Tag Archives: SPN Season 1

Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 15: “The Benders”

Posted on April 13, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Peter Ellis Written by John Shiban When we first met Dean Winchester in the pilot, he was cocky, brash, and bossy. Other shadings came in pretty quick, once Ackles settled into the role, once they moved to Vancouver, … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 14: “Nightmare”

Posted on April 5, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Phil Sgriccia Written by Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker Dean got laid last week. Good times were had by all, involving unembarrassed cuddling in bed all while revealing a sculpted chest like hard-pewter-breast-plates. Warm fuzzies were experienced as … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 13: “Route 666”

Posted on March 29, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Paul Shapiro Written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner I won’t argue that “Route 666” is a great Supernatural episode, because it has a lot of problems, but the reason it fascinates is because it is character-based. We … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 12: “Faith”

Posted on March 23, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Allan Kroeker Written by Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker established themselves early on in Supernatural as a powerhouse writing team, with their script for Episode 3, the beautiful and elegiac “Dead in the … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 11: “Scarecrow”

Posted on March 17, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Kim Manners Story by Patrick Sean Smith Teleplay by John Shiban “Scarecrow”, Episode 11, is a stand-alone great piece of television. It’s essential to the overall mythology of the Arc of the series, but there’s so much more … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 10: “Asylum”

Posted on March 9, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Guy Bee Written by Richard Hatem Dark and almost unremittingly gloomy, “Asylum” spends the majority of its time within the walls of a dilapidated mental asylum. “Asylum” introduces the device of mental illness for really the first time … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 9: “Home”

Posted on March 1, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Ken Girotti Written by series creator Eric Kripke In this episode, Sam says to Missouri, the psychic: “It just feels like something’s starting.” It feels that way to me too. The seeds have been planted for where the … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 8: “Bugs”

Posted on February 21, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Kim Manners Written by Rachel Nave & Bill Coakley Firstly, neither of those two writers wrote for the show again (or anywhere else that I can discover). This is not a surprise. The problem with “Bugs” (outside my … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 7: “Hook Man”

Posted on February 14, 2014 by sheila

Directed by David Jackson Written by John Shiban For a couple of episodes now, the “trail for Dad” has gone cold. We’ve seen the brothers start to get to know each other as men. “Skin”, episode 6, the one before … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 6: “Skin”

Posted on February 6, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Robert Duncan McNeil written by John Shiban Dark doubles are a recurring theme in Supernatural. What is more frightening, more eerie, than to think of there being another one of you out there, someone who looks like you, … Continue reading →

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