Supernatural: No Rest for the Wicked

Dean: "You're not going to bust out the misty goodbye speech. If this is my last day on earth, I do not want it to be socially awkward."

Noooooooooooooooooooooo! Come on. Did they have to leave us for the summer with that image of Dean in a devil's cobweb screaming for Sam?

Supernatural: Time is On My Side

Dean: "I can't do it. I would rather go to Hell."

Gotta say, not loving the gross-out.

Supernatural: Long Distance Call

Clark: "You're all so connected. But you've never been so alone."

With Dean's time running out and no hope of breaking the Crossroads deal, the worst thing they could do to Dean was give him false hope. So yeah. Let's throw Dean a lifeline that was actually intended to drag him under.

Supernatural: Ghostfacers

Harry: "Ed, you've got to go be gay for that poor, dead intern. You gotta send him into the light."

Loved season one's "Hell House," so of course, I loved seeing the "new future of reality TV". It echoed a lot of stuff: Ghost Hunters, mostly, which I don't watch because of my basic dislike of reality shows, The Blair Witch Project, and the nerd troika on Buffy (Harry in particular was like a cross between Andrew and Jonathan). The queezy cam, the cheesy soundtrack, the genuine flavor of idiotic reality television on a not-major network -- it takes a tremendous amount of good writing, acting, and filmmaking to pull off a parody this good.

Supernatural: Jus in Bello

Henricksen: "I, uh, I shot the sheriff."
Dean: "But you didn't shoot the deputy."

Just when I really started liking Agent Henricksen, they killed him off. Bummer. What a hunter he would have made.

Supernatural: Mystery Spot

Sam: "Man, I had a weird dream."
Dean: "Clowns or midgets?"

Yet another movie ripoff. Of course, every genre show eventually does Groundhog Day, so I really shouldn't complain. And at least, after going whole hog (pun intended) with the comic aspects of killing Dean off in a zillion different ways, they did something this show is particularly good at: they took the story to a new and dark place.

Supernatural: Dream a Little Dream of Me

Dean: "I get it. I'm my own worst nightmare."

Dreamscape, with a touch of Nightmare on Elm Street.

Supernatural: Malleus Maleficarum

Dean: "So the devil may care, after all."

They just did Fatal Attraction, Craft, The Witches of Eastwick, and Fight Club. (First rule of Book Club is, you do not talk about Book Club.)

Supernatural: A Very Supernatural Christmas

Sam: "So I guess we're dealing with Mister and Missus God. Nice to know."

Evergreen stakes through the heart. It was so twisted. Scary, intense, clever and funny. And it even managed to be sad and touching. How do they do it?

Supernatural: Fresh Blood

Dean: "You just charged a super vamped out Gordon with no weapon. A little reckless, don't you think?"

Touching, as well as heavy. Also scary. This one was so intense that it had me talking out loud to the television.

Supernatural: Red Sky at Morning

Dean: "So what happens? You see the ship and a few hours later, you pucker up and kiss your ass goodbye?"

This one should have been called "Double Date." And what a double date it was. Actually, my favorite part of the whole thing was Sam getting groped by Gert. What a wonderfully comic performance by Ellen Geer. It's not easy to be that revolting and uncomfortably funny at the same time.

Supernatural: Bedtime Stories

Sam: "Well, I'm thinking about fairy tales."
Dean: "That's nice. Do you think about fairy tales often?"

I have to give them marks for cleverness, because the fairy tale references were pretty funny. The "three pigs" were talking about one gust of wind blowing their wooden house over, and the one that survived wanted to use cinder blocks. I was completely creeped out by Granny in the gingerbread house enthusiastically ripping up poor Ken with her big sharp knife and great big smile. In the Little Red Riding Hood bit, Dean was the huntsman. That actually fit.

Supernatural: Sin City

Casey: "Kinda funny, don't you think? You and me sitting here like a couple of regular folk."
Dean: "Yeah, it's hilarious. In that apocalyptic sort of way."

Lines are blurring. Demons, hey, not so bad. Humans aren't any good, anyway, which was what the bar scenes were about. Gee, demons are just like us, except they worship Lucifer instead of God. And possess and discard human bodies and commit mass murder, but hey, nobody's perfect.

Supernatural: Bad Day at Black Rock

Dean: "I say we hit Vegas. Pull a little Rain Man. You can be Rain Man."

They're three for three. I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. And I thought Dan was going to pass out laughing when Dean took out Kubric with the remote control.

Supernatural: The Kids Are Alright

Dean: "Great. We'll just bust in, drag the kids out, torch them on the front lawn. That'll play great with the neighbors."

As far as I'm concerned, they're two for two.

Supernatural: The Magnificent Seven

Dean: "Truth is, I'm tired, Sam. And, I don't know, it's like there's a light at the end of the tunnel."
Sam: "It's hellfire, Dean."

Terrific episode, with a capital T. Way to start the third season, guys.

Supernatural: All Hell Breaks Loose (2)

Bobby: "How's your brother gonna feel when he knows you're going to hell? How'd you feel when you knew your dad went for you?"

I knew Sam would be resurrected somehow. But Dean sacrificing his soul for Sam's life really upset me.

Supernatural: All Hell Breaks Loose (1)

Jake: "So we're soldiers in a demon war to bring on the Apocalypse?"
Sam: "Well, when you put it like that..."

This episode felt like "And then there were none." And that was even before they found Lily hanging from a windmill.

Supernatural: What Is and What Should Never Be

Sam: "Wake up, dammit."
Dean: "Oh, Auntie Em. There's no place like home."

I just loved this episode. Probably because I just love Dean.

Supernatural: Folsom Prison Blues

Sam: "Dean, does it bother you at all how easily you seem to fit in here?"

It was inevitable that the boys would wind up in prison someday. But I never expected that they'd go voluntarily.

Supernatural: Hollywood Babylon

McG: "Brad, this is a horror movie."
Brad: "And who says horror has to be dark?"

This is the sort of tongue-in-cheek satire that is very difficult to do well. They did it very, very well. The in-jokes were so thick on the ground that you could trip over them.

Supernatural: Heart

Sam: "Maybe when the creature takes over, she blacks out."
Dean: "Like a really hot Incredible Hulk?"

Sam must be lucky at cards, because he's sure crapping out at love. (Is that a mixed metaphor?)

Supernatural: Roadkill

Sam: "Dean, I don't think she knows she's dead."

The accident at the beginning and the echoes of the classic phantom hitchhiker signaled at the outset that Molly was a ghost. It was easy to pick up a vibe from the boys, too; they were telegraphing with their body language that something was different about Molly, and they said outright that they knew something she didn't. The second time through the episode, I could tell that they were slowly trying to acquaint Molly with her true circumstances.

Supernatural: Tall Tales

Bobby: "Aliens?"
Sam: "Yeah."
Bobby: "Aliens?"
Dean: "Yeah."

So they followed last week's exceptional episode full of gut-wrenching drama with, of all things, Dean and Sam meet the National Inquirer. Slow-dancing aliens, alligators in the sewers... I think my favorite scene was Dean stuffing those huge candies into his mouth. I laughed so hard I almost passed out. As Dean said, that trickster had style. And keeping the trickster alive in the end? Smart move. Because they absolutely have to bring him back.

Supernatural: Born Under a Bad Sign

Dean: "You checked in two days ago under the name Richard Sambora. I think the scariest part about this whole thing is the fact that you're a Bon Jovi fan."

It was one thing to talk about the possibility of Sam turning to the dark side. It was another to actually see it happening.

Supernatural: Houses of the Holy

Dean: "Well, I think I learned a valuable lesson. Always take down your Christmas decorations after New Year's, or you might get filleted by a hooker from God."

So essentially, the late Father Gregory had post-death delusions of grandeur and became a remote control vigilante. That was new and different. I particularly liked the denouement, when Dean saw the bad guy get a flying pole through the heart, sort of like Final Destination. I also liked that, instead of burning bones or performing an exorcism, Gregory was set free by Father Reynolds performing last rites. Rather lovely.

Supernatural: Nightshifter

Dean: "I hate those frigging things."
Sam: "You think I don't?"
Dean: "Yeah, well, one didn't turn into you and frame you for murder."

I expected them to resolve the Dean-wanted-for-murder plot by having the shapeshifter die looking like Dean again. But no. I like how they're unpredictable.

Supernatural: Playthings

Dean: "Of course the most troubling question is, why do these people assume we're gay?"
Sam: "Well, you are kind of butch. But I think you're overcompensating."

Sam was a lot of fun in this one. He's usually the serious, dedicated brother, the straight man, pun intended, for Dean's wisecracks. Faced with an extremely scary possible future, he got heroic, drunk, freaked and then heroic again. And for once, he got the best line.

Supernatural: Hunted

Sam: "Did he know the demon's plans for me? Am I supposed to go dark side or something?"

More about Sam as future evil demon warrior guy. Which seems to be what Ava has become. Which was too bad, because Ava was the most enjoyable female character they've introduced yet. She was funny and genuine and sweet, going way out of her way to save the life of a total stranger. Maybe she didn't go bad. Maybe someone or something else killed her fiance. Nah.

Supernatural: Croatoan

Sam: "You can keep going."
Dean: "Who says I want to?"

We had scariness within and scariness without. I mean, really. What's scarier? A bunch of crazed, sulfur-infested townies, or a depressed Dean with a gun?

Supernatural: Crossroad Blues

Dean: "I usually like to be warned before I'm violated with demon tongue."

Faust, huh? They know how to do the classics on this show. And they even connected it to what John did for Dean. Who wouldn't want to be an incredible success, the absolute best at the thing you really wanted to do, even if it were just for ten years? It would almost be worth it. Incredibly seductive.

Supernatural: The Usual Suspects

Dean: "Our working theory is that we're looking for some kind of vengeful spirit."
Diana: "Excuse me?"
Dean: "You know. Caspar the bloodthirsty ghost?"

Is it me, or is Linda Blair still really creepy?

Supernatural: No Exit

Jo: "You love the job."
Dean: "Yeah, but I'm a little twisted."

I think if I saw black goo pouring out of my light switch, I'd, um, leave.

Supernatural: Simon Said

Sam: "So I'm a freak now?"
Dean: "You've always been a freak."

So Sam is one of a select generation of demon-created psychic murderers. This can't be good.

Supernatural: Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

Dean: "We can't just waste it with a head shot?"
Sam: "Dude, you've been watching way too many Romero movies."

And it's a zombie metaphor.

Supernatural: Bloodlust

Sam: "I thought you said he was a good hunter."
Ellen: "And Hannibal Lector's a good psychiatrist."

One of these vamp nests is not like the others. Not everything supernatural is evil. Got it.

Supernatural: Everybody Loves a Clown

Dean: "You still bust out crying when you see Ronald McDonald on the television."
Sam: "At least I'm not afraid of flying."
Dean: "Planes crash."
Sam: "And apparently, clowns kill."

I'd say it's a good rule of thumb not to let creepy teleporting clowns into your house.

Supernatural: In My Time of Dying

Dean: "Dude, I full-on Swayzed that mother."

Just excellent. In fact, this was my favorite episode so far.

Supernatural: Devil's Trap

Dean: "I know my dad better than anyone. And you ain't him."

Wow. Terrific season finale, with an absolutely huge cliffhanger.

Supernatural: Salvation

John: "This ends now. I'm ending it. I don't care what it takes."

Things have gone completely to hell, so to speak. John was captured, and the Ceiling Fire Demon got away. But at least the Winchesters symbolically set things right by saving another family from suffering the same way they did all those years ago.

Supernatural: Dead Man's Blood

Dean: "Vampires. Gets funnier every time I hear it."

And we're back to the patented Winchester family dynamic. John insisted on calling the shots, Sam rebelled, and Dean refereed.

Supernatural: Provenance

Guy: "There's a reason charity auctions have an open bar."

What were they saying here? That Sam has depth, and Dean doesn't?

Supernatural: Something Wicked

Dean: "Don't worry. I'm sure there's something in Fitchburg worth killing."

I didn't like this one. Maybe it was too overly dramatic and simplistic. Maybe it was just too much like a truly awful Buffy episode called "Killed by Death". If you're going to rip off Buffy, people, why not rip off a good one?

Supernatural: Hell House

Dean: "Most of those websites wouldn't know a ghost if it bit them in the persqueeter."

Persqueeter?

Supernatural: Shadow

Dean: "Next time you want to get laid, find a girl that's not so buckets of crazy, huh?"

We finally got an episode with John Winchester. And he's gone again already. Pretty much nothing was resolved, except that the three of them can take a licking and keep on ticking. And that being with his sons is dangerous for John.

Supernatural: The Benders

Dean: "Demons, I get. People are crazy."

This is what you get when you cross Deliverance with that weird incestuous family in that classic X-Files episode.

Supernatural: Nightmare

Sam: "We're not gonna kill Max."
Dean: "Then what? Hand him over to the cops and say, 'Lock him up, officer, he kills with the power of his mind'?"

Sam's premonition dreams, front and center. And he's got telekinesis, even.

Supernatural: Route 666

Sam: "You mean you dated someone. For more than one night."
Dean: "Am I speaking a language you're not getting here?"

A ghost truck going after guys who ran a car dealership. Sounds like supernatural road rage.

Supernatural: Faith

Dean: "You're not going to let me die in peace, are you?"
Sam: "I'm not going to let you die, period."

This was the episode that hooked me.

Supernatural: Scarecrow

Holly: "Everyone in this town is so nice."
Vince: "Yeah. What's the catch?"

This was the first episode of Supernatural that totally creeped me out.