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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2681555" data-attributes="member: 151">What he said.  I mean, frankly, I consider there to be a much bigger gaffe in the episode which you're I'm assuming you're handwaving like I am, vis a vis the amount of silver in question (which I'm handwaving as his hook having been silvered, as opposed to actually being made purely of silver).I'm not looking for Monster Manual entries, I'm looking for an entertaining myth.  And most myths, especially these kind of undead/monster concepts, are generally very inconsistent and vague.  As far as it appears to me, the process was this:  priest buried sans hook;  both retain some degree of essence; the hook is melted down, but doesn't loose it's power, because the core body is intact; dean destroys the body in the proper fashion, but it's an incomplete job, because the hook-cum-necklace is still intact;  dean melts the necklace and the monster is destroyed.The entire body wasn't covered in salt, just a large quantity of it.  So I don't think putting salt on the cross was necessary.  The Hook Man was already weakened that melting the cross would destroy him.  I can see where that didn't work for you; it did for me.I mean, the general format of the show is pretty clear:1: Monster rears it's ugly head2: Brothers investigate the occurence3: Monster strikes again4: Brothers formulate theory of nature of monster5: Monster strikes again, invalidating theory6: Brothers realize true nature of monster (or monster's motivations)7: Brothers confront monster for final battle, having figured out it's vulnerabilityIn virtually every episode, the monster has a trick, and figuring out how the monster doesn't conform to their previous experience or myth is the challenge.  So in part, we have to infer the nature of their methods by reverse engineering and their arguments over part 4 and 7.Personally, I consider Supernatural one of the two best new shows this season, so take that with the grain of salt with which its offered.</blockquote>

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