"Supernatural" The Benders (2006)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Peter Ellis

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator)
John Shiban (written by)

TV Series:

"Supernatural" (2005)

Original Air Date:

14 February 2006 (Season 1, Episode 15)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After hearing in 'smallville' Hibbing, while masquerading as Minnesota state police, a boy's story about...

Plot Keywords:

Hillbilly | Cannibal | Cannibal Cult | Brother Brother Relationship | Supernatural

Cast

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

Runtime:

Netherlands:55 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | Canada

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Deer Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Kripke Enterprises

Trivia:

This episode is the first which doesn't feature a teaser at the beginning of the episode. Instead, it shows the "22 years ago" recap and then goes straight into the titles. All other episodes have a short teaser of the current story before the titles.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Officer Kathleen is accessing Sam and Dean's records on the County's Police Records database, the heights of both brothers are listed as 6'4". This is incorrect as Dean is several inches shorter than Sam.

Quotes:

Dean Winchester: [to Pa Bender] Yeah, well, don't sell yourself short, you're plenty sloppy.

Soundtrack:

Sweet and Low Down

Good old boys

Good episode for the simple fact there are no monsters in this one. Well,actually there are but they are human ones, which makes this one of the most scary in the series.

Vampires, zombies, demons and other assorted types of their ilk may make for interesting viewing, but we know in our heart of hearts that they are not lurking around the corner for us. Whereas with human killers, that is not the case. The brothers enter a missing people scenario thinking it the work of the type of creatures they hunt. Only to find it is all too human and with the aid of a almost friendly female sheriff, they discover the depths of evil that people can sink to.

A good 'Deliverance' type plot on dry land and a satisfying conclusion make this an excellent addition to the ongoing series.