Heartache (17 Oct. 2012)

While trying to track down Kevin, Sam and Dean get sidetracked by a series of murders where the victims have gotten their hearts ripped out.

Director:

Jensen Ackles

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Brad Buckner,

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Kyra Zagorsky

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Kyra Zagorsky	...	Randa Moreno
Liane Balaban	...	Amelia Richardson
Patty McCormack	...	Eleanor Holmes
Alan Ackles	...	Detective Pike
Brent Chapman	...	Paul Hayes
Aaron Pearl	...	Officer Levitt
Paul Boyle	...	Arthur Swenson
Daniel Boileau	...	Chick
Anjali Jay	...	Dr. Kashi
Sean MacLean	...	(as Sean Maclean)
Darryl Quon	...	Jimmy Tong
Jesse Franchuk

Storyline

While trying to track down Kevin, Sam and Dean get sidetracked by a series of murders where the victims have gotten their hearts ripped out.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

References Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

User Reviews

Ikaku, The God of Sports

The monster of the week theme has not been done in a while, so it was a welcome break from the totally lame Purgatory story arc.

The actual story was a bit choppy. This week's cute villain really did not have any plan. She had a couple of acolytes, and there could have been some back-story as to how they found each other, and what they planned on doing. Perhaps a flashback to the old days when the Aztecs first connected to the God Ikkaku? Instead, they just pop in the villains when a monster is needed, and then the villains conveniently appear together for the final curtain call.

Why does so much time of every episode have to be spent on the endless relationship nonsense between Sam and Dean? Perhaps at the end, Sam can leave, and the finale will be a Lifetime Event featuring Dean as the obsessed stalker, and Sam can off him. That would be a plus. Having to listen to their weird arguments every episode is a major turn-off. I usually watch this show in the taped "On-Demand" mode, so that I can fast forward through their "brotherly" conversations.

Hopefully, the writers will get back on track, find some good supporting characters (Dean's constant whining is annoying), and bring up the rest of the undead, zombies, vampires, parasites, aliens, possessed dogs, hybrid aliens, Scully and Muldur, if necessary. I would like to see anything that is scary, fun, exciting, and does not involve the annual, season-ending trip to Hell, Purgatory, Death, etc.

It would also help if Dean got some kind of illness and could not speak anymore. Dean as a Quasimodo oafish servant to Sam would be another plus. Perhaps they could find another half-brother who has a fun personality, and he could take over the speaking lines; while Dean just sits in the corner, drinking beer. "Dean want big burger. Dean want more beer" would be his weekly lines.