Supernatural - 211 - Playthings
Jan. 25th, 2007 09:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
roguemI know it’s late, but look at it like a little flashback before the new episode.
My review of "Supernatural: Playthings (#2.11)".
Yay, haunted house. I love those kinds of stories. Not very many movies on this subject have been good, but this is our show, I’m sure they’ll come up with something sweet.
Maggie: Son of a bitch.
Tyler: Son of a bitch.
Susan: Watch your mouth!
Tyler: Maggie said it first...
Susan: Watch your mouth too, Maggie.
I got that Maggie was a spirit as soon as the mother gave her an easier comment after the kids said ‘son of a bitch’. I don’t really know why that tipped me off, or what the writers could have done to hide it better, I didn’t really mind knowing though, it didn’t ruin anything for me.
Replica houses tend to be creepy. For a moment I suspected the dolls to come alive as well and going crazy Chucky-style. Old phobias springing to life. They need to do an episode like that, killer toys.
That guys face twitching was yucky. It was obviously fake, but still nasty.
I liked how the boys have been so busy looking for Ava, a whole month just looking for her. Don’t worry Sam, you’ll see her again.
Dean: I just figured after Ava, there'd be more angst, more droopy music, and staring out the rainy windows (glare from Sam). Okay, I'll shut up now.
Sam: Look, I'm the one who told her to go back home. Now her fiancé’s dead and some demon’s taken her off to God-knows-where. We've been looking for a month now. So I'm not giving up on her, but I'm not going to let other people die, either. We've gotta save as many people as we can.
Dean: Wow, that attitude is just way too healthy for me. I'm officially uncomfortable now. Thank you.
Dean’s comment about Sam’s brooding and such was funny, funny because it’s true.
It was a nice brother moment though.
Dean: Dude, this is sweet! I never get to work jobs like this.
Sam: Like what?
Dean: Old school haunted houses, secret passageways, sissy British accents. We might even get to run into Fred and Daphne while we're in there. Mmm, Daphne.
Who’s Daphne? I feel I should know this. I’m sure I’ll be really embarrassed when I find out.
Before this show I knew about Voodoo, but never Hoodoo. What’s the difference? I must investigate.
Susan: Hi! May I help you?
Dean: Yeah, can I get a room for a couple of nights?
Susan: (interrupted by her daughter running through the room) Sorry about that.
Sam: No problem.
Susan: Well, congratulations. You could be some of our final guests.
Dean: That sounds vaguely ominous.
At first I though Sam saw Maggie as well, but I guess he didn’t. This whole scene had me in stitches though. I thought I was going to fall of the couch I was laughing so hard.
Susan: Let me guess. You guys are here antiquing?
Dean: How'd you know?
Susan: Oh, you just look the type. So, uh, a king-size bed?
Sam: What?! No, uh no, we're... Two singles. We're just brothers.
Susan: Oh! Oh, I'm so sorry.
Dean: What'd you mean that we look the type?
*Dies laughing*
And Dean asking what she meant about them ‘looking the type’. I thought I was going to pause the episode so I could finish laughing. Poor Dean looked like he’d been slapped or something. I think Sam was more amused by the whole thing. This is the third time we’ve seen anybody assume they’re gay; this is the funniest incident though.
Susan: Sherwin, could you show these gentlemen to their rooms?
Sherwin: Let me guess: antiquers?
Haha, Sherwin! You rule. This joke will never get old.
Dean seemed kind of helpless not being allowed to carry his own bag, and then not knowing to tip Sherwin.
I agree with Dean though, I’d never want to stay at a place like that with gown hanging on the walls, and the bed looked really old and uncomfortable.
Dean: Of course, the most troubling question is why do these people assume we're gay?
Sam: Well, you are kind of butch. They probably think you're overcompensating.
Dean: (uncomfortable chuckle) Right.
Lol! Oh, Sam. You have your moments. I have to say that ‘gay’ is probably the last thing that would cross my mind if I was checking those two into a hotel/motel.
What would Sam and Dean have done if Susan didn’t have all those dolls? Why did they knock on the door in the first place? What was their plan? I am very curious.
Dean: Hey, are those antique dolls? ‘Cause this one, this one here, he has a major doll collection back home. (grins at Sam) Don’t ya?
Sam: (reluctantly) Big time.
Dean: Big time. Ueah, you think he could come…well, we could come in and take a look?
Susan: I don’t know…
Dean: Please? Please, I mean he loves them. He’s not gonna tell you this, but he’s always dressing ‘em up in these little tiny outfits and I mean, you’d make his day. She would, huh?
Sam: (glaring at Dean) It’s true.
*Dies laughing* I can’t believe Sam went along with that! I would have died if anybody did that to me, and I’m a girl! He looked so uncomfortable!
Dean: Wow! This is a lot’a dolls. Er, they're nice, you know, they're not super-creepy at all...
I’m with Dean on this one, way to many dolls. Creepy. Though that can be rooted in my childhood fear of my dolls coming to life and killing me while I slept. Yeah, I was a weird child. I blame Chucky.
That first shot of Grandma Rose was creepy, very well done. Whoever the cinematographer was on this one, he deserves extra credit!
Dean: You get online; check old obits, freak accidents, that sort of thing. See if she’s whacked anybody before.
Sam: Right.
Dean: Don’t go surfing porn, that’s not the kind of whacking I mean.
Haha! Dean! You’re such a dog. But a hot one so I forgive you.
They’ve gone crazy with the porn talk this season, but this is a show about two young men, so it had to come up sooner or later.
Why do scenes where children are humming always end up with someone dying or getting hurt? The second the scene started I knew there was someone else who was going to die.
Dean: We gotta figure this out and fast. What d'ya find out about Granny?
Sam: (drunkenly) You're bossy.
Dean: What?!
Sam: You're bossy. And short... (chuckles)
Dean: Are you drunk?
Sam: Yeah! So? Stupid.
Drunken Sam had me laughing like crazy. Poor guy. The ‘short’ comment has been a long time coming though. The fandom has been discussing it since the show started so it was about time it was mentioned in the show.
The scene made me go from me laughing to breaking my heart in like half a second. Sam begging Dean to kill him if he turns, I thought I was going to start crying, seriously, that was heart breaking. Sam clinging to Dean until he promises him that he will kill Sam if he has to. That must have killed Dean. I feel sorry for the both of them, this must be weighing heavily on both of them, but Dean is the one who would have to live with it afterwards if he actually has to kill Sammy. Doing it would just kill him inside.
The scene in the bar was taken straight out of “The Shining”, very cool, even though I hate the film I love the references. It was very well done. I half expected Sherman to go all creepy-ghost for a second, but then I remembered that this wasn’t “The Shining”.
Dean: I'd love to hear some stories...
Sherwin: Boy, you should never say that to an old man.
I liked Sherwin, he seemed like such a nice old guy.
Dean’s comment about home was sad, never really having one. I don’t really think he’s missed it that much. He was focused on his father’s mission.
I liked the talk Dean and Sherwin had: it was so natural. If Dean wasn’t investigating the place and was just pumping Sherman for info it would have been nice little scene.
I hated the flashbacks to the hoodoo symbols, we knew they were there we didn’t need a reminder. It’s a 45-minute show, if you can’t remember stuff that’s been clearly pointed out you shouldn’t be watching. The close-up of the nanny’s necklace would have been enough.
Hangover!Sam. LOL. That’s what you get for emptying the mini bar.
Poor Dean, making sure Sam didn’t remember anything from the night before. Wanting to know if he was off the hook when it came to the promise.
Dean: (as Sam is leaning over the toilet) You know there's a really good hangover remedy, it's a greasy pork sandwich served up in a dirty ashtray.
Sam: (groaning) I hate you.
Dean: I know you do.
Dean’s a good investigator when he wants to be. He got a lot of information out of Sherman that helped the boys.
Dean: Hey, it turns out when Grandma Rose was a tyke; she had a Creole nanny who wore a hoodoo necklace.
Sam: So you think she taught Rose hoodoo?
Dean: Yes I do.
Sam: All right. (gets up from toilet bowl, sighing heavily) I think it's time that we talked to Rose then.
Dean: You can brush your teeth first.
What would the boys have done if Susan was home. How would they have gotten up to see Rose?
Grandma Rose was freaky. They done a perfect job casting her and lighting the room she was in. Made for a perfect eerie setting.
Sam: This woman's had a stroke.
Dean: Yeah, but hoodoo's hands-on...
Sam: Yeah.
Dean: ...you gotta mix herbs, and chant, and build an altar.
Sam: So it can't be Rose. Heck, maybe it's not even hoodoo.
Dean: You know she could be faking.
Sam: Yeah, what do you wanna do, poke her with a stick? (Dean nods) Dude, you are not gonna poke her with a stick!
Haha! Oh, Dean. You crack me up. I wonder if he’d actually do it. I don’t think he’d run outside to get a stick, but if he was alone, would he have poked her?
Oh, Maggie is make-believe? ;p
I knew, but it was a nice reveal moment for those who didn’t.
Somehow I keep thinking if I were in Susan’s place out by the playground I would have run the hell away. Or called someone, or something.
Sam to the rescue!
Susan: What the hell happened out there?
Dean: You want the truth?
Susan: Of course.
Dean: Well at first we thought it was some kind of hoodoo curse. But that out there was definitely a spirit.
Susan: You're insane.
Dean: It's been said.
I love it when Dean tries to explain things to people! He’s usually so blunt, and then Sam has to jump in to make things seem a little less crazy.
Susan: I don't believe this.
Dean: Listen, sister, that car didn't try to run you down by itself, okay? I mean I guess it did, technically, but if a spirit can... forget it.
Hehe, Dean. Best leave the explaining to Sam
Maggie was scary, she’s so sweet in ‘The 4400’, and here she was freaky. Good casting choice though. She did a good job.
Lightning-round to find the answers, good work, or luck. The boys rely a lot on luck during their hunts.
I kind of felt sorry for Maggie in the end, she wasn’t very nice, but she was desperate, she didn’t want to be alone forever. It is a genuine fear, even among the living.
I feel so sorry for the kid playing Tyler, the drowning scene must have been terrible, especially because of the plastic, or whatever it was covering the pool.
When Maggie said ‘It’ll all be over soon’ I totally flashed to the court-room scene in “The Boondock Saints”. She says it with the same tone in her voice as Ill Duce. I love unintentional references to my fave movies. J
This time Sam got to save the drowning child. Couldn’t have been good for him to get the cast wet though. It was a good scene.
Dean and his might foot manage to kick down the door. I like that they had trouble, this was a sturdy house, they built to last back in the old days.
Rose bargaining with Maggie, I totally get that. It’s not like Rose had much of a life to trade away, and she did it to protect her loved ones. Being reunited with her older sister wasn’t exactly the short straw either.
That little hug Susan gave Sam at the end was so sweet.
Dean: (as Susan's taxi pulls away) Think you could have hooked up with some MILF action there, bud. Seriously, I think she liked you.
Dean! *Shakes head*
Dean: Feels good getting back in the saddle, doesn't it?
Sam: Yeah. Yeah, it does. But it doesn't change what we talked about last night, Dean.
Dean: (evasive) We talked about a lotta things last night.
Sam: You know what I mean.
Dean: You were wasted.
Sam: But you weren't. And you promised.
Sam! You weren’t supposed to remember. *Heart breakes* Poor Dean. If it comes down to that I don’t believe Dean will be able to kill Sam.
I loved the ending, the camera taking one last trip through the house, closing on the girls playing. Very nicely done. The camera work in this episode was excellent.
This was the ultimate fic-story episode; part of me kept wondering which fan wrote this story, with regards to the boys. I think it was all handled nicely, it’s obvious that the creators and writers follow what’s going on in the fan base, which makes me love them and the show even more.
I’m very interested in how the Sam-destiny thing will turn out. I have a few theories, but at the moment I’ll keep them to myself. ;)
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Date: 2007-01-25 09:11 pm (UTC)Sorry if I'm jumping in like this.
That "What'd you mean that we look the type?" made me squee and one of my first thought was - they have a good guess of what's going on with fanfiction.
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Date: 2007-01-26 11:14 am (UTC)Don't be sorry, I love feedback on my reviews and discussing the episodes. :)
I love the fact that Kripke & co keep tabs on the fandom and what's going on there as well. It makes me love the whole thing even more.
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Date: 2007-01-25 09:50 pm (UTC)You're good with your ghost-spotting. I realized she was a ghost, well, basically when the script wanted me to.
Loved the 'bossy and short' comment. And the 'you can't poke her with a stick' is instant classic.
Actually I think Conchita Campbell is kinda creepy on '4400', too.
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Date: 2007-01-26 11:17 am (UTC)Cool, well it's not like you lost anything by getting the reveal.
My ghost spotting has gotten better the last few years, after London I have a tendency to overanalyze things, so that's how I get those suspicions.
Totally agree, this episode was very quotable.
Really? Well, I haven't seen past the first three episodes of season 3, so things might have changed, but I always liked her there.
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Date: 2007-01-28 11:59 pm (UTC)Worry not. It's not like Scooby Doo is high culture.
Really? Well, I haven't seen past the first three episodes of season 3, so things might have changed, but I always liked her there.
I've watched just four episodes so far, I'm just getting into that show. And she's still creepy to me. Then again I usually find kids quite creepy - especially the blond ones, for some reason - even when they aren't supposed to be.
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:04 am (UTC)Ah, yeah, she is a bit creepy in season 1.
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Date: 2007-01-26 03:45 am (UTC)I have to say that ‘gay’ is probably the last thing that would cross my mind if I was checking those two into a hotel/motel.
SOOO TRUE!! tehe.
Fred & Daphne are from Scooby Doo. And this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo) about Hoodoo is interesting. Actually I never heard of Hoodoo either, I figured Dean meant voodoo.
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Date: 2007-01-26 11:19 am (UTC)Hehe.
Thanks for letting me know, I feel so silly for not being able to connect that one myself.
Cool, will check out that article about Hoodoo. And I'm kind of glad I'm not the only one that's never heard about it before.
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Date: 2007-01-26 04:09 am (UTC)I loved the Shining homage, but there was another one as well, to an obscure seventies film called Burnt Offerings, mostly because of the old lady upstairs. That made me squeal in delight. ^^
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Date: 2007-01-26 11:23 am (UTC)Really? Burnt Offerings, I'll have to investigate. The whole Rose thing was very well done though.
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Date: 2007-01-28 09:14 pm (UTC)Pretty scary movie, and the ending... *shuts up*
You'll have to see it, it's worth it. PLus, it has Oliver Reed, who's so easy on the eyes. And that nutty Karen Black is in it as well.
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:09 am (UTC)Cool. I'm not sure if I know who those actors are.
Any scary movie warrants some investigation from me. :)
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Date: 2007-01-29 11:18 pm (UTC)...any scary movie warrants some investigation.
Oh yesss. =D
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Date: 2007-01-26 07:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-27 10:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-26 10:55 pm (UTC)You always ref my fav parts too! I love when they tease each other, heh. Sam makes some funny expressions! Especially the 'he collects dolls' scene. :P And I loved when he called him bossy, ha. I have an older sis but I don't need to be drunk to say that to her face, lol. I agree there's been lots o' porn comments as well. Sometimes i'm like 'I can't believe he just said that!'.
Was cool seeing Maya from The 4400 (I miss that show!), and I didn't clue in on her being a ghost. I usually never do in movies, but that's ok cuz it's more fun to be surprised. ;)
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Date: 2007-01-27 10:05 am (UTC)The teasing is so natural, I love it.
Sam's face in the 'he collects dolls' scene almost killed me. I don't really think an episode has had me laughing so hard before.
Hehe, that's pretty much my reaction to the porn comments too, but it is natural that two young guys would mention it every once in a while.
Yeah, would be great to be suprised. :)
I like Maya, think she's doing a good job. I only watched the three first episodes of season 3 of The 4400. The girl playing Isabella is such a horrible actress it started to be painful to watch the series.
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Date: 2007-01-30 12:06 am (UTC)Most eps really make me lol... that's rare!
Oh god.. I hate Isabella too! She would make me so mad, lol. But I still enjoy the show, heh.
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Date: 2007-01-31 04:44 pm (UTC)Me too. One of the reasons I adore this show. Lots of emotions crammed into every episode.
I'll probably finish the third season at some point. I just have to kind of forget how awful she is.
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Date: 2007-01-31 08:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-27 05:44 pm (UTC)i've added this to my list of favourite episodes. :D
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Date: 2007-01-29 09:12 am (UTC)Because it has Dean in it? ;p
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Date: 2007-01-29 07:06 pm (UTC)