Preview and Episode Discussion – “You Can’t Handle The Truth” (6.06)
Spoiler Alert!!! The situation between the brothers comes to what looks like a violent head on this week’s episode of Supernatural. Dean reveals to Bobby that Sam allowed him to be turned into a vampire, and then confronts Sam when the brothers stumble upon a truth curse. The brothers are investigating a string of suicides resulting from brutal truths that quite literally drove the victims to violence. Their research reveals the Goddess of Truth, Veritas, is responsible and her next target is Dean.
Preview – “You Can’t Handle the Truth” (6.06)
Spoiler Alert!!!!!
The situation between the brothers comes to what looks like a violent head on this week’s episode of Supernatural. Dean reveals to Bobby that Sam allowed him to be turned into a vampire, and then confronts Sam when the brothers stumble upon a truth curse. The brothers are investigating a string of suicides resulting from brutal truths that quite literally drove the victims to violence. Their research reveals the Goddess of Truth, Veritas, is responsible and her next target is Dean.
In Roman mythology, Veritas is a good goddess, but here…not so much. Affected by her, Dean is unable to tell a lie, and finally tells Sam how he really feels about Sam’s year of hiding and his new attitude since his return from Hell. Well, maybe that is a good thing…getting things out in the open should help, RIGHT? Ah…that doesn’t always work so well with honesty.
Cass is back and looking very sad actually. He very sympathetic toward Dean regarding Sam, but still has no answers for him, except that Sam is not Lucifer. (That to me is a BIG answer!) Does anyone believe the boy’s relationship will improve if the truth is out? Well, the first to step to solving a problem is admitting you have one, and, according to Michael Ausiello, Sam “faces a truth about himself’ this episode. Ausiello also stated, unfortunately, that this “truth” will send Dean “reeling’. Given Dean in the preview clip, he is ‘reeling’ even before that truth is revealed.
If the “Soon” previews are to be believed, the brothers come to blows in this episode. Dean has questions for Sam, and wants some answers, and this time isn’t taking no for an answer. The photos that have been released for this week indicate Dean is not joking, as he brandishes a very big knife at Sam. From the look on Sam’s face, he is taking Dean very seriously, but he also appears very confused. Given his statement that he is now the “best hunter he has ever been’, he may feel the “ends justifies the means’.
Also, from Matt Webb Mitovich at Fancast, Serinda Swan, “Smallville’s saucy sorceress Zatanna, will guest-star as a news reporter chronicling the unsettling series of suicides, and her character may turn out to be in possession of information that could shed light on the brothers’ investigation.”
The official synopsis: THE TRUTH HURTS Sam and Dean investigate a series of suicides and discover the victims were being told brutal truths that drove them crazy. They find out someone is invoking the Goddess of Truth, Veritas, forcing people to be cruelly honest against their will and Dean is the next victim. Dean is forced to tell Sam the truth about how he feels about his return from Hell. Written by CW Publicity
Jan Eliasburg directed the episode written by Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder with story by David Reed, Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder.
The cast (IMDB) includes (in credits order): Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Jim Beaver, Serinda Swan (reporter), Michael Chase (Kenny) and Tristin Leffler (Olivia).
In case anyone is wondering if the “ass-kicking’ solves all…it doesn’t. In an interview with ZAP2IT, Jensen says, “In the trailer, there’s a shot of me hitting him, and that wasn’t edited to look as though it was; that actually happened,” Ackles promises. “There are physical confrontations. There are verbal confrontations between the others. But they do have their common denominator, and that is that they’re both hunters, so they get back on the right track eventually. There is still a strain in the relationship that has yet to be worked out [by episode 8].” How does Jared feel about this? When asked if there will be more physical fighting between the brothers, Padalecki laughingly says, “I hope so! It’s fun.”
The preview clip and trailer videos for the episode are below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q51htzQVCws
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOLKdj9z-WA
And Canada’s Space channel released their trailer and preview clip, which features some new scenes and a really comical clip between Dean and Bobby. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU1OAKfQ2tM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T9R2FaSzyY
Here’s hoping this week the boys dig up some leads on how to get Sam back to normal.
Happy viewing everyone! Come back and tell us what you think!
It’s hard to tell before watching the whole episode. But I did have some ideas watching the previews. We are told that Sam will be forced to tell the truth to Dean. So when Dean asks what (or who he is) he answers that he’s a better hunter now than he’s ever been. Is he not telling the truth? Not necessarily. Maybe, in Sam’s troubled mind, that’s exactly what or who he is. He’s the PERFECT HUNTER, period. There’s noting beyond that to him, only hunting. he’s like a machine. Maybe this is the answer that sends Dean reeling, the notion that his brother is losing his humanity.
But I don’t know. My guess is as good as yours.
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Thanks for putting this together. 🙂
I just hope we get some answers.:twisted:
It is almost physically hurting me to see Dean and Sam this way. :cry::
You have no idea how many people feel the same way. This really isn’t what people expected when they said they were going bad to season one. I can understand the frustration for them. Especially when you see how many other directions they could have gone it. It in not nice out there right now. I really hope they get this over and done with soon.
Ok, here we go!
Exciting stuff coming up. The most exciting, at least in my mind? In the promo, it seems we actually get a glimpse of real Sammy. Perhaps for the first time this season. He looked…Sammyish. And scared. Good.
Is it Friday yet?
Well before, I was really excited about this episode, cause I thought we were going to have a few answers about was wrong with Sam,:|
cause you can see in the promo that Dean ask for the truth to Sam but then I watched the “space promo” and you can see that Sam doesn’t tell the truth to Dean and I’m thinking maybe is cause the demon blood, well I don’t know… but I thought that we were going to have answers in this episode and now I don’t that its going to happen. 🙁
Mad weekend coming up so I’ll have to wait until at least Monday to find out what’s what ( or not ) but I really hope it’s the beginning of the end of this particular storyline. I can take the brothers at cross-purposes, or just cross ‘cos that’s human nature, but I hate all this means-justify-the-end nonsense.
This is my favourite time of day, preparing for the night with the knowledge that when I wake up in the morning there’s going to be a brand spanking new episode to download (I hope…)
It’s looking good. Bobby, with your pedicures and Dean’s chick flick moments, honest, I don’t know what to say to you two… (you big girls blouses!)
Interesting, is Dean going with the ‘Sam is not actually Sam’ theory (ie he’s a case) rather than the ‘he’s Sam but changed’ theory? Hmmm, you in denial there, Deano?
Loving that Castiel is willing to help with Sam. However, ‘certain regrettable things…’ Castiel, we all know the last regrettable thing you did, don’t we. Don’t be doing something like that again, you silly angel. You’re still a cutie pie, though.
I don’t think we’ll get the whole the whole truth out of Sam this week, only the truth as he sees it i.e. that he’s okay and that he’s a better hunter than he’s ever been (and that part is true.)
Sam looks and sounds so earnest in the preview clips. I think he genuinely believes he’s better off now than he was before (Tim’s heart breaks a little….)
I am so grateful that I am completly exhausted and tired today. This way I am about to go to sleep pretty quick and when I wake up it will Supernatural time. Yeah.
Saddest thing on this page for me is to hear that our boys won’t solve their problem till ep 8. That is still so long. Can’t wait till that happens
I have a theory that I have not seen mentioned. Shaman’s believe that when something very traumatic happens to you that part of your soul splinters off from the whole. In a way to protect ones self. This is the same thing psychologist call the phenomenon of “disassociation.”
Dissociation is a disruption of the normal integration of a person’s conscious or psychological functioning. It can be a response to trauma or drugs and perhaps allows the mind to distance itself from experiences that are too much for the psyche to process. It is also possible to have part of your soul stolen according to Shamanic belief, if I am not mistaken…so there are also possibilities there.
So I am thinking this is Sam, but a torn broken version that has disassociated himself (fragmented soul) due to the trauma of his experience in the cage with Lucifer.
Sam probably does think he is a better hunter and all of that because the part of him that keeps this in check is missing. I don’t think he will lie to Dean, but he will come off as a pompous jerk. In essence what makes Sam – Sam is missing.
Just my two cents, probably not worth half of that. javascript:void(0);
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This is a fair warning about tonight’s episode. I have gotten from a reliable source to have your kleenexes handy. You will need them!
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Really? Really?? (Rubs hands together gleefully)
Wait, is it crying in frustration sad (like last week) or ‘oh, my poor, wee boys’ sad?
Either way, I’d better bring up a second box, just in case….
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Theories are OVER …
Raphael stole Sam’s soul and he is SOULLESS and this epi broke my heart for Dean!!
Next epi looks awesome and I’m so upset I can’t talk much right now.
OH btw .. I canceled my next dental visit /shivers
Ok so here goes .. no one was on the CBOX so I really hope I am NOT spoiling this for anyone.
This was the epi I was waiting for. I feel so much better that Sam is redeemable and next epi I will definitely be on my edge again.
Of all the things that we talked about on the “Whats up with Sam” thread I never really thought that jerk angel Raphael would do something so underhanded and outright mean but OMG he went there. And that Sam admitted to Dean that he’s been purposefully lieing to him and using him was bad enough. But when Dean put it all together and realized that Sam is why he lost Lisa and Ben and could have killed them both my heart broke for him.
And then he kicked that boys ass!! /fist pump
Bout time Dean hope it felt good because I was totally cheering for you!
There’s going to be hell to pay this season and now that I know what is wrong with my Sammy bring it on Sera I’m AM prepared!!
Viva La SUPERNATURAL!!! 😈
I’m pretty damned shaken right now. Why would Sam share all that before now? Dean didn’t take the revelation very well, did he? Time for another puppy and kitty group hug. Hell, I might throw in some more stuff animals for comfort.
I’m going through the rewatch right now. Was that Raphael in the preview? I feel like I really missed something.
I thought the episode was amazing and heartbreaking all at the same time..isnt that the Supernatural way lol. But what Dean had to hear all the truths was really tough I thought Sam Got Off Light At The End..I Mean Sam Let Dean Get Turned Into A Vamp He Let Things Get Out Of Hand. But Im not mad a Sam Anymore at least we know whats going on, so thats something.
It has to be him in the preview for next week but we wont know if its the new Raphael till then I guess but who could have got Sam out and taken his soul at the same time but him? And he has a good reason to want sam out of the pit if he still wants to jump start the end of the world again.
Did anyone else involuntarily shout “NOOOOOOOO!” when the credits came on the screen? To know for sure that Dean really wanted out makes the situation with Lisa so incredibly painful to watch. And add to that the fact that Dean knows Sam doesn’t really feel sorry. Man, this whole season is just so painful! Good, but painful. Deep breath–it’s just tv. Yeah, that didn’t work.
You know, Dean should have done that much sooner. Really Sam knew there was something wrong and he did nothing about it. Cost Dean a lot too. I really am tired of the boys at odds. Is this the story arc we get for the season? Really? This is all there is?
And Booby didn’t know? He virually raised Sam! Really I’d hoped for more. So dissappointed.
Sablegreen, I reluctantly have to agree with your sentiment here. As soon as I saw the preview for next week I got worried. There better be much more to this part of the story. It’s been so painful, it has to be equally satisfying to resolve. I haven’t lost hope, yet, though.
Didn’t look like Raphael to me, looked like the Alpha Vamp. But then again, we have no idea what Raphael looks like now that his recent vessel is table salt.
I am very excited about where they’re taking this.I even wrote a fanfic about it and I’ve never written a fanfic in my life. I think this is an excellent idea. I would have been able to watch Sam all torn up about Hell. That boy cries, I cry.
Very excited for next week. And can’t wait till Dean starts putting things together regarding Samuel.
Alice, if you’re reading this, check your e-mail! I have a new speculation article for you! Yay!
Wow – what a great episode. Gore – humor (Bobby’s honest revelations were hilarious!!)and more angst! I guess this is it for Dean/Lisa – they were just looking for a way to break that bond and free up Dean.
Although the old goddess story was similar to the Paris episode I still liked the idea. Loved Cas as always – where’d you look (in 2 min)- Everywhere. LOL.
One thing – why do two experienced hunters continually walk into rooms knowing that the MOTW is somewhere near and ALWAYS get taken by surprise, tossed across the room & tied up?? The very least they could do is tie them up shirtless so I wouldn’t notice!!!
I did not get next week’s preview on my station – just as well – I’ll be surprised!
Must go rewatch!
Oh, the rewatch again makes everything so different. With the initial shock worn off, now I’m a weepy mess. That scene with Dean and Lisa, Dean first asking the truth from Sam, Dean telling everything to Veritas, and that final scene. I haven’t gone through that many kleenexes this season.
I mean think about it, Dean was going to kill Sam. He first believed Sam and everything was cool again. Then Veritas exposed the truth, Sam isn’t human. Sam actually saved his life by telling the truth. But just like Veritas said, the truth didn’t exactly make it better. Dean realized he couldn’t kill Sam, but he couldn’t let it go anymore either. He actually punched Sam 12 times! (I counted). That’s all the frustration and anger coming out. Now we know from the preview he’s keeping Sam under control until he gets more answers. It’s so heartbreaking.
However, it’s progress. It’s step one to healing. Sam has confessed, the truth is now in the open. Where it goes is anyone’s guess.
I’m really disappointed with all the Sam desired that postings. Yes, Dean should be angry and hurt over what happened and his default is violence when he is angry, but that level of violence…beat him into unconsciousness after he tells you the truth and asks for help.
Sam’s actions this season are totally related to going to hell to you know, save the world, but I guess that’s irrelevant
What preview!!!!! Missing an important piece of info!
Good grief. Anyone else punching the air while Dean was punching Sam? No?
Have to rewatch but wow. Just wow. Oh man, Lisa. Ben! 🙁 Dean!!
Already the line “I’m not a father, I’m a killer” is tearing my heart to itty bitty pieces.
No I wasnt punching the air when Dean was punching Sam.Although Iunderstood Deans anger not the extremes he went to.Funny how people say Sam deserved it yet if Sam raised a fist to Dean he would be condemned for it. Again another episode seen from Deans pov and all about Deans pain. Sam has been through some pretty devestating things himself. He saves the world and loses his soul yet we are supposed to feel for Dean . I dont care how angry Dean was no excuses for that kind of brutal action and it isnt the first time Dean as reacted this way and used his fists on Sam. Sam needs help not Dean being like that and yet again the show implying it is all Sams fault that Deans lifw has been crappy. I just waiting to see if the show has the guts to show anything from Sams side of this story and stop playng the blame game. Deans actions will always be excused by both fandom and show while Sam is demonized for breathing.
I wasn’t punching the air during the beating either, but for a different reason. Everytime someone says “I need help” I can’t help but deflate, no matter how much worked up I am. So, even though after last week I really wanted punches to be thrown, after those words I started yelling “Don’t do it, Dean! He needs help!”.
So, now we know what’s going on with Sam. I still believe he’s totally redeemable.
Oh man – I can’t handle the truth. I love this show, but the end of this episode wasn’t hard to watch, I couldn’t. I had to turn away.
I get that Dean was angry but I don’t think it called for that kind of smack down.
I’m not buying Dean had to knock him out to bring him to Bobby’s. Sam just asked for help so whose to say he wouldn’t have gone and agreed to whatever Dean decided.
Once again, it’s Sam the plot with no agency to be involved decisisons helping himself.
To clarify what I mean. This approach means treating it like a case (therefore plot), as what they were doing through the whole episode, as opposed to treating him as a person who needs help.
Morning everyone! I’m not sure how this show does this to me, but it was sleepless night with the images of Sam being beaten to pulp. I haven’t been that affected by an episode since Swan Song. Seriously, this show.
I’m still in shock. Last week’s episode was shocking, but this one, it just leaves you broken. Dean is in a very very bad place right now. Sam is too but has learned to adapt instead of fix the problem. Will Dean be able to help him? Sound like Sam’s going to need some serious emotional support once they get to the bottom of things. Just think, all those reactions by Sam was him acting the way he thought he should, covering the fact he can’t feel anything. I’m still working on theories why he would let that go, but I have a feeling the upcoming episodes where we learn about their year apart will explain more. Not just about Sam, but Dean too. Judging from Lisa’s truthful comments, it didn’t sound like it was a picnic.
Crud, still rambling. I have my work cut out in writing this review.
I still need a re-watch and I haven’t read anyone else thoughts yet, I wanted to get mine down before being influenced by everyone else. So here it is.
I did liked this episode and the whole Veritas story line.
She really knows how to make one question the line of being too truthful.
Bobby was hilarious, however I have to wonder how he has the time to watch Tori and Dean when he couldn’t even sit down and have a peaceful bite of that peach cobbler dessert in Weekend at Bobby’s.
I feel so sorry for Dean. Since Sam has come back into his life, his world has been turned upside down. I do understand Dean’s frustration and wanting to lash out. Sam has lied to him, deceived him, sacrificed him and because of Sam’s actions he has now lost Lisa and Ben, the two people in his life that gave him stability and a somewhat of a normal life. How much can one person take without finally loosing it? I know beating Sam unconscious was brutal and was going overboard and believe me I wasn’t taking any pleasure in watching this. But I think at this point Dean had reached the end of his rope and it was either beat him or kill him.
As for Sam I also feel sorry for him. I really believe he doesn’t know why he is the way he is. I really believe that he doesn’t know who freed him or why.
I believe that when he first came back he didn’t even realised he wasn’t feeling things the way he should. With hunting on his own and being with the Campbells, there really wouldn’t of been moments to express his touchy feely side. I think watching Dean react to saving his neighbour Sid is when Sam realised not only that something was missing in him but what was missing.
And I believe that why he wanted Dean back into his life, maybe hoping being around him, that his ability to feel would be restored.
I know it took the Veritas to expose Sam that he was lying and having Dean wheeling a knife at him to finally come clean with Dean, but at least it was a step in the right direction.
I happy that the truth is finally coming out and hopefully this part of the drama can finally be resolved and put to rest.
Re Sam ‘allowing’ Dean to be turned by the vampire, and Dean pummelling Sam this week: I loved the dichotomy of the brothers actions – Sam acting completely without emotion, and Dean driven entirely by emotion.
That Sam, working strictly on (hunter’s) logic, allowed Dean to be turned makes sense. I’m not saying it was right – far from it – just that on a purely logistical level, it added up: Sam knew there was a cure, knew that Dean could handle himself against the vamps and that him infiltrating the nest would give them access to intel they sorely need (although why remains to be explained). What makes it so wrong is all tied in with all the emotions that make us human, all things we now know poor Sam is incapable of feeling.
At the other end of the torment scale, there’s poor Dean being torn apart by emotions. He’s lost his brother more than once, is terrified that what came back isn’t Sam and now (apparently) has lost Lisa and Ben. I think he got a tiny respite when it appeared Sam was telling the truth under the influence of Veritas, but it all quickly crashed and burned when she (and Dean) realized Sam was lying.
All this, to me, fed into Dean’s action in the final moments. I don’t think he made a conscious decision to beat Sam to a bloody pulp. I think conscious thought ended when he put down the knife. Dean has always lashed out when he’s angry and he knew he was about to snap. And snap he did, emotions overriding sense as he channelled all his fears and anger into each punch. Just like Sam’s actions, his were wrong but understandable in context.
I can’t wait to see where it’s all going.
I have to say, too, I really loved Lisa and Dean’s phone conversation. It was heart-breaking but, while her words were harsh, they were never unkind. She really came across as a protective mom and a woman who cares strongly about Dean, and wants what’s best for him, even if it’s not with her. I’ll give kudos to the writers; I haven’t always been impressed with how female characters are written on SN but I think they’re doing a fantastic job with Lisa.
You were right, Alice, we definitely needed kleenex for this one. Last week I was just so shocked by Sam’s actions (and mesmerized by badass VampDean) that I sat through the episode with my mouth open & couldn’t even register a reaction of tears. This time I did need the tissues.
How much more pain can one man endure? It just never ends for Dean! Although we knew things would never last between Dean & Lisa, that phone conversation just broke my heart. I’m hoping that Dean gets to say goodbye in person at some point, especially to Ben. I wouldn’t want Ben’s last memory of Dean to have been being pushed in the hallway like that. Lisa is a wonderful character. As others have commented, her words may have been harsh, but it is obvious that she doesn’t want to hurt Dean but has to protect her son. And Dean confessing that he does want a family but thinks that he is a killer, not a father….my heart shattered into millions of pieces with those words.
Sam is still redeemable! I was so relieved to finally get some answers there. Now his actions begin to make some sense. My heart broke for him too, as he asked for help. As Karen said, I don’t think he knows why he’s back or what happened to him, & that he finally came to Dean to try to find what he feels is missing in himself, that being near Dean might bring his compassion & empathy back. I’m not sure why he never talked with Bobby or Gramps about this yet. Maybe Sam never really noticed until he was with Dean again.
The beatdown was brutal, & as hard to watch as Sam letting Dean get turned last week. Both boys have hurt each other so much. We need to see some healing for both of them soon!
Dawn