Live Free or Twihard (22 Oct. 2010)

When six teenage girls disappear in seven days in a small town, Dean and Sam investigate the case. They go to the house of the last girl that went missing, Kristen, and they find that the ... See full summary »

Director:

Rod Hardy

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Brett Matthews

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Cindy Sampson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Cindy Sampson	...	Lisa Braeden
Mitch Pileggi	...	Samuel Campbell
Nicholas Elia	...	Ben Braeden
Joseph D. Reitman	...	Boris
Elise Gatien	...	Kristen
Charlie Carrick	...	Robert
Gregory Fawcett	...	Kristen's Father (as Greg Fawcett)
Chad Cole	...	Driver
Aren Buchholz	...	Vampire Boy
Jessa Danielson	...	Vampire Boy's Victim

Storyline

When six teenage girls disappear in seven days in a small town, Dean and Sam investigate the case. They go to the house of the last girl that went missing, Kristen, and they find that the girl is a vampire fan. Sam hacks her notebook and finds that Kristen had a date with a weird guy in the Black Rose bar. The Winchester brothers go to the place and they discover that there are many vampires there. While fighting with a strong vampire, he forces Dean to drink his blood and Dean is turned into a vampire. Samuel tells that the only chance that Dean may have to become human again is killing the vampire and using his blood to revert the transformation.

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Plot Keywords:

paper cut | vomiting | pretending to be a vampire | decapitation

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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:

22 October 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wonderland Sound and Vision, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sam Winchester: Where are you going?
Dean Winchester: Bathroom! Newsflash wizard, vampires pee too.

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Connections

References Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Bells Lugosi's Dead"
Performed by Bauhaus

User Reviews

Surprisingly atmospheric and completely intriguing

Looking at the title of the 5th episode of the 6th season, you have low expectations. However, I am very glad to say that the episode's title does not do any justice to the episode.

I expected Live Free or Twihard to be a spoof of the vampire saga going on at this time in 2010 (which would have been good), and while the first 10 minutes did hint jokes at it, it was otherwise a very serious episode (which was even better given the context of the show at this time). The episode was cleverly written, carefully directed, and had some really great cinematography. This was one of the most atmospheric episodes of the show I can remember, and while there have been a lot of great vampire episodes in the past, this was the best. It gave us a different world of the vampires, a more Gothic tone to it as opposed to completely dangerous. The episode was directed like a horror film. Along with that, the mystery surrounding Sam is still in the air, although a scene that shows us the character Sam has become does make us wonder what went wrong. And the bad thing is that Dean knows it, and it is painfully hurting him.

Overall, this was a very strong episode, with a unique tone to it that makes this season feel like it will be the darkest. The amazing thing is it is the best episode of the season yet, which I thought would be impossible after the episode before it Weekend at Bobby's.