The Benders (14 Feb. 2006)

After hearing in 'smallville' Hibbing, while masquerading as Minnesota state police, a boy's story about a monster probably was inspired by a Godzilla movie, Sam points out the county was ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Ellis

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), John Shiban

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Dennis Johnston

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
John Dennis Johnston	...	Pa Bender
Jessica Steen	...	Officer Kathleen
Johnny Cuthbert	...	Alvin Jenkins (as Jon Cuthbert)
Ken Kirzinger	...	Jared Bender
Shawn Reis	...	Lee Bender
Ryan Drescher	...	Evan McKay
Alexia Fast	...	Missy Bender
Sandra Steier
Sadie Lawrence	...	Mrs. McKay

Storyline

After hearing in 'smallville' Hibbing, while masquerading as Minnesota state police, a boy's story about a monster probably was inspired by a Godzilla movie, Sam points out the county was marked by dad as suspicious and has the state's highest ratio of disappearances, but Dean just wants to relax, at least till the morning, until Sam disappears on the parking lot. Dean teams up with local police woman Kathleen, who even after finding out they impersonated cops decides not to arrest him before Sam is found, because her own brother also disappeared years earlier. Their search reaches the large, lonely house where a sinister human family keeps Sam and others in cages, and their intentions at least are monstrous...

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Plot Keywords:

hillbilly | cannibal | cannibal cult | brother brother relationship

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Deer Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 55 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alexia Fast, the actress who played Missy returns in season 7 as a different girl named Emma, in "The Slice Girls".

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Goofs

The city the story is set in, Hibbing, MN, is not in "Hibbing County," as is painted on the city police vehicle. (There is no such county in Minnesota.) Hibbing is actually in St. Louis County, MN.

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Quotes

Dean Winchester: It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you.
Missy Bender: I know.
[throws knife at Dean]

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Connections

References Godzilla (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Rocky Mountain Way"
Performed by Joe Walsh

User Reviews

People Are Crazy – The Scariest Episode of Supernatural

Dean and Sam go to Hibbing, Minnesota, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a local. Once there, they realize that there are many missing persons in the place. When Sam vanishes in a parking area, Dean asks for help to Officer Kathleen (Jessica Steen), whose brother also disappear a couple of years ago. Dean and the sheriff disclose that Sam was abducted by a family of deranged hillbillies that hunt human beings.

"The Bender" is the scariest episode of this series up to this moment. In this tense story, the Winchester brothers do not face demons, ghost or fiends, but sick human beings worse than their usual enemies. I liked the open scene when Kathleen kills the father of the Benders; it is not explicit, and each viewer is allowed to have his or her own interpretation. In my point of view, justice worked through the hands of the female sheriff. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "A Família Bender" ("The Bender Family")