"Supernatural" Born Under a Bad Sign (2007)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

J. Miller Tobin

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator)
Cathryn Humphris (written by)

TV Series:

"Supernatural" (2005)

Original Air Date:

8 February 2007 (Season 2, Episode 14)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After Sam goes missing for over a week, Dean finally receives a phone call from his brother. Dean finds Sam in a hotel room...

Plot Keywords:

Hunter | Covered In Blood | Possessed | Gagged And Bound | Murder

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Jim Beaver	...	Bobby Singer
Alona Tal	...	Jo Harvelle
Philip Granger	...	Manager
Richard Kahan	...	Clerk
Vince Murdocco

Runtime:

Netherlands:50 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16

Company:

Kripke Enterprises

Trivia:

When Dean is on the website to locate Sam via GPS, he is logged in as "Dean J. MaHogOff.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sam and Dean are both on the floor of Bobby's house and Sam asks: "Did I miss anything?" Dean hits him. Before he hits, his face is all bloody, after he hits Sam and falls back down to the floor his face doesn't have any blood on it.

Quotes:

Sam Winchester: You really think that's what this is about? The Master plan? I don't give a rat's ass about the Master plan.

Soundtrack:

Ashes to Ashes

Could Have Been Better

I was surprised and elated to see the return of Jo Harvelle in this intriguing episode. Sam gone bad was an interesting thing to watch as well. The episode definitely took a few turns that I didn't anticipate and therefore kept my interest.

That being said, the last we see of Jo in this episode may be the last we see of her character and that is a mistake. She and Dean had some great chemistry (go Alona Tal!) despite what other people said and it was so refreshing to see a female hunter character on the show.

I really like Dean and Sam. The acting is good (especially by Jensen Ackles who plays Dean) and the brothers relationship is an interesting one. However, the show would increase in depth and dimension by adding an exciting female hunter to the duo who could mix things up--both by challenging gender stereotypes and with possible romantic entanglements that could play out over more than a single episode. I mean these guys are heterosexual after all!

The writers may have been going in this direction earlier in the season with the introduction of mother and daughter, Ellen and Jo Harvelle in episode #2, but they seemed to have backed out after episode #6, No Exit, and my interest in the show has been deteriorating slowly since then.

I agree the mythological arch of Season 2 has been a little silly. There's very little suspense in the idea that Sam may be a devil child because then Dean would either have to waste him or Sam would become the very thing Dean hunts and neither possibility is likely or desirable. Sam must be saved and that's that. I really hope the show comes back to it's senses and returns to the fabulous idea of adding some new, important, female hunter/s into the mix.