There’s been a lot of hate piled on “Bugs” over the years, and let me just start by saying this: I get it. “Bugs” isn’t a good episode. The pacing is bad, the writing is worse, and the night lasts for like 8 minutes. (8 minutes! There isn’t even a “look at the evening pass”…
While we all try to survive the hellatus, I thought I would write up a retro review on one of my favorite episodes. Since this is my first article with WinchesterFamilyBusiness, I thought it would give you a little “me” information too, to help you see the method in my madness… I am a…
Preamble: So is it October yet? No? Damn. Every looooooooong hiatus I do my annual (sometimes biannual) series rewatch. Usually I rewatch the current season first and then go back to the Pilot and start watching the series from the beginning. Weirdly, for some reason this hiatus I’m finding myself rewatching the series…
Ever since I started my Summer Hellatus project titled “Supernatural Rewatch From the Top,” I’ve been thinking about doing some retro reviews. So I will start with the first episode that I ever saw—but not with my normal meta twist—instead, I’ll try to remember those first impressions when I saw the show—tell you how the…
Season One Hits and Misses: Part Two Here is part two of the Hits and Misses of Season One. Again, these are in no particular order. Enjoy! Hit: Teaser in the Pilot As openings go, “Supernatural” has one of the best ones around. We begin with a happy, thriving family. Precocious four year old, charming…
Season One Hits and Misses: Part One Since the Hits and Misses of season seven got such a good response, I thought why not take a look back at the previous six seasons and talk about what worked and what didn’t. So, in no particular order, here are the hits and misses of season…
I blame it all on Marshall Hall. Remember him? He’s the guy who died at 4:17 p.m., the exact time Dean was healed in “Faith”. Marshall Hall died in a swimming pool locker room. And this weekend, I spent a lot of time at the pool. I was watching my 10-year old daughter…
Ever wonder where all these great Supernatural episode titles come from? I did, so I decided to go through season-by-season and find the pop culture references associated with the episode titles. The first season was a bit tricky as you’ll see because most of the episode titles are simply a reference to the monster…
Alice’s Top 10 list, Top 10 Supernatural Opening Teasers, inspired me to dust off one of the lists I had sitting around. This is my Top 10 list of my favorite line readings from season 1. I’m not talking about favorite quotes, but the way the actor said the line. Favorite quotes would be a very…
It’s retro recap time! In continuation with the three part series I started with “Salvation” before season six started, here is part two, “Devil’s Trap.” Re-live the magic when the brothers cared for each other! Alice JesterAlice Jester is the founder, editor-in-chief, head writer, programmer, web designer, site administrator, marketer, and moderator for The Winchester Family Business. …
I’m sure you’re asking, why recap “Salvation?” Easy. “Devil’s Trap” and “In My Time of Dying” have always been high on my list, but it just didn’t feel right doing those without covering the first episode in that trilogy. Sure it’s not as good as those other two, but it’s important! So on with recap….
Scenes From Season 1, Part 3 ” by Elle2 It’s the final third of the inaugural season of Supernatural. We’ve learned how the Winchester’s grew up, what drives them, Sam has revenge on the mind and anger issues with John, Dean is a good soldier yet hides his own inner fears, Mary is sorry…
