3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock: A Lucky Break?

John’s cursed rabbit’s foot

Tempts and snares a clever thief:

Will it doom his sons?

Episode Summary

Imprisoned hunter Gordon Walker persuaded another hunter, Kubrick, to hunt down Sam Winchester, blaming Sam for the opening of the devil’s gate and arguing that Sam is a monster who deceived Bobby and other ( Read more... )

Babes fed demon blood

Fight elimination rounds:

Sam dies in Dean’s arms.

I said in an earlier blog that whenever Eric Kripke and company answer one question, they raise many more, and that’s what they did with Part One of the second season Supernatural finale. That, and rip our hearts out.

The Summary

The opening scene montage played very ( Read more... )

History repeats:

Viral demon empties town.

Dean’s whole life is Sam.

Man, Croatoan didn’t disappoint. John Shiban's script, Robert Singer's moody direction, and Jay Gruska's beautifully painful underscore, all added on to a brilliant recap "Then," set things up perfectly. For the first time in the run of Supernatural, the boys didn’t manage to solve ( Read more... )

You might not think that Supernatural is the right show to watch on Thanksgiving night, but let me tell you:  this week’s episode, In My Time Of Dying, is the perfect choice. Why? Because this is a family love story among three men - a father and his two grown sons - who will literally live and die for each other, and who are running out of time to ( Read more... )

Seeing this episode, which charted the continuing impact of John’s death on Sam and especially Dean, I truly do trust how the rest of the season will unfold. Sera Gamble’s script and Robert Singer’s direction kept the brothers’ relationship battered but essentially intact even as Dean in particular was falling apart, to the point where he actually ( Read more... )