Nate’s Episode Review – Supernatural 13.18 “Bring ’em Back Alive”
What a great season finale! Thankfully, Walker’s been renewed so we don’t have to hang from the edge of the cliff too long. As usual, I’ll leave the recap to others and talk about what I liked (most of it) and what gave me pause (a few things). Share on FacebookTweetFollow usSave
In this second episode of the season titled “Mamma Mia,” the story begins with a surprising sex scene between Sam and his torturer, the British Toni. Share on FacebookTweetFollow usSave
Metafiction. This seems to be Supernatural’s wheelhouse, especially in its own mythology episodes, and “The Great Escapist” is no different. The show often refers to its own skeleton, its existence as story, and that we are indeed watching a show—all the while keeping us engaged and moved by the story transpiring in front of us….
There were so many secrets, lies, and people making choices for others ‘for their own good’ that it almost felt like an episode of Supernatural. No one is having the hard conversations necessary to heal. Withholding information to retain a feeling of control seemed to be a theme, which of course just created more problems….
THEN: Mrs. Butters identifies the huge telescope in the bunker as an interdimensional geoscope and says it isn’t good when Dean says he can’t see anything through it. Dean angrily says he’s nothing but a hamster in a wheel and it’s all Chuck’s fault. Jack says that he’s supposed to kill God; Sam tells him…
Supernatural is back! Hmm… new season, premiere and all that… I should do something fun. What to do what to do… Oh thank you family for providing a game to follow along! So let’s do this by running all 5 cards at once and see how the game plays. Share on FacebookTweetFollow usSave
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