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Tag Archives: John Shiban
Supernatural re-watch, Season 1
I watched Season 1 in reverse order, last to pilot. I am sorry to have come to the end. I don’t know that I’ll watch Seasons 12-15 again but the rest I will revisit again and again. If you’re following … Continue reading
Supernatural re-watch, Season 2
If you’re following along: Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12-15 Plus: my season recaps from back in the day: Season 1 Season … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 2, Episode 19: “Folsom Prison Blues”
Directed by Mike Rohl Written by John Shiban You guys. This post is aggressively insane. But I will paraphrase James Joyce who said, in re: “Finnegans Wake”: “It took me 17 years to write it. It should take you 17 … Continue reading
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Supernatural: Season 2, Episode 15: “Tall Tales”
Directed by Bradford May Written by John Shiban When something works, it just works. And when it works once, hopefully it works repeatedly. I’ve read Jane Eyre probably 20 times. It always works. I’ve seen What’s Up, Doc? probably 200 … Continue reading
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Supernatural: Season 2, Episode 9: “Croatoan”
Directed by Robert Singer Written by John Shiban Robert Singer is one of my favorite directors of the series. He prioritizes the personal. He casts really well, and he works with actors (the leads and the bit parts) in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, Robert Singer, SPN Season 2, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 2, Episode 2: “Everybody Loves a Clown”
Directed by Phil Sgriccia Written by John Shiban Believe me, every man has his secret sorrows, which the world knows not; and oftimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad. — Hyperion, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow You do … Continue reading
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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, Phil Sgriccia, SPN Season 2, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 20: “Dead Man’s Blood”
Directed by Tony Wharmby Written by Cathryn Humphris & John Shiban Nietzsche wrote,”When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.” I thought of that while writing the re-cap. “Dead Man’s Blood” is an abyss. The longer … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathryn Humphris, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 15: “The Benders”
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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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 11: “Scarecrow”
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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Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, Kim Manners, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 7: “Hook Man”
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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