1.21 Salvation
In moments like this episode, when Dean actually says out loud what he’s feeling, it’s not that hard to squint and see the love that dare not speak its name. The fans called it Wincest. Continue reading 1.21 Salvation
1.20 Dead Man’s Blood
What would Buffy do? I don’t think that’s a question John Winchester has ever asked. Continue reading 1.20 Dead Man’s Blood
1.19 Provenance
A haunted painting, a pretty art dealer in danger. A perfect job for the Winchesters. Continue reading 1.19 Provenance
1.18 Something Wicked
In the episode we see John in effect using his own children as bait for the shtriga. John could have walked away from that hunt. He did have that option. He chose to use the boys. Continue reading 1.18 Something Wicked
1.17 Hell House
Hell House relies on the incompetent ghost hunters for its comedic plot moments, allowing Sam and Dean to be funny only in their prank war – and you can take the prank war out of the episode and lose nothing of the plot. Continue reading 1.17 Hell House
1.16 Shadow
Once again we have that clash of missions: Dean’s drive to “save people, hunt things” vs. Sam’s focus on revenge. I’m not sure adding John to that mix is a good plan. Continue reading 1.16 Shadow
1.15 The Benders
I’m sure I’m not the first person to notice, but the Benders are essentially a twisted version of the Winchesters. Continue reading 1.15 The Benders
1.14 Nightmare
In Faith, we saw hints of a darker side to Sam in that he was willing to cross a line for the sake of saving Dean’s life. I think Nightmare is where we see the first hints that Sam is capable of going truly dark. Continue reading 1.14 Nightmare
1.13 Route 666
In the Supernatural writers’ room, someone pitched vengeful rampage of a ghostly, racist, killer truck. And absolutely no one said, Um…maybe not. Continue reading 1.13 Route 666
