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Sam, Interrupted

  • Episode aired Jan 21, 2010
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
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8.5/10
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Lara Gilchrist in Supernatural (2005)
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Dean and Sam check themselves into a mental hospital so they can investigate a monster that is attacking patients.Dean and Sam check themselves into a mental hospital so they can investigate a monster that is attacking patients.Dean and Sam check themselves into a mental hospital so they can investigate a monster that is attacking patients.
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    • James L. Conway
  • Writers
    • Eric Kripke
    • Andrew Dabb(story editor)
    • Daniel Loflin(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Jared Padalecki
    • Jensen Ackles
    • Jon Gries
    • James L. Conway
  • Writers
    • Eric Kripke
    • Andrew Dabb(story editor)
    • Daniel Loflin(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Jared Padalecki
    • Jensen Ackles
    • Jon Gries
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    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Jon Gries in Supernatural (2005)
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    Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Jon Gries and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
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    Jared Padalecki
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    • Sam Winchester
    Jensen Ackles
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    • Dean Winchester
    Jon Gries
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    • Martin Creaser
    Lara Gilchrist
    Lara Gilchrist
    • Nurse Foreman
    Malcolm Stewart
    Malcolm Stewart
    • Dr. Aaron Fuller
    Michelle Harrison
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    • Dr. Erica Cartwright
    Gwenda Lorenzetti
    • Susan Bishop
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    • Ted
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    • Wendy
    Tanja Dixon-Warren
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    • Night Nurse #1
    Bronwen Smith
    Bronwen Smith
    • Night Nurse #2
    Veronika Hadrava
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    • Susan
    Kevin O'Grady
    Kevin O'Grady
    • Orderly
    Claire Lindsay
    • Patient
      • James L. Conway
    • Writers
      • Eric Kripke
      • Andrew Dabb(story editor)
      • Daniel Loflin(story editor)
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    • Trivia
      In the first draft of the script, the infamous "Pudding!" line and pants dropping act was done by Sam. However, when they went to shoot Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, Sam and Dean respectively, changed it to Dean on the spot without telling anyone because they felt it fit his character better.
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      Dean Winchester: Pudding!

    • Connections
      References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
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      End Credits Theme
      Composed by Jay Gruska

    User reviews8

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    6/10
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    So this episode of Supernatural involves the boys helping out an old friend in an insane asylum (taking a break from the hunting down Lucifer/finding God story line), where, after starting their hunt, they start questioning their own sanity and are forced to confront other deep seated issues.

    I was disappointed with this episode. After the long break, I was hoping for a good way to jump back into the season. I found the story line to be ill conceived, and not well thought out. It was all over the place. The script was barely believable at best. There were a few weak attempts at humour, and even fewer and much weaker attempts at soul searching moments, in an episode which had great potential for the latter. Come on, an asylum chock full of psychiatrists? Even though I have a tendency to squirm during the "mushy" stuff, I was hoping for some proper insight into the fascinating characters of the Winchesters.

    A last frustration: they never develop the story line of the mysterious "friend of Dad's who needs help and we owe him". Really? It's an "I wonder: what exactly *did* happen in Albuquerque?" kind of moment? I found that quite contrived.

    However, this is just a bump in the fantastic road I'm sure Supernatural will lead us down soon enough.
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      • January 21, 2010 (United States)
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      • Wonderland Sound and Vision
      • Warner Bros. Television
      • Supernatural Films
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