Tag Archives: Supernatural

Supernatural: Hunted

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Warning: This episode and review mention deliberate animal cruelty. The character who did it is also murdered (not a warning for the latter, I just thought everyone should know). “Hunted” opens in a psychiatrist’s office during a session. The patient, … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Croatoan

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Warning: this review mentions violence, blood, and implied infanticide. Have you heard of the lost colony of Roanoke, Virginia? The colony was founded in 1585 on Roanoke Island, but in 1587 was re-established in Chesapeake Bay. When a ship from … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Crossroad Blues

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Demons are back and I’m here for it. Picture the scene: Greenwood, Mississippi, 1938. We’re inside Lloyd’s bar. The place is packed, with men in suits and hats, and women in dresses. And playing blues guitar is the legendary Robert … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: The Usual Suspects

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

“The Usual Suspects” starts out strong and just keeps going. If you usually skip the recaps at the beginning of an episode, resist the urge. This recap includes a montage of the boys in their various disguises and it’s worth … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: No Exit

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Have you ever been creeped out by a noise you heard in the walls? A strange creak or scuttling, maybe? It could be the building settling, or a critter that got in. Or it could be something worse. Much worse. … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Simon Said

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

[Trigger Warning: Coerced self-harm.] It’s impressive how many ways Supernatural finds to scare us week after week. Among other things, they’ve touched on monsters, drowning, claustrophobia, shadows/the dark, demons, car wrecks, and now, mind control. This one might be the … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

What’s dead should stay dead. That’s the theme of this episode (which was named after a 1972 movie [external link]), and it applies to a lot more than lost loved ones. Memories, relationships, emotions—if it’s over, just move on. According … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Bloodlust

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

I wasn’t expecting to see vampires again so soon after the last time, but I can’t say I was disappointed. In Red Lodge, Montana, a young woman is running from something in the woods (with all the typical looking back … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Everybody Loves a Clown

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Warning: this review contains clowns. Walk away, while you still can. “Everybody Loves a Clown” opens on a typical scene at a carnival or circus: rides, balloons, happy people, clowns. One little girl is having a great time, especially with … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: In My Time of Dying

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Welcome to Season 2! [This is a continuation episode; click for Part 1 and Part 2.] This episode opens where the last one left off: at the crash scene. The truck driver, possessed by a demon, gets out as “Bad … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Spotlight on Jensen Ackles

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Note: all links are external. Dean Winchester is the main reason I kept watching Supernatural after the first few episodes. He’s funny, charming, resourceful, heroic, and—if you care about that sort of thing—quite easy on the eyes. Jensen Ackles, who … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Devil’s Trap

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Meg: “You boys really screwed up this time.” Dean: “Where is he?” Meg: “You’re never going to see your father again.” [This episode is a continuation. Click here for Part One.] Once the phone call with Meg is over, Dean … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Salvation

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

A priest and a demon walk into a church: guess which one walks out again. In Blue Earth, Minnesota, a priest is surprised by a young woman walking in to his empty church. It’s Meg. He doesn’t realize she’s not … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Dead Man’s Blood

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

It’s the episode I’ve been waiting for: my friends, we have vampires. We begin in Manning, Colorado, where a man is sitting in a bar, looking through a book that looks very much like John’s journal, and taking notes. He’s … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Provenance

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

“So this is what you guys do for a living?” “Well, not exactly. We don’t get paid.” We open on an old portrait of a family: mother, father, and three children. We then switch to a woman looking at the … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Something Wicked

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Coincidentally, I watched the Buffy episode “Killed by Death” (1998) right after “Something Wicked” (2006), and I had to check the writers (and the directors and producers) on both episodes because I was sure there would be some overlap (surprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Hell House

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

This episode features a twist on the haunted house theme that might give you pause. Or you might think it’s completely ridiculous—it could go either way. We begin in Richardson, Texas “two months ago.” Four teens are heading into a … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Shadow

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Well, if it isn’t the return of the prodigal father. But I’ll get to that in a bit. “Shadow” takes us to Chicago, unusual for a show that’s usually set in small towns and rural areas. We see a young … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: The Benders

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

Dean: “Have you seen ‘em?”Sam: “Yeah. Dude—they’re just people.” So many horror shows and movies involve a “redneck” family or villain. The X-Files’ version couldn’t be aired because it was too much for TV. The Cabin in the Woods had … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Nightmare

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Aspasía S. Bissas

I think this is the point in the show where, if you haven’t already been watching, you won’t be able to jump in and comfortably know what’s going on. There are recaps at the beginning of episodes, but those really … Continue reading →

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