The Kids Are Alright (11 Oct. 2007)

A strange death reported in the newspaper prompts Dean and Sam to find Lisa Braeden, a woman Dean had a weekend fling with about 8.75 years ago, only to find she has a son turning 8. While ... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Sgriccia

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Sera Gamble

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Katie Cassidy

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Katie Cassidy	...	Ruby
Kathleen Munroe	...	Katie's Mom
Cindy Sampson	...	Lisa Braeden
Margot Berner	...	Katie
Nicholas Elia	...	Ben Braeden
Todd Thomson
Susie Wickstead	...	Annette Doolittle
Desiree Zurowski	...	Realtor
Stacy Fair
Alberto Ghisi	...	Bully
Megan Bowes	...	Neighbor Girl #2
Mitchell Duffield
Daniel Brodsky	...	Changling #1

Storyline

A strange death reported in the newspaper prompts Dean and Sam to find Lisa Braeden, a woman Dean had a weekend fling with about 8.75 years ago, only to find she has a son turning 8. While investigating the death in the paper along with several other mysterious recent deaths, Sam and Dean find they are chasing a Changeling, who is replacing children with it's offspring. The mysterious blond woman is back, giving Sam a cryptic message that he should look into his mother's friends.

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Plot Keywords:

changeling | party | birthday party | bully comeuppance | circular saw blade | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode is similar in name to an episode of Dark Angel in which Jensen Ackles also was a returning character. Also the name of Dean's "son" in this episode is the name of a character Jensen Ackles played in Dark Angel.

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Quotes

Sam Winchester: [hangs up the phone] I was just ordering pizza.
Dean Winchester: You do know you're in a restaurant?
Sam Winchester: I just felt like pizza.
Dean Winchester: Ok, Weirdy McWeirderson.

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Connections

References The Kids Are Alright (1979)

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Soundtracks

"40,000 Miles"
Performed by Goodnight City

User Reviews

The Changeling

When Dean reads the weird death of a man in Cicero, Indiana, on the news, he recalls his one night stand with the sexy Lisa Braeden eight years ago and heads with Sam to visit her. When he arrives at Morning Hill community where Lisa lives, she is giving a birthday party to her eight year-old son Ben and she invites Dean to join the party. Dean gets close to and feels a great connection with Ben, who behaves very similar to him. However, Dean and Sam discover that the community has recently had several mysterious deaths and that a Changeling is replacing the children by replicas to drain the spinal fluid of their mothers. Further, the mysterious blonde girl with a knife capable of killing demons that saved the life of Sam against the deadly sin demons visits Sam and raises an intriguing question about the fate of his mother's friends.

"The Kids Are Alright" is a spooky episode of "Supernatural". Despite the bad review that this episode would be another rip-off of Don Siegel's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", it does not diminish the frightening caused by the images of the children disclosed in the mirrors. The possibility that Dean might have a son is the funny part of this episode, and the approach of the mysterious and sexy demon to Sam is intriguing. Who is this demon and what is her greatest objective will certainly be the mystery of this promising Third Season. I enjoyed also the beauty of the sexy actresses in this engaging show. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Tudo Bem com as Crianças" ("Everything All Right with the Children")