Sam And Dean Journal

Sam Close Up

2007-07-28T23:06:00.001-05:00

What Is And What Should Never Be

2007-05-04T16:19:00.000-05:00

What Is And What Should Never Be

Sorry that this is so late, guys! Work sucks. 'Nuff said. (Now get ready for a long, long post.)
Anyway, that was as good as I had hoped. And consider me as big a wuss as Sammy was in the alternate reality of Dean's because that just shattered my heart in so many pieces. You know how Jared's best episode was BUABS? Well, let me just say right now: this was Jensen's best episode — not only of the season but the series. Thanks to superior writing by Raelle Tucker, Jensen had me laughing, tearing up, on an emotional roller coaster the entire hour. I'm not exaggerating here. He. Was. Awesome.There's so much to talk about I don't even think I'll be able to sound coherent. Gotta say that Dean was kind of stupid for not listening to Sammy and going into that abandoned building alone.

That djinni got the drop on him pretty quickly and sent Dean into an alternate reality where Mom is alive, Dad is dead (via stroke, not a deal with the Demon), Dean and Sammy don't get along, Jess is alive and Dean's got a girlfriend. This is as normal as normal can get. It was simply crushing when Dean sees his mom for the first time. Before he can let himself believe it's really his mom, he asks her what she used to tell him when she used to put him to bed as a kid. Like we learned in "Houses of the Holy," she told him that angels were watching over him. Hearing her reply enabled him to give in to the reality that was before him. It's sad that just because you get your wish doesn't mean you're happy. In this other world, Dean's not such a great person. Mom and Sam automatically think that Dean's been drinking. He doesn't seem like he was someone that helped around the house; he hooked up with Sam's prom date on the night of Sam's prom; he snaked Sam's ATM card and bailed on his graduation. And when Dean comes up with that owing-a-bookie story, Sam totally believes that's logical.

So, to see Dean being all earnest and big brotherly and have everybody question his motives, that's sad. Dean got his wish that his mother was alive, but in a world where she exists, he and Sam aren't tight. They barely speak other than on holidays and mom's birthday. Some other moments that just broke my heart: Mom comforting Dean, kissing him on the forehead and wondering if he was really all right. Telling him she loves him. When Dean saw Jess for the first time — the way he hugged her as if he knew her more than the one time he met her. He was just so happy that Sam could have Jess back. Giving into the whole girlfriend thing — he realized that Carmen knew him so well. It was nice to see him have a significant other, especially one that seemed to be so strongly on his side.

Yes, even Dean eating a sandwich was heartbreaking, because his mom made it for him. It's something that hasn't happened for him in over 20 years, if ever. To have Sam and Dean sitting down at an actual family dinner was something I've been waiting for since the show started. Dean just taking it in, getting enjoyment out of seeing his family together = heartbreaking moment. Seeing all these ghostly figures and hanging bodies appear to Dean and then having him realize little by little that something's up big time. Then realizing that everyone who he, his dad and Sam saved in their world died in this alternate reality. There's no way he was going to be able to stay knowing that. When alternate-reality Sam tells Dean that they just don't have anything in common. So sad. Dean wanting to make everything up to everyone. And knowing that it's not going to happen because none of it's real. Dean's tearful monologuing at BDW's grave. Crushing.

The last-ditch effort to get Dean to choose the new reality and let his body die was too painful for words. You know for a little bit he wanted to do it. Just like he wanted to take that deal to get his dad back. But he's noble and he knew that he couldn't do it. Dean stabbing himself. Dean opening up to Sam about how much this job has cost them. How great was Dean mowing the lawn? Even wanting to mow the lawn? Again, he seemed to just want to do all these normal things. During Season 1, I would have said it was impossible that Dean would think any of these thoughts (other than wanting his mom alive); during Season 2, the writers and Eric Kripke did a really great job planting the seeds of doubt where Dean and hunting are concerned. We've heard more than once that he was thinking maybe it was time for them to take a break, that maybe he and Sam could step back from playing the heroes for a while. Maybe take off for Amsterdam, even. But, even though his wanting normalcy isn't a surprise, the whole wanting to mow the lawn was just funny and it all seemed right. And the actual mowing, complete with the rockin' version of "What a Wonderful World," was hilarious. But did you check the neighbor guy? Even he seemed dubious of Dean being all friendly and waving at him. Oh, alternate-reality Dean.

Even though this wasn't Sam's POV or anything, it was really nice to see Sam with Jessica. At the end of last year, I got the chance to interview Adrianne Palicki (who plays Jessica) and I asked her if she'd ever consider going back to Supernatural< media="all" href="http://us.js2.yimg.com/us.js.yimg.com/lib/pim/r/medici/16_3/mail/us/mail_plum_all.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet">

The CW Promo Picture's

2007-04-27T17:36:00.000-05:00

Season 2 Promo Picture's

2007-04-27T17:32:00.000-05:00

Season 1 Promo Picture's

2007-04-27T17:28:00.000-05:00

Myspace Friends Fan Art

2007-04-27T16:12:00.000-05:00

On The Set With Jared And Jensen

2007-04-27T16:09:00.000-05:00

MeeVee Exclusive Interview! On The Set With Jared and Jensen

MeeVee Exclusive! On the Set of Supernatural with Stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles
In this fourth installment of our series chronicling our visit to the Vancouver set of Supernatural, Jared Padalecki (aka Sam Winchester) joins his costar Jensen Ackles in sharing with us the kinds of episodes they most enjoy working on, the show's amazing -- if geeky -- special effects crew, and Jared's undying terror of clowns.
Do you prefer the episodes that help build the show's mythology, or the episodes that stand alone?Jensen: I prefer the ones that follow a common thread. I prefer the ones that move the mythology part forward. I mean, the stand-alone ones are great, and sometimes they're fun to just hang out.
Jared: I'm sort of opposite. I like to film the fun ones, because it's a break from the drama and the tears and the crying, which I love to do and I love to watch. Those are my favorite to watch, but it takes so much out of you. It's like when you're supposed to work out your legs, it's so much harder than working out your arms. The next day, you're like, "Ah, I feel good that I just did that." But at the end of the day, you're like, "Oh, God, it's going to be a big day, I'm not going to walk around."
It's imperative to the storyline that we do [the mythology episodes], but then we do ones like "Hollywood Babylon," which is our next one to air, and it's fun. He's a P.A. and I'm kind of teasing him and making fun of him. And "Tall Tales," where we're just goofing around and wrestling and kind of being goofs. The workload is a little bit more standable.
Jensen: It lightens up a little.
Jared: But there's definitely something to be said about filming the mythology episodes, because at the end of a hard day...
Jensen: Well, that's what I was saying. Sometimes you come in and you do a light scene, or you do an action scene, or do something in which you pour out your heart and soul. You really dig deep for something, and it exhausts you emotionally. There is a certain gratification that comes with that.
Was the connection between you two immediate?Jared: Yeah. I think it was really pretty free from the get-go. I say this all the time -- we have similar interests, and similar hobbies and similar manners. I've definitely worked with my share of performers, and I'm sure Jensen has as well, where it's all about drama. If there's not some sort of conflict going on in their lives or on the set, then they're just not happy. Here we are both like, "Actors are stupid, man. I don't like to hang out with them."
Jensen: I don't condone them.
Jared: Because something's always going to be going on. But he and I are both like, "We're here to make a project that we are both very passionate about. Let's get our work done." There are no rumors going around set, we have fun on the set.
It's remarkable because, being two guys from Texas, we've probably gone for the same roles. I feel no competition with him. I feel like he's my biggest supporter, and I know I'm his biggest supporter. I am so happy after he just nails a scene -- I am like, "Dude! Rocking!" And he does the same for me. He gives me credit where he thinks I deserve it, and likewise, he's also very constructive with criticism. Like, "Hey, you got a better one in there -- don't get lazy here." He knows me, he's seen my acting more than any other person in this world, because I am acting with him constantly, and vice versa.
Jensen: We can just tell. I can tell if he's faking a line, or he can tell me. To be able to have that luxury of being able to call each other out on it, and keep each other accountable, essentially, it's really cool. I think it definitely helps the show out.
Jared, do you get recognized by fans more for Gilmore Girls or Supernatural?Jared: Depends on the arena, I guess. If I am in a place with a lot of little girls [laughter], maybe Gilmore Girls. But if I am in an older establishment, like a sports bar or something, where it's a bunch of guys, usually Supernatural. I've also met a lot of girls who are fans of Supernatural.
Jensen: With me, I usually wear a hat if I'm going to walk around town or something. If I wear a hat, no one's going to bother me. But the other night, I walked out of my hotel, and the first people I see is this drunk couple, stumbling down the street. And the guy goes, "Hey, there's the guy from that show." This show's been on for just two years, so it's a little bit more out there.
Do you ever go online and read the blogs, Wikis, and fan sites about the show?Jensen: We've checked out The CW Web site. Kripke's more into that kind of stuff than we.
Jared: Oh, Kripke can recite the list.
Jensen: We'll ask, "Which ones do you go to?" And he's like, "This one and this one and this one..."
Jared: On the set, sometimes -- like right now when we have time -- we'll flip on the Internet. One I read the other day just made me like cry with laughter. I was reading about Jensen, and they were saying that if he went to Denmark and someone said, "What's your name?" He'd say, "Jensen." And they'd say, "No, no, your first name?" And he'd say, "Jensen." They were talking about how his name is such a common last name. This went on and on. I was like, "Oh my gosh, they're talking about..."
Jensen: Nothing!
Jared: There's no point.
Jensen: Absolutely no point.
A big part of the show's look and feel is the classic rock that you have in lot of episodes. Are you guys into that kind of music?Jared: During the pilot, because there was so much [music], we were referencing the cassette tapes a lot, so we'd listen to it. And every now and again, we'll have our computers out and we'll just be playing around and listening.
Jensen: I had a cell phone last season that played music out loud. I'd put a speaker on it, and we'd just sit in the Impala and put AC/DC on and just hit the dash.
Jensen, the other day you were showing Kim the promo reel that they used at the Television Critics Association, with the Johnny Cash song. You really liked the way that was cut together.Jensen: I was like, this should be the opening of the show, this should be the title card of the show.
Jared: I wish they would.
Jensen: And we've both stated our arguments for it.
Jared: We've both expressed interest in it, but I guess they just really don't want it.
Jensen: That's not our department.
Jared: Right. I think Kripke, in his head, has no introduction for Supernatural. So be it.
The special effects team really does an incredible job on this show.Jared: Oh, yeah! It's neat to see. It's an awesome process. When you go out to the trailers... I mean, "nerd alert." They're great. I wouldn't say it, if they didn't taunt me. Any day if you can walk in there and you see them wearing shirts with the Apple powerbutton. Like, "I am the nerd, who are you?" They're totally like geek gods. They sit in a room and stare at 14 computer monitors for 10 hours a day. "We're nerds."
Jensen: But those guys are brilliant, man. They put together some amazing stuff. We're really lucky to have them.
Jared: It's fun to go over there and just see them. Once I went in there, and I guess there were seven different monitors, all playing different episodes of Supernatural. I was like, "Too much me." [laughter]But I like seeing them creating. We went in during the clown episode, I guess. I saw them creating the clown face that would come out.
Jensen: The morph. We walked in there, I remember, when the first set was up. Ivan starts explaining it technically to me, and I just turned and walked away. [laughter] Not even a chance.
Do you fear clowns now? More or less? Or did you fear them before?Jensen: I hated them.
Jared: What's funny was in the episode, Sam hates clowns, and Dean is like, "What the hey, they're just clowns."
Jensen: It's the opposite of what we're like.
Jared: It's just the opposite. Like I had a clown cover, a clown blanket, and ten clowns on my bed and I'd just sit there. I was a clown for Halloween. I loved Stephen King's "It".
Jensen: See, I watched Stephen King's "It" way too young. And that ruined it.
Jared: That was terrifying.
Jensen: I was like, "Nope, nope, clowns are out." And dolls too, for "Playthings."
Jared: Dolls. That was spooky. Just walking into a room full of dolls.
Jensen: Walking in with a bunch of dead eyes looking at you.
Jared: Every now and again, one of them was missing one eye, or there was one that didn't have either eye.
Jensen: Just two empty sockets.
Jared: And Jensen was like, "Put your fingers in her eyes." And I was like, "I don't want to. What if something gets me?" For whatever reason, we couldn't force ourselves to.
Jensen: Because you're a pansy.
Is it strange when you're doing those green screen scenes -- especially fight scenes -- and nothing's there to react to?Jared: Very, very. We're getting used to it now -- "Look at the tape and be scared."
Jensen: It's all in your imagination, for sure.
Jared: Right. But after seeing a few episodes and seeing it go through the whole rigmarole of us acting to nothing, and seeing them put it in front of us, you go, "Oh, okay! I trust them next time, because now I've seen they're really going to not make me look like I'm looking at a piece of tape."
Last question: What are your favorite TV shows?Jared: Arrested Development and The Office. The British Office. We can watch only DVDs, really. Any show that's on right now, we can't watch, because we won't have time.
Jensen: I really liked Studio 60 when it first started. But it just kind of tapered off.

On The SetWith Supernatural Stars

2007-04-27T16:03:00.000-05:00

On The Set With Supernatural
On the Set with SUPERNATURAL Stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles
When you're walking onto the set of the CW's spookfest SUPERNATURAL, you can't help but have the Boy Scout motto - Be prepared! - ringing in your ears. Yet, as I slipped into my role as a seasoned television reporter and stepped onto the soundstage to watch the filming of an actual scene between stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, I'd have to admit that my "play it cool" veneer probably did a pretty poor job of hiding the excitement radiating from just about every pore of my being.
There they sat at an ordinary kitchen table, Sam and Dean (Padalecki and Ackles, respectively) discussing recent events. While I'm not at liberty to reveal the topic of their conversation, suffice it to say that tempers were flaring. As voices raised, so to did emotions. Dean was, of course, in protective mode, while Sam did what he does best: bristled.
And then things took a most unexpected turn.
Sam and Dean gazed lovingly - dare I say longingly? - into one anothers eyes. Standing, Dean moved closer to Sam, raising his arm and reaching out as if to touch him softly, when suddenly…

"Cut!" yelled the director. "Okay, boys, now let's do it seriously this time," he said, no doubt relegating any footage which might bring to life some of the more lurid fan fiction lurking on the internet to the cutting room floor. (Or, perhaps, if we're lucky, a future DVD blooper reel!) The talented thespians had, in fact, been ad-libbing a scene while the behind-the-scenes crew worked out the all-important details involving camera angles, lighting and sound. And given the emotionally-charged nature of the two-part season finale, bringing a little laughter to the set is definitely a good thing.
"I had some pretty heavy stuff last night," admits Ackles between takes. Probably the most emotional stuff that's been jam-packed into one scene. I was pretty done by the end of the day." And what of his on-screen brother? "Jared had it easy, just lying there with his eyes closed. Jerk!"
Obviously, the lighthearted banter and genuine affection that bonds the Winchester brothers also exists between their portrayers. As the actors exchange compliments, it quickly becomes clear that the young men - both of whom grew up in Texas - have formed a mutual admiration society forged on the set but cemented in genuine affection.
Given how frequently one hears about backstage discord (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, anyone?) and co-stars who aren't likely to pal around after hours (see: GREY'S ANATOMY), the fact that Ackles and Padalecki actually enjoy working together is a major plus… especially since they spend about 10 months of the year putting in 16 hour days on a surprisingly small soundstage.
"We definitely know how fortunate it is — the chance to work with someone who you get along with," admits SMALLVILLE grad Ackles. "We've both been on shows and on projects where not everyone gets along, where somebody's got a temper or an ego, but we've been very lucky and appreciative of the fact that we get along very well on and off set."
Former GILMORE GIRLS guy Padalecki concurs. "We both - I mean, I say this all the time - we have similar interests and similar hobbies and similar manners. I've definitely worked with my share of people who - and I know Jensen has as well - but it's all about drama. Like, if there's not some sort of conflict going on in their lives or on set, then they're just not happy."
Okay, I'll admit that I was dying to know which of their former co-stars were being dissed, but being the professional that I am - and with all of you SUPERNATURAL fans in mind, I focused on what was of utmost important: Spoilers! (If you don't want to know what's going to happen in the weeks to come, skip the following paragraph. Consider yourself warned!)
"This is the big show," revealed Ackles of the much-anticipated season finale. "This is what we've been building toward for two seasons. All the problems that set the entire show in motion are culminating in this one episode." Ackles says that grateful fans have one person to thank for not only the episode, but the overall direction of the show: creator Eric Kripke. "He doesn't like to keep those long, drawn-out storylines with loose ends. He likes to tie things up and create new problems, which I really like. There are a lot of shows out there that kind of continually roll on, never solving problems." But that's not the case with SUPERNATURAL, as will be proven in the finale. "In this episode, we're going to deal with the demon that took the Winchester brothers' mom; We're going to deal with their dad's death; we're going to deal with making deals with the devil." But wait, there's more! "We're going to deal with Bobby, Ellen, Jo and the people in the roadhouse. We're going to deal with the occult and devil's traps and all of the stuff that's been playing out over the season. It's all coming together in this episode." As if realizing that the episode is beginning to sound more "final" than "season finale," Ackles quickly sets us straight. "That's not to say everything is wrapped up, because in wrapping up that storyline, so much else is created which is really cool. It's definitely going to give us somewhere to go for season three and however long we go!"

Eric Kripke Feilds Question

2007-03-27T20:30:00.000-05:00

Eric Kripke Fields Your Questions About Supernaturalby

Is the CW's Supernatural (Thursdays at 9 pm/ET) "cooking" the numbers? Are the Yellow-Eyed Demon's days numbered? Have the writers been favoring Sam over Dean? Series creator Eric Kripke answers those burning questions from TVGuide.com readers, and many others! Plus: Kripke's very important message to the show's fans.

In Season 1's "Phantom Traveler," Dean mentions that the significance of the 40-minute flight time goes back to biblical numerology. Since 7 is also a biblical number, was the fact that there were seven survivors intentional? I've always wondered about that.Eric Kripke: I love how much our fans pay attention! Yes, using the number 7 was intentional. We're always trying to drop in small but significant details, and we occasionally look to numerology. To give you another numerology hint: the Yellow-Eyed Demon re-entered the Winchesters' life 22 years to the day after it disappeared. Sam was 22 at the time. We chose that number intentionally.
You stated in a recent interview that you were originally working on a three-season plan, but now you're moving past that. Does that mean you intend the big bad Yellow-Eyed Demon aspect to end with Season 3, and that there will be a different driving force for later seasons? Or will the YED always play a major role?Kripke: I think our story is larger than just the Yellow-Eyed Demon. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say this: Our heroes confront and converse with the Yellow-Eyed Demon in a way they never have before in Episode 21. And because the Demon's feeling charitable, he gives Sam some answers.

You've mentioned that "the war was starting" and everything would come to a head in this year's season finale. How do you imagine things wrapping up? Will tying up so many loose ends open up more questions?Kripke: Our season finale is a two-parter, and we've been busting our asses to give the fans something really climactic and special. I think you'll be happy. And you're right — the war definitively begins. We definitely tie up some major story threads. We climax the "psychic children" story line, for example, as well as deliver a few other surprises. But we're telling a multiyear story, so in no way do we answer everything. Nor should we. We answer some questions; we leave some hanging; we ask new ones, too. This is more of a comment than a question: I wanted to say thank you for all of the wonderful progress you and your crew have made with the show! This season just keeps on getting better and better! Please let everyone who works on the show know that we the fans really appreciate all of the hard work you guys put into it! Kripke: Thank you. I really and truly appreciate that, as does the whole team. We're working hard to make a show we can be proud of; we all really care about it, so it's gratifying that it's getting the response that it is.

However, I have to be shameless and say to the fans, If you love the show, please spread the word. Let your friends know there's a smart genre show on the CW, a show for people who dig Buffy and X-Files. Drag ‘em in front of the TV and make ‘em watch. We don't get a lot of marketing, and word of mouth is the only way we're gonna get a long, healthy series run. We need your help!

Do you think Papa Kent (John Schneider) from Smallville could join the show?Kripke: Sure, why not? Bo Duke could be rocking the General Lee, and race the Impala. They'll jump a bridge, and we'll freeze-frame midair and go to commercial.
This is going to sound facetious, but I am at least half serious: Were you traumatized by a mobile as a child? (I have to admit there is something a little creepy about them!) Kripke: No major mobile trauma. It's funny, I get questions like this a lot. Because of the show, people wonder if I had a disturbed childhood, or tortured puppies, stuff like that. But I'm a normal Ohio boy from a tight-knit family — though my friends and family do seem surprised that I'm coming up with such twisted crap. About once a month my sister calls me and says, "What the hell's wrong with you?"

A lot of plot points have been set in motion to further the development of Sam as a character. We are continuously reminded of the fact that Sam is integral to the central mythology, and in one way or another the majority of this season's episodes have all served to raise questions about his destiny. However, because of this, Dean has largely become, in my opinion, a "reactive" character in the sense that most of his actions simply seem to involve reacting to Sam's crisis. So my question is, will Dean ever have his own arc or story line, one that isn't based just on Sam?Kripke: Well, first of all, stay tuned. There's the beginning of a major Dean story line in the season finale two-parter. But I have to admit, I've heard this comment before, and I just don't get it. Not even a little. It's never been a show about Sam. It's always been a show about family, much more than it is about anything else. The mythology is only an engine to raise issues about family. A big brother watching out for a little brother, wondering if you have to kill the person you love most, family loyalty versus the greater good, family obligation versus personal happiness.... These are all issues that Dean faces, and in my opinion, they are just as rich, if not richer, than psychic children and demonic plans. Fans seem to worry unnecessarily at times, and I'll say this: It's never going to be a show about just Sam, or just Dean for that matter. It's always going to be a show about brothers. So quit worrying.

Every time the boys get in and out of the Impala the doors squeak. It wouldn't be the Impala without it, but is that a sound effect? Because in the blooper reel on the DVD, that door did not squeak at all. Also, what kinds of extras are you planning for the Season 2 DVD? Kripke: Those squeaky doors are the work of our brilliant sound [editing] guys. As for the DVD, we're going to do two commentaries; a documentary about bringing the season finale from script to screen, warts and all; some Easter eggs; and the coolest feature, where we've rounded up a bunch of history and folklore experts to give commentary on the urban legends used in the show. It kinda blows me away, having legit academic commentary about our little bloodfest....

It seems like having the cops and FBI on Sam and Dean's tails would severely cramp their style, not to mention their ability to hunt, over the long run. Any chance this story line will be resolved this season? Will the guys be cleared? And why do I keep thinking that there is something fishy about Agent Hendricks?Kripke: We bring Henricks back for an episode before the end of the year. But no, we don't resolve the fed story line this season. We wanted to... but we sort of got too busy dealing with demons and wars and various apocalyptic stuff. But we plan on getting back into it for Season 3. And yes, you're right, the feds cramp the boys' style for sure. But don't forget, Sam and Dean are expertly trained, very clever and cagey, and they know how to drop off the grid when they need to. When they don't want to be found, they can't be found. In recent interviews, you've stated that the last few episodes will pull the threads together of the special kids/Sam's destiny/myth arc, and Sam's and Ava's roles. My question is: How many years have you given yourself to tell the entire story of the Winchester brothers, and are you on track with the overall series arc?Kripke: Yes, we're on track for the overall series arc. Some things were accelerated and other stories took longer to tell than I thought they would, but overall, we're on track. I've always thought that we could tell this story properly in five years. That's what I'm currently aiming — and hoping — for. But I love the show, and if it turns into a monster hit that goes on for eight years, I guess I'll adjust accordingly. You know. Weddings. Raven Symone. Maybe we'll literally have Dean jump a shark like Fonzie did.

Tall Tales

2007-03-27T20:21:00.000-05:00

Supernatural

February 15, 2007: Tall Tales

So, at first it was kinda weird that we got such a fun episode after wading knee-deep in drama and angst during last week's "Born Under a Bad Sign," but then I dismissed that idiotic notion. After all, "Tall Tales" gave us a chance to see Sam and Dean get on each other's nerves for something other than one of the brother's being possessed or a shapeshifter; we got another Bobby appearance; and, there was some WWE going on — that is, Winchester Wrestling Entertainment. That smackdown needed to last just a little bit longer if you ask me. Anyway, it all added up to some seriously hilarious moments in what was a fluffy, 99-percent angst-free episode. I just loved that the petty conflicts between the boys were simply because of a trickster. Their different POVs were also funny since we got a glimpse of how Sam and Dean really see each other. And you know what? It isn't pretty. And then, after all the hilarity ensued, there was that cute little moment at the Impala where the brothers Winchester wanted to say sorry to each other without actually having to say the words. So they let their considerable powers of avoidance and non-verbal communication do their talking. Oh, boys.We knew "Tall Tales" wasn't going to be all soap opera and melodrama right from the "previously." Comedy from "Playthings", "Hell House", "Bloodlust", "Hunted" and the pilot were on display. I do have one issue: Where was all the comedy from "Phantom Traveler?" I still think PT is one of the funniest episodes — even funnier than "Hell House." The "Weekly World News" angle was cool — never thought we'd see an alien abduction on this show. That all just sounds so X-Files. There were little moments that made "Tall Tales" a little more adult than your average episode. Some things I can't even print in this blog because it's a little too off-color for your average Friday-morning review. Something I never thought I'd hear on this show: Barry White. Loved that. Seeing Bobby again for the second week in a row was just great because he totally rocks. It seems like he's the who can develop into the father figure Sam and Dean need as they continue this journey towards killing the Demon; so, here's to hoping they continue to utilize Jim Beaver. I love how Bobby cut through all the crap to pinpoint the monster of the week . Plus, he gets bonus points for having to listen to exaggerated versions of Sam and Dean's recaps of the case. That's two weeks in a row Dean was on the business end of a beatdown. Instead of Sam, this time it was the trickster's femmebots that did the deed. And how cool is it that Sam and Dean think the trickster is dead and gone, but another one just popped up in his place, after they made their exit. That's kind of scary. How funny would it be if the trickster were now seeking revenge on Sam and Dean? They could add them to the list that's growing just about every week.

Funny Moments: —Dean turning the music up when Sam asked him to turn it down.—Purple Nurples.—According to Sam, he's the one that's all business, meanwhile Dean's burping, downing shots and hitting on "classy" chicks. Dean also can't help but stuff his mouth with food and then interrogate the janitor/trickster at the same time.

In Dean's P.O.V., Sammy's super uptight and Dean can't even be bothered to hear what he's saying. Meanwhile, the graduate student he's hitting on can't think about anything but his good looks: "Sorry, I can't even concentrate. It's like staring into the sun."—Sam's computer froze on a porn site.—The jerk frat boy told Sam and Dean about his alien abduction: "They made me slow dance!" Cut to frat boy dancing with alien set to Chris De Burgh's "Lady in Red."—Dean envisions Sam as an "overly sensitive, touchy-feely hugging strangers Mr. Perfect" kind of guy: "You're too precious for this world."

Favorite Lines:"What are you drinking?" "I don't know man, I think they're called Purple Nurples.""Starla, hey. This is my shuttle/co-pilot Major Tom. Major Tom, Starla." "Enchanté.""I don't say things like feisty little wildcat. And her name wasn't Starla.""You oughta give those Purple Nurples a shot.""I don't sound like that, Dean." "That's what you sound like to me.""You're bickering like an old married couple.""They probed you?" "Yeah, they probed me. Again. And again. And again. (drinks shot) And again. And again. And then one more time.""How can it get any worse? Some alien made you his bitch.""Looks like you lost it, Poindexter.""Dude, you know something? I put up with a lot from you." "What are you talking about? I'm a joy to be around.""How would you feel if I screwed with the Impala?" "It'd be the last thing you ever did.""Consider it reparations for emotional trauma.""If you two bothered to pull your heads out of your asses, it all would have been pretty clear.""You guys are breaking my heart, can we please just leave?"

Other thoughts:—That Sam carries a lot of cash on him. Where'd he get it?—I still wish we had gotten something more than "Good to see you so soon" from Bobby. Last time Bobby saw Sammy he had just been possessed. I think something could have been mentioned about what both Sam and Dean went through in BUABS. —The jerk frat boy was played by David Tom — daytime TV fans will know him from his stint on The Young and the Restless. His sisters are ex-soap star Heather Tom and The Nanny's Nicholle Tom. —Well, I can't believe we're hitting another hiatus. Next week, I'll probably create another thread to take us to March 15 — the next new episode.—Does anybody else notice that this season is going ridiculously fast

Fact Scarier Than Fact

2007-03-27T14:19:00.000-05:00

Fact Scarier Than Fiction

REALITY is often scarier than any nightmarish fiction you can dream up. And Supernatural creator Eric Kripke has been nervously biting his nails of late, obsessed with the impending birth of his first child. / The Daily Telegraph
"In the writers' room I keep pitching ideas of aliens growing inside people now," Kripke laughs. From the outset Supernatural, now in its second series, was his baby. Kripke laboured for years over the concept of a series which explored urban legends and folklore. "You really learn a lot about a culture based on what scares them, and I've always been interested in these legends, which are every bit as fleshed out as any world mythologies. They're the stories you tell by the campfire." The desire to be scared by TV shows or movies is similar to why people ride roller-coasters, says Kripke. "It's the ability to confront death but come out safe and sound at the other end. "For me, there is nothing more pleasurable than sitting with someone watching the show and having them jump or spill popcorn.
It's so fun to see that you can create a story that gets that impact on people." At the heart of the show are brothers Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles). When they were young their mother was killed by a demon. Now they're on a quest to hunt down such ghouls. The brothers were named after the characters Sal and Dean, from the classic beat novel On The Road, by Jack Kerouac. Kripke didn't like the idea of having a lead named Sal, so he switched to Sam. He says he was always fascinated by the fact that the story of the "heroes' quest" is one that has been told many times over.
"It just taps into something primal and universal in the human experience. When you break it down, The Matrix is the same as Star Wars, which is the same story as Lord Of The Rings, which is the same as Wizard Of Oz." They may be similar in concept, but Kripke says that for the feel of the show he was more inspired by early '80s cult favourites such as Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist, An American Werewolf In London and Evil Dead 2.
The latter two, while incredibly scary, were also injected with a dose of comedy, which is the tone Kripke has tried to work into Supernatural.
As for Poltergeist, the reason why Kripke says it works is that horror is occurring in the suburban home, a familiar location, not a haunted home in the woods. "It's the idea that horror can happen in your own backyard. How many viewers have to worry about the vampire in the gothic castle?" After Sam and Dean, the third most-important character in the show is the black Chevy Impala the brothers ride about the country in. When the car was smashed at the end of the first season, Kripke was hounded by people wanting to know if the car would come back. It has. "When I was originally writing the show I wanted to give the guys an American muscle car. My first choice was a '65 Mustang. "My neighbour said it has to be a '67 Impala, because you can put a body in the trunk. "He says, 'You want a car that, when people stop next to it at the lights, they lock their doors'."

Road Kill Preview

2007-03-27T13:57:00.000-05:00

Supernatural

March 15, 2007: Roadkill

So I really loved the twist at the end — it was very Sixth Sense meets Ghost Whisperer (although, I could have done without the big glowy light). But I have to say, this wasn't the most captivating episode of Supernatural I've ever seen. I kept waiting for it to get a little scarier, a little creepier, but it didn't happen. And the dialogue was crackling at times, then was missing a little somethin'-somethin' at other times. However, I did find much to like about this latest installment:I'm really hoping Battlestar Galactica fans did tune in to see Tricia Helfer join the ranks of Supernatural's damsels in distress. What was good about this episode is that it went back to basics and reinforced the reason why the Winchester boys do what they do. The "previously" first set up the whole family business angle and then set up one of the fundamental differences between Sam and Dean. Dean's beliefs are just more black and white than Sam's. He's jonesin' to kill anything that's not human. Sam's more willing to hope, to see the good, to make damn sure that what they're killing is evil. That particular thread was carried throughout the entire episode. Tricia did a good job of being the spirit that couldn't let go. What was cool, and I think you guys have brought this up on one of the previous blogs, is that in essence, she was a good spirit. She didn't do anything bad in death, she just couldn't get it together to cross over. When did you guys realize she was d-e-a-d? I guessed before they gave it away, but they kept me going for a little while. I also liked the idea that there were two spirits haunting the highway — one enacting revenge every year on the woman who ran him over, and said woman who suffered even more in her death than she did alive. Dean sure was working the caustic, somewhat antisocial bit he had going for much of Season 1, don't you think? He didn't want to sugarcoat anything, just wanted to do what he was there to do. Meanwhile, Sam seemed to be whisperin' all over the place, like the Mr. Extra Sensitive Ghost Hunter that he is. Dean's right, Sam did go all J-Love Hewitt. Not only did he school Molly in the ways of hunting and the angry spirit, but he also helped her come to terms with her death in order to move on. I went back and watched the episode over again. The second time around, I could tell that Sam and Dean were trying to clue Molly in and help her realize the predicament she was in the whole time. I really love the show flashbacking to the way everything went down from Sam and Dean's perspective. Up until then, we pretty much saw everything from her point of view.Again the show comes through music-wise. Repeatedly using The Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" added to the darker atmosphere of the episode. It was a great choice.Dan Gauthier played Tricia Helfer's husband. Even though he's no longer on the ABC soap One Life to Live (Boo!), this talented actor recently earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for playing Kevin Buchanan. But he's been around a long time; you may also recognize him from a brief stint on Beverly Hills, 90210 (he played Steve Sanders' friend that OD'd).

Other thoughts:— Poor Impala. It ran over Greeley ghost and lost its power.

When Greeley started hurting Molly while she was strung up — that was creepy

Why do you think Sammy seemed to be affected by the whole Molly situation more than Dean?

I loved when Sam mentioned John and what he used to tell them when they were kids. More Sammy talking about John, please.

Favorite lines:— "All right, Haley Joel, let's hit the road."

"You're like a walking encyclopedia of weirdness."

"Oh baby, it's been a long night."

"It smells like old lady in here."

"Woops." (Dean shoots Greeley)

"Hey. Follow the creepy brick road."

"Thank god." "Call me Dean."

"Just once I'd like to look around the corner and see a nice house!

Heart

2007-03-27T12:05:00.000-05:00

Supernatural

Heart

I seriously don't know what to discuss first: the love scene or the tears-inducing ending. Yes, I admit it. I shed tears, people. It was just so very sad. Sammy had to kill the woman he had just slept with because there was no way of turning her back from the werewolf she had become. It was heartbreaking really. Not only the part where Sammy had to man up and go in there and do the deed. No, it started with Dean doing his big-brother duty and taking the gun from Madison. He was willing to be the one to do it, just so that his brother wouldn't have to live with that. It's what Dean does. It's why he's the best big brother ever. And Sammy having to lose another girl he made a connection with is just unfair, but it was really good drama. The last couple minutes of "Heart" were my favorite of the entire hour. I couldn't help but think of Jessica as well as some of the similarities to Sam's situation (re: the evil that lurks inside). My heart also broke a little for Sammy when Madison told him, "This is the way you can save me." Man, I think I've said this before, but this is why Sera Gamble is my second favorite Supernatural writer after Eric Kripke himself. We heard the gunshot, but our eyes were on Dean. The tear. The flinch. And then the credits. Damn. Sera got me good. And thank you for setting that last little bit to Queensryche's "Silent Lucidity." I haven't heard that song in yages (years + ages — for those of you playing the home game).OK, the love scene: I have to admit that it wasn't the hottest love scene I've ever seen. And it seemed to share some of the same choreography as Dean and Cassie's romp in "Route 666." But Jared? Let's put it this way. I happened to call my sister when she was watching Supernatural in the Central Time Zone (I live in the Pacific Time Zone), and all she kept saying was: "Hot. Frickin'. Biceps." I so had to agree with her there. Wow. Double Wow. Triple Wow. Guh. And I think those were direct quotes that I wrote down as I was watching.We got tons of awkwardSam trying to flirt with Madison who folded her clean underwear in front of him. We even got a little lecherousDean at the strip club. This show loves to show Dean act like a Neanderthal while painting a sensitive picture of Sammy, doesn't it? I guess that makes the scenes when Dean goes all introspective and semi-emotional even that much more poignant. And it makes the episodes where Sam goes bad even that much more badass.I have to confess that when I heard that Emmanuelle Vaugier was going to be the were-girl, I had my doubts. I mean, she's pretty much been on every CW show playing a witch. And even though she was quite ragerrific as the werewolf, her human self was quite nice, the opposite of what she usually plays. Supernatural's good at doing that, too. Take last week's guest star Tricia Helfer and last year's guest star Julie Benz (Layla, "Faith"). These three actresses are known for playing strong, evil villainesses. On Supernatural, they play the opposite (for the most part). It's nice to see these ladies in different roles.Before I get to my long, long list of other thoughts and awesome quotes, I need to tell you guys that it's not too late to get your questions into Eric Kripke. We're still taking them, so any questions you still want to ask, feel free to leave them here in this blog for "Heart." Other Thoughts:— I don't know about you, but it seems like Dean's thing is near-death experiences, while Sammy can't seem to hold on to a girl. Maybe next season, they'll mix things up a bit.— So, Sam and Dean were in San Francisco. I was hoping the brothers would run into a friend of Sam's from Stanford. Or they'd at least mention how close they were to Palo Alto.— Love the continuity with Sam being the only one present at the morgue; Dean's still keeping a low profile from the Feds.— How great is it when Dean's excited about a hunt? — Raise your hands if you want to hear the story about Li'l Sam, Li'l Dean, younger BDW and the werewolf. I sure do.— Sam and Dean's nicknames were Detectives Landis and Dante: That's a shout-out to the directors of two great werewolf movies — John Landis directed American Werewolf in London and Joe Dante directed The Howling.— Sam and Dean playing the Rock, Paper, Scissors game over who got to stay with Madison was classic. And Dean always going for scissors was hilarious. Although, did Dean lose on purpose so Sam could get some action? I couldn't tell.— I again love the balancing of the brothers; they are so good for each other. This time Dean tried being as honest about Madison's situation while Sam couldn't come to terms with the fact that she was staying a werewolf.— Thank you for definitively showing the passing of an entire night. ("Bugs" anyone?)— Loved Sammy getting into All My Children.— More continuity when Sam says: "If this goes the way I pray it does...." Nice little shout-out to "Houses of the Holy" there, Sera.— Now Sammy knows what it feels like for someone to be asked to kill someone else. I'd love it if in the next new episode, they'd refer to that, maybe have Sammy take back what he made Dean promise.— For some reason I loved Sammy racing to the hotel and pounding on the door in order to get Dean to help him find were-Madison.— I don't know if this has happened any other time this season, but it happened several times in Season 1: Dean shouts, "Hey!" And the supernatural creature would actually listen to him and immediately look up just in time to watch itself get killed by Dean. It's funny every time I see it happen. — Sigh. Next week, it's the return of the hiatus blog. Our last mini-hiatus of the season begins before the unleashing of the final five episodes of Season 2. By the way, I've already watched the sneak peek for the next episode that airs April 19 a few times. It looks hilarious.

Can't wait. Favorite Lines:—

"Could you be a bigger geek about this?"—

"OK, Sparky. And you know what? After we kill it we can go to Disneyland."—

"Think he's our dog-face boy?"—

"I think Kurt's looking more and more like our Cujo."—

"Dude, why do you always get to hang out with the girls?" "Because I'm older."—

"Dean. Always with the scissors." "Shut up. Shut up. Two out of three." (Dean loses again.) "Bundle up out there, all right?"—

"Because I'm good. I mean really, really good. I gotta line on where he might be. What's she wearing?"—

"Oh, Sammy."—

"What a bitch."—

"How ya doing?" "My head feels great, thanks."—

"You know for a stakeout, your car's a bit conspicuous."—

"We're pretty sure you're not going to turn tonight, but we've got to be 100 percent so we're... lurking."

Supernatural: Winchester Renegades

2007-02-04T18:16:00.000-06:00

Supernatural: Winchester Renegades & the Lawman ... Everything Shifts

Cause I gotta tell you I am blown away and breathing was just as difficult for this obsessive fan the third time I watched Night Shifter as it was the first time. What an awesome episode! Where do I start? Better sit down folks, because thanks to the team of Ben Edlund and Phil Sgriccia, I’ve got a lot to ramble and just a few threads to discuss. First off, everyone who screamed at their TV and threw their nerfball at the screen when Channel 8’s “Breaking News” broke into our Then, raise your hands. Okay. Maybe the nerfball is just me, but that’s all I’m allowed to throw. Other things tend to break my television. I knew that I wasn’t watching channel 8 but it took a beat for it to register. Kudos Kripke! Way to jumpstart an avid viewers heart! And then we get a look at Dean’s classic “son of a ….” face as he lets the guard go before we have our regular burst of fire and head into the episode.It’s the day before … Dean and Sam are back in suits, back to portraying Federal Agents. Sure we’ve had the suits this season (reporters, insurance agents, etc.), but not the badges. It felt like we had returned to the time of last year, before all hell broke loose and John died and left a big hole and a larger secret. There was Dean, chatting up a pretty girl, giving in with a side look at Sam’s back, and getting the offered phone number was classic and enjoyable. There was Sam, looking very nice and official with his slicked back hair getting the needed information. After a startling beginning, it seemed that Night Shifter had settled into being a regular episode full of banter, creature tracking, and job solving. Dean: “Friggin cops.”Sam: “They’re just doing their job, Dean.”Dean: “No. They’re doing our job, only they don’t know it, so they suck at it!”Was this not just classic Dean? Didn’t you just giggle right down to your toes? And then we enter the world of Ronald Reznick, crazy extraordinnaire, complete with a room full of stuff all over the walls, similar to the way we are used to our Winchester men putting up their info. Only instead of demons and legends and dead people, Ronald has science fiction and androids and theories of “mandroids”. Oh, wait! Go back for a minute … did anyone catch the slip at the front door? When the guys were showing their “badges” to Ronald, looking at them from Ronald’s point of view, Dean and Sam both held them up with their left hands (so their hands are on the right as we look at them) but when the camera shows the point of view of looking past the badges to Ronald looking at them, Dean has his badge in his right hand, Sam has his in his left. Just a minor thing, but thought you might be interested. Didn’t you just love the scene with Ronald telling his theories about the Mandroids and their laser eyes? Sam was so very stiff, professional, a completely convincing G-man, yet Dean raptly listening to his story, totally appreciating the work that Ronald had done and the plausibility of his deductions. Watch their faces. Sam was so calm, matter of fact, very businesslike. Dean, it was so obvious that he really liked Ronald and was ready to confirm his suspicions and tell him about the existence of shapeshifters, not seeing the harm. And there was guest star Chris Gauthier, who did such a wonderful job. Ron’s face was so excited, animated as he’s telling his story and when Sam stands up and quietly, and a bit sternly, says …“Okay, I want you to listen very carefully because I’m about to tell you the God’s honest truth about all of this.”Ron just knows that he is going to get verification that everything he has thought was right. And then …“There’s no such thing as Mandroids.”Ron’s face slips from excitement to incredulous to disappointment and then anger, kicking the guys out of his house, but not before Sam could “remand” the copies of the security tapes. Back at the motel, the guys are back to their usual attire and down to business, yet Dean can’t get over Sam’s treatment of Ronald. Sam: “What? Are you pissed at me or something?”Dean: “Nah. I just think it’s a little creepy at how good of a Fed you are.”Followed by …Dean: “I liked him. He’s not that different from you and me. And people think we’re crazy.”And this is what was so great about this scene … Sam: “Yeah, except he’s not a hunter, Dean. He’s just a guy who stumbled onto something real. If he were to go up against this thing, he’d get torn apart. Better to stay in the dark and stay alive.”Sam has totally and completely, without a doubt, accepted his being a hunter. He has embraced the “saving people, hunting things” portion of their family business. But also, can’t you see, can’t you hear that tinge of need to keep Ronald innocent (crazy but innocent) … “stay in the dark and stay alive” … the way they couldn’t keep Hayley and her brothers in Wendigo, Andrea & Lucas in Dead in the Water, Sarah in Provenence, Michael in Something Wicked and all the others. Sam’s thread in this journey just keeps getting stronger and stronger.City Bank of Milwaukee … this is where Ronald’s information leads the Winchester men, in hopes of finding the shapeshifter. New “SecureServe” uniforms (and we assume I.D.) get them into the security monitoring area of the bank, led by a security guard who got Dean’s vote, as well as mine, as Dean says, “I like him. He says okie dokie.” And then, “Well, looks like Mr. Okie Dokie is … okie dokie.” (Check my past posts … I guarantee I’ve said it just a few times around our little blogosphere!)Once again, Dean shows his love of the female form, as with camera he pans in on a female bank employee’s shapely bottom side, and is called back to task by Sam. How many times did we see this occur in Season One … the girl coming out of the copy store in Phantom Traveler who got a second glance, the co-ed walking across the campus street in Bugs that got a head turn out the window of the car? It was almost joyful to see him revert to his “old self” and oogle a pretty woman. And then they find him …Dean: “Hello, Freak.”Sam: “Got him!” (and turns, racing for the door, halted by Dean)Because then everything shifts …Dean: “Hello, Ronald.”Then we cut to Ronald securing the front doors and firing a gun into the ceiling.Now, added to hunting a shapeshifter, the guys have something more to worry about, and Dean is at his snarky best …Dean: “And you said we shouldn’t bring guns.”Sam: “I didn’t know this was going to happen, Dean.”Dean: “Yeah, well, just let me do the talking. I don’t think he likes you very much, Agent Johnson.” Yeah. That was true. Because, as funny as the “men in black” part of this scene was, what absolutely delighted me was the interaction between the three of them – Dean, Sam, and Ronald when Sam had clearly had enough and tried to say that they weren’t working for the “mandroid” … Ronald: “You shut up! I ain’t talking to you. I. Don’t. Like. You.!”Dean’s look of ‘I told you so’ followed by Sam’s backing off, “Fair enough” was simply hysterical. Follow that with the frisking that reveals Dean had a knife in his boot … “I’m not just going to walk in here naked” and Sam’s incredulous look at his brother, and you truly feel that there is solid ground of beneath you, and that Night Shifter is just a regular episode. Oh right. I said that before, didn’t I? Hmm. While Sam watched, held captive by Ronald’s gun and anger, Dean stepped up and caught Ronald’s attention, as well as ours, by his straightforward, look him in the eye courage and compassion. This is the Dean that had been missing. This is the Dean that had gotten lost in his grief and burden and anger. This was the Dean of old, taking the risk but facing Ron, looking him in the eye and being honest, sincere in his need to take care of the shapeshifter. Wasn’t this awesome and yet, didn’t you feel for Sam as he watched his brother do this, as he was locked in the vault with everyone else? Sam’s face was a multitude of expressions, most especially worry for Dean. And then to be locked up with Sherry gushing … “He’s so brave”. Yep. Once again. Dean gets the girl. Moment of EWWWW! Ronald … first slipping on the shapeshifter skin and then picking it up … “Robot skin is so lifelike” … followed by taking his first lesson in Shapeshifter Hunting 101 from Dean. Ronald may have the gun, but it is obvious that Dean is the one in charge. Meanwhile, outside, the building is being surrounded, the episodes music is beginning to surge with suspense and the word is given. “Cut the power”. “It’s not looking so good, Ron.”Back at the vault, Sam is rescued from a gushing Sherry by the return of Dean and Ron and we are treated to continuing shots of the surrounding police and SWAT teams. Sam: “You know, Dean, you ARE wanted by the police.”Dean: “Yeah.”Sam: “So, even if we do find this damn thing, how the hell are we going to get out of here?”Dean: “One problem at a time.”Remember back in Skin when they run to the Impala and the police catch up? Sam tells Dean to take off as he stayed behind with the police … “they can’t hold me!” Yeah. THAT’s not gonna happen again. Sam is no longer the “innocent young man” that Dean teased him about at the beginning of CrossRoad Blues. Once again things revert to form. Dean forms a game plan, tells Sam to stay with Ronald, to help “manage” the situation (ie. Protecting the innocents) while he goes to round up the stragglers. But before he can leave, at Sam's facial cue, Dean takes a minute for another lesson in Hunting 101, with a skeptical Sam looking on …Dean: “Ron! Out of the light!”Sam: “Seriously?!”Sam is clearly frustrated with Ronald and the situation they have landed in, as well as worried for his brother. The scene with Dean searching, did you feel the tension build? The music so set the scene with the helicoptor sounding outside and Dean searching, listening, looking inside. Then he finds the dead guy. And again we revert to regular form, Dean has Sam take the sick guard out to safety, while he stays to deal with the shapeshifter. Did you catch the look in his eye, the deadly intent to take care of this problem? Remember back to the motel …Dean: “I hate those friggin things.”Sam: “You think I don’t?”Dean: “Yeah. Well, one didn’t turn into you and frame you for murder.”This is one of the bigger threads lacing through Night Shifter. No, it wasn’t the same shapeshifter from Skin (yeah, I know, but it sounded good when I thought it earlier) but it was still one of the type of evil that Dean was positive needed to be killed. There was no debate necessary on this one. But the shifter plows through him, knocking Dean down, with Ronald giving chase. And everything shifts again. A sniper hits and kills Ronald. This is no longer a regular episode. Wasn’t this scene awesome? I loved it. Dean … pissed and distraught and blaming himself for Ronald getting killed, unable to think clearly. Sammy … steps up, going after the shifter and telling Dean to get the sick guard out of the building. Can you say role reversal? Can’t you see them, the threads of John’s death running through this scene? The aftereffects of his death are still being felt, but in a different way. Due to John’s death, Sam has matured, has accepted his role as a hunter. Due to John’s death, Dean has been under a weight that he has only recently realized he could share with his brother, has only recently realized that his “little” brother is not so little any longer. They are hunters together – a partnership of equals, of brothers. With Sam’s leaving, Dean takes a moment to pull himself together and to say good-bye to Ronald. “Sorry, Ron. You did a real good job tracking this thing. You really did.”When did we start caring about Ronald? When did he go from crazed nutjob to neophyte hunter? Good-bye Ronald Resnick, you will actually be missed, you crazy loon. Dean gets the guard out. We get the classic Dean “son of a …” look, and suddenly we are right back to where we were at the beginning of the episode. And as Dean quietly says …“We are so screwed.”The shapeshifter has slipped his skin.The Feds (the real ones) have entered the picture and Special Agent Victor Hendrikson is now the lawman in charge. And everything shifts … again.While Sam is looking for the shapeshifter, a couple of pivotal moments happen with Dean back at the vault …“And I thought you were one of the good guys.” Accusing words from Sherry, the same Sherry who had earlier been gushing about Dean’s bravery to Sam. Dean, struggling with the enormity of Ron’s death, the number of cops outside, and the fact that his brother was the one searching for the shapeshifter and not him, makes a quiet reaching out of reassurance that he IS a good guy. Did you catch it? It was soft and it was quick. There was no snark. There was no leer. There was no cocky wink. It was just Dean, his bare soul in his eyes, making contact with a scared woman …Dean: “What’s your name?”Sherry: “What do you care?”Dean: “My name’s Dean.”Sherry: “I’m Sherry.”Dean: “Hi, Sherry … Everything’s gonna be alright. This will all be over soon. Okay?”Yep. Even in an action packed, laughter and banter filled episode, they always manage to make me sniffle. And then there’s the phone call from SA Hendrikson, not really a negotiating call, just a call, winding the thread that we saw become a rope in Usual Suspects. Not a noose, not yet. Just a thick rope. Fed: “It’s my job to bring you in. Alive’s a bonus, but not necessary.”Dean: “Whoa, kinda harsh for a Federal agent, don’t you think?”Fed: “Well, you’re not a typical suspect, are you, Dean?”Realization dawning … everything has shifted … yet again.Special Agent Hendrikson pulls no punches in letting Dean know just where he stands.Fed: “And yes, I know about Sam, too. Bonnie to your Clyde.”Dean: “Yeah, well, that part’s true.”The words are snarky, but the face has the look of ‘Oh, Crap!’ written all over it. Fed: “It’s become my job to know about you, Dean. I’ve been looking for you for weeks now.”This guy seems to know everything, and then he pulls the Dad Card. Dean: “You don’t know crap about my dad.”Fed: “Ex-marine, raised his kids on the road, cheap motels and backwood cabins, real para-military survivalist type.”Dean: “You’ve got no right talking about my Dad like that. (softly) He was a hero.”Okay. Group sniff … find the tissues. Jensen once again plays it beautifully. Dean’s face was a wonderful image of fear (who is this guy?) and grief (Dad!). No matter the anger, no matter the guilt, the love and ultimately the respect that Dean has always had for his father is evident and still strong. He can be angry with John, that’s family. But no one else has the right to talk anything about him other than respect. Sam finds “dead” Sherry and the guys take the live Sherry to have a face to face, which turned out to be a face to face freakout. Dean: “Is this community theatre or are you just naturally that good?” Anyone else crack with hysterical laughter at the comedy of live Sherry fainting at the sight of dead Sherry in the midst of everything going on? And the expressions on the guys faces? - Sam is sent out, to get innocent Sherry to safety.- SWAT agents enter the building.- Dean fights, chases, and fights somemore, the shapeshifter. - SWAT agents encounter Sam.- Dean fights shapeshifter.- Sam fights SWAT agents.- Dean kills shapeshifter.- Dean caught by SWAT agent.Sounds pretty quick and easy, doesn’t it? Wonder why my heart was in my throat during this part of the episode and I kept trying to keep my eyes from blinking so that I wouldn’t miss a moment. I love intense and Phil Sgriccia provided. Oh Mama I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law.Lawman has put an end to my running and I’m so far from my home.This was one of the coolest endings we have had in a long time. While I figured it was Sam that found Dean, it was handled just right because when I saw them in the parking garage, it was a large sigh of relief that I had to expel from my lungs. And the moment in the Impala was perfect. Both faces were mirrors of the other. Dean: “We are so screwed.”I loved this episode. The threads just keep weaving, don’t they, forming a picture of this journey. While there wasn’t mention of the demon mythology, the promise, or the saving, it always seemed to hang in the back of my mind. Bringing John front and center, once again without even having Jeffrey Dean Morgan on screen, was amazing. Having Dean and Sam alternately taking charge and taking care of each other was also amazing. As always, Jensen and Jared know their characters and bring them to life to full-on extent. And then there is that huge knot of thread in the form of Special Agent Hendrikson. Anyone else get the impression that he is going to be somewhere around as we wind through the rest of the season? Yeah, he’s messing with the picture of our journey, so hopefully Kripke can snip him in just the right spot, because I believe our heroes have enough on their plate. As Bobby once said,“There’s a war coming and you boys and your Daddy are smack in the middle of it.” Meanwhile, the renegade Winchesters are finding it hard to escape their past, but they are doing what their Dad asked them to in the very beginning, saving people … hunting things … the family business. That’s the biggest, thickest thread of the whole picture.Oh, Mama, I’ve been years on the lam and had a high price on my head.Lawman said ‘Get him dead or alive’ and it’s for sure he’ll see me dead.
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Sam And Dean Say's Each Other Name

2007-01-03T17:50:00.000-06:00

Crossroad Blue's

2006-12-21T18:59:00.000-06:00

Supernatural just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it? For me, "Crossroad Blues" had the perfect balance of everything that the show does well. Taking on the legend of blues great Robert Johnson gave us a supremely rich, colorful, scary rollercoaster ride that featured hellhounds going after the people who made a deal with the devil — mostly for shallow, superficial reasons. The hour gave us twists, humor, blues music, brotherly banter, angst, a Sam pep talk, Dean speaking Latin and the Impala. Then the show tweaked the formula once again, to give us a sneak preview of what's to come in the next original episode as well as what I imagine will be waiting for us in the second part of the season. Let me give kudos to Sera Gamble. She's one of the best writers on the show and has either written or co-written some of Supernatural's finest episodes including: "Faith," "Dead in the Water," "Nightmare," "Salvation," and "Bloodlust." The Brotherly Humor: It's a given we're going to get some much needed, sometimes long-winded exposition of the lore-of-the-week. But what's cool is they like to sandwich all that necessary evil with the brothers just being brothers. This time, Sam discovers the Feds are keeping track of Dean, but they've got nothing on him. You'd think that would be a good thing in Sam's book; but you can tell he's jealous, and Dean knows it. Then, a little later, I love how Sammy laughs when Dean admits to not knowing what in the world MySpace is. How many times has Sammy rolled his eyes at something Dean's said? That never gets old. The Brotherly Angst: The sibling role reversal that's been developing this season was in full effect. The guilt over what his father possibly did was continuing to weigh Dean down. Meanwhile, Sam's strength shined bright as he tried to help Dean alleviate some of that guilt. Don't think it completely worked, but Sammy sure gave it the ol' college try. It's really great to see Sam coming to terms with John's choices in life and realizing the lessons he taught them are helping to save lives even after his death. While Sam's grief over their father hasn't been as external as Dean's, you can tell things are going on internally that are turning him into a solid force against evil, not to mention a strong support for Dean and the people they help. His speech in the Impala reminded me of the one Dean gave Sam in the woods during the "Wendigo" episode. Both speeches serve to give each brother a reason to continue to fight the good fight. How sad was it when Sam asked Dean if he seriously considered taking that deal with the she-demon, and all Dean could do was turn the music up? Have I said how glad I am that this "deal" John made with the Demon didn't come as a surprise to the brothers? I love how they've suspected all along, even if it was crushing to see Dean get final confirmation. Dean and the Demon: These were excellent scenes, by the way. It was a nice give-and-take exchange between the two. One would have control, and then just a little bit later the other would take it back. Bringing back the devil's trap and the protective circle was a good idea — haven't seen those tools since the Season 1 finale. The Demon knew how to hurt Dean; but thankfully, he stayed strong and tricked her into stepping into the protective circle, despite her throwing John's sacrifice in his face. The deal seemed like something Dean could go for — John could live and Dean would get 10 years of happiness with him and Sam before he'd have to give up his life. But you know what? He'd never do that to Sammy. Never. He'd think about it. But he'd never actually do it. The Demon confirmed once again that John should be alive, and Dean should be dead. How does Dean begin to deal with that? And I mentioned this before, but Dean speaking Latin to exorcise the Demon — well, that was just really cool. The Scary: The flashback scenes were well done, but there were two scenes in particular that just creeped me out. When the doctor lady died, she got dragged across the floor all bloody and scratched up, and that was just not a pretty way to meet your maker. Then there was when Evan's wife momentarily turned into a hellhound. When her face turned into the evil thing, that was scary in my book. Soon: How awesome was the sneak peek of what's to come? I immediately hit rewind after watching it the first time. And I'll admit to watching it at least one more time after that. I guess that'll have to get us through a couple weeks of repeats. Boo.

Croatoan Review

2006-12-21T18:44:00.000-06:00

December 7, 2006: Croatoan

I was hoping we'd get the answer to what John told Dean in the hospital, but we didn't. We got that killer cliff-hanger instead — the one we're going to have to live with for who knows how long. Stupid hiatus. My thoughts were kind of everywhere with "Croatoan" — hence, my column's pretty much going to be the same way.How great was the "previously"? The whole "special" Sam montage that led into the whole scary Dean section? Very cool. How great were Sam and Dean in this episode? Brotherly love abounded. It's always at the core, even when the two are making each other angry. All it takes is a scene like the one wherein a possibly infected Sammy tells Dean to leave and keep going. Dean states: "Who says I want to?" Yeah, I was pretty much done right there. There were so many good moments between the Winchester boys. That's what I want to keep seeing as the season continues. Never veer too far from that, and I'll be a happy camper. How about when Dean threw Sarge the keys to the Impala and decided to stay with his brother? For some reason, I really liked the part where Dean locked the door. It just seemed to me that if Sam was going out, Dean wanted to as well. Did you hear the music playing underneath this scene? That was the music that played in "Devil's Trap" when they first got to the cabin, and Dean opened up to Sammy about how it scared him what he was willing to do for his family. Well, here's Dean again, and he's got this "If he goes, I go" mentality. He's even willing to give up the life he loves in order to keep Sammy safe. I think Dean's suggesting a break or his saying that he's tired of this life is more for Sammy's benefit. I think he just wants to hide Sammy from what's out there and what's after him. Maybe there's some truth to what he was telling Sam about wanting to see the Grand Canyon; but to me, it was all for Sammy's sake. Yeah, Dean can get very scary. At times it's really painful to watch. I kept thinking that when he shot the wife. Of course, that's after he shot and killed her husband first. I know, they were infected, but he does tend to switch into robot-mode often. Sammy's needling Dean with questions and trying to get him to open up has been a consistent thing this season. I love how Sammy jokes about it, but in a serious way, as if he were saying: "I'm gonna get to the bottom of this sooner or later, so might as well tell me now and save us all some unnecessary pain." My sister e-mailed me immediately after she watched "Croatoan" to tell me that she's convinced Sammy's part demon. It got me thinking. Look at some of the evidence: 1) He's immune to this demonic virus; 2) He's not susceptible to mind control; 3) In a very extreme case, he's exhibited some telekinesis tendencies; and 4) He's got those "weirdo visions," as Dean affectionately likes to call them. Makes you wonder. Has the last year been one big test? Maybe that's what killing Jessica was all about, to see how he'd react. If he didn't have Dean, he probably would have reacted in a different way, in a way the Demon would have preferred. However, the brothers ground each other; why do you think Dean didn't end up shooting male Meg? Although, he'll probably shoot himself if he ever finds out how close they were to another one of the Demon's henchmen. At one point during the episode, Sam asked Dean to give him a gun so he could off himself: "Dean, I'm not going to become one of those things." Me thinks Sammy may not have any choice in the matter, what do you think?How great was the twist that this whole demonic germ warfare stuff pretty much seemed all set up to test Sammy? Will he be immune to this demonic virus? The answer is yes, he's immune, and now the yellow-eyed Demon knows, thanks to the male Meg. Speaking of the late demoness...How great is it that John Shiban wrote the episode? It's fitting. After all, he did write "Scarecrow" — the one where we first met Meg. And what did she do at the end just before credits popped up? She speared a trucker's neck, let the blood pour into the chalice or whatever it was, and "spoke" to the Demon. Again, consider me slow, but I did not see that guy being under the influence like that. The blood-swirling was a lot more believable this time around, but I gotta say, I'm upset he took out poor Bobby Hosea like that. Speaking of the former Pensacola Wings of Gold actor...How great were his scenes with Jensen? They had some good comic timing between them. The scene where they had the guns trained on each other was hilarious. They just seemed comfortable in their scenes, and I really wanted Hosea to become a recurring character. Of course, all those hopes were dashed! How great was all the gunplay we got? They were all over the place — in Sammy's visions, in the clinic, in the Impala, at the Tanner house. But better than all the gunplay? The Impala in action. I felt like I was watching the Turino from Starsky & Hutch make a quick getaway from the bad guys. I also liked how Sammy flashed back to his vision after Dean asked him how sure he was that the town they were looking for was in Oregon.

I Can't Help That Feeling Any More

2006-12-11T16:37:00.000-06:00

Simon Said

2006-10-29T18:47:00.000-06:00

Sam has a vision: A kindly older gentleman gets a phone call, then walks into a gun store and kills the owner, then himself. Sam is convinced this must be the work of the demon, so they go to Ash to see if he'd had any pings on his homemade Demon Detector. Nope. So Sam has another idea – how about kids whose mother perished in a nursery fire when they were six months old? Ash finds one, and the guys go off to Oklahoma in search of Andy. Andy is eerily persuasive – he can get anyone to do just about anything! – and people love him. Sam is immediately suspicious. He and Dean manage to stop the gun-store massacre, but the shooter gets another phone call and walks in front of a bus. Dean follows Andy, who walks up to Dean and suggests Dean give him his car. Dean agrees without so much as a blink – hell, he's happy to do it! Andy's obviously bad news.Andy eventually spots the guys following him and confronts them. His mind mojo doesn't work on Sam, but Dean immediately spills their secrets, much to his dismay. Sam is convinced this means Andy is the killer. He gets another vision – a woman is going to douse herself in gasoline and set herself alight! He resolves to guard Andy and keep it from happening, but it's too late – she's already toast. Andy didn't call her, so there's another mind-bender in town.The guys track down Andy's birth records with Andy's help – it turns out he was adopted. What's more, he has a twin brother! The twin, Anson, has been trying to ingratiate himself into Andy's life for the last several months, but Andy kept blowing him off – he just seemed creepy. Anson's been killing off the people he blamed for separating them at birth, and now he's got his sights on Andy's girlfriend, Tracy. Sam gets a vision and stops Anson in time, but Anson's better at mind control than Andy is – he gets Tracy to bludgeon Sam without having to speak at all. Andy and Anson confront each other, and Anson sneers that Andy isn't using his powers to their full potential – the man with yellow eyes came to him in a dream and told him he's got big plans for them! Anson notices Dean taking aim with a sniper rifle from several yards away and commands that Dean kill himself. Dean's getting ready to comply when Andy shoots Anson, ending the compulsion. But Tracy saw what Andy could do, and now she doesn't trust him. The guys let him stay, but Dean warns him to be good, or the brothers will be back.The boys repair to the roadhouse, where Ellen confronts them on their latest hunt. Dean initially declines to share, but Ellen presses the issue and Sam spills – there's a bunch of kids out there who the demon "has plans for," including Sam. They don't know what the plans are, but they can't be good. Ellen tells the boys they'll face the coming war together.

Childern Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

2006-10-29T18:46:00.000-06:00

Sam insists he needs to visit Mary's grave, and Dean reluctantly goes along for the ride. While Sam buries John's dog tags by Mary's headstone, Dean stalks the perimeter of the graveyard – only to notice a perfect circle of dead vegetation... there's something to hunt! Sam isn't convinced – he thinks Dean is inventing things just so he can continue to avoid dealing with John's death, but Dean does some snooping. Turns out the grave in question belongs to Angela Mason, a student who died three days earlier. Then her boyfriend cut his own throat, after saying he'd been seeing her. The guys visit Angela's dad and find some freaky Greek texts. Dean is suspicious, but Sam thinks Dean's going off the deep end.When the guys visit Neal, Angela's best friend, they find out she had caught her boyfriend in bed with another woman the night she died. The guys figure she must be a vengeful spirit, so they resolve to dig up the homes and torch them. One problem: No bones there. There is some funky Greek text on the inside of the coffin, though, so Dean is convinced her father brought her back. When they go to confront him, Dean goes a little nuts. But Angela's not there – she's in Neal's basement, and they're making out. Um, ew. The guys break into Neal's house and find the basement of zombitude, but Angela's gone – she's after the other woman in the equation, her former roommate. The guys track Angela down and prevent her from killing Lindsay. The silver bullets they used to shoot her did seem to sting, but they didn't kill her. Plan B in the big book o' spookitude: Nail the zombie back to her gravebed. Now they've got to get Angela back to the cemetery.The guys confront Neal, who denies everything. Dean sees the dead plants in Neal's office and figures out Angela must be hiding there. Dean spins a quick tale that they need to perform a ritual over the grave to kill Angela again. Dean tries to get Neal to come with them, but he refuses. When Angela asks Neal to help her stop – i.e., kill – the guys, he finally realizes what he's done. He tries to sneak out under the guise of getting the car so he can drive her to the graveyard, but Angela realizes he's trying to run. She snaps his neck.The guys prepare Angela's grave for her return. Sam goes looking for her with a gun, and finds Angela, who begs him to reconsider – she's still a person! She didn't ask to be brought back! He shoots her right between the eyes. This pisses her off, and she chases Sam through the graveyard. Just as she's about to snap his neck, Dean shoots her and drives her back into her grave. Then he nails her in to the coffin with a silver spike. Maybe that will keep her down.Deans stops the car as they're driving away. He finally tells Sam what's been killing him – it's his fault John's gone. He knows that John must have traded his life for Dean's. Dean thinks he should have stayed dead – and what could Sam possibly say to make that alright? Nothing, Sam realizes, and they sit in silence while Dean finally allows himself to shed a tear.

Bloodlust

2006-10-29T18:34:00.000-06:00

They meet up with Gordon Walker, a bad-ass hunter who's been taking out the vamps. He declines their help – then is glad to have it when the guys rescue him from a vamp who almost beheads him with a saw. Dean beats the crap out of the vamp, then takes quite a bit of pleasure in beheading him. Sam is concerned, but Gordon approves, and Dean thinks he's found a confidant. When Sam leaves (in a bit of a huff), Dean tells Gordon how he's really feeling about John's death. Gordon tells him that's good – Dean can use those feelings to fuel the hunt.Sam calls Ellen to check on Gordon, and Ellen tells him he's bad news. Before Sam can share that tidbit with Dean, he gets snatched by vampires. They take him to their secret hideout … and don't kill him. They're kinder, gentler vamps, who subsist on cattle blood instead of the human variety. They just want to be left alone. But when Sam returns to the hotel with this message, Dean doesn't want to hear it. Neither does Gordon – he leaves to hunt the vamps down.Sam and Dean find Gordon torturing the leader of the pacifist vampire gang. Sam wants to free her, but Dean isn't convinced until Gordon grabs Sam, cuts his arm, and tries to force Lenore to vamp out. She does briefly, but she regains control of herself. Dean's in favor of releasing her then, but Gordon insists that the only good vamp is a dead vamp – hell, he even killed his own sister when she got turned. That does it for Dean – he pulls a gun on Gordon and tells Sam to get Lenore out of there. Then he and Gordon fight. Gordon's good, but Dean's running on angst, grief and suppressed rage, so he wins handily.Dean admits to Sam that his entire world has turned upside down – John taught them to hate everything supernatural, so what if they've killed things that didn't deserve it? He wanted to kill Lenore – how different is he from Gordon? Sam tells him that no matter how he feels, he proved he's not a sociopath like Gordon by letting Lenore – and Gordon himself – live. Sam promises to stick around to keep Dean honest from now on.

Everybody Loves A Clown

2006-10-29T18:32:00.000-06:00

PapaWinchester is dead and the boys are dealing with it – or not. They distract themselves by tracking down Ellen, an old ally (and perhaps more?) or John's who runs a Hunter's hangout bar. She sends them off to look into a string of killings where all the adults in a house are killed but the children are untouched – and they say a clown did it.The guys insinuate themselves into a run-down carnival and start scanning for cursed objects. No luck. They see a little girl point out a clown none of the adults can see and follow the family home. Late at night, the girl opens the door for the clown, but the guys storm the place and shoot the clown full of rock salt. The clown is solid, but it then disappears.Ellen tells them the clown is probably a Rakshasa, a Hindu demon that can morph into any form, feeds on people, can turn invisible, but must be invited into a house before it can get down to it. They can only be killed by a brass dagger. Dean asks the carnival's knife thrower if he happens to have such a knife, but oops! He's the beastie. The guys run to the funhouse, where Sam breaks off a pip-organ pipe for a makeshift dagger (it also acts as a spigot, and you can see the monsters blood coming out like maple syrup from a tapped tree. Ewwww.)The guys regroup, but they're not over grieving yet – Sam admits that he's suddenly a gung-ho hunter because he feels guilty that he always fought with John, but Dean refuses to admit anything's wrong. But when Sam walks away, he takes out his emotions by beating the beloved metallicar with a crow-bar. There's plenty of healing that still needs to be done.

In My Time Of Dying

2006-10-29T18:28:00.000-06:00

In My Time of Dying -- Season Premiere Original air date: September 28, 2006

Remember how we ended last season, with the Metallicar crushed like a cheap tin can and the Winchesters unconscious or – gulp! – dead? We pick right back up there, with the demon-possessed trucker stalking up to make sure everyone's dead. Sammy regains consciousness in time to level the magic gun at the demon, who decides to give him this round. Then it's off to the hospital for the Winchester clan.Dean wakes up and is frustrated that he can't get any answers on where Sam and John are. That's because Dean's a bit incorporeal at the moment – he's in a coma, and that's his disembodied spirit wandering the halls. Dean sees something nasty going after patients – it's a Reaper. When the thing comes for Dean, his spirit self fends off the big nasty. But it's bound to come back for him. Dean also meets another coma patient, who is – go figure! – a hot chick. They bond over the near-death thing, with the girl telling Dean that at some point they've got to accept their fate. Dean disagrees. Spirit Dean urges Sam to "go find some hoodoo priest to lay some mojo on me," but Sam doesn't hear him.Or does he? When Sam talks to his dad, he repeats the hoodoo/mojo line. Curious. John is dismissive. They may not be able to do anything for Dean. Sam is pissed, especially when John seems more interested in the magic gun than in his comatose son. He sends Sam off to gather "protection" supplies, and denies he knows anything about the demon having plans for Sam. Even Spirit Dean can tell he's lying. When Sam talks to Bobby – and convinces him to just fix the Metallicar, already! – Bobby spills that those supplies aren't for protecting against demons, they're for summoning them. Sam is furious, and he and John fight while Spirit Dean tries to referee from the astral plane. Dean gets mad enough to knock over a glass, giving Sam an idea.Sam sheepishly brings a Ouija board to Dean's room, and Spirit Dean disgustedly take part in the séance. He tells Sam about the reaper, and Sam gets a bit freaked. He goes to john for help – but John has scurried down to the boiler room to summon the demon, even though he promised Sam he wouldn't do any hunting until they'd figured out how to cure Dean. Liar! But wait. John offers to trade the demon the magic gun for his son't life. After much verbal sparring, the Demon agrees – if John will throw in a little something extra to sweeten the pot.Dean figures out the hot chick is actually the Reaper in disguise. He confronts her, and the Reaper tells him it's his time. He can choose to stay, but then he'll become the sort of crazed spirit that the guys hunt. Dean is just about to cave in when the lights flicker, and the Demon possesses the Reaper and forces her to send Dean back. Sam's thrilled, but Dean's convinced something's wrong – especially when John asks Sam if they can just stop fighting, and tells Dean he's proud of him. John whispers something in Dean's ear, then leaves the room. He hands over the gun – and himself. The boys watch in horror as the doctors try to revive John, but it's no good. He's dead.

Jared Tristan Padalecki

2006-10-18T15:46:00.000-05:00

Jared's Bio

Jared Tristan Padalecki was born on the 19th of July 1982 in San Antonio, Texas. He has an older brother named Jeff, and a younger sister named Megan.
Jared began taking acting lessons at the age of twelve, and in 1999 won the 'claim to fame' contest which led to an appearance at the Teen Choice Awards. He attended the James Madision High School and after graduating in 2000 moved to L.A. to pursue a career in acting.
Jared's favorite book is 'The Great Gatsby', his favorite food is cheeseburger with mustard lettuce and tomato, and his favorite movie is 'Good Will Hunting.' He has two dogs.
Some of Jared's early roles include 'A Little Inside,' and a long running part in 'Gilmore Girls.'
Full Filmography
1999 'A Little Inside' playing Matt Nelson2000 'Silent Witness' playing Sam2000-2004 'Gilmore Girls' playing Dean Forester2001 'ER' playing Paul Harris2002 'A Ring of Endless Light' playing Zachary Gray 2003 'Young MacGyver' playing Clay MacGyver2003 'Cheaper by the Dozen' playing uncredited bully2004 'New York Minute' playing Trey Lipton2004 'Flight of the Phoenix' playing Davis2005 'House of Wax' playing Wade2005 'Cry Wolf' playing Tom2005- 'Supernatural' playing Sam Winchester
Contact Information
You can try writing to Jared at:
Jared PadaleckiSupernaturalc/o Warner Brothers4000 Warner BoulevardBurbank CA 91522USA

Jensen Ross Ackles

2006-10-18T15:43:00.000-05:00

Jensen Ross Ackles was born in Texas on the 1st of March 1978. He has one older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, Mckenzie.
Jensen started out his acting career young, becoming a child model for a time until he was four. Later, he planned to study sports medicine at Texas tech univercity to become a physical therapist. However, he decided to move to L.A. to try out acting after a friend suggested he go to a local acting seminar while he was still a sophomore.
Jensen's early roles include Eric Brady in 'Days of our Lives,' as well as regular roles on 'Dark Angel' and 'Smallville.'
Jensen is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and enjoys sports and horseback riding.
Full Filmography
1996 'Mr. Rhodes' playing Malcolm1997-2000 'Day of our Lives' playing Eric Brady2001 'Blonde' miniseries playing Eddie G2001-2002 'Dark Angel' playing Alec (Season 2)2002-2003 'Dawson's Creek' playing C.J. (Season 6)2004-2005 'Smallville' playing Jason Teague (Season 4)2005 'Devour' horror movie playing Jake Gray2005- 'Supernatural' playing Dean Winchester
Jensen also made an unaired pilot for a show called 'Still Life.'
Contact Information
You can try writing to Jensen at:
Jensen Ackles c/o Jensen Ackles Fan Club PO Box 850812 Richardson TX 75085-0812 USA
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Jensen AcklesSupernaturalc/o Warner Bros4000 Warner BoulevardBurbank CA 91522USA

One Way Or Another

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Blood Lust

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Everybody Loves A Clown

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Back On The Road

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The Car!

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Letter To God

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I'm Broken

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Thursday's Have Never Been Better

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In My Time Of Dying

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The CW Promo Shots

2006-10-09T20:02:00.000-05:00

Jared Padalecki At The CW Party

2006-10-09T19:42:00.000-05:00

Jared And Jensen Interview

2006-10-09T19:38:00.000-05:00

Asylum

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How To Save A Life

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Starz

2006-10-08T22:12:00.000-05:00

Jensen Interview

2006-10-08T22:11:00.000-05:00

Jared On Ellen

2006-10-08T22:07:00.000-05:00

Devil's Trap

2006-10-08T22:03:00.000-05:00

Knockin On Heaven's Door

2006-10-08T22:02:00.000-05:00

Breathe No More

2006-10-08T21:52:00.001-05:00