"Supernatural" Yellow Fever (2008)

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Director:

Philip Sgriccia

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator) and
Andrew Dabb (written by)

TV Series:

"Supernatural" (2005)

Original Air Date:

23 October 2008 (Season 4, Episode 6)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Sam and Dean discover a Colorado small town's darkest secret as a wave of people fall prey to a "ghost sickness" that induces fear...

Plot Keywords:

Singing In Car | Supernatural | Boy | Search | Missing Father

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Jim Beaver	...	Bobby Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darcy Cadman	...	Deputy Linus
Jack Conley	...	Sheriff Britton
Darren Daurie
Steph DuVall	...	Jack Garland
Wade Fenning
David Mattey	...	Luther Garland
Sierra McCormick	...	Lilith
Michael Roberds	...	Mark Hutchens
Brady Schlecker	...	Frank O'Brien
Jerry Wasserman	...	Coroner

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Elgin Ave, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Kripke Enterprises

Trivia:

At the end of this episode, an extra clip was added after the producer credits, titled "Supernatural presents: Jensen Ackles". The clip shows Jensen Ackles during what seems to be a take of one of the scenes in the episode, set to the song "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor. However, the cut spans out beyond the scope of the original scene to an approximately 1 min long out-of-character performance with Ackles lip-synching to the lyrics "performing" the song, complete with air guitar and the crew laughing in the background.

Quotes:

Dean Winchester: What are we doing?
Sam Winchester: We're hunting a ghost.
Dean Winchester: A ghost! Exactly! Who does that?
Sam Winchester: Us.
Dean Winchester: Us? Right. And that, Sam, that is exactly why our lives suck. I mean, come on, we hunt monsters. What the hell? I mean normal people, they see a monster and they run. But not us. No no no. We, we search out things that want to kill us, eh, huh, or EAT US...
[...]

Soundtrack:

Eye of the Tiger

A good solid comedy!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Supernatural never takes itself too seriously. I love this comic episode which provides a break from the usual scarum dark side shows. Dean is the victim for the brunt of the script writers comic plot devices. The episode is about Dean getting the scary virus and is very unDean for the rest of the show. The Eye of the tiger part? What is with that? I love the chain ending. Sam saves Dean's bacon again. My wife loved this episode, especially with the Dog and Dean part. I give this show a 8 out of 10. I though maybe the Trickster was back at it again. There is a second ending to this show so do shut the show off too soon!