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1x07 "Hook Man"
Watched the fist five minutes to confirm my suspicions about the basic narrative, then turned it off WITH PREJUDICE because that urban legend gave me nightmares when I was little. Seriously. I remember hearing the story for the first time on a rainy afternoon in afterschool (I can tell you where in the auditorium I was sitting, and that whoever did the telling used the foil tops of our repulsive vanilla pudding snacks to make a hook for scratching against unsuspecting children's seats), and having WICKED nightmares that week.
1x08 "Bugs"
Skipping past this one too. Even if it makes me the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped.
1x09 "Home"
Hmm. I don't like this intro. It's scary. *pouts*
Hang on, she's got flames in her closet? That's generally not good.
Hey, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is on the guest star list! Yay!
Aww, Sam had another nightmare!
WHOA. Sam has *makes wavy hands* POOOOWERS!
Nice scraggly evil tree.
AGAIN WITH THE CHILDREN. There's ALWAYS children!
AWWW. Brothers. Yes, Sam, Dean saved you.
Nicely acted scene. Lots of internal monologue, but not glaringly obvious. *approves*
Bathroom? I think not.
Yeah, that's what I thought. Who ya calling, Mister?
Dad? Didn't really expect that. Though in retrospect, kinda makes sense.
AWWWWW DEAN. *HUGS*
SERIOUSLY!? A Monkey with cymbals as the toy that randomly goes?
Oooh, shit. He's about to stick his hand down what looks like a possessed garbage disposal. This will turn out well.
Yup. That went EXACTLY how I expected.
HAH. I like this fortune teller! She's a walking stereotype, but I'll look past that.
AND she took Dean down a wee peg.
Ok, two or three pegs. NICE.
Make that four. "You put your foot on my coffee table, I'll whack you with a spoon."
REALLY!? KID IN THE FRIDGE!? AUGH!!
Aaaand we're up to five. She thwapped the back of his head!
Six! Dean and his EMF reader.
Evil leaves wounds and sometimes wounds get infected. Very nice!
"Should" being the operative word. Yeah, this is gonna end well.
SO MUCH CREEPIFYING!!
Oh, poor Sam.
Sam: You sure this is over?
Me: OF COURSE IT ISN'T.
AHAHAH! Seven! Dean's gonna clean up. "And don't cuss at me!"
Oooh, poor Sam! He's getting the snot beat out of him this ep!
OH SHIT IS GONNA BE MOM.
HAH. CALLED IT.
"I'm sorry"? That doesn't bode well.
AWWW!! Tears in his eyes!
WHOA! Unexpected Daddy Winchester! Did NOT see that one coming. Aww.
Not until you know the truth? WHAT TRUTH?!
1x10 "Asylum"
Given the title alone, I predict this episode will be FILLED WITH TEH CREEPY.
Yup. First location title thing is indeed an apparently abandoned insane asylum.
Ya know, I have vague memories of hearing a bunch of people from the show talking about occasionally scaring themselves on set. They mentioned filming in an actual abandoned insane asylum and constantly creeping themselves out.
Really, unnamed police officers? Splitting up in a haunted insane asylum? I know what's gonna happen to you!
Oh good. His flashlight went out.
Aaaand Cop # 2 is done for!
Aww. His wife said she was "sOOrry." Canadian!
Sam: He's what? He's hiding? He's busy?
Me: He's calling!
Writers: [don't take the obvious line bait]
Dean: I don't believe it. It's a text message. It's coordinates.
Me: [is quietly disappointed at not getting the cheesy but awesome line.]
The last time texts from a technophobe were a plot point, it was in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and it was horribly predictable and yet somehow NONE of the characters picked up on it. Very aggravating. So I'm a little touchy about this texting business. *makes squinty eyes at the screen*
AHAHA!!!!!
Sam: Had to sell it, didn't I? It's method acting.
Dean: Huh?
FanTAStic!
Strange vibes? REALLY Sam?? That's a bit personal, isn't it?
A typewriter, a chair with restraints, and a headless baby doll? Some set decorator had LOTS of fun.
During the serious Talk About Dad discussion:
Dean: See? That attitude right there? Is why I always got the extra cookie.
Sam: [doesn't take the bait even a little]
Sam goes to a psychiatrist. As research. Uh huh.
Aw MAN! I wanted to see that conversation!
Random Kid: This is better. It's like we're in a movie.
More or less, Mister, more or less.
Eeeeek! And that is why I watch through my fingers. Or with Chrome open over my viewing screen.
Yay Dean! Horror movies as guides for WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN SCARY THINGS ARE AFOOT. Well said, sir!
Gavin: No, she didn't hurt me. She... kissed me.
Sam: [BWUH?! Face]
Sam: I've looked everywhere--
Really, Sam? Everywhere? In the entire insane asylum? In a matter of minutes?
Hang on. Who did crazy ghost doctor attack, if not Dean? And if he did attack Dean, then who's with Sam now? *is confused*
Oh. Nose wipe. It'd be Sam, then.
Wow. Issues much, the two of you?
Dean, I REALLY hope you took the bullets out of that gun.
AGAIN WITH THE ISSUES. WOW. SO MANY!
Ah, good. Well done, Dean.
Oooh, Dean's pissy! Aww, it's because he CARES!
*hugs them both*
Eeee! Daddy Winchester!
ETA: I just left this in a comment fornaturelf but it made me giggle so I'm sticking it here. My summary of the episode, after identifying it as the one where Sam goes to a psychiatrist for "research": the one with Sam shooting Dean with the rifle o' salt and not-shooting Dean with the Colt (because Dean took the bullets out first, smart boy) because of the anger enabling brainmelt from the CRAZYPANTS psychiatrist zombie ghost thing. And then Sam apologises and says he didn't mean it and Dean turns into Mr. Pissy Pants BECAUSE HE CARES.
1x11 "Scarecrow"
Skipped. I'm a ninny, remember? It's a wonder I made it through the last ep!
1x12 "Faith"
Hey, on a hunt!
There had bloody well be something other than the bad guy behind that door.
KIDS?! AGAIN!?
Ewww, scary beast!
Hang on. Water. Electrocution. Oh, this isn't gonna go well. Dean--
*headdesk*
Saw that one coming.
Um, Dean? No, no, don't die!
Well done, Sam, making sure you've got insurance.
Doctor: His heart, it's damaged.
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
SO TRUE, DOC, SO TRUE.
Wow Dean, you look like shit!
No, Sam looks bad but Dean really does look worse.
OOOOH THIS IS A TENT REVIVAL ISN'T IT.
Faith Healer? Close enough.
Thank you, Dean.
Dean, don't check out the ladies while at the faith healer. It's bad form.
I'm allergic to faith healers and everything related. If this show can make me not hate the faith healer, then props to it.
Dean: I've seen what evil does to good people.
A bit later...
Faith Healer Man: God rewards the good and he punishes the corrupt.
Dean [and Me]: *EYEROLL*
Another sOOry, this time from Dean.
Faith Healer Man: I didn't pick you, Dean, the Lord did.
I REALLY hope that was laying the groundwork for later seasons.
Worth noting: I don't know specific plot spoilers for later seasons, I just know we get more demons and some angelic involvement.
Ok, that healing was well done. The more or less silent prayer was an especially nice touch.
Aww, and now Dean feels guilty for being healed.
Layla's Mom: Why do deserve to live instead of my daughter?
Me: Because he fights evil and saves people!... Oh shit. Nicely done, writers. You made me think!
Aww, Sam has a sad face.
Oh, SHIT. TRADING LIVES.
Indeed.
ETA: I find myself in this situation quite often. I can tell what's gonna happen a second or two before it does. Mostly, I don't mind. It's when the plot becomes predictable enough to call events many minutes before they occur that things get tedious. I quite like having moments like these, in fact.
Aaaand now Dean feels even MORE guilty!
AHAHAHAHAHAHA DON'T FEAR THE REAPER AS BACKGROUND MUSIC IS MADE OF AWESOME.
SO MUCH AWESOME!!
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!
FLAILY HANDS ARE FLAILY! AND ALMOST KNOCKED OVER MY DRINK WITH THE FLAILY!
Ahem. Sorry. I really liked that music cue. And the fact that it relied on the audience knowing/recognizing those opening bars in order to be in on the joke. I (I'm please to say) caught on at the first bar, and proceeded to squawk and flail with glee.
Oh! And the Reaper looks a lot like the promo shots I've seen for s5 that have Death in them. So maybe laying the groundwork this early is possible. Well done writers, if that is the case.
Oooohh, shit. Layla. Now Dean has to make a choice. That life for a life choice sucks, doesn't it?
Heee! Poor Reaper looked kinda befuddled there, when he suddenly didn't have anyone to kill.
AWWWW. I liked that ep! LOTS! It's tied with "Phantom Traveler" for my favorite, in terms of narrative structure and such. Though the EPIC AWESOME use of "Don't Fear the Reaper" might push this one to the top.
1x13 "Route 666"
Skipped because racist monster trucks are terrifying in TOO MANY WAYS TO COUNT.
1x14 "Nightmares"
Preemptive note: I was gonna watch one more before bed the other night, having enjoyed "Faith" as much as I did, but saw that this was the next ep on the list and decided to postpone out of self-preservation. Let us hope it doesn't scare my pants off tonight.
Ok, so the ep is gonna be about Sam's nightmares and their uncanny ability to be Real Things.
Dude. Break the bloody window! Also, fastest death by carbon monoxide EVER.
Fine, fine. Was a dream. Bounds of reality can be a little shifty.
NICE CUT between the desk lamp and the car headlight.
Ok, while they're driving, 2 questions.
1) Does Sam ever get to drive? And perhaps more importantly, do we ever get to see any interaction who gets to drive?
2) Sam's voice sounds funny. Lower? I can't remember what it sounded like in the first ep, but it seems deeper. *makes squinty eyes*
Yeah, Dean. Nothing supernatural. That's TOTALLY the case.
Are they dressed as PRIESTS?
OH DEAR LORD THEY ARE.
Heh. Dear lord. Appropriate exclamation, I suppose.
HEY. That's what'shername. From that other show. BAH. Distinctive voice. Can't place it.
I love how Sam, with his side-swept hair, looks disconcertingly natural in the priest attire and Dean just looks like Dean wearing a black banded collar shirt with a bit of white cardboard stuck to the neck.
Umm, that doesn't sound good. Sam!
Wow. These two soon-to-be-dead guys in Sam's head/nightmares look pretty similar. 40s, white, short hair, balding on top.
ETA: In retrospect, they are brothers, so... logical.
How did he know it was Roger Miller? Oh! Brother?
Oooh, Sam. So freaked out!
Aaaand too late. Ew.
Vengeful spirit latching onto a family. Liiiiike maybe something that lights people on fire and sticks them to the ceiling?
Hey, Sam agrees.
Dark spots, Dean? Really?
Sam: Our dark spots are pretty dark.
Dean: You're... dark.
Great comeback there, Dean.
Stepmother: I'm sorry.
Max: No you're not. You just don't want to die.
Nice! Also, EW.
Yay Sam! Don't always have to kill!
Though I have a feeling it might backfire.
Wait, what? She's alive? Oh. Right. Sam's brainthing.
Whoops! Saw the gun.
Oh, this is gonna end well.
I'm calling Max killing himself.
OW. Nice bruise!
And really nice keeping the letter opener spinning even while Max stands up to show Sam the bruises.
Oooooh SHIT. FIRE. Nursery.
THEY ARE CONNECTED!
Sam, you'd best clarify that the realness doesn't make it OK for Max's dad to beat him and blame him.
Nice discovery in that scene, Mr. Padalecki! Those realizations about Sam's connection to Max were nicely done.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HE PUT SAM IN THE CLOSET.
Ok, not the reaction I was supposed to have, but still. *giggles*
WTF?!?!!
OH iT"S A VISION.
WHAT!?!?! Sam's TELEKINETIC NOW TOO!?
Aaand called that. Nice sad/disgusted face at Max's body, Sam.
HAH. "Bend this."
Oooh, Dean was caught off guard by Sam's "I saw you die" line there.
1x15 "The Benders"
Zipping on past this one too.
1x16 "Shadow"
Ok, those first 3 minutes were TERROR INDUCING.
And then her death? That was goofy.
But the costumes are AWESOME.
ETA: I have NO IDEA what inspired this remark. I don't really feel like going back to rewatch, but I have absolutely no memory of either thinking that or writing it.
AHAHAHAH! Sam was in Our Town?! I was so distracted by the fact that WELL SHIT SAM IS TALL.
Really, Sam? So skeptical? Don't you see things like swiped body parts all the time? And yet you know the lunar cycle without blinking.
Sam: You mind doing a little bit of thinking with your upstairs brain, Dean?
AWW. So adorable!
Um. Did Sam leave that ep with Meg knowing that she occasionally kills people?
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Meg: I met what's his name. Something Michael Murray? At a bar.
We're not far enough into the series to start dropping lines like that.
WITH THE PHONE NUMBERS AGAIN!? BAH.
Sam: I think there's something strange going on here.
Dean: Tell me about it! She wasn't even that into me!
Sam: No, Dean, our kind of strange.
Sam: ... I'm gonna watch Meg.
Dean: Yeeeeah you are.
Sam: I just want to see what's up.
Dean: Alright, you little pervert.
Oh, boys.
HAH. Sam, called out by random passers by.
Well that wasn't really what you wanted to hear, was it, Sam?
HAH. "Dude, I gotta talk to you" at the same time! And with EXACTLY the same vocal inflection. Nice!
Awww! "I don't want you to leave the second this thing is over, Sam."
WOW you boys have issues!
Dean: [for once actually vocalizing his issues] Why do you think I came and got you at Stanford?
Sam: [ENTIRELY missing it] Because you needed help looking for Dad.
Oooh, Dean. For the first time, I wanted to slug Sam and cuddle you at the same time!
Um, creepy mannequin is creepy!
Very nice. I'm not in love with Meg, but I do like snark.
Ooops. THAT didn't go according to plan!
Aaaand tied up. It's been what, a whole two episodes since that happened?
Nice scratches on Sam's cheek. Hiding the prosthetic in the swelling.
Oooh, Dean. I kinda got the feeling that Daddy Winchester is very much gonna walk into Meg's trap. Because YOU'RE there. Which she clearly knows perfectly well.
NICE. Vocal quality change and slurred speech by Sam 'cause he's got a chewed up cheek.
Um, Meg? You're ick. Sex is not your only power.
Really, Dean? You dropped the knife? Silly boy.
Ok, Sam's AWESOMENESS totally makes up for the meh that was Meg.
Her character does nothing for me. I'm sure I'm not supposed to like her, but I don't love to hate her either. She's just meh.
Man, Sam has a SHIT track record with gals, doesn't he?
Well OF COURSE that's Dad. Who'd you expect?
Dad: Hey boys.
Dean: [Thinks "Oh, he's here, I don't have to be the leader any more and the family is all back together again." and HUGS]
Sam: [Thinks "Oooh, shit. A whole bucket of issues just walked through the door, didn't they. Dean's happy... but Dad told me not to come back to the house, so..." and crosses awkwardly].
Aww! They're ALL wobbly-chinned!
Aaaaand evil demons come to spoil the moment. Go figure.
Eh? Dean? Why can't Dad come with?
Hmmm. Dunno if I buy that logic. But I can at least see where you're coming from.
Aaaand, Dad is gonna agree with Dean. Which is just gonna screw Sam up even more.
1x17 "Hell House"
Kids in the dark woods. Yeah, this is gonna end well.
Hey, the girl's got sense!
They're looking for something? From the cousin? Ok, so the cousin is somehow involved. In something.
What? A dead body? Oh, I'm shocked.
Aww, sleepy Sam!
HAH. Oh, Dean. Spoon in mouth?
Whoa. That was a rather intense reaction from Sam.
Oh. A prank war. HAHAHAH BRING IT ON.
A misogynistic spirit? Show, that seems so unlike you! /Sarcastic voice.
HAHAHA SAM READS BLOGS.
Pentecostals? Wow, dude.
I liked that cut sequence, though. Very fun.
Is it EVER sunny in this show? Don't get me wrong, the creepy ass house with the brothers walking in and the heavy clouds hanging overhead is a lovely image.
Oh, they're gonna be ghosthunters.
Paranormal Investigators, excuse me.
Aww, Sam and Dean are having WAY too much fun leading these guys on.
Random thought: would Sam's brain powers set of the EMF reader when he was actually using them?
Girl going into the house ALONE in the dark of night. Yeah, this is gonna end well too.
There's gonna be something gross in those jars, isn't there.
Ok, nevermind. Just an ax-wielding ghost.
Ohh, dear. Ghosthunters.
Hang on, where's Sam? Dean left the house but Sam didn't?
Meh, that was messy.
Is that itching powder, Dean? Really?
Dean: People believe in Santa Clause. How come I'm not getting hooked up every Christmas?
Sam: Because you're a bad person.
DUDE. Influencing the thing backhandedly! I like it!
Very nice, Sam! I like that we're sticking with the classic pranks.
(Except superglue takes WAY longer to bond.)
Dean: I barely have any skin left on my palm.
Me: [Giggles]
Sam: I'm not touching that line with a ten foot pole.
Me: [dies]
Oh, boys. Ooooh, boys.
"Burning for You?" That's headdeskingly obvious closing music but I like it.
1x18 "Something Wicked"
OH NOES CHILD.
SOMEBODY GONNA GET DED, AND SOON.
Ummmmm. Tree is scary but hand is TERRIFYING.
Um. Creepy lady and an upside down cross. This'll go well.
Theeeeere we go. Background info. Knowing things. Go Dean's memory!
AWWWWW. Little Dean! And Little Sam!
Yay for red herrings!
Oh noes! Not the snarky hotel kid!
Aaaaand ISSUES in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1!
Dean, you can't blame yourself for not being the most well behaved kid in history.
Hang on, did something hurt Sammy?
HOLY SHIT!
Though it makes perfect sense, I didn't expect that.
Daddy Winchester, you're an ass.
Come on, cut to Sam! Want to see his reaction.
Meh, that wasn't nearly as engaged as I wanted.
Man, using a kid as bait. That's risky. And also asking a WHOLE lot of poor Michael.
Though good for you, Dean, for talking him through the whole "gunshots are loud" thing.
Hah! Dean doesn't want to talk about his feelings.
Nice editing choice to bump up the sound for the gunshots.
Whoa!
Aww, Dean gets to save Sam from the scary thing again, and do it properly this time. Yay!
It is worth noting that I have NOT watched all this in one go. Because that would be crazy. *shifty eyes*
1x07 "Hook Man"
Watched the fist five minutes to confirm my suspicions about the basic narrative, then turned it off WITH PREJUDICE because that urban legend gave me nightmares when I was little. Seriously. I remember hearing the story for the first time on a rainy afternoon in afterschool (I can tell you where in the auditorium I was sitting, and that whoever did the telling used the foil tops of our repulsive vanilla pudding snacks to make a hook for scratching against unsuspecting children's seats), and having WICKED nightmares that week.
1x08 "Bugs"
Skipping past this one too. Even if it makes me the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped.
1x09 "Home"
Hmm. I don't like this intro. It's scary. *pouts*
Hang on, she's got flames in her closet? That's generally not good.
Hey, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is on the guest star list! Yay!
Aww, Sam had another nightmare!
WHOA. Sam has *makes wavy hands* POOOOWERS!
Nice scraggly evil tree.
AGAIN WITH THE CHILDREN. There's ALWAYS children!
AWWW. Brothers. Yes, Sam, Dean saved you.
Nicely acted scene. Lots of internal monologue, but not glaringly obvious. *approves*
Bathroom? I think not.
Yeah, that's what I thought. Who ya calling, Mister?
Dad? Didn't really expect that. Though in retrospect, kinda makes sense.
AWWWWW DEAN. *HUGS*
SERIOUSLY!? A Monkey with cymbals as the toy that randomly goes?
Oooh, shit. He's about to stick his hand down what looks like a possessed garbage disposal. This will turn out well.
Yup. That went EXACTLY how I expected.
HAH. I like this fortune teller! She's a walking stereotype, but I'll look past that.
AND she took Dean down a wee peg.
Ok, two or three pegs. NICE.
Make that four. "You put your foot on my coffee table, I'll whack you with a spoon."
REALLY!? KID IN THE FRIDGE!? AUGH!!
Aaaand we're up to five. She thwapped the back of his head!
Six! Dean and his EMF reader.
Evil leaves wounds and sometimes wounds get infected. Very nice!
"Should" being the operative word. Yeah, this is gonna end well.
SO MUCH CREEPIFYING!!
Oh, poor Sam.
Sam: You sure this is over?
Me: OF COURSE IT ISN'T.
AHAHAH! Seven! Dean's gonna clean up. "And don't cuss at me!"
Oooh, poor Sam! He's getting the snot beat out of him this ep!
OH SHIT IS GONNA BE MOM.
HAH. CALLED IT.
"I'm sorry"? That doesn't bode well.
AWWW!! Tears in his eyes!
WHOA! Unexpected Daddy Winchester! Did NOT see that one coming. Aww.
Not until you know the truth? WHAT TRUTH?!
1x10 "Asylum"
Given the title alone, I predict this episode will be FILLED WITH TEH CREEPY.
Yup. First location title thing is indeed an apparently abandoned insane asylum.
Ya know, I have vague memories of hearing a bunch of people from the show talking about occasionally scaring themselves on set. They mentioned filming in an actual abandoned insane asylum and constantly creeping themselves out.
Really, unnamed police officers? Splitting up in a haunted insane asylum? I know what's gonna happen to you!
Oh good. His flashlight went out.
Aaaand Cop # 2 is done for!
Aww. His wife said she was "sOOrry." Canadian!
Sam: He's what? He's hiding? He's busy?
Me: He's calling!
Writers: [don't take the obvious line bait]
Dean: I don't believe it. It's a text message. It's coordinates.
Me: [is quietly disappointed at not getting the cheesy but awesome line.]
The last time texts from a technophobe were a plot point, it was in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and it was horribly predictable and yet somehow NONE of the characters picked up on it. Very aggravating. So I'm a little touchy about this texting business. *makes squinty eyes at the screen*
AHAHA!!!!!
Sam: Had to sell it, didn't I? It's method acting.
Dean: Huh?
FanTAStic!
Strange vibes? REALLY Sam?? That's a bit personal, isn't it?
A typewriter, a chair with restraints, and a headless baby doll? Some set decorator had LOTS of fun.
During the serious Talk About Dad discussion:
Dean: See? That attitude right there? Is why I always got the extra cookie.
Sam: [doesn't take the bait even a little]
Sam goes to a psychiatrist. As research. Uh huh.
Aw MAN! I wanted to see that conversation!
Random Kid: This is better. It's like we're in a movie.
More or less, Mister, more or less.
Eeeeek! And that is why I watch through my fingers. Or with Chrome open over my viewing screen.
Yay Dean! Horror movies as guides for WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN SCARY THINGS ARE AFOOT. Well said, sir!
Gavin: No, she didn't hurt me. She... kissed me.
Sam: [BWUH?! Face]
Sam: I've looked everywhere--
Really, Sam? Everywhere? In the entire insane asylum? In a matter of minutes?
Hang on. Who did crazy ghost doctor attack, if not Dean? And if he did attack Dean, then who's with Sam now? *is confused*
Oh. Nose wipe. It'd be Sam, then.
Wow. Issues much, the two of you?
Dean, I REALLY hope you took the bullets out of that gun.
AGAIN WITH THE ISSUES. WOW. SO MANY!
Ah, good. Well done, Dean.
Oooh, Dean's pissy! Aww, it's because he CARES!
*hugs them both*
Eeee! Daddy Winchester!
ETA: I just left this in a comment for
naturelf but it made me giggle so I'm sticking it here. My summary of the episode, after identifying it as the one where Sam goes to a psychiatrist for "research": the one with Sam shooting Dean with the rifle o' salt and not-shooting Dean with the Colt (because Dean took the bullets out first, smart boy) because of the anger enabling brainmelt from the CRAZYPANTS psychiatrist zombie ghost thing. And then Sam apologises and says he didn't mean it and Dean turns into Mr. Pissy Pants BECAUSE HE CARES.1x11 "Scarecrow"
Skipped. I'm a ninny, remember? It's a wonder I made it through the last ep!
1x12 "Faith"
Hey, on a hunt!
There had bloody well be something other than the bad guy behind that door.
KIDS?! AGAIN!?
Ewww, scary beast!
Hang on. Water. Electrocution. Oh, this isn't gonna go well. Dean--
*headdesk*
Saw that one coming.
Um, Dean? No, no, don't die!
Well done, Sam, making sure you've got insurance.
Doctor: His heart, it's damaged.
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
SO TRUE, DOC, SO TRUE.
Wow Dean, you look like shit!
No, Sam looks bad but Dean really does look worse.
OOOOH THIS IS A TENT REVIVAL ISN'T IT.
Faith Healer? Close enough.
Thank you, Dean.
Dean, don't check out the ladies while at the faith healer. It's bad form.
I'm allergic to faith healers and everything related. If this show can make me not hate the faith healer, then props to it.
Dean: I've seen what evil does to good people.
A bit later...
Faith Healer Man: God rewards the good and he punishes the corrupt.
Dean [and Me]: *EYEROLL*
Another sOOry, this time from Dean.
Faith Healer Man: I didn't pick you, Dean, the Lord did.
I REALLY hope that was laying the groundwork for later seasons.
Worth noting: I don't know specific plot spoilers for later seasons, I just know we get more demons and some angelic involvement.
Ok, that healing was well done. The more or less silent prayer was an especially nice touch.
Aww, and now Dean feels guilty for being healed.
Layla's Mom: Why do deserve to live instead of my daughter?
Me: Because he fights evil and saves people!... Oh shit. Nicely done, writers. You made me think!
Aww, Sam has a sad face.
Oh, SHIT. TRADING LIVES.
Indeed.
ETA: I find myself in this situation quite often. I can tell what's gonna happen a second or two before it does. Mostly, I don't mind. It's when the plot becomes predictable enough to call events many minutes before they occur that things get tedious. I quite like having moments like these, in fact.
Aaaand now Dean feels even MORE guilty!
AHAHAHAHAHAHA DON'T FEAR THE REAPER AS BACKGROUND MUSIC IS MADE OF AWESOME.
SO MUCH AWESOME!!
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!
FLAILY HANDS ARE FLAILY! AND ALMOST KNOCKED OVER MY DRINK WITH THE FLAILY!
Ahem. Sorry. I really liked that music cue. And the fact that it relied on the audience knowing/recognizing those opening bars in order to be in on the joke. I (I'm please to say) caught on at the first bar, and proceeded to squawk and flail with glee.
Oh! And the Reaper looks a lot like the promo shots I've seen for s5 that have Death in them. So maybe laying the groundwork this early is possible. Well done writers, if that is the case.
Oooohh, shit. Layla. Now Dean has to make a choice. That life for a life choice sucks, doesn't it?
Heee! Poor Reaper looked kinda befuddled there, when he suddenly didn't have anyone to kill.
AWWWW. I liked that ep! LOTS! It's tied with "Phantom Traveler" for my favorite, in terms of narrative structure and such. Though the EPIC AWESOME use of "Don't Fear the Reaper" might push this one to the top.
1x13 "Route 666"
Skipped because racist monster trucks are terrifying in TOO MANY WAYS TO COUNT.
1x14 "Nightmares"
Preemptive note: I was gonna watch one more before bed the other night, having enjoyed "Faith" as much as I did, but saw that this was the next ep on the list and decided to postpone out of self-preservation. Let us hope it doesn't scare my pants off tonight.
Ok, so the ep is gonna be about Sam's nightmares and their uncanny ability to be Real Things.
Dude. Break the bloody window! Also, fastest death by carbon monoxide EVER.
Fine, fine. Was a dream. Bounds of reality can be a little shifty.
NICE CUT between the desk lamp and the car headlight.
Ok, while they're driving, 2 questions.
1) Does Sam ever get to drive? And perhaps more importantly, do we ever get to see any interaction who gets to drive?
2) Sam's voice sounds funny. Lower? I can't remember what it sounded like in the first ep, but it seems deeper. *makes squinty eyes*
Yeah, Dean. Nothing supernatural. That's TOTALLY the case.
Are they dressed as PRIESTS?
OH DEAR LORD THEY ARE.
Heh. Dear lord. Appropriate exclamation, I suppose.
HEY. That's what'shername. From that other show. BAH. Distinctive voice. Can't place it.
I love how Sam, with his side-swept hair, looks disconcertingly natural in the priest attire and Dean just looks like Dean wearing a black banded collar shirt with a bit of white cardboard stuck to the neck.
Umm, that doesn't sound good. Sam!
Wow. These two soon-to-be-dead guys in Sam's head/nightmares look pretty similar. 40s, white, short hair, balding on top.
ETA: In retrospect, they are brothers, so... logical.
How did he know it was Roger Miller? Oh! Brother?
Oooh, Sam. So freaked out!
Aaaand too late. Ew.
Vengeful spirit latching onto a family. Liiiiike maybe something that lights people on fire and sticks them to the ceiling?
Hey, Sam agrees.
Dark spots, Dean? Really?
Sam: Our dark spots are pretty dark.
Dean: You're... dark.
Great comeback there, Dean.
Stepmother: I'm sorry.
Max: No you're not. You just don't want to die.
Nice! Also, EW.
Yay Sam! Don't always have to kill!
Though I have a feeling it might backfire.
Wait, what? She's alive? Oh. Right. Sam's brainthing.
Whoops! Saw the gun.
Oh, this is gonna end well.
I'm calling Max killing himself.
OW. Nice bruise!
And really nice keeping the letter opener spinning even while Max stands up to show Sam the bruises.
Oooooh SHIT. FIRE. Nursery.
THEY ARE CONNECTED!
Sam, you'd best clarify that the realness doesn't make it OK for Max's dad to beat him and blame him.
Nice discovery in that scene, Mr. Padalecki! Those realizations about Sam's connection to Max were nicely done.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HE PUT SAM IN THE CLOSET.
Ok, not the reaction I was supposed to have, but still. *giggles*
WTF?!?!!
OH iT"S A VISION.
WHAT!?!?! Sam's TELEKINETIC NOW TOO!?
Aaand called that. Nice sad/disgusted face at Max's body, Sam.
HAH. "Bend this."
Oooh, Dean was caught off guard by Sam's "I saw you die" line there.
1x15 "The Benders"
Zipping on past this one too.
1x16 "Shadow"
Ok, those first 3 minutes were TERROR INDUCING.
And then her death? That was goofy.
But the costumes are AWESOME.
ETA: I have NO IDEA what inspired this remark. I don't really feel like going back to rewatch, but I have absolutely no memory of either thinking that or writing it.
AHAHAHAH! Sam was in Our Town?! I was so distracted by the fact that WELL SHIT SAM IS TALL.
Really, Sam? So skeptical? Don't you see things like swiped body parts all the time? And yet you know the lunar cycle without blinking.
Sam: You mind doing a little bit of thinking with your upstairs brain, Dean?
AWW. So adorable!
Um. Did Sam leave that ep with Meg knowing that she occasionally kills people?
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Meg: I met what's his name. Something Michael Murray? At a bar.
We're not far enough into the series to start dropping lines like that.
WITH THE PHONE NUMBERS AGAIN!? BAH.
Sam: I think there's something strange going on here.
Dean: Tell me about it! She wasn't even that into me!
Sam: No, Dean, our kind of strange.
Sam: ... I'm gonna watch Meg.
Dean: Yeeeeah you are.
Sam: I just want to see what's up.
Dean: Alright, you little pervert.
Oh, boys.
HAH. Sam, called out by random passers by.
Well that wasn't really what you wanted to hear, was it, Sam?
HAH. "Dude, I gotta talk to you" at the same time! And with EXACTLY the same vocal inflection. Nice!
Awww! "I don't want you to leave the second this thing is over, Sam."
WOW you boys have issues!
Dean: [for once actually vocalizing his issues] Why do you think I came and got you at Stanford?
Sam: [ENTIRELY missing it] Because you needed help looking for Dad.
Oooh, Dean. For the first time, I wanted to slug Sam and cuddle you at the same time!
Um, creepy mannequin is creepy!
Very nice. I'm not in love with Meg, but I do like snark.
Ooops. THAT didn't go according to plan!
Aaaand tied up. It's been what, a whole two episodes since that happened?
Nice scratches on Sam's cheek. Hiding the prosthetic in the swelling.
Oooh, Dean. I kinda got the feeling that Daddy Winchester is very much gonna walk into Meg's trap. Because YOU'RE there. Which she clearly knows perfectly well.
NICE. Vocal quality change and slurred speech by Sam 'cause he's got a chewed up cheek.
Um, Meg? You're ick. Sex is not your only power.
Really, Dean? You dropped the knife? Silly boy.
Ok, Sam's AWESOMENESS totally makes up for the meh that was Meg.
Her character does nothing for me. I'm sure I'm not supposed to like her, but I don't love to hate her either. She's just meh.
Man, Sam has a SHIT track record with gals, doesn't he?
Well OF COURSE that's Dad. Who'd you expect?
Dad: Hey boys.
Dean: [Thinks "Oh, he's here, I don't have to be the leader any more and the family is all back together again." and HUGS]
Sam: [Thinks "Oooh, shit. A whole bucket of issues just walked through the door, didn't they. Dean's happy... but Dad told me not to come back to the house, so..." and crosses awkwardly].
Aww! They're ALL wobbly-chinned!
Aaaaand evil demons come to spoil the moment. Go figure.
Eh? Dean? Why can't Dad come with?
Hmmm. Dunno if I buy that logic. But I can at least see where you're coming from.
Aaaand, Dad is gonna agree with Dean. Which is just gonna screw Sam up even more.
1x17 "Hell House"
Kids in the dark woods. Yeah, this is gonna end well.
Hey, the girl's got sense!
They're looking for something? From the cousin? Ok, so the cousin is somehow involved. In something.
What? A dead body? Oh, I'm shocked.
Aww, sleepy Sam!
HAH. Oh, Dean. Spoon in mouth?
Whoa. That was a rather intense reaction from Sam.
Oh. A prank war. HAHAHAH BRING IT ON.
A misogynistic spirit? Show, that seems so unlike you! /Sarcastic voice.
HAHAHA SAM READS BLOGS.
Pentecostals? Wow, dude.
I liked that cut sequence, though. Very fun.
Is it EVER sunny in this show? Don't get me wrong, the creepy ass house with the brothers walking in and the heavy clouds hanging overhead is a lovely image.
Oh, they're gonna be ghosthunters.
Paranormal Investigators, excuse me.
Aww, Sam and Dean are having WAY too much fun leading these guys on.
Random thought: would Sam's brain powers set of the EMF reader when he was actually using them?
Girl going into the house ALONE in the dark of night. Yeah, this is gonna end well too.
There's gonna be something gross in those jars, isn't there.
Ok, nevermind. Just an ax-wielding ghost.
Ohh, dear. Ghosthunters.
Hang on, where's Sam? Dean left the house but Sam didn't?
Meh, that was messy.
Is that itching powder, Dean? Really?
Dean: People believe in Santa Clause. How come I'm not getting hooked up every Christmas?
Sam: Because you're a bad person.
DUDE. Influencing the thing backhandedly! I like it!
Very nice, Sam! I like that we're sticking with the classic pranks.
(Except superglue takes WAY longer to bond.)
Dean: I barely have any skin left on my palm.
Me: [Giggles]
Sam: I'm not touching that line with a ten foot pole.
Me: [dies]
Oh, boys. Ooooh, boys.
"Burning for You?" That's headdeskingly obvious closing music but I like it.
1x18 "Something Wicked"
OH NOES CHILD.
SOMEBODY GONNA GET DED, AND SOON.
Ummmmm. Tree is scary but hand is TERRIFYING.
Um. Creepy lady and an upside down cross. This'll go well.
Theeeeere we go. Background info. Knowing things. Go Dean's memory!
AWWWWW. Little Dean! And Little Sam!
Yay for red herrings!
Oh noes! Not the snarky hotel kid!
Aaaaand ISSUES in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1!
Dean, you can't blame yourself for not being the most well behaved kid in history.
Hang on, did something hurt Sammy?
HOLY SHIT!
Though it makes perfect sense, I didn't expect that.
Daddy Winchester, you're an ass.
Come on, cut to Sam! Want to see his reaction.
Meh, that wasn't nearly as engaged as I wanted.
Man, using a kid as bait. That's risky. And also asking a WHOLE lot of poor Michael.
Though good for you, Dean, for talking him through the whole "gunshots are loud" thing.
Hah! Dean doesn't want to talk about his feelings.
Nice editing choice to bump up the sound for the gunshots.
Whoa!
Aww, Dean gets to save Sam from the scary thing again, and do it properly this time. Yay!
It is worth noting that I have NOT watched all this in one go. Because that would be crazy. *shifty eyes*