"Supernatural" Simon Said (2006)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Tim Iacofano

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator)
Ben Edlund (written by)

TV Series:

"Supernatural" (2005)

Original Air Date:

26 October 2006 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Visions show Sam, still hunting for the master demon with Dean, the way to another small town where paranormal events occur...

Plot Keywords:

Paranormal | Gas Station | Jump From Height | Gun Store | Telekinesis

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Samantha Ferris	...	Ellen Harvelle
Alona Tal	...	Jo Harvelle
Chad Lindberg	...	Ash
Gabriel Tigerman	...	Andrew Gallagher
Elias Toufexis	...	Richard Webber / Ansem Weems
Chiara Zanni	...	Tracy
Blu Mankuma
Eric Keenleyside	...	Store Clerk
Rachel Wainwright
Ivan Vance
Richard Lett
Ian Rozylo
John Dadey

Runtime:

Ireland:48 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Ladner, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Kripke Enterprises

Trivia:

When Sam calls Dean to tell him Andy's got the Impala, Dean responds with, "He full-on Obi-Wanned me!" This is in reference to Star Wars (1977) and Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi knight who can use the Force to make people do as he wishes. In fact, later in the episode when Sam, Dean, and Andy are accessing records, Andy tells the guard, "These are not the droids you are looking for," another Obi-Wan reference.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sam claims that "Every premonition I've had, if they're not about the demon, they're about the other kids the demon visited". However in "Home" (ep. 1.09), he also had a premonition about his old house, which was haunted by an unrelated poltergeist.

Quotes:

Dean Winchester: Besides, if I ran off with you, I think your mother might kill me.
Jo Harvelle: You're afraid of my mother?
Dean Winchester: I think so.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Can't Fight This Feeling

The Evil Twin

Sam has a premonition of a man shooting another and committing suicide later, and they seek Ash in the Harvelle's Roadhouse. With the identification of the Blue Ridge bus of Sam's vision, Ash finds that the location is Guthrie, Oklahoma, and they believe that the paranormal Andrew Gallagher is the responsible for the murders. The Winchester brothers drive to the place and lure the locals Tracy and Webber to find Andy. They discover that the outcast Andy has the ability to control minds, but Sam is not affected by his power. When Holly Beckett soaks her clothes with gasoline in a gas station and burns herself to ashes, they realize that Andy is not the responsible for the deaths. Their further investigation discloses that Andy has a twin brother that was separated for adoption after the delivery by Holly.

"Simon Said" is one of the best episodes of the Second Season, at least so far, with Sam questioning what the demon might have planned for him and other youngsters like him. The story is engaging, with a nice character and his evil twin that has been contacted by "the man with the yellow eyes". My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Ele Disse" ("He Said")