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Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 13.05, “Advanced Thanatology”

Before doing my re-watch of “Advanced Thanatology,” I watched “The Big Empty” first (I skipped “Patience” because rereading my scathing review brought back all sorts of memories).  I realized watching both these episodes together are a must.  They pair perfectly in their themes about grief and loss and they’re both written by two junior writers…

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Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 13.02 – “The Rising Son”

Well…okay.  Look, for a typical Brad and Eugenie outing, “The Rising Son” could have been bad.  Instead I give it a “borderline mediocre.”  It was not an enthralling outing for sure, but some things did happen to move the story along, so it wasn’t a total waste of my hour.  Some things happened though that…

Reviews That I Missed:  Supernatural 12.15, “Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell”

Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 12.15, “Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell”

I sat down and did the rewatch of “Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell” knowing that I didn’t remember a darned thing about the episode.  After watching it, I’m not sure I ever watched it the first time!  I know there were a couple on my “never watched” list so maybe this was one of them? …

Reviews That I Missed:  Supernatural 12.06 – “Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox”

Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 12.06 – “Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox”

I remember why I didn’t do a review initially for “Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox.”  I was pretty damned disappointed.  Everyone else on the staff loved it for reasons I still can’t figure out, so I let them have their joy.  By this time season 12 was such a damned disappointment to me and…

Reviews That I Missed:  Supernatural 9.21, “King of the Damned”

Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 9.21, “King of the Damned”

Here it is, the last review for season nine.  Thank freaking goodness.  To say it was a chore rewatching and writing up reviews for this horrific season would be a massive understatement.  It reminded me of everything I absolutely loathed about this season.  The season where I almost quit watching “Supernatural” for good (multiple friends…

Reviews That I Missed:  Supernatural Episode 9.20, “Bloodlines” aka Why am I Watching This?

Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural Episode 9.20, “Bloodlines” aka Why am I Watching This?

Ugh, “Bloodlines.” I never did a review for this though, so I took one for the team and did a rewatch for you. I’ve only seen the episode once since it aired. So, did my perceptions change after seeing it again? Absolutely not. It was every bit the pile of garbage I remember the first…

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Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 9.19 – “Alex, Annie, Alexis, Ann”

This is a surprising episode.  We were so dragged down by all the season nine crap at this point that when “Alex, Annie, Alexis, Ann” came along, I was stunned to see an actual great, emotional story play out, especially with a vampire story.  Where did this come from?  It finally brought some long overdue…

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Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 9.17 – “Mother’s Little Helper”

Adam Glass again? I know that my availability was spotty in season nine, but it seems that I had a nasty habit at the time of skipping reviews on his episodes. Maybe because…well…he rarely delivered a winner. So how did I feel about “Mother’s Little Helper?” It was better than most of his episodes, but…

Reviews That I Missed:  Supernatural 9.12, “Sharp Teeth”

Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 9.12, “Sharp Teeth”

I remember when I watched “Sharp Teeth” the first time, I was pretty pissed.  They made Garth a werewolf?  What the hell were they thinking?  Actually, it was an Adam Glass script, so expectations were pretty low, but this felt like one of those “sensationalized” stories that in the end wasn’t really necessary.  But watching…

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Reviews That I Missed: Supernatural 9.11, “First Born”

Can you say, “parallels galore”?  That’s what “First Born” brings to the table, a twist on an old testament biblical story that always had Sam and Dean in mind when the Supernatural saga unfolded. Sure, Sam and Dean’s story wasn’t quite Cain and Abel, but thanks to the genius of Robbie Thompson, it became that…

The Boys Episode Season Four Finale Recap and Review aka Buckle Up for Phase Two

The Boys Episode Season Four Finale Recap and Review aka Buckle Up for Phase Two

I remember going to the theater to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 when it came out.  I had read the book and was rather excited to see how it would interpret into a movie.  I was a bit skeptical when I heard they broke it into two parts, but there had…