The Winchester Family Business

It’s time for the visual review of “Weekend at Bobby’s,” directed by none other than Jensen Ackles!  And if you didn’t already know that, you were probably locked in Bobby’s panic room for the last 8 months.  This episode wasn’t very noir, nothing super duper fancy or stylized, and that worked perfectly for this episode because it’s Bobby, you know?  This guy is crotchety and rumpled and plain, so flashy direction would have felt out of place, I think.  This needed to feel lived-in and familiar.  That’s not to say there wasn’t a lot of cool stuff to look at, though.
 
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U.V. light Devil’s Trap?  Hell yeah!  Nice one, Bobby.  And this is a great choice of angle, the slight overhead view, like we’re an Okami on the ceiling looking down at the action.  I also like all the other things that are being lit up in the room right now, those papers or whatever they are next to Bobby.  It’s a creepy color that you don’t see often, that pale electric blue.
 
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This is a nice view of Bobby just doing his thing, researching the night away. He’s going to ruin his eyes, though.  There’s no light for him to see by!
 
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I really liked this convention with the clock clicking over to show the time passing.  I think doing it with a clock on the wall with hands spinning around would have been sort of conventional and maybe cliche.  But this way, with this old school Bobby clock, felt more fresh.
 
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“Basic Instinct,” Supernatural style.  That crossroads demon is saucy, isn’t she?  She’s just sitting there all calm amongst the clutter in Bobby’s basement.  Those crossroads demons are nothing if not stylish.  Which makes sense, considering their boss used to be a tailor.
 
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I have a fondness for these extreme POV shots, like through a peep hole or window or whatnot.  It’s fun sometimes to see exactly what the character is seeing.  Plus, look how cute Marcy is with her peach ginger cobbler and crush on Bobby.
 
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Does anyone else love seeing the grounds of Bobby’s place as much as I do?  I just want to explore that place!  It looks like there would be hidden treasures all over.  And if you look closely, the sign says “self service salvage yard.”  Yeah, right.  I wonder how many people he lets just wander around in there?
 
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This is the second flamethrower of the episode, but I like this one better because it’s super makeshift.  A gas line from a stove? Awesome!!  Of course, being the director of the episode, Jensen was probably like, “I’m going to make myself look like a total badass SOMEWHERE in this damn episode.” Also, one of the cereals in the background is called “Flocons.”  What the...are Flocons?

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