Diary of a Supernatural Virgin – Holy story arc, Batman!

(Season one, Episodes 9-12)

Disc three is history and I’m still in love with Supernatural … even more so. I got my wish of some huge story arc moments, saw Jeffrey Dean Morgan again (albeit for a very short time), met a character I wish would be recurring and met a recurring character I wish would take a long walk off a short pier.

If you’ve been following my Diary of a Supernatural Virgin, you know that disc one was a good watch, but didn’t click for me, even though I was excited at the prospect of what was to come. Disc two won me head over heels when I saw “Bloody Mary.” Disc three leaves my mouth hanging open with the appreciation for the dynamics between the brothers, the intense moments, and again, what’s to come with the story arc.

Before I get into each episode, I’ve got a few general observations. Sam is like the busty blonde ditz from any typical horror flick — he’s always the one in trouble, whether a full-out brain suck in “Asylum” or just an ankle grab in “Faith.” I know he hasn’t lived the life like Dean, so perhaps he’s not as savvy, but really Sam, get with the program. You are smarter than this. Seriously, though, I think we will find out it is more a factor of his psychic powers attracting the spirits than of Sam being a blonde ditz in disguise, as Dean mentioned in the “Asylum” episode.

Supernatural hit a home run once again in weaving the main themes of the episodes to so naturally bring out what they want to reveal about Sam and Dean, their relationship and their secrets.

“Home”

Did my story arc wish come true in this episode? Barely, but I still embraced seeing Jeffrey Dean Morgan again, and damn, the beard is sexy. The parallels between the mom sacrificing herself to save Sam from the house poltergeist and what their dad is doing for them was poignant, and perhaps is a bit of foreshadowing for us too. I’m pretty smart to pick that up, but since I do know that JDM’s character dies and he plays a dead guy later on, don’t give me too much credit!

I wish that Loretta Divine’s psychic character would be a recurring one. She really knew how to handle Dean, which was a great treat, the sassy little thing. Dean responded to that form of mothering is such the sweetest way, too. And Sam’s reactions? Priceless facial expressions; so much fun.

“Asylum”

Creep factor: 100%. The set was incredible for this episode, and the subtle jabs at horror flicks were great. Really people, don’t go in there. Just go to the movies, the pep rally, anything.

There were some interesting dynamics between Sam and Dean, some that surprised me and shed a new light on their characters. I always thought of Sam as the one who followed the straight and narrow, going to school, living the “normal” life. Dean doesn’t see it that way, because he was the one who always followed Dad’s rules and orders unquestioningly.

Did we get a glimpse of Sam’s dark side in this episode? I suppose that time will tell.

“Scarecrow”

The theme here really followed up on “Home;” the theme of family, sacrificing for the greater good, just like Sam’s mom did for him. Sure, the reasoning was a little twisted for the creepy townsfolk, but it was still there to reflect off of Sam and Dean and their relationship. Sam sacrificed for the greater good and came back to Dean, and we are left with the thought that this is also what John is doing for his boys.

Now, I thought there was something suspicious about Meg from the moment Sam almost tripped on her when he was hitchhiking. She just came out of nowhere! A little warning alarm went off in the back of my head, but I dismissed it, thinking she was there to get Sam to appreciate his family. I didn’t like her at all, and was thrilled when Sam didn’t go with her — no one comes between the Winchester boys! My point was proven when she did her little bloody chalice trick there at the end … ewwww. Kind of wish we weren’t going to see her again, but also salivating at the prospect of the evil brought into the story arc.

“Faith”

So many people said this was one of their favorite episodes. I get that it was good, but I was expecting more of a story-arc kind of good, whereas this was more of a “Hush” or a “Helpless” kind of good (follow along with the Buffy references now).

However, Dean had no faith and he was pretty much right not to, which is void of the typical feel-good message most shows would try to send. Is this setting the stage for some seriously dark stuff, even putting that idea out there? Did Layla bring out a side of Dean he may need in later episodes?

So now I’m more than halfway through the first season and extremely satisfied with my viewing pleasure. Are you people all pulling my leg when you tell me it actually gets better from here?

Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Dec 30, 2008 @ 12:00 EST5EDT