The French Mistake (25 Feb. 2011)

To protect Sam and Dean from a surprise attack from Raphael, Balthazar sends them both into an alternate universe where their lives are a TV show called "Supernatural".

Director:

Charles Beeson

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Ben Edlund

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Misha Collins	...	Castiel / Himself
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Robert Singer
Genevieve Padalecki	...	Herself
Sebastian Roché	...	Balthazar
Carlos Sanz	...	Virgil
Micah A. Hauptman	...	Eric Kripke (as Micah Hauptman)
Jason Bryden	...	Kevin Parks
Garwin Sanford	...	Jim Michaels
Lanette Ware	...	Raphael
Philip Maurice Hayes	...	Clif Kosterman
Art Kitching	...	Serge Ladouceur
Hilary Jardine	...	Sarah Graham
Lou Bollo	...	Lou Bollo

Storyline

Balthazar meets Dean and Sam and tells that Raphael and the other angels are hunting them down and he sends the brothers to an alternate Vancouver in a parallel universe. The Winchester brothers learn that in this Vancouver, they are actors of a TV show called "Supernatural" and Sam is married with Ruby, actually the actress Genevieve Nicole Cortese Padalecki. When they make a spell to return to their universe, they also discover that magic does not work in this universe.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 42 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a scene, the producers comment on how Jensen is living with Jared. In real life, Jensen did live as a roommate in Jared's house in Vancouver, before both their marriages.

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Quotes

Virgil: How do you do it? Live in this bloody shallow desert. Nothing greater than yourselves? Nothing but dirt when you die. No power, no magic.
Misha Collins: I'm not following you at all.
Virgil: There's no magic in the universe.
Misha Collins: I'm sorry! Please...
Virgil: Nothing but a bag of strings and pulleys.
Misha Collins: What?
Virgil: You should thank me for what I'm about to do.

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Connections

References Blazing Saddles (1974)

User Reviews

A Take on Wes Cravens New Nightmare

Ever see that movie called Wes Cravens New Nightmare. Yeah that one, where Freddy is trying to cross into the real world and the movie is "real life". Well Supernatural takes its own twist and delivers nothing but pure brilliance here. I will not go into details too much on what the plot consists of but I will touch base on the main points.

First off I would like to correct previous reviewers. I have watched the trivia track and listened to the commentary that the 6th season Blu-ray has to offer and I am just going to go over a few corrections. It did not take me the trivia track to tell you that none of the actual "Crew" appears in this. It is Brian Murphey who plays Robert Singer, and even Eric Kripke himself does not make an appearance. They all are hired actors to portray the real life producers and directors. Another correction is you do not actually see Jensen's trailer. The exterior is real but the interior is not his actual trailer. Another thing, You do not actually see Jareds real house. I mean come on, do you think they really are going to show the actors house, THATS JUST STUPID TO THINK SO.

This episode is very creative how the actors parody themselves as staying in character as Dean and Sam. The script is very well written for this episode as is the writing on many others. Like I said, I am not going to ruin anything for those who have not seen it. If you have not seen this episode and are a fan you need to. IT IS THAT SIMPLE