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I don't write reviews often, but this Supernatural episode, 'After School Special' was the episode I was missing the whole time without even knowing. So I have to say a few words about it.The insights the many flashbacks allow us add a lot to the characters and the show as a whole. Finally we see exactly what life the brothers had to lead, what it did to them as teenagers, how it affected their everyday life and social contacts. These insights bring the show to a new level. To see these things, to get to the more human aspect - this was long overdue. And it was done so well! This is Supernatural at its best, this is Supernatural how it can be if done by the right people with the right motivation.I also want to compliment the two actors who played the young Winchesters, Colin Ford (Sam) and Brock Kelly (Dean). If they hadn't succeeded in doing quite an impressive job this whole episode would have backfired. But they did.My highlight of this episode is the controversial scene, in which Dean yells at the other students that he's a hero. I never expected this almost piteous behavior, and though I know that there's a lot of people who find it out of character, I want to thank the writers for showing us an 'uncool' layer of Deans personality. It makes the character so much more real to me, and going into this direction takes a lot of guts.So, a big THANK YOU to Eric Kripke and the writers Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin. I hope those two get a lot of opportunities to show us more of their skills.
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