I LOVE “Phantom Traveler.” Is it flawless? Of course not. But still, this episode sets so many precedents. First appearance of demons and demonic possession. First appearance of Dean’s homemade EMF reader. First time the boys put on suits to “look the part.” The first time sulfur is found. The first exorcism performed and we learn for the first time how dreamy Sam’s…
“Dead In The Water” is an “on the fence” episode for me. There is plenty of good, but there is also plenty of bad. This is the debut for the series of Kim Manners as director and Sera Gamble and Raelle Tucker as writers. Even though this is the creative team that has taken the show to amazing…
As far as episodes go, “Wendigo” for any other show out there today would end up being a mediocre effort. When compared to the 92 episodes that have aired for Supernatural so far though, it actually sucks. Not really bad, but bad enough where it makes the “What was Kripke thinking” files. The first clue that the monster…
In honor of Supernatural starting in US second run syndication on TNT today, I thought that since I didn’t start writing reviews until season three, when I actually started watching the show, for each season one and two episode aired I’ll write a quick 500 word review. It’s a nifty little challenge because once I…
The Odyssey in a Bottle (‘Til the Bottle Gets Busted in a Car Wreck Blues) Well I roam from town to town, I go through life without a care, And I’m as happy as a clown, With my two fists of iron, but I’m goin’ nowhere. – Dion, The Wanderer Happy as a…
Having had such a positive reaction to my retro-look at The Pilot – and a moment of Wendigo – I decided to try my hand at another of Season 1’s episodes that stood out from the others. Granted, some of you may say to yourself – she chose that episode? What about Home or Faith or Shadow…
What’s so great about Season 1? With all of the rumors, gossip, hope or whatever, that there will be a Season 6 the prevailing theme (in the two or three comments I’ve painstakingly sought out and read) is that Kripke is going to return Supernatural to its roots, you know, the ones of Season…
Elle2 has been spending some time recently going through old episodes and has completed season one. As a result, she has couple of articles to share on this part of her journey. One thing we’ve never done on this site is take a good look at the pilot (putting it on the episodes to recap list), but now elle2…
It’s Halloween, and in reading various discussions about all the creepy episodes in Supernatural in honor of this secular holiday, I had to think hard which one I thought was the creepiest. Want to know what I came up with? My choice is… Bloody Mary Why did I find this episode creepy? I like anything…
At risk of stating the obvious, Dean Winchester has a flare with words. A biting, sarcastic, often snarky sentiment with a flamethroweresque delivery, but clever. Very clever. As Zachariah said in the season four finale, “You’re our own little Russell Crowe, complete with surly attitude.” I don’t know, Russell Crowe doesn’t leave me laughing like Dean. Or wondering with…
I wonder what they’re doing now, Season 1, In light of Alice’s Top Ten Unsung Heroes I got thinking about characters that have come, been saved, glimpsed the darker side of life and never been heard from again. Some of these characters were saved by the boys, some saved the boys and some were…
Yes, technically, I’m about four seasons too late on this one. There have been tons of other awards for season one that I’m aware of, so why even try it? Because I did one for the other three seasons, and I didn’t want to hurt season one’s feelings. Those seasons can be so damned touchy! So, here we…
