Category: SUPERNATURAL
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Season Finale — Supernatural, “Let It Bleed” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much”
Sorry for the delay with this review folks. I had a super-busy weekend and just watched these episodes last night. It was difficult to wait, but ultimately, I think I would say it was worth it. From the very first episode, this season of Supernatural has been a disjointed mess. If you go back through some […]
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Supernatural, “The Man Who Would Be King”
This review will most certainly be short. My apologizes. I am of split mind on “The Man Who Would Be King.” This is an episode that has a lot of work to do, both in explaining the season leading up to it and setting up the two episodes that will follow it. And it of […]
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PCA/ACA 2011: SamGirls and DeanGirls: Anti-fan fans in Supernatural
This is the working draft of my presentation at this year’s PCA/ACA 2011 conference on Supernatural fans. A few notes: If you recall, I asked for responses from fans, critics, whomever related to Supernatural and its fandom sometime in March. Of course, I quickly realized that adding in a lot of quotes and context from […]
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Supernatural, “My Heart Will Go On”
A few days ago, I wrote about how Supernatural should probably be canceled. This doesn’t mean that I hate this season or even strongly dislike this season. But if the whole season was full of episodes like “My Heart Will Go On,” I probably wouldn’t have written that piece to begin with. This is a […]
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The TVS List: Three broadcast series that need to be canceled
Note: I’m hopefully going to have more time to write things here over the next few months, so I’ll be trying to bring back the weekly list feature. Trying. Anyway, here’s the beginning of that attempt. It’s spring, which means it is the time of year that everyone takes to the internet to stump for […]
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Supernatural, “The French Mistake”
Well, that was awesome. “The French Mistake” was the most anticipated episode of Supernatural in a long time and going into it, I assumed that it would either be unbelievably fantastic or pretty terrible. That’s not the most advanced analysis in the world and in the end, I probably had no reason to be concerned. […]
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Supernatural, “Mannequin 3: The Reckoning”
What a weird episode. I’m used to Supernatural throwing me for a loop when it comes to its appealing mix of horror, humor and heart, but “Mannequin 3: The Reckoning” was simply a mess. I don’t know if I have ever had this criticism of an episode, but this one felt as if the writers […]
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Supernatural, “Like A Virgin”
Again, my apologies for the delay with this review. This season, Supernatural has a lot of balls in the air, more so than usual. And although the last few episodes of 2010 suggested that the series wasn’t going to have much trouble burning through plot developments at a solid rate — instead of hanging on […]
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Supernatural, “Caged Heat”
Well, then. Season six of Supernatural just continues to surprise me. I kind of hate it, but I also kind of love it. After taking four or five episodes to set up the new equilibrium and figure out what the hell was happening with Sam, Samuel, etc. and settling into a new comfortable groove, “Caged […]
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Supernatural, “All Dogs Go to Heaven”
After last week’s exposition-heavy, but still great episode, Supernatural moved forward with its new equilibrium status in “All Dogs Go to Heaven,” with Sam and Dean working specifically for Crowley and hating it, while continuing to figure out just what the hell Sam actually is (or is not) at the moment. “Dogs” isn’t an awful […]
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Supernatural, “Family Matters”
Again, my apologies for the delay in this write-up. After a few middling weeks there to start, Supernatural is firing on all cylinders again and although “Family Matters” exists more as a transitional exposition dump than an actual episode, it still works very, very well in it what it sets out to do. This effort is full of […]
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Supernatural, “You Can’t Handle the Truth”
After cracking the code that is Supernatural season six last week, I was very excited to just sit back and let “You Can’t Handle the Truth” wash over me. Thankfully, it’s yet another strong episode, that while sometimes too obvious, is enjoyable and effective at moving the Sam plot forward. The set-up is fairly standard: […]
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Supernatural, “Live Free or Twihard”
Alright, Supernatural season six, I think I’ve figured you out. I’ve been extremely vocal in my dissatisfaction with the series coming back for a sixth season and found myself disappointed with this season’s episodes, particularly the first three efforts. However, after last week’s Bobby-centric affair and “Live Free or Twihard,” I’ve not only come around […]
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Supernatural, “Weekend At Bobby’s”
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a sucker for the “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” storytelling approach that sees individual episodes shift the focus away from the usual main characters and onto the supporting players we’re certainly familiar with, but don’t always get to watch in action on their own. House tried it […]
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Supernatural, “The Third Man”
Three episodes in, Supernatural‘s sixth season is a mess. “The Third Man” brings our favorite angel Castiel back into the picture, and along with him comes some hackneyed new mythology about the archangels and more McGuffin-like weapons that may or may not be important in the future. Here’s my problem: If the series wants to […]
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