sweetondean's Spoiler-lite preview - "Supernatural" 8.08 "Hunteri Heroici”

26 Nov 2012

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Created on Monday, 26 November 2012 14:12

Last Updated on Sunday, 09 June 2013 22:44

Written by sweetondean

Phew. That week hiatus was nasty...and we’re screaming towards the 5-times as nasty, 5-week hiatus. Just 2 episodes until the break. A-wah! But before we start hyperventilating at the thought of over a month without a new episode of “Supernatural”…let’s preview this week!
  
THEN
 
He’s baaaaaack. Castiel returneth from Purgatory and he knows not how.
Dean shared some feelings.
Sam gave advise on “survivor’s guilt”
Kevin lost his pinkie.
The Word of God got broken in half…again.
And...those freakin’ angels are up to no good…again!
 
NOW
 
KABLAMO AND KAPOWEE AND KABOOM. It looks like “Supernatural” Acme style!
 
You can never tell if what appears to be a comedic episode of “Supernatural” is simply going to be a funny, or something deeper. Sometimes the ones that look like they’re just going for the giggles, turn out to have a lot more to them, like say “Changing Channels”. But straight up from the promo and the preview, “Hunteri Heroici” looks like it's playing for laughs. Which might be fun, because 8.09 looks like exactly the opposite (though for me, that’s fun). But who knows. It could tie into the mythology or we could have something go awry and…well, geesh, this is “Supernatural” after all and these boys are angsty and walking on eggshells at the moment so….
 
Anyhoo…here’s the official synopsis:
 
CARTOONS AREN’T ALWAYS FUNNY — Castiel tells Sam and Dean that he’s decided to become a hunter like them. Sam and Dean aren’t sold on the idea but agree to investigate a case Cass found where a man’s heart literally burst through his chest. The guys discover there has been more than one odd murder in the small town, and all of them resemble cartoon deaths.
Paul Edwards directed the episode written by Andrew Dabb.
 
Ok… Paul Edwards. According to the link through on the IMDB synopsis for this episode, they say it's Paul J. Edwards a visual effects producer/director. But this is wrong! I was struggling to figure out which Paul Edwards it was, as there's a stack of them, so I tweeted "Supernatural" E.P. Jim Michaels and he got back to me and told me it was the Paul Edwards who's directed a bunch of Once Upon A Time episodes. So I looked him up and he's Paul A. Edwards on IMDB. He directed OUAT as well as Alcatraz, a bunch of Lost episodes, Fringe, Battlestar Gallatica, Heroes and a whole lot more. A very seasoned director and a very seasoned genre director. He’s a “Supernatural” rookie so that’s 2 rookie directors in a row. Great to be adding to the directorial roster.
 
You may also notice the writer of this episode, Andrew Dabb, is missing something. Daniel Loflin! These guys are a writing team. So it’s interesting that Dabb has written this one on his own. It’ll be very fascinating to see what it’s like with just one of them manning the, I was going to say typewriter then I realised it’s not 1982!
 
So Cass wants to be a hunter. I guess he got a fair bit of experience in Purgatory and hanging out with the Winchesters for ages and all that and lord knows he’s powerful enough, remember how he wiped out all the Jefferson Starships in that diner? (Jefferson Starships…still makes me laugh every time). But…Cass…a hunter? Why do I think this isn’t going to go to plan?
 
So let’s look at the promo…
 
Ermm. Looney Tunes. Can anyone say Warner Bros? (Who of course are one of the producers of and the distributor of “Supernatural”). We’ve had “Rascally rabbit” and now a full-on Looney Tunesesque episode. Or maybe it’s more in the vein of Who Framed Roger Rabbit with giant anvils and the like?
 
I must say, I laughed A LOT at the frying pan in Dean’s face. Jensen pulls the best faces (which is amazing with all the pretty going on there) and I giggled at the “Bang” coming out of the gun…but yeah…I don’t know what else to say here. It does look nice and gory and that always works for me.
 
The preview extends the “You were being bad everything” scene, which is such a beautifully delivered line and is followed up by one of my favourite Dean lines for ages… “She’s the best wife ever.” I can’t even tell you how much I laughed and how many times I replayed that! Also, is Cass putting on a NY accent or something? Which is pretty funny…I guess he does dig TV, doing the whole bad cop routine, hitting the table. Now he really looks like Columbo! I also love how Dean says to Cass, “Listen to Sam” because yeah, Sam is amazing with the subtle and empathetic interrogation. He always gets the goods. Listen and learn Castiel!
 
I admit, I like this scene; it’s pretty neat and made me grin. Everyone’s surprised look when the wife says she knows about the mistress. Gold. But, I’m not usually a big fan of the light and comedic episodes – well, that’s absolutely untrue – I do like them, but I tend to like the heavier, dramatic ones more. You won’t find any of the outright comedies in my top 5, or probably my top 10, not even “The French Mistake”, which is a pure joy…well maybe “The French Mistake”. Nah probably not. Sorry, just worked that through in front of you all!
 
One thing that the promos don’t show which the promo pics do, is that this episode has an epically good guest star. Mike Farrell of B.J. Hunnicutt from M.A.S.H. fame! You can check out the pictures here.
 
OMG! So, while I’ve been writing this, I’ve been watching “A Little Slice of Kevin”. In Australia they play the episodes one week behind the States (so don’t ask me how I see it before then and I won’t have to tell you any lies…ixnay on the ownloadday)…anyway…they JUST played a promo for “Hunteri Heroici” and it had different bits in it! Like cartoon-land bits. Like a couple of the guys in cartoon-land bits. Oooooo! And that beating heart from the synopsis looks pretty funny and I’m not saying anything else…except, that’s all folks!
 
So are you looking forward to this one? Do you dig the funny episodes? Or like me, are you all about the serious stuff? (P.S. The Aussie promo made me kinda excited)!
 
Let me know your thoughts. And don’t forget, for spoilers on upcoming episodes visit our spoiler page.
 
See you soon in reviewland (I missed you guys)!
-sweetondean

 

 

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