"Supernatural" Dead in the Water (2005)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator)
Sera Gamble (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Supernatural" (2005)

Original Air Date:

27 September 2005 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

As the trail on their father goes cold, Sam and Dean find themselves in a small town in Wisconsin where...

Plot Keywords:

Brother Brother Relationship | Supernatural | Boy | Search | Missing Father

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Amy Acker	...	Andrea Barr
Daniel Hugh Kelly	...	Sheriff Jake Devins
Bruce Dawson	...	Bill Carlton
Bethoe Shirkoff
Nico McEown	...	Lucas Barr
D. Harlan Cutshall
Troy Clare
Amber Borycki	...	Sophie Carlton
Aaron Rota
Keira Kabatow	...	Waitress

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12 (cut TV version) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Buntzen Lake, Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Kripke Enterprises

Trivia:

Jared Padalecki's hand was partially broken while filming this part of the TV show.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Will Carlton is chopping potatoes for dinner, the sink plug is on the counter. When the sink begins to fill, the plug is in the drain.

Quotes:

Dean Winchester: I am Agent Ford, this is Agent Hamill.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Movin' On

Brothers against Evil: Spirit in the Lake

The third episode (already) brings "Supernatural" into the territory of mainstream nowadays horror topics, with a story revolving on the restless spirit of a young child trapped in a remote Wisconsin lake and aiming his vengeance towards the innocent descendants of his murderer(s). Sam & Dean Winchester, continuously on the road looking for their vanished father, read about the mysterious drowning of a teenage girl in lake Manitoc and decide to investigate. With the help of a local beauty and her traumatized son, they quickly discover that several people, all connected to each other by blood, drowned in the lake over the past 35 years, yet none of the bodies were ever found. It also seems like a couple of townspeople know more about the "thing" that dwells the lake, but they suspiciously keep their mouths shut. This story's content is rather reminiscent to a lot of recent Asian ghost movies (and their American remakes), like "The Ring", "Ju-On: The Grudge" and "Phone". The convoluted story slowly develops and the horrific effects are limited to POV-shots from underneath the water and/or the occasional glimpse at a blurry shape hiding in the lake. The atmosphere of "Dead in the Water" is also less intense than in the previous two episodes and the script sadly reverts to a couple of dreadful clichés, like the silent kid and 'self-sacrifice'-finale. Still, "Supernatural" remains one of today's superior TV-series, with main characters that get more likable with each episode and a spitfire of witty dialogs. The filming locations are excellent and the multiple ominous images of the still lake will surely remind hardcore horror fans of Jason Vorhees' hunting area in the legendary "Friday the 13th" films. I'm secretly hoping the show soon gets a little gorier, but probably not.