“Devil’s Trap” –Robin’s Rambles –Robin Vogel This episode is one of my top-five favorites. So many firsts…Bobby Singer and his fascinating salvage yard, his dog, Rumsfeld, the Key of Solomon, the Devil’s Trap, demon exorcism! Most of this became common-place, of course, but seeing it for the first time, ambrosial! From the moment the brothers…
“Salvation” –Robin’s Rambles –Robin Vogel “Carry on my wayward son, there’ll be peace when you are done, lay your weary head to rest, don’t you cry no more. . .” — Kansas So starts this episode, recapping all that started John Winchester on his quest to kill the demon that murdered his…
“Dead Man’s Blood” –Robin’s Rambles –Robin Vogel With the introduction of Daniel Elkins, a hunter who showed John the ropes, comes the introduction of the Colt, the gun that (supposedly) can kill anything. This gun, created along with 13 bullets by Sam Colt in 1835 during Halley’s comet, will kill the demon who killed…
Provenance” –Robin’s Rambles –Robin Vogel I told myself I wasn’t going to write anything about “Provenance,” but after viewing the episode this morning, I had to. Sarah, my favorite gal for Sam, was in this ep, so spunky, pretty, fearless. He told her that his girlfriend and mother had died and that he feared he was…
(From Alice) Robin was so wonderful to send a review for “Something Wicked,” especially since I’ve fallen behind. Thanks to her, we’re caught up! So, enjoy a different yet great POV on this season one episode. ————————————————————————————————- “Something Wicked” is Something Wickedly Good –Robin’s Ramblings Robin Vogel Just watched “Something Wicked” on TNT, the shtriga…
Sam Winchester, with totally ripped body, wearing nothing but a skimpy towel? (Drooling, picking jaw up from floor). Uh…ooh…I’m sorry, you wanted something from me? A review? “Hell House,” right? Well, you see, there’s this one scene where Sam comes out of the shower wearing nothing but a skimpy towel!
I’m not sure what it is about “Shadow,” but it’s not one of my favorites. After re-watching I figured out why. For a good chunk of the episode, it isn’t thrilling. It’s boring actually. Since the plot isn’t so great, the strengths of the episode easily come from the Winchester family drama.
Ah, “The Benders.” What can you say about this episode? It’s so”¦depraved. For the first time, the MOTW is just one really sick family. John Shiban, complete with X-Files pedigree, wrote this episode, so naturally the comparisons are made to that series’ icky tale of a family gone horribly wrong. This might not be the stomach churning, completely disturbing inbreeding…
Okay, prepare for a lovefest. One of my absolute favorite episodes is “Nightmare.” So before you all say the “so typical for a Sam fan” remarks, allow me to make my points! This is a turning point episode. Phil Sgriccia is the director, Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker are the writers. The eerie tone, the creepy mystery, the intense…
If I ever get that extended interview with Eric Kripke one of the questions on my list is “Tell me, at the pitch meeting for “Route 666” how did the words “racist truck” make the cut?” I have a list in process called the “Eric Kripke WTF? Moments.” Not to spoil too much, but it’s there. I…
I did a full recap of “Faith” during the last hiatus because it’s one of those early episodes that had a deep impact on season four. It’s the first episode to introduce Dean’s issues with God, something that went from the background to foreground in a big way. I think Castiel had something to do with that. Still,…
Any episode that starts with a brutal hacking by scarecrow is memorable for me. Forget the intense brotherly drama, likely intensified by Sam’s crazy moment the episode before. Leatherface is cool. The horror scenes are top notch, but that’s because Kim Manners knows how to scare the crap out of people.
