Over the years Supernatural’s Sam and Dean have posed as a lot of things – FBI agent, Health Department, even priest – but “Wishful Thinking” was the first time they’ve ever posed as “Teddy Bear Doctors.”
Supernatural - Season 4 - Jensen Ackles as Dean, Jared Padalecki as Sam courtesy Brian Bowen Smith/Warner Bros. Television Entertainment
A dry spell and news of a ghost haunting a women’s shower sends the Winchesters to Concrete, Washington. Okay, maybe it caused Dean to drool a little.
But they found no ghost. Nor did they come across the alleged Big Foot one man swore he saw. Instead they discovered a living bi-polar teddy bear with suicidal tendencies and a pension for booze and porn. I wonder if this kind of teddy bear is what Dean had as a child.
The teddy bear, the invisible teenage boy “haunting” the showers, they were just a couple of the many ways this town has been turned on its ear by wishes gone awry.
What other way would Dean get his ass kicked by what looked like a 10-year-old boy. What’s with Dean sparing with boys. Last week he got into it with the little astronaut over candy. However, it was nice of Dean to still pretend to be scared of the boy so he could save face with the bullies when the spell ended.
Still, it was kind of sad that Sam wasn’t even tempted to wish – a sign of how jaded he’s become. But after seeing how Dean’s test wish for a foot-long Italian with jalapenos back fired, I’m kind of happy Sam didn’t make a wish.
I’m also glad Dean finally came clean to Sam about his memories of Hell. I hate it when the brothers keep secrets from each other. But I can totally understand why Dean didn’t want to talk about it.
It was another fun episode with the Winchester boys. Looks like next week starts a two-part episode where we get back to some angel mythology.
The World Series is over and the election has been decided so now we can get back to our regularly scheduled programs on Fox. And the return of Bones is marked with a case that proved pretty emotional for Angela in “The Skull in the Sculpture.”
Is it art or a murder weapon?
When artist Jeffrey Thorne turns up dead in one of his own sculptures – a crushed car – suspicions turn to his assistant Roxy (Nichole Hiltz) who inherits one million dollars.
But the kicker is that Roxy is Angela’s lover from college. What was interesting is everyone’s reaction to Angela’s former lesbian affair.
Hodgins already knew about the relationship. But he didn’t seem to feel threatened even though Angela had just told him that she was going to start dating again. I wonder if he realized that Roxy was a possibility.
Brennan was her typical scientific self, offering statistics on female orientation preferences. Cam raised an eyebrow, but continued without comment.
But the most interesting reaction was Booth’s. Angela was expecting him to go all conservative on her and I was waiting for him to get excited about girl on girl action. But he surprised us both by being okay with the relationship and revealing a touching anecdote about his favorite aunt. And then he turns around and defends Angela’s honor when a suspect gets disrespectful with his come on.
Likewise, Sweets was quite insightful in this episode too. Usually I think he just drones on, but he actually said something that made a lot of sense tonight. He revealed that while Angela might seem like a free spirit open to all relationships that actually her “openness” is an excuse not to give herself completely to a relationship.
My only complaint with the episode was the return of Daisy Wick (Carla Gallo). Apparently she came up in the rotation again. What does that mean? Are we out of fun Zack fill ins? Are we doomed to repeat the same six grad students for the rest of the season?
While there are a couple students I’d like to see return – can anyone say Scott Starret (Michael Badalucco) – the annoying Daisy Wick did not top my list. I guessing her reappearance was more about her relationship with Sweets than service to Brennan. I do hope that means we aren’t going to be exposed to her every week.
Overall another good episode. I’m glad to have Bones back in my weekly rotation.
It’s Halloween on Supernatural and the Winchesters have more to worry about than the raising of Samhain and vengeful angels. They – or specifically Dean – are being tested by God in “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester” and they don’t know it.
Dean must kill the dead that Samhain raised. Photo courtsey of CW
How cool is it that God thinks Dean is special enough for angels to heed his decision? It’s not exactly leading an army of angels, but still . . .
I know it was less about faith in Dean and more about testing him, but I’m still glad Dean realized he had a trump card and played it. The whole I’m-special-enough-to pull-from-Hell-so-I’m-not-leaving really pissed off the new angel in town – Uriel (Robert Wisdom of The Wire).
I liked the introduction of another angel. And like Castiel, he’s not all about fluffy goodness. Uriel is a specialist – he purifies towns.
It’s interesting that the line between good and evil was blurred a little more tonight. Are the angels (and God if the order came from him) really good if they are willing to smite a town of 1214? Sure it might save six billion in the end, but is it the righteous thing to do?
I love that Dean – originally a non-believer – comforts Sam – the one who prays regularly – when he’s disappointed after meeting the angels. Sam tells Dean that he thought they’d be different. And Dean tells him not to let a few rotten apples ruin it for him, adding “Babe Ruth was a dick, but baseball is still great.”
But Sam was dealing with his own fine line, which he crossed again by using his demon powers. I was screaming at the TV, “don’t do it Sam.” But apparently he didn’t listen to me. He used his psychic abilities to send Samhain back to Hell. Something that Uriel warns him is very dangerous.
In the end, they save the town (or most of it). But at what cost? Another one of the 66 seals has been broken. Sam used his Demon powers. The Winchesters got on the bad side of Uriel, who already seemed to have it in for the “mud monkeys.” And the Impala got egged!
But the real question is did Dean pass the test?
Dean thinks he failed, but would do it over again. Castiel showed doubt, revealing that he has questions of his own if that plan is just. As for me, I’m not sure – it depends on what the test was for.
If God wanted to know if Dean could sacrifice a few for the greater good, then yes he failed. But if God was testing Dean’s ability to lead and get the job done, then I think he passed
Ever wondered what it’d be like if Dean Winchester wasn’t so fearless and bad ass? Well last night Supernatural fan’s caught a glimpse of a scared Dean in “Yellow Fever.”
Dean
Dean and Sam head to Colorado to investigate the death of Frank from an apparent heart attack. But the cause of death doesn’t add up, especially since two other guys in good health a couple towns over also died of heart attacks about the same time.
So the Winchesters stop by Frank’s neighbor Mark for insight into the victim. As they are chatting, Dean starts to freak out over Mark’s own personal wild kingdom. And I’m thinking, this guy can face ghosts, demons, even Hell, but a little snake – okay one big ass snake – gives him the willies?
Well it turns out our good buddy Dean has been infected with the Witches Disease.
A ghost can infect someone with the Witches Disease (in this case Frank) and that person can then spread it to others. The disease causes the infected to be anxious then scared, then really scared until their heart finally stops from fright.
Dean got infected when he held Frank’s heart during the autopsy. But Sam was the one who got squirted with spleen juice (which by the way was hilarious), so why doesn’t he get infected?
Here’s the kicker – the disease only infects dicks. More specifically people that use fear as a weapon. It turns that fear on them. Frank was a bully. Al is a cop. One of the other dead guys was an assistant principal. And Dean hunts demons.
But Dean’s realization of the connection was priceless, “I’m a dick?”
Yeah Dean you kind of are, but we love you for it.
But Dean’s fears quickly elevated. First he won’t drive over the speed limit (I think I heard the Impala cry out) or make a left hand turn.
And I’ll take Dean being a little afraid of fourth floor motel rooms if it means we get more air drum solos to Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” in the impala. (Actually, the outtake version was much better!)
But the fear escalates so much that Dean doesn’t want to hunt with Sam. Now we have a problem.
How does Dean deal with his fear? He drinks it away or at least temporarily numbs it until the discovery of a hidden cat makes him scream like a girl and the appearance of a ghost makes him run away.
Pardon me while I get off the floor. I was laughing so hard I fell out of my chair!
By now a very drunk Dean is hallucinating out of fear. The one were the book calls him a loser was comical. But the one where Sam goes all yellow-eyed was a bit scary. Oooh Sam is way too good at being bad. I hope that’s not a sign of what’s to come.
In the end Sam, with the help of good ol’ Bobby, saves the day just as visions of Lilith are about to make Dean’s heart stop.
I, for one, (and I’m sure the Impala is too) am glad that Dean is back to normal – or at least Winchester normal. But if sure was fun watching him quake with fear.
What was your favorite Dean freak out moment?
Next week should be good. After all it’s the Halloween episode!
Last night during Supernatural’s“Metamorphosis,” I saw a real rift developing between the Winchester brothers and it scared me, more than the rugaru.
"Metamorphosis" - LtoR: Jared Padalecki as Sam and Jensen Ackles as Dean in SUPERNATURAL on The CW. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW �2008 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
One of the great things about Supernatural is the impenetrable bond between Dean and Sam. But last night that bond broke. It was kind of like that moment when you realize your hero is only human. It was a blow to my belief in the Winchesters to conquer all.
It makes sense for the story itself, but I never thought I’d see the day when something came between the boys. Sure they’ve fought before and disagreed on many occasions, but this season they lost trust in each other.
And I don’t know about Dean, but I didn’t believe Sam when he said that he wasn’t going to mess with his ESP abilities. And even if Sam was speaking the truth, I don’t think Ruby is going to let her little prodigy that easy.
I think Sam wants to think he’s doing good with his psychic exorcisms. And the fact that the human victims are still alive is a big plus. But I think he knows deep down that he’s crossing a line or else he’d share his work with Dean.
I know that living up to big brother’s expectations can be rough and that Sam has always felt like he’s different, but Sam has always confided in Dean. So the fact that he didn’t this time, says something.
Did Sam see a little of himself in the Rugaru who was fighting a hunger that would cause him to lose control and cross a point of no return?
I still have a lot of questions about what Sam and Ruby are doing.
Why are they still looking for Lilith? Is it for vengeance or is about the whole 66 seals until Lucifer walks the earth thing? What are they going to do when they find her? Why are they keeping the search from Dean?
I thought when Castiel showed up on the scene, Ruby split. Why did she stay around? Surely she knows that the angel is going to fill in Dean on her extracurricular activities. Or does she think her power over Sam is already strong enough to prevent losing him?
I’m assuming that Sam summoned Ruby back from Hell. But it seems a little too convenient that she’s the one to tutor Sam in his powers. Is Ruby working for Lilith? Or Azazel? Or someone else entirely?
What is her (or whoever she works for) plan for Sam? And has Sam gone too far to turn back?
I can’t wait to see what happens next. But at the same time I’m dreading it. The thought of Dean having to fight his own brother is going to tear me apart. Sam better get his act together, dump Ruby and get back in the game – soon.
And did I mention how much I hate Ruby right now!
It’s a good thing next week looks like it’ll be a little lighter. Here’s a preview:
What did you think of the episode? Is there hope for Sam? Can Dean stop him or will Castiel have to intervene? And how gross was the rugaru?
Last night’s episode of Supernatural blew me away. In “In The Beginning,” Dean must go back in time to when he’s parents were dating to “stop it” – the cryptic order from Castiel. The trip back to April 30, 1973 gave loyal fans a few answers to questions we’ve been asking since Season 2 and a lot more questions.
Dean helps a young John pick out the Impala.
The big shockers:
Dean is driving a pinto this episode. I couldn’t get over Dean in the pinto. Every time he drove up in it, I had to chuckle. I’d never have thought Dean would have been caught dead in a pinto. It was a nice piece of humor in an otherwise serious episode.
Dean’s mom, Mary (Amy Gumenick), was a hunter. And John (Matt Cohen) didn’t know. She was raised by her hunter parents and she hated the life. She wanted to leave it behind and marry John.
Dean and Sam are named after their maternal grandparents, Samuel (Mitch Pileggi) and Deanna (Allison Hossack).
Mary made a deal with the Azazel (old yellow eyes) to save John’s life. This family really has a knack for dealing with the demons in order to save each other’s life.
More Questions:
Did Dean really go back in time or was it some sort of dream? If he did go back, did he actually cause the events? Or do we believe Castiel that destiny cannot be changed?
Did Dean really influence John’s decision to get the Impala? In the graphic novel, the acquisition of the impala is different?
What is Azazel’s end game? Does Lilith know? What did the blood he dripped in the babies mouths do? How did he know that all these people he was making deals with would have kids in 1983? And isn’t it a big coincidence that they did?
What did Azazel mean when he referenced the angels on Dean’s shoulders? Did he know that only angel could transport Dean back in time? Or is there something different about Dean now?
What the heck is Sam doing sneaking off in the middle of the night with Ruby? What is at 425 Waterman? Doesn’t he realize that he’s playing with fire here?
And what does Castiel mean by “stop it or we will?” Is Sam’s life in danger? How can Dean stop it if destiny can’t be changed?
I’m can’t wait until the next episode. This show just keeps getting better.
When a decomposed leg falls into an elevator from the shaft above on, Booth and Bones must navigate their way through the cubicle farm to find the killer in “Crank in the Shaft.”
BONES: Brennan (Emily Deschanel, L) and Cam (Tamara Taylor, R) investigate the remains found in an elevator shaft in the BONES episode
This week Bones takes the investigation to the office. But how prepared are an FBI agent and an anthropologist/writer to tackle the jungle known as office politics?
It seems that murder is just the tip of the iceberg for this office crew. In their search for the office manager’s murderer, Booth and Bones uncover drugs, vengeance, sex, blackmail and the office version of the black market.
I just hope when I die, it won’t be as a result of office equipment!
But Booth is dealing with a bit of his own office politics – his quest for a dead man’s chair – that involves fraud (Cam writes him a “doctor’s note”) and bribery (cupcakes for the lady in Human Resources). But who knew that Brennan held the secret to his success?
And the Jeffersonian isn’t without its own work drama. The tension between Hodgins and Angela continues at least until Angela visits Sweets for some advice and fries. Hey, in my book, good French fries heal all.
It’s interesting that Sweets advice to Hodgins a few weeks ago was that he was dealing with it with anger and that was okay. Hodgins was baffled and kept asking for more answers. While tonight, Sweets tells Angela that she needs to analysis the situation more and wants to meet with her weekly. Angela is pleased with their conversation, but fails to take his advice.
Angela and Hodgins are so different. I always wondered how they became an item. But they were good together, so writers please hurry up and make them a couple again!
And the highlight of the night was Mr. Cheerful. Fisher is, as Brennan put it, the depressed intern that is quite clever.
The fill in of the week dramatized everything even the task to take 1,263 bone fragments, “each one screaming of pain, violence and hopelessness” and reassemble them to find the cause of death.
But the staff’s reaction to Fisher was classic, especially Cam. By the end of the show she was telling him to take Prozac. When he said that he already did, she told him to double it because he was bringing her down!
Overall a nice fun episode (well expect for the whole murder thing). I like the humor of this ensemble. What did you think of the episode?
Apparently I’m not the only one reeling from Supernatural’s revelation that Dean was pulled from Hell by Castiel, the Angel of Thursday, on orders from God. Dean himself is still grappling with the fact in “Are You There, God? It’s Me . . . Dean Winchester.”
Castiel
In fact, Dean is struggling to believe that angels exist despite the angelic handprints on his shoulders. But can you really blame the guy?
I mean think of the things this guy has seen over the years – including his own mother’s fiery death. It’s got to be easier to believe that there is no God then to believe that he lets these kinds of things happen.
But I think that what’s even harder for Dean to handle that the existence of God and angels is that he might be an instrument in God’s plan – that he’s significant enough for God to not only notice him, but have him pulled from the depths of Hell. After all he thinks of himself as just a regular guy.
Dean’s never done the hunting thing because it was the right thing to do or that it was his ticket to Heaven. It was just how he was raised. And he always wants to stick it to the bastards – and those like them – that hurt the ones he loved. Family is very important to Dean.
But as much as Dean’s unwilling to take the leap of faith that there is a higher power, despite – as Sam puts it – actual proof, the idea that the apocalypse is on the horizon blows him away.
When ghosts of souls hunters have been unable to save start reappearing and taking vengeance on the hunters in a ritual know as the Rising of the Witness, Bobby finds information on the ritual from a book whose “widely distributed version is just for tourists” and is known as Revelations.
The boys defeat these ghosts and return their souls to rest. And then Dean gets another visit from Castiel.
We learn when Dean says that he thought angels were suppose to be like “Michael Landon, not dicks” that angels aren’t guardians who perch on shoulders – they are warriors of God. And while Dean and company were battling the witnesses, these soldiers were fighting other battles.
Anyone else think this Army of God sounds like another level of hunter?
So why is God’s army suddenly on Earth? Castiel and others are trying to prevent Lilith from breaking the 66 seals that would release Lucifer to walk the Earth.
This revelation blows Dean away – Lucifer is more than just “a story they told at demon Sunday school.”
I can totally understand why Dean doesn’t believe in God, but I was shocked to believe that he didn’t believe in Lucifer after all the evil he’s seen. Guess the two go hand in hand.
It’s going to be interesting to see how Dean handles his mission from God. He’s never been one to follow orders and I can tell he’s not real thrilled with the meet and greets with Castiel.
But what exactly does Castiel want from Dean? He’s not asked him for anything. He’s just slowly dishing out information. Is he going to want Dean to join forces with the angels? Is Dean meant to fight battles the angels don’t have the manpower for? Is Dean to become the angel’s hit man, going after certain demons? And just how are Sam and the powers he’s been using going to fit in this picture? Where is Ruby going to figure in?
This season has to be one of the most exciting ones yet.
Anyone else waiting for the Dean to embrace his new destiny, jump in the impala with Sam wearing sunglasses and say, “We’re on a mission from God. It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.” And have Sam reply “Hit it.”
Next week we get to learn a bit about the boys’ past in “In the Beginning.”
Since last season’s Bones finale, Zack has been missing from the series, presumably cooling his heels in a mental hospital after killing a man and aiding Gormogon.
BONES: Zack (Eric Millegan, R) returns to help Brennan (Emily Deschanel, C) and Booth (David Boreanaz, L) find the murderer of a writer found in a pond in the BONES episode
But tonight in “The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond” we learn that Zak has not been very far from the hearts of his former coworkers.
Apparently, Hodgins visits his “best friend” regularly bringing him puzzles to challenge him. When Zack solves the one Hodgins brought him this time he names himself “King of the Loony Bin.” Hodgins then talks about the current case with Zack, leaving him the file to review
Angela visits too. It’s unclear whether Brennen and Cam stop by too, but they both have Zack on the brain.
Brennan tells Wendell Bray (Michael Terry), the latest Zack fill in and Brennan’s brightest scholarship student to not be distracted by the standard standards set by Zach. Unfortunately, that’s not what distracts him.
Meanwhile, Cam tries to get Hodgins to move into Zack’s space because she thinks it would be easiest on Zack. But Hodgins can’t. He wishes that Zack was back.
But Booth tells him that Zack isn’t coming back. Just then Zack walks into the lab with the key to solving the case.
When asked out he got out, Zack replies that Sweets helped him. It seems that on one of Sweets’ counseling sessions with Zack, Zack stole the strip from his access card and put it on his “loony bin library card.” He then later used that card to escape.
But back to the case. A body cut in exactly 12 pieces and missing its head is found. The body belongs to Jared Addison, an author that lives with his mother (Lisa Kaminir), collects action figures, suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and has excessively small feet as a result of some disease I can’t spell.
Jared was having an affair with a woman (Debra Christofferson) 28 years his senior and was trying to overcome his OCD in order to get back in the good graces of his publisher (Matt Doherty) when he died.
Wendell proves to be a pretty astute assistant coming up with a couple key pieces of information, but not before he misinterprets Brennen’s questions about relationships with older women.
In the end, it turns out the location of Jared’s missing head is key to finding his killer and Zack discovers that location.
While Booth and Bones go to retrieve the head and arrest the killer, Zack stops in at the diner with the rest of the crew.
But then he must return to the mental institute. Booth drops Zack off with Sweets so it can look like Sweets checked him out. But Sweets is clearly uncomfortable with being alone without security with Zack.
Booth makes Zack promise not to kill Sweets, but it’s what Zack tells Sweets after Booth leaves that really eases his mind.
Zach’s comment “I was wrong, not delusional” from the counseling session at the beginning of the show makes a lot more sense now.
What did you think of Zack’s return? Should the team seek his help in the future even if he’s in the mental hospital? Should they continue to try to find a replacement for Zack?
Last night Supernatural returned for its fourth season with “Lazarus Rising,” an episode that marks Dean’s return from Hell. And let me tell you the episode was awesome. My only complaint about the episode is that it wasn’t longer.
Genevieve Cortese as Kristy/the new Ruby. Courtesy Sergei Bachlakov/The CW
We learn in the last few minutes that Dean was pulled from Hell by the angel Casstiel (Misha Collins) because God commanded it. Wow! Who knew God was paying attention to the Winchester brothers!
Seriously, it’s about time “good” got into the game. But it’s going to be interesting to see how Dean likes working for the man upstairs.
I loved that nobody believed that Dean was actually Dean when he returned. The holy water Bobby threw in Dean’s face even after the hug was priceless.
Now on to Sam. It was such a Sam thing to do when he added an iPod to the Impala. And Dean’s reaction was right on target.
Just think of what Dean’s reaction is going to be like when he finds out Sam’s not only dabbling with his psychic powers but embracing it to fight demons under the tutelage of Ruby.
Is this power good or evil? Is it evil being used for good? I don’t know but it’s going to come between the brothers.
And I’m really not liking the new Ruby (Genevieve Cortese). My husband made note that she’s not a hot as Katie Cassidy. I’m pretty sure that’s not the reason I don’t care for her. Maybe it’s because of the deception in the hotel room. She did a really good at not acknowledging that she knew Dean when he showed up at the door. But we already knew she was the master of deception. What I really want to know is Sam sleeping with her?
In the season finale, we learned that Lilith sent Ruby far, far away. I’m assuming that Sam summoned her back. But when did he do it? And was it just to help him with his psychic powers?
Well I’m very, very glad that Supernatural is back and can’t wait for next week’s episode. Here’s a glimpse of what’s to come:
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