The concept of Sam and Dean being stuck in TVland not only is really funny but it has just the right edge to it to make it feel like the the trickster. The parodies are all funny. I really liked that they made sure that the real sets ended up being echoed in TVland. With the exception of the French Mistake, this is the most meta-episode and it is really fun on that level. Unlike the French Mistake it isn't just fun. The final reveal, at the time, was a big shock and while it is an obvious retcon it largely feels organic to the series on the whole. The final couple of minutes of this episode are tonally discordant with the parodies and that ends up saying something about fiction. This is probably Carver's best script.
Review of Changing Channels
