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….
Sam Winchester and the Evolution of a “Freak” In the world of Supernatural, the word freak connotes different, dangerous, evil, and nonhuman. Hunters throw around various permutations of the word to describe the creatures they hunt (freaks), the situations they find themselves in (freaky), or negative emotional states (freaked out). Of the Winchester brothers,…
In an effort to make up for how late this is, lots of caps! So Alice and Jenniffer’s headache is your gain, readers. “Clap Your Hands…” was directed by John F. Showalter, who also directed this season’s “Two and a Half Men” and last year’s “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid.” So in his three experiences…
Something fun happened while going through our recent conversion here at the WFB. I’ve had to do a lot of archive cleanup and what do you know, I found some season nine reviews that I actually did. One of those just happened to be “Dog Dean Afternoon.” So, was it a good review? Not really. …
Welcome back, Supernatural and hello to the newly refreshed, reinvigorated and totally rejuvenated season nine! Where last year was a journey of discovering just what sacrifice was too great and how far was too far, about blurring the lines of good and evil, right and wrong beyond what we thought even the Supernatural world…
“My Bloody Valentine” –Robin’s Rambles by Robin Vogel I had to watch this one three times before I was able to write about it. First, Famine was the creepiest MOTW we’ve had in a long time. With his brown-yellow teeth, leathery skin and pale pallor, I couldn’t help but wonder why he would want to be…
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