The Kids Are Alright 

A strange death reported in the newspaper prompts Dean and Sam to find Lisa Braeden, a woman Dean had a weekend fling with about 8.75 years ago, only to find she has a son turning 8. While ... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Sgriccia (as Phil Sgriccia)

Writers:

Eric Kripke (created by), Sera Gamble

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Katie Cassidy

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Katie Cassidy	...	Ruby
Kathleen Munroe	...	Katie's Mom
Cindy Sampson	...	Lisa Braeden
Margot Berner	...	Katie Keel
Nicholas Elia	...	Ben Braeden
Todd Thomson	...	Richard Keel
Susie Wickstead	...	Annette Doolittle
Desiree Zurowski	...	Realtor
Stacy Fair	...	Party Mom
Alberto Ghisi	...	Ryan Humphrey
Megan Bowes	...	Dakota's Mom
Mitch Duffield	...	Bully (as Mitchell Duffield)
Daniel Brodsky	...	Changling #1

Storyline

A strange death reported in the newspaper prompts Dean and Sam to find Lisa Braeden, a woman Dean had a weekend fling with about 8.75 years ago, only to find she has a son turning 8. While investigating the death in the paper along with several other mysterious recent deaths, Sam and Dean find they are chasing a Changeling, who is replacing children with it's offspring. The mysterious blond woman is back, giving Sam a cryptic message that he should look into his mother's friends.

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Plot Keywords:

changeling | party | birthday party | abuse | father figure | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Annette is reading "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova, a novel that riffs on the story of Dracula.

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Goofs

At the start of the episode, when Dean leaves Sam to first visit Lisa, there is a flyover shot of the neighborhood. Clearly visible are Canada Post mailboxes, which wouldn't be present in Indiana.

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Quotes

Lisa Braeden: what? i had a type. leather jacket, couple of scars, no mailing address - i was there.

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Connections

References The Kids Are Alright (1979)

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Soundtracks

End Credits Theme
Composed by Jay Gruska

User Reviews

Trite

I know I'm pretty much alone with my opinion on this, but I find the Dean-Kid-Scenario extremely trite.

It's not the idea in itself I have a problem with, but the way it's been transformed. It's just too much, the similarities between Dean and the kid seem so forced, that it makes me feel as if the creators don't have that high an opinion of the audience so that they try to make their point so obvious that even the dumbest viewer gets the idea. The 'bond' between them was so exaggerated that I didn't feel anything between them at all.

I would have appreciated if they had handled that matter in a much more subtle way. I liked how Dean connected with the boy in 'Dead in the Water'. That touched my heart.

The two points I give this episode are for the changelings. They did scare me a little bit..