ALL OF THIS IS A SPOILER.
The title and story idea for me came directly from Ray Bradbury's classic "Something Wicked This Way Comes" Plus, Bradbury was from Wisconsin.
A story about seducing children to leach out their life energy.
As an older brother, this episode affected me very personally. The brother dynamics are what drew me to the series in the first place. My brother and I are five years apart and I've always tried to defend him against the world. This was the first time that I realized what made Dean act the way he does. He was made a father-surrogate and in doing so had his hopes for a regular childhood taken away.
HE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO JUST BE A KID.
To do all of the stupid things kids do, to be a child. He always had to be serious, dependable, long before a kid should have to. He always had to FOLLOW ORDERS.
And then to rationalize them to a younger brother that just couldn't understand why.
It's like the definition of alcoholism: trying to make sense out of an insane situation.
You can't and yet you have to.
THIS is what Supernatural is.
THIS is why it's the best show on television.
THIS.
The title and story idea for me came directly from Ray Bradbury's classic "Something Wicked This Way Comes" Plus, Bradbury was from Wisconsin.
A story about seducing children to leach out their life energy.
As an older brother, this episode affected me very personally. The brother dynamics are what drew me to the series in the first place. My brother and I are five years apart and I've always tried to defend him against the world. This was the first time that I realized what made Dean act the way he does. He was made a father-surrogate and in doing so had his hopes for a regular childhood taken away.
HE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO JUST BE A KID.
To do all of the stupid things kids do, to be a child. He always had to be serious, dependable, long before a kid should have to. He always had to FOLLOW ORDERS.
And then to rationalize them to a younger brother that just couldn't understand why.
It's like the definition of alcoholism: trying to make sense out of an insane situation.
You can't and yet you have to.
THIS is what Supernatural is.
THIS is why it's the best show on television.
THIS.