Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester
- Episode aired Sep 25, 2008
- TV-14
- 50m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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The Winchesters and Bobby Singer encounter the angry spirits of people they couldn't save.The Winchesters and Bobby Singer encounter the angry spirits of people they couldn't save.The Winchesters and Bobby Singer encounter the angry spirits of people they couldn't save.
Genevieve Padalecki
- Ruby
- (as Genevieve Cortese)
Daniel Smith Arnold
- Ghostly Man
- (as Daniel Arnold)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter shooting Ronald with rock salt, Bobby says: "If you're gonna shoot, shoot. Don't talk." This is a quote from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
- GoofsBobby refers to the last book of the Bible as Revelations but it is actually the singular - Revelation.
- Quotes
Bobby Singer: Solid iron. Completely coated in salt. One hundred percent ghost-proof.
Sam Winchester: You built a panic room?
Bobby Singer: I had a weekend off.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek (1966)
Featured review
Evidence
As the title would have it, this episode is supposed to be about Dean's if not atheistic, at least agnostic view towards God versus Sam's faith in God - a subject that has previously been touched upon, but never actually explored. Well, now the series must.
The fantastic season opener ended with a jaw-dropping revelation that in the world of Supernatural, the are not only angels, but apparently also God. But here the writers stumble when they decide not to properly follow up. Apparently Castiel disappeared, leaving both Dean and the audience to question Castiel's words - they are not, after all, absolute evidence: for all we know, Castiel might just be one of the many previously unseen supernatural beings. One who happens to *believe* that he is an angel and that there is God. Apparently not confident enough that they can make an entire episode about this and the brothers' opposing views on God, the writers spend most of the running time on a supernatural event of the week. It raises the question: Which plot is supposed to be the main plot? Yes, they connect, but not in exactly smooth way.
So, while the event of the week is nothing to complain about, the more one thinks about the title - with it being a literary reference and all - and the actual content of the episode, the more one is likely to feel a bit mislead. Also, the structure of the episode is a bit clumsy. There is a difference between pleasantly unconventional and clumsy and this errs on the wrong side. The series has triumphantly repeatedly raised the bar over the preceding 61 episodes, but that always has a flip-side: after reaching 9/10 any number of times, any "merely" good 7/10 episodes like this just can't live up to the expectations. Also, Misha Collins is *so* great as Castiel that even on the third viewing this episode's greatest scene remains the single one (!) he appears in. That should be telling enough.
The fantastic season opener ended with a jaw-dropping revelation that in the world of Supernatural, the are not only angels, but apparently also God. But here the writers stumble when they decide not to properly follow up. Apparently Castiel disappeared, leaving both Dean and the audience to question Castiel's words - they are not, after all, absolute evidence: for all we know, Castiel might just be one of the many previously unseen supernatural beings. One who happens to *believe* that he is an angel and that there is God. Apparently not confident enough that they can make an entire episode about this and the brothers' opposing views on God, the writers spend most of the running time on a supernatural event of the week. It raises the question: Which plot is supposed to be the main plot? Yes, they connect, but not in exactly smooth way.
So, while the event of the week is nothing to complain about, the more one thinks about the title - with it being a literary reference and all - and the actual content of the episode, the more one is likely to feel a bit mislead. Also, the structure of the episode is a bit clumsy. There is a difference between pleasantly unconventional and clumsy and this errs on the wrong side. The series has triumphantly repeatedly raised the bar over the preceding 61 episodes, but that always has a flip-side: after reaching 9/10 any number of times, any "merely" good 7/10 episodes like this just can't live up to the expectations. Also, Misha Collins is *so* great as Castiel that even on the third viewing this episode's greatest scene remains the single one (!) he appears in. That should be telling enough.
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- ttapola
- Apr 19, 2011
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- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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