Supernatural - Second Season

[D.Shaffer]

Another Thursday, another new ep.

It's a plot that eventually shows up in most 'hunter' type shows, but they did a decent job on it. The characteristic humor involved helps greatly with that. My favorite moments being Dean mowing the grass with the biggest grin on his face I've seen in a while.

The actual Djinn was kind of boring, but they cant all be exciting, I guess.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I thought they did a good job -- as they usually do -- with the horror. The girl (whom I at first thought would eventually turn out to be Dean's girlfriend, but her origin is more fitting with his character), who looked progressively more and more haggard, was well done and the bodies hanging in the closet was excellent as well.

I liked that his wish had more of a mixed blessing beyond just the people they saved being dead. His relationship with Sammy sucking was poignant and his dad still being dead -- did the dates match when he died in real life? -- were great touches.

Oh, and 9 p.m. is crazy early to turn in when you're a grad/law student, even if you don't get along with your brother.

Anyone know if the show's been renewed for next season?

 

[Crothian]

He was turning in for a nice night with his girl!!

 

[D.Shaffer]

Well, we're onto the finale and wow. I LOVED how they worked the 'what came before' screenshots into the music. That's one of the things I love about this show, they have GREAT timing when it comes to music, along with what music they use.

High body count today, and it's a bit more grim then most of the eps. There's a BIT of humor involved, but not as much as they usually work into it. I'm going to miss a couple of the characters. They might have just been one shots from their previous appearances, but I liked them. The soldier and the new girl were a bit boring, but I guess you dont really have that much room to expand on new characters, especially when you're just going to kill them off fairly soon after. I didnt expect the on traiter at all and she put on a pretty convincing show, IMO. "Had you going for a minute, didnt I?"

We also get a couple questions answered, but right away we get a new one. How does their mother fit into the history of the fight? What did ash know, what happened to the Roadhouse? Did any of the regulars make it out? Sam!!??

Oh, how I HATE cliffhangers.

 

[DonTadow]

Wow, good season finale that sets up a wierd next season. I can't help but think that next year will be its last. There doesn't seem to be anyway to get out of the demon deal that brought Sam back.

I really liked how it took the whole season to release his dad from hell and for him to move on to a better place.

I am a little worried that Sam might have come back "wrong" as was once said in buffy. Same seamed a bit cold blooded.

 

[D.Shaffer]

Hmm. I'm getting the idea they werent certain they were getting a third season here. There was a LOT of closure in this ep, even though they left the possibility for ongoing eps in. Compare to last season's cliffhanger.

That said, wow. We got the return of the Colt, and Colt lore in general. The return of the crossroads. Daddy climbing out of hell to help his sons. The death of a major villain. And one of the COOLEST anti-demon setups I've ever seen. I am so stealing that giant magic circle made via railroad lines.

 

[DonTadow]

Hmm. I'm getting the idea they werent certain they were getting a third season here. There was a LOT of closure in this ep, even though they left the possibility for ongoing eps in. Compare to last season's cliffhanger.

That said, wow. We got the return of the Colt, and Colt lore in general. The return of the crossroads. Daddy climbing out of hell to help his sons. The death of a major villain. And one of the COOLEST anti-demon setups I've ever seen. I am so stealing that giant magic circle made via railroad lines.

LOL You too. I already started sketching out a location in my campaign where that takes place.

 

[Sir Brennen]

That said, wow. We got the return of the Colt, and Colt lore in general. The return of the crossroads. Daddy climbing out of hell to help his sons. The death of a major villain. And one of the COOLEST anti-demon setups I've ever seen. I am so stealing that giant magic circle made via railroad lines.

The devil-trap is actually very similar to ideas in the Korean manga Priest (soon to be a major motion picture), which is a zombie-demon western.

But if you go to all that trouble to close off a gate to hell and prevent earth-bound demons from accessing it... why create a key that allows someone to open it again?

 

[Mouseferatu]

Wow, good season finale that sets up a wierd next season. I can't help but think that next year will be its last. There doesn't seem to be anyway to get out of the demon deal that brought Sam back.

Oh, I can see several ways out of it. The most important being this:

The demon's restriction was that Dean couldn't try to find a way to weasel out of the deal. She said nothing about anyone else doing something to break the deal.

Like oh, say, killing her dead (if they can find a means of doing so, now that the Dire Colt is out of bullets).

 

[Mouseferatu]

I really liked the finale (although I saw

Spoiler

the arrival of John Winchester

coming a mile away, it still worked for me). But I have one problem with the episode. A single, glaring incongruity that keeps me from truly enjoying it.

The yellow-eyed demon is smart. Clever. Patient. And careful.

Why the Hell did he

Spoiler

leave the last bullet in the gun

?!?!?!