Bloody Mary (11 Oct. 2005)

All over the world, kids play the "Bloody Mary" game, daring each other to say her name three times in a mirror. But no one has even died from it. Until now. Sam and Dean must find a way to stop her before she claims another victim.

Director:

Peter Ellis

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Ron Milbauer (teleplay),

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Adrianne Palicki

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Adrianne Palicki	...	Jessica Moore
Marnette Patterson	...	Charlie
William S. Taylor	...	Detective (as William Taylor)
Chelan Simmons	...	Jill
Kristie Marsden	...	Donna Shoemaker
Michael Teigen	...	Teacher
Genevieve Buechner	...	Lily Shoemaker
James Ashcroft	...	Coroner
Duncan Minett	...	Mr. Steven Shoemaker
Jessica King
Victoria Tennant
Jovanna Huguet	...	Bloody Mary / Mary Worthington

Storyline

In Toledo, Ohio, three girlfriends decide to play with the American urban legend of "Bloody Mary", saying her name three times to a mirror. None of them dies, but the father of the host. Dean and Sam read the weird obituary in a newspaper and decide to investigate the corpse, and the coroner's assistant tells that the man died of internal bleed in the brain and also that both eyes blew. They contact the girls, and sooner they find that Bloody Mary is chasing people that had caused the death of some other person, and they try to find a way to stop her.

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Plot Keywords:

bloody mary | mirror | ohio | nightmare | funeral wake | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Heritage Woods Secondary School, Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kripke Enterprises, Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bloody Mary kills the character Jill whose victim was a little boy named Gary Bryman. In real life, Gary Bryman has produced four films that were written and/or directed by Supernatural creator Eric Kripke.

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Goofs

(at around 21 mins) The reflection of Charlie in the glass is wrong. The reflection is of her right side, it should be of her left, the side that actually faces the glass.

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Quotes

Sam Winchester: But the eyes. What would cause something like that?
Coronor: Capillaries can burst. Uh... I see a lot of bloodshot eyes with stroke victims.
Dean Winchester: Yeah, you ever see exploding eyeballs?
Coronor: That's a first for me. But hey, I'm not the doctor.

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Connections

References 1 Night in Paris (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Laugh, I Nearly Died"
Performed by The Rolling Stones

User Reviews

Brothers against Evil: Bloody Urban Mary!

The fifth and arguably coolest episode of "Supernatural" thus far handles about one of the most common urban legends; "Bloody Mary". On their continuing search for their vanished father, the evil-fighting brothers Sam and Dean read a peculiar obituary in the local newspapers of Toledo, Ohio and promptly decide to stick around and investigate. Bloody Mary normally always appears when you say her name in front of a mirror three times, and she kills the person who summoned her by making their eyes explode. But in this case the victim himself didn't repeat her cursed name, but his teenage daughter did when she was playing "Truth or Dare" with a couple of girlfriends. Reasons enough for Sam and Dean to research the true origin of the macabre urban legend and discover the supernatural significance of ordinary mirrors. A second victim learns them that Bloody Mary exclusively kills people who're hiding a dark secret and Sam develops a plan to lure the restless ghost into a trap. This simple one-hour TV-episode of "Supernatural" is much better than all three "Urban Legends"-slashers combined, as it's definitely scarier and more involving. The brothers' methods to reveal the true origin behind ancient and naturalized folklore legends and urban legends is a lot more insightful and compelling than watching a horribly masked maniac stalking a bunch of yelling beauty-queens with a meat cleaver. This episode also gives a handful of 'educational' trivia details about the supernatural qualities of mirrors (how they're able to capture the soul of a deceased person and why the mirrors of a haunted house should always remain covered, etc…) and it effectively enlarges the mystery surrounding the death of Sam's girlfriend in episode one. The acting performances of Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles get better with each episode and "Bloody Mary" also contains some impressive special effects and uncanny jump-moments. "Bloody Mary" is a splendid entry in an even more splendid show.