Recap – Two and A Half Men
Next shot is Bobby John laying in the crib chilling, and then Dean doing the same thing on his bed. Of course Dean’s got the magic fingers going. It feels real good to be back in motel hell, right Dean? Real homes are overrated. I’m shocked the magic fingers is still a quarter. These days all vending items are becoming a rip off. I was at the amusement park the other day and found that the pop vending machines now take credit cards. That’s because a 16 oz bottle is now $3.75! Total rip! They were a dollar before that credit card machine was added.
Sorry, good part. Dean hears a splat and the baby crying. He looks up and gets the best WTF? look on his face. There’s blood and skin splattered on the wall. Just as Dean goes to look he gets a call from Sam. The shapeshifter is the dad. Guess what? Bobby John is now the black kid on the diaper box. It isn’t just the dad. That’s a good twist.
We can see the door way. There is no Sam there. Since Dean and shifter are now fighting, you’d think if he was there he’d jump in and help. So my assumption at this point is, no, Sam did not hear that. Dean punches a few times and slices the shifter’s cheek, but it just sizzles. We all know by now a shapeshifter is a little more powerful, so Dean goes flying across the room. The shifter goes for the baby and bam! He’s shot through the heart, probably with a silver bullet. He falls and there’s Sam, looking smokin’ dangerous. He’s still very cold when it comes to handling a gun and killin’ evil.
Sam looks over at Dean with some concern, and maybe that’s the ploy? Win Dean over this week with the doughy looks? Maybe he figured his chilly demeanor last week wouldn’t work? Oh, wouldn’t that be awful, he and Samuel plotting out ways to get Dean back. I really hope I’m wrong and this is all ambiguity raised by writers to keep diehards like me guessing. “Well there goes our deposit,” Dean says. The dead shifter is bleeding all over the floor.
Sam is actually geeked out about this whole thing. He marvels that he’s never seen a baby monster before. Dean doesn’t think it’s a monster, it is a baby. “It’s not his fault his dad’s a shifter.” Cut to cute black baby sleeping in the car seat. Sam points out it’s a shifter too. Dean then raises the real dilemma they have. They have to look after him. “What are we going with it? We can’t exactly drop it off at an orphanage. They might get upset when it turns Asian.” Hee, another great line.
Sam’s Charger pulls into a compound at night which a fenced perimeter and guards at the front. Okay, not a good place for a baby. Where did Samuel get all these minions? Twitter? Dean holds a sleeping Bobby John while douchebag Parker Lewis walks by eyeing him suspiciously. I’m going to break down this very bizarre scene carefully. There’s far more than what meets the eye here. These Campbells are a really weird bunch and Sam is smack in the middle of it.
Dean holds the baby looking uncomfortable and Gwen comes up and admires the baby. “Aren’t you the best disguise a monster ever wore.” Dean is not laughing, nor am I. I’m saying what Dean’s thinking, “Shut up bitch.” She claims she’s kidding, but I doubt it. Then Mark comes up and just stares. Dean asks if he’s got something to say but gets nothing. “Well alright, you just stand there and think at me.” I’ll tell you, the Campbells desperately need a funny smart-ass on their team. They have zero personality. Maybe that’s why they want Dean so bad.
Sam and Samuel (I wish they went with Sam and Sam, that would have been fun!) enter. Sam wants to know the next move, Samuel has ideas. He asks Dean to see the little guy. Dean, probably from memory of Samuel asking him for the colt while possessed by Azazel in “In The Beginning,” not to mention numerous other reasons to mistrust, decides not to give. “What do you think I’m going to do?” Dean’s glare back speaks volumes! Baby stew comes to mind. “You really don’t want me to answer that question.” That I suppose is one way of being diplomatic with your grandfather. I love how Sam is standing in the background, keeping a watchful eye on the peace while all this tension is flying across the room.
Parker Lewis, aka Christian, aka douchebag, isn’t in the mood to play the stare down game. “Well I’m curious, who do you think we are?” Dean’s got the right answer, hunters. Christian finds that answer funny, when he was thinking they were family. Sam finally pipes up, telling him not to get worked up. Now Dean looks at Sam and man, he so thinks something is up. He’s right. Exactly how close or buddy/buddy are Sam and Christian? Why does he hate Dean so much? Hmm…
Christian backs off. Sam decides to step in and take the baby. Dean is reluctant, but if he’s going to trust anyone in that room, it’s going to be Sam. He hands over the baby and Gwen and Mark share smirks of satisfaction because they’re evil. Sam then hands the baby to Samuel. Oh Sammy, who are you trying to score points with? Was this part of the plan all along or are you really naive? Who the fuck are you people and what have you done with Sammy?
So douchebag shoots his mouth off again in a really bad way that raises more controversy about Sam. “Your mind goes right to torture Dean, don’t assume that for everyone.” Oh that’s it, I’m smacking the shit out of you Parker Lewis. You will lose. Dean gives him a big ole “excuse me” and douchebag lets him know he heard about what he majored in down in the pit. Cut to Sam, who rolls his eyes, like he’s just been busted for shooting off his mouth. Why would Sam tell Christian that? Was it to impress him, let him believe Dean would be a good addition to the team? Or did Sam not tell him and they all know from another source? I have no idea, but this is not helping Sam at all earn Dean’s trust.
Dean wants to know what the hell Christian’s problem is. Yeah, I do too! Douchebag gets up and says he’s starting to become a pain in his ass. Hmm, that’s exactly what Samifer said to Dean before beating him to a pulp in “Swan Song.” Who is this guy? Was he in Hell too? Is that where he and Sam met? Sam jumps in, reminding Christian this is his brother. Now Dean gives them both a real suspicious stare. He knows something isn’t right.
Thank you Alice. My favorite part of SN is that the storylines can be so outrageous but the characters remain very relatable. Being a parent with two children, there were a few scenes in this episode that brought back some memories.
Your reviews are great, especially when you go off on tangents. Really? $3.75 for a bottle of vending machine soda? I actually enjoy the times when I find myself asking “what the hell is she talking about here?”. Thanks again… that was fun.
That was great Alice!
Your thoughts and doubts about the Campbell clan are right on with mine. Just can’t help thinking that way. So broken up over losing a family member? NOT! That is one family I would not want to be a part of. And Parker Lewis must die after Dean gives him a pummeling. What a nasty cousin indeed. Gwen is a weirdo as well. Wouldn’t weep at their demises. Wish Sam wasn’t in with them so deep. He’s got to get out from under. Hope he didn’t blab about Dean’s confession of hell to that crew.
What did Samuel mean about “inviting Dean in” ? To what? Dean is a member of the family or he is not and the family is not what it seems.
Loved the baby and Dean scenes and the Dean and his Baby scene. The end was great!