Yes, you are correct! He did put down that cheeseburger! One of the things that brings me joy is watching Dean EAT so I do hope he will continue eating bad stuff….:-)

I do agree the he-witch would be a great adversary.

Yes, I am a total CE fan! OMG so HOT. And I do like your comparison to Clint. Glint in the eye for sure!
I am happy to see he still has it cause I totally believed that he totally thought he still had it.

I am glad you are also ready for some real stories. I am SO ready! And, i am an old-fashioned fan girl as well so it is time Kripke! Are you listening? Bring IT ON!

See ya next week.

Joan

So I'm going to be the devil's advocate here, and is Show trying to demonstrate that Sam is no longer the "little brother?" And that maybe one day Dean'll get pissed off about it and we get a good fight scene?

Or….what? Why would Show do that? It's not on accident that Sam can do all these things, so Show is doing it to cater to fans? Who knows. But I agree, what's the one thing Dean can do better than Sam still? He's a better mechanic…he likes to eat…

Is he a better shot with the rifle or pistol, is there canon for that?

Boy, it sure is buried….cause I can't think of anything definitively, so you have well proven your point!

Oh, CE, who knew how many folks had crushes on him, and here I was thinking it was just me! I wanted to check into Medical Center SO badly…..and yeah, he was so fun as Dean, it was a very good fit.

And sure, send the link, I usually let myself read other people's reviews after mine is out for a bit.

How far away is SD from the town they are in? We don't know. Sure, it could be a fifteen minute drive, or it could be two states away. Still – Sam was sent out to get dinner, and that would take 20 minutes at most….two poker games and an unknown amount of driving time later, well, that's a whole lot longer than 20 minutes.

I'm probably remembering the whole thing wrong now!

Where is Sam's Epic Mytharc, indeed.

I don't know, script or no script, there was many a truck driven through the plot, I'd say.

Thoughts to ponder #4, I hadn't thought about that. What is Show's propensity for leaving bad guys alive? Are they going to come back? Lots of fans seemed to like the he witch and he would make an interesting adversary in the future, eh?

#1, oh man, another CE fan!! He was so slick and sexy, and still can pull it off with flirting with the maid. He reminded me of Clint Eastwood, with that glint in his eye.

And lastly, yeah. What you said. I'm ready for some real stories that relate to the brothers and to saving people, hunting things. I'm a glutton, too, and an old fashioned fan. Bring on the angst!

It just felt clunky to me and I don't think it worked very well.

And no, I truly didn't want to be annoyed. I would much rather adore an ep, and write a review full of joy and fannish squee, because the results are more fun to read, the comments are brighter, and the energy coming off of writing it is more positive. Negative reviews are draining.

I mostly love your reviews, but sometimes you just want to be annoyed, even without any real reason. (With respect, T.)

Hello! Well, I honestly did not love this episode but I did not hate it either. When I first viewed it, it felt kind of ‘meh’ to me but I have had more time to dwell on what I witnessed and I have come to conclusion that it was a decent episode. Because after all; there was some ‘awesomeness’! 

1) Chad Everett! Yummy…… OMG he was completely smoking HOT back in the day.
Perfect choice to play ‘Older Dean’. I thought Chad did a really great job. He even
had the same mannerisms. BTW – He still looks sexy and he is in his 70’s! So, the hot
streak of rocking guest stars continues.

2). The look on Sam’s face when the he-witch was taunting him during the poker game…when he told him Dean’s time was up. Sam got so emotional when he thought his brother was dying. That entire scene made me hurt and squirm at the same time.

3). Sammy saved Dean!

4). All of Jared’s scenes with Chad. Stands up and clap’s loudly!

5). Jensen when we saw him young again. LOL! That scene was funny………

6). Old Man Dean flirting with the hotel maid. 

7). Old Man Dean and his cheeseburgers. Good to know Dean will still be eating cheeseburgers or at least trying to.

8). Sam’s hair

9). Jensen’s talk with Bobby

10). "Have you seen you? You look like…" "The old chick from Titanic? I know, shut up."

Thoughts to ponder…

1). You know, I never imagine Dean as an old man because I always foresee him dying young. I think he believes that is his fate as well because he and Sam have discussed it. Sam also feels they won’t live long either.

2). I wonder why they chose Dean to be the one who grew old? Why not Sam?

3). Sam and Dean both almost died again! That needs to stop!!!!!!!

4). Sam and Dean did not kill the he-witch…..That is two episodes in a row where the bad person got away….although in the previous episode it was a child.

Lastly, I am so ready for some ‘end of the world’ storyline movement. I really like the ‘filler’ episodes but I enjoy the episodes more which really make me think and keep me on the edge of my seat….even more…………I know, I am a glutton for punishment.

Joan

It would be nice to be shown that Dean is also good at something that Sam isn't.  You would think it would be something that Dean had to be good at to survive all those years as a hunter, such as poker (or pool or darts), but, I guess not.  Sam is awesome at all of those things as well!  Better than Dean, even.  There's nothing Dean can do that Sam can't do better.  And then of course, Sam is also super smart, but Dean, well… he likes to eat!

Thanks for the review.