeing her standing next to Jared was very funny. Tiny and Extra Tall.
All in all, it's so early, but the progression of the storyline so far is the perfect pace and next week we'll learn a bit more about Sam's year of normal....and we'll get to see just how dramatically different it was from Deans. The good life vs the monster life.
really liked this episode.even more than last week too i reckon!!
ReplyDeletekevins mum was great!!! she was one of my fave parts of the episode, especially when she punched crowley in the face.
i loved the auction and when it all got twisted and the hammer of thor was simply awesome. but why didn't sam keep it??
i still think something is up with crowley but just can't put my finger on it.
anyone else think that kevin's dissapearance and the note seemed fishy?
loved what we've been given so far and can't wait for more!!!
Misha and others have said that it will not be the same Cas, but he has played so many characters that I DON'T CARE what part he plays, just keep him on the show. That hug and Dean's I'm not leaving without you, AWESOME. Was doing my happy dance. So I will ditto your THANK YOU, CARVER.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I knew he was someone I should remember.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I love reading the comments, I had not thought about connecting The End and this season. Just watched it again and with this in mind, it makes a lot of sense. I know our writers are good, but are they this good? lol Anyway I am loving this season...so far.
ReplyDeleteBut like the nurse that died to soon, your date of death can be changed.
ReplyDeleteYeah, see that is something "future Dean" would do.
ReplyDeleteAfter this episode, I'd believe this is most likely. That the portal wasn't angel friendly.
ReplyDeleteThey also said he'd be more like his old self.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same. Disagree about the plot being bad, but agree with the love of the Cas scenes.
ReplyDeleteI honestly didn't notice they were lacking time on screen? There was plenty of scenes getting into Dean's mind, and I loved Sam's hammer moment. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Dahne. I don't recognise this show at the moment and it is pretty depressing. Dean and Sam barely spoke to each other.
ReplyDeleteI only voted OK. For me s8 has started VERY badly.
ReplyDeleteFirstly the ludicrous and ooc story that Sam didn't look for Dean. I will never accept that as anything other than a total red herring (which remains to be seen) or rank bad writing.
Then the Sam&Dean free zone that was this weeks ep. There is no love coming across from their relationship. It is unrecognisable from previous seasons. They don't even seem that pleased to be reunited. They barely spoke to each other, or made eye contact this week. And as for previous reunions, the miraculous nature of the resurrection is not remotely addressed and is glossed over, when actually they should be showing how much they appreciate being back in the real world (for Dean) and back together.
So we get zero from Sam and Dean's relationship. Meanwhile I am expected to care about Dean/Cas (I like Cas fine as part of TFW, but have NEVER understood/seen/got/cared about a special relationship between D and C) and Dean/Benny and Sam/Amelia? Sorry if you give me Sam and Dean as the central and strongest relationship in the show then there is room for me to care about other relationships ASWELL. But when you give us them INSTEAD of Dean and Sam's, while simultaneously undermining the strength and importance of that relationship in order to make the others look better in comparison - then sorry I'm not buying.
That pretty fundamental issue aside, there was lots to like. The cinematography from Purgatory is great. Loved Mrs Tran. Loved genius Sam. I really like Kevin and Crowley is always good fun. The performances are great. Jared is playing Sam very softly; he is sad, quiet, grave almost, and looks exhausted which you wouldn't expect after a year of (alleged) domestic bliss. Jensen is knocking it out of the park as always.
There were hints that something is going on with Sam. Where did he learn to do a reverse exorcism? He couldn't do that when Dean disappeared. If he's been out of hunting ever since that moment where did that trick come from? Also he's not coming across as at all rusty.
But overall the bad outweighed the good for me. If there is a twist coming that shows Sam in a better, more in character, light, and if the relationship is meant to be back stronger then they need to make some pretty rapid progress. Having a great destination in mind may not be enough to keep people on board if the journey takes too long and isn't fun. I nearly bailed during the interminable soulless Sam, bro-bond free zone that was early s6. I'm feeling that way again.
..i read that some people thinking that sam and dean bearly speak in this episode that situation will be getting worth when ben gets in trouble dean go to help him ,dean can handle the situation call sam for help i am sure sam will try to kill ben dean try to avoid that AND THE CHAOS BEGAN..people please THINK HARD one full year of separation affect both in a very deep,powerful and dramatic way in the next episode will see how sam try to became the person he always want to be BUT remember the first episode when sam leave .the house someone is watching him and may be HER if she really is a human or is another crowley spy to keep sam on his sight ..they are to many possible plots in the surface scratching in the minds of the writers and those will cause us ,anger ,happiness,frustration,surprise a lots of range of possible reaction for US the fan.this is a new season forget the first seven the dynamics are different the relation of the brother are completely new THINK LIKE THE PHOENIX BIRD..ashes means destroy the past create a new history and experience to follow learn & share
ReplyDeleteKevin's mom was a bad-ass and I am terrified about Castiel. I literally went from smiling and laughing during this episode to absolutely sobbing and OMFG THE CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!! I want next Wednesday so badly its not even funny
ReplyDelete"this is a new season forget the first seven the dynamics are different the relation of the brother are completely new THINK LIKE THE PHOENIX BIRD..ashes means destroy the past create a new history and experience to follow learn & share"
ReplyDeleteSorry but that is an argument for throwing character development and continuity out of the window. If I wanted to watch new characters develop new relationships I'll start watching Revolution or Arrow. I watch SPN for Dean, Sam and their relationship. I'm not interested in everything we have lived through with these characters undone just to give the writers a new direction to go in.
Like I said in another post, I'm starting to thing that Sam is hiding something about the ''none-hunting stuff'', since all the sudden, after a year ''without doing anything'' he learned/understood how to say the exorcism backward knowing it was going to send the demon back in the body and he didn't seem surprise that it worked....
ReplyDeleteAnd for the boys relationship, Jensen did say in a interview that it will get better after Dean ''adjust'' of being out and back home , just give it time. To me, it looked like Sam iis giving some space to his brother
..but my friend that’s is the direction of the writers create a new dynamic relation with the brothers for example sam had make the spell speak on rewind mode to return the damon to his body for sam is new dean is completely edge more dangerous that’s his father was he almost embrace the absolute power of fear and pain to fulfill a purpose dean acting in a animal survival mode the brothers state to how live there lives are shift on both extreme find the grey area a common ground to balance there emotions and perception that’s the main concern From: Disqus Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:16 AM
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Subject: [spoilertvhome] Re: POLL : What did you think of Supernatural - What's Up, Tiger Mommy? (Spoilers)
geordiegirl1967 wrote, in response to nellymendezcolon:
"this is a new season forget the first seven the dynamics are different the relation of the brother are completely new THINK LIKE THE PHOENIX BIRD..ashes means destroy the past create a new history and experience to follow learn & share"
Sorry but that is an argument for throwing character development and continuity out of the window. If I wanted to watch new characters develop new relationships I'll start watching Revolution or Arrow. I watch SPN for Dean, Sam and their relationship. I'm not interested in everything we have lived through with these characters undone just to give the writers a new direction to go in.
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Usually they call Demons by their host's name so maybe Crowley was his host's name. Shrugs and adds: I never really think to much about stuff like that because it would make my head explode about how many times "little" things like that get swept under the rug.
ReplyDeleteWell, finally the villains are getting smarter and more realistic. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading these comments, sometimes I feel like I'm watching a completely different show. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes that's a bad thing and other times it's just a neutral opinion. I love how diverse SPN fans are with their opinion and I always find food for thought that I hadn't thought about before when reading the comments. But I found this episode boring and slow and I hated Mrs. Tran. Even Crowley seemed subdued. But bonus, we get to see his demon eyes and who knew? His smoke is red. I guess that has to do with him being king of hell or something an explanation I'm sure we'll never get directly). The cold open didn't get me pumped for the episode like it usually does. But how cool was it that his deposit box was #1. <---Sarcasm, in case you couldn't tell.
ReplyDeleteVery possible. I read "guilt" from Dean's emotions, but I jumped to the conclusion that he left him behind to die. It's also very "Dean Winchester" if he's just feeling guilty that he tried his hardest (and failed) to bring Cas, too.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the purgatory scenes. I love Dean! I could watch a spin off of just Dean, Cas, and Benny in purgatory and their journey back to "earth".
ReplyDeleteBTW: Who was that tall guy in the background?
I didn't care for the Mom. I really only enjoyed the flashbaack scenes of purgatory.
ReplyDeleteI think Crowley has red eyes becuase he was a cross roads demon.
I rewatched the episode, and it felt like I was watching season 4 Sam - a little bit harder and detached. When Sam performed the reverse exorcism, I wondered if what we were seeing was Sam pushing the demon back with his mind and making up the line about the reverse exorcism to cover what he was doing. Also, he smelled the demon. It could have been sulfer, but this being Sam, it makes you wonder.
ReplyDeleteThe one who has more heart than any of them .Did you bring the pot that goes with the stick you are trying to stir with? :)
ReplyDeleteI love your reasoning. Makes complete and total sense. It's still hard to watch him go through this though (but Jensen is killing it).
ReplyDeleteI do hope eventually he chooses Sam's path though... however I think that could be more of a season 9 storyline. ;-)
It looked like it to me. I was thinking, "oh no, where are they going with this!!" The hammer scene and Sam suddenly know how to do a reverse exorcism had me wondering what is really going on with Sam.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else it was hinky that Sam knew how to do a reverse exorcism? It was as if he had been practicing it. He couldn't have just come up with that on the fly.
ReplyDeleteI miss them exorcising the Demons and saving the innocents.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Kevin's mom was cool.
ReplyDeleteThe red smoke was cool. Apparently, that red smoke is pretty dusty since Crowley kept dusting himself off. LOL
ReplyDeleteThere is so much that happened that we don't know about and that is the whole point. It all will be revealed in time. Don't forget that Dean lived like an animal for a year and Sam has been playing house and god know what else. So, I would say they are def out of sync.
ReplyDeleteLoved it! I like Kevin's mom. She is one tough cookie that's for sure. I hope we get to see both of them once again. Only one person could get out of Purgatory at a time and I think Cas will have his chance eventually. More of the boys to watch and enjoy! Looking forward to next week's episode. I like to find out what happens when the boys are separated for such a long time. We get to see how they had to live their lives without each other. Can't wait! After all, this is the episode that Jensen directed, right? So, it should be awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat's right!
ReplyDeleteThey weren't lacking TIME on screen. They were lacking purpose. You could have taken them off screen and very little would change for most scenes. They were very handsome wallpaper for huge chunk of time.
ReplyDeleteI agree Kevin needed to leave Dean and Sam or they needed to drop Kevin and his mom in a safe place. I just don't think they needed to focus on secondary characters as much as they did.
ReplyDeleteI think Dabb & Loflin redeemed themselves with this one.
ReplyDeleteOnly 2 episodes in and I have not been this excited since Dean came back from Hell. So happy that Supernatural has it's mojo back. I think I am in love with Kevin Tran . That dude is amazing and I like how he doesn't take crap from Dean. Also I thought Mama Tran was amazing I hope she will be okay after Crowley mind f*#ked her. We can use all the awesome we can get right now.
ReplyDeleteBTW anyone know who the dude was supposed to be who was sporting the frost giant digit in order to reclaim Mjolnir . Was it suppose to be either Sindri or Brokkr . Also do you guys think he zapped out before being bonked on the head by Sam? Also why was Sam able to wield a hammer of the gods? Also does anyone think the finger could have belonged to Siggorth ?Anyone have ideas on this
ReplyDeleteThe guy who bought Mjolnir was Vili, one of Oden's brothers and On the superwiki it says he is deceased so I'm guessing he's dead.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great episode :) I want to know what happened to Castiel!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved the episode! exciting plot, lots of action and great purgatory flashbacks. I love it how after Purgatory Dean is completely different than after Hell. I'm glad they managed to stress the difference and not just repeat the old dramas. Loved the reversed exorcism (well, I'm a sucker for the boys speaking latin, what can I do :P).
ReplyDeleteAnd everytime I think I'm fed up with Cas, they bring up something reminding me why I love his friendship with Dean so much. That hug made my heart melt.
I thought the poster was being sarcastic as in pointing out the fact that Sam has become wallpaper this season?
ReplyDeleteall you guys are talking about the end well you know what happens at the end of the end right? dean goes bye bye.
ReplyDeleteWell 2014 will be season 10 so it could happen that way. Not that I want this show to end bloody, but it is always possible.
ReplyDeleteMisty is correct. It was Beau -- aka Mr. Peanut -- who burned the tattoo off. I'm guessing a demon can't touch it. And I'm still confused about Thor's hammer. Every legend I've ever heard cites that only Thor could life it -- even the Avengers say so!! :)
ReplyDeleteI guess I can understand why Kevin would want to leave, but like Sam said, Crowley still needs him, so he's put himself right back into the situation he was in before, but now he has to worry about mom, too. And it's not like the Winchesters are just gonna give up on getting the tablet simply because Crowley has it now. But the necessity to stretch the search out for the season dictates Kevin's decisions, so I'm not going to quibble. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm not the only one? I also saw Cas's eyes get all huge, like he was scared or couldn't believe what just happened.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to think it, but I believe Dean lets go. Cas' huge eyes and frightened "Dean!" cry makes me think Dean is trying to pull him up, Cas' hand slips out of his grasp, Cas reached for Dean again, but Dean is already backing up, so Cas screams "Dean!" unable to believe Dean is leaving him.
Dean does look very guilty... It will suck if he does abandon/turn on him, just a few episodes after he promised he wasn't leaving without him.
No I saw that also, but am thinking the portal was closing and he could not get back to Cas, or Benny grabbed Dean and pulled him thru. Anything else is just to awful to think about.
ReplyDeleteGood catch on the actor who played the new angel. He was indeed on 'Bugs', but I remembered him mostly from his part on the show 'The Killing'.
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