My apologies, but in all the excitement of getting our season finale reviews posted, getting ready for Nashcon, and suffering a few massive setbacks there, I never got around to doing the review roundup for “Let It Bleed” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Well “Better Late Than Never” has always been one of…
It’s that time of year again! This is when I pour through every detail of every episode of the season and figure out which qualify for the over forty completely irrelevant and arbitrary categories that I use for these awards every year. Here’s part one, or 14 categories that follow no specific order or reasoning. …
Moments from Season Six that Make Me Smile, by Elle2 I’ve been thinking a lot about how I handle difficult situations and realize that as much as I like to think I am loyal to the core, truth be told, when the going gets rough, my first instinct is to toss in the towel and…
This season finale had a lot to live up to. Last season we got the beautifully written, acted and directed Swan Song; Eric Kripke’s “love letter to the fans”. It was a poignant look at the tragic lives of the Winchester brothers; their sacrifices, their losses and most importantly, their love for one another. That…
6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much: I’m Not Leaving My Brother Alone Out There Memory endgame: Castiel drops Sam’s mind-wall, Takes a power trip. Episode Summary Fleeing from the police at night, Sam took shelter in a closed bar. The pretty bartender, wanting no trouble, asked him to leave, but relented…
Most of the reviews are out of the way and the dust is settling over the season six finales, so it’s time to start our annual Hellatus tradition of looking back at the prior season. First in the series, a fun little game we like to play called “Rank Them in Five Minutes.” The game…
“Let It Bleed” has all the makings of a great episode. Bringing a horror fiction icon like H.P. Lovecraft into the mythology (albeit taking liberties with his real backstory), coming up with a credible way to crack the door to purgatory, giving Dean Winchester a powerhouse emotional story in which he lives one of his…
The Man Who Knew Too Much Ep 6/22 Robin’s Rambles by Robin Vogel It’s night, very dark. Sam is wildly running, apparently in upstate New York where Castle Storage, John’s storage container, is located. It appears a police car is chasing him. He leans against a door that says DELIVERY ENTRANCE ONLY and backs…
6.21 Let It Bleed: I Wish This Changed Anything Lovecraft opened doors. Crowley takes Ben and Lisa; Dean’s Achilles heel. Episode Summary The night of March 15, 1937 in Providence, Rhode Island, as a thunderstorm raged outside his house, horror writer H.P. Lovecraft had just finished the manuscript for The Haunter of…
Open Supernatural Couch – The Man Who Knew Too Much (Season 6 Finale, Part II) Or Let there be light There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle Or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton A soul is a most fragile thing and still a strong reflection of…
A Supernatural Symphony (in 6 variations and 22 parts) Let me tell you my story. Let me tell you everything. Castiel Thus begins the brilliant and heart wrenching, “The Man Who Would Be King.” But really, so begins almost every story ever told. From the instant that little Fish (for…
(Author’s note – As you all can tell, I’m going a bit out of order here. My review for “Let It Bleed” will be coming later this week. After seeing the two parts, this is the one I couldn’t stop thinking about. There are some great reviews already on this site for “Let It Bleed”…
