TV Review: Supernatural –“Trial and Error”
Oh “Trial and Error,” how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. After a rough start to the season, Supernatural has found its legs and more importantly, its heart. In this week’s episode, written by...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“Man’s Best Friend With Benefits”
Supernatural has been on a roll since it came back from hiatus, but the show stumbled last night with “Man’s Best Friend With Benefits.” As far as I could tell, the reason for the episode was to...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“Remember the Titans”
After last week’s silly “Man’s Best Friend With Benefits,” I hoped Supernatural would return to form tonight. I was a little leery, as “Remember the Titans” is not only another stand-alone episode, but...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“Goodbye Stranger”
Life got in the way of a quick review of Supernatural’s “Goodbye Stranger,” which, on balance, turned out to be a good thing. I had time to mull the episode over, and with an episode this good, there’s...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“Freaks and Geeks”
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given last week’s stellar episode, “Freaks and Geeks” this week is a much more pedestrian installment. Not every week can be outstanding, and this episode is by no means...
View ArticleSam Winchester and the Real Life
I haven’t been very happy with Sam’s story line this season on Supernatural. From Sam not looking for Dean to triangle love stories, I feel like Sam’s motivations and desires have been oddly developed....
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“Taxi Driver”
Supernatural left fans with a very uneven episode as the show breaks for a mini-hiatus. “Taxi Driver” is the latest script from Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming, a writing team which continually...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“Pac-Man Fever”
I can’t tell you how overjoyed I was to sit down and completely be drawn into an episode of Supernatural without any caveats or niggles or hand waving. “Pac-Man Fever” is Robbie Thompson at his best...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“The Great Escapist”
I’ve long thought Supernatural is one of the best written shows on television. My faith has occasionally been tested by certain writers, episodes or arcs, but never by Ben Edlund, in my opinion the...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –“Clip Show”
Different shows handle the penultimate episode of the season in different ways. Sometimes this episode brings the stories to an emotional climax, with the finale left to reconfigure the pieces and set...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’–‘Devil May Care’
The second episode of Supernatural’s ninth season, “Devil May Care,” focuses on Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) and his younger brother Sam (Jared Padalecki). This installment of what is, essentially,...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’–‘I’m No Angel’
Written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, Supernatural’s “I’m No Angel” is directed by Kevin Hook. The third part of what has essentially been a three-episode premiere brings our main characters...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural: “Slumber Party”
This week’s episode was by the wonderfully quirky Robbie Thompson, one of the bright lights on the Supernatural writing team, which has lost almost all of the original writing staff from the first...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’–‘Slumber Party’
After last week’s “I’m No Angel,” I was a little anxious about Supernatural’s first Monster-of-the-Week episode. However, “Slumber Party,” written by Robbie Thompson and directed by Robert Singer, is...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’: ‘Dog Dean Afternoon’
This week’s “Dog Dean Afternoon” was notable in a few ways. The show apparently is determined to keep whacking away at a dog-themed episode, despite the all too fresh memory of “Man’s Best Friend With...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’–‘Dog Dean Afternoon’
Holy crack fic, Batman! That pretty much sums up my initial reaction to Supernatural’s “Dog Dean Afternoon.” Written by Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder, and directed by Tim Andrew, the season’s fifth...
View ArticleTV Review: Supernatural –‘Heaven Can’t Wait’
This week’s “Heaven Can’t Wait” introduced new writer Robert Berens to the Supernatural fold, and his episode proved that excellent character development will distract from shaky plot points. Castiel...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’–‘Heaven Can’t Wait’
Supernatural’s “Heaven Can’t Wait,” written by Robert Berens and directed by Rob Spera, is a beautiful reminder that “good things do happen…” (4×01). At the end of “I’m No Angel” (9×03), Dean...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’–‘Bad Boys’
This week Supernatural served up an old school episode, complete with ghosts, grave digging and a brother moment over the Impala. I loved it. It’s not that I don’t love the myth arc, because I do, and...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Supernatural’–‘Bad Boys’
Supernatural’s “Bad Boys,” written by Adam Glass and directed by Kevin Parks, has been eagerly anticipated since Jeremy Carver first mentioned it at San Diego Comic Con. And, as promised, the family...
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