Yep, I’m still trying to process this one. Don’t take that as a negative though. This is a good thing. I haven’t been this stunned in a while. Not even last season’s finale left me as shaken as “The Executioner’s Song”. It was an emotional script, but they put so much more into this episode…
From the title alone, there was no doubt this was going to be a powerful episode. Throw in an appearance by Cain and everything is fully primed for one of those emotionally overwhelming game-changers that will be talked about for months to come. For the most part, this did the job – with just few,…
Summary: This episode was written by Robert Berens and directed by Phil Sgriccia. The episode brings us back to the most important myth arc of the past season and a half – the Mark of Cain.
This is the last episode before Hellatus and the last episode before we move to Wednesdays. So what do we know? We have the usual promotional material… The CW Press Release: SUPERNATURAL “The Executioner’s Song” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV) THE RETURN OF CAIN — Dean (Jensen Ackles), Sam (Jared Padalecki) and…
This is one of my purely speculative classes. I don’t try to predict the show’s story, as a rule: I never, ever, want to get invested in my idea of a story and thus be predisposed to reject and be disappointed by any different version – however potentially brilliant – making it to screen. But…
“Stretching back to Cain and Abel. It’s in your blood, your father’s blood, your family’s blood.” —Michael, “The Song Remains the Same” Supernatural has explicitly laced Biblical lore through its mythology since season four—and season nine has shaped itself around that of Genesis. The Garden of Eden and the Fall of Man was a focal…
“First Born” is a powerhouse of an episode, showing off Robbie Thompson’s narrative skills and fuelled by compelling performances from both the regular and guest cast. Not only does the episode tell its own story beautifully, it weaves together strands from previous seasons to illustrate the overall arc for this one. Free will is the…
Before we get started, I have to say that I am worried sick about the staggering turn of events that took place in Supernatural’s “First Born”! I have been reading as many of your comments as possible, and it seems the entire Supernatural fandom got either chest, head or stomach pains watching Dean take the…
1863 – Jasper Springs, MS – Demons insist that the knight must be protected. A bunch of demons are killed by Cain; pink light fills the cabin. Crowley shows up on a bar stool beside Dean and tells him they must go after the First Blade, which can kill Abaddon–and a weapon John Winchester once…
I think we would all agree that Supernatural is best when Sam and Dean are hunting side by side. It just is. But episodes like this make me really appreciate just how awesome they each are on their own too. This episode was so much fun because it gave Sam and Dean room to shine…
Warning: If you have not seen tonight’s episode, “First Born,” then beware spoilers ahead! Summary: The episode opens with a pretty badass sequence of Timothy Omundson as Cain, kicking some demonic Confederate soldiers. Did I mention he’s badass?
