Lots of drama between the boys
I like Benny and his relationship with Dean
Crazy Martin is good to see
This is a pretty serious ep with the brother's relationship being as strained as it can be
The whole hunter dynamic is good too
11 Reviews
Good episode
jhart0515 October 2021
After this one, I'm strongly in the Dean camp.
Sam can go back to college for all I care. Doesn't even bother to listen to Dean. To hell with Sam.
Would have liked to see more of Benny and Dean. Team them up and get Sam out of there.
Sam can go back to college for all I care. Doesn't even bother to listen to Dean. To hell with Sam.
Would have liked to see more of Benny and Dean. Team them up and get Sam out of there.
Another Strong Episode
jamesclarke-3045017 April 2020
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I don't really write reviews but have dropped one on here for another underrated episode of Supernatural which I felt wasn't getting the love it deserved.
The past two seasons have been rocky but this is a true return to form, in a single episode there is all the charm of a classic hunt with the added drama of the brothers and where their loyalties lie.
By the end the tension built with the hostage situation and Sam racing to Amelia's I was on the edge of my seat and asking how both plots could be wrapped up in the short time left, but I was satisfied by the conclusion.
Finally, the scene where Benny laid his head down on the counter was very touching and the music/cinematography worked so well.
The past two seasons have been rocky but this is a true return to form, in a single episode there is all the charm of a classic hunt with the added drama of the brothers and where their loyalties lie.
By the end the tension built with the hostage situation and Sam racing to Amelia's I was on the edge of my seat and asking how both plots could be wrapped up in the short time left, but I was satisfied by the conclusion.
Finally, the scene where Benny laid his head down on the counter was very touching and the music/cinematography worked so well.
It is getting Back in track.
gerrardghosh7 December 2012
Supernatural faced a very rough patch in the past two seasons. Season Six and Seven where pretty much off the track. This is generally the case when a show drags after finishing its main story. I was quite disappointed for the last two seasons and it seemed that the show lost its tone but kept on dragging just because it had to. This season things are different mostly because the plot is not been unfolded at the beginning. Who is Benny? What is his motives? Who is Amelia? will he be a part of the storyline? What will Cass do ? all these questions kept clouding this season and till now they are pulling it up well. This episode mainly catches up with the time that was spent in the year in between when dean was in purgatory and Sam was well... We see the two characters being back Benny as well as Amelia. Dead bodies are found in Louisiana where Benny is now settled with his life working in a café. Bodies started showing up and the Dean and Sam are the hunters who take the case. Dean though trusting Benny is now faced with a tough choice. What I liked most about the episode was its tone it feels like watching Season 4 or 5. The dark tone is what went missing the entire time. Also Sam and Dean it seems has their relationship strained more thane ever. And finally the episode ends leaving a lot of questions in your mind? All this makes this episode one hell of a ride. Classic Supernatural fans would be happy that they finally get to see what they have been wanting to.
Finally loved it again!!!
andriagirl78614 December 2012
supernatural is alws being the most important TV shows for me. I just loved it in any way. but the last two season really disappoint me. specially season 7. but this season is much more complicated and mysterious also. that much I like. the new character "BENNY", i don't know how dean can trust a vampire. it seems like sam trusted rubi in season 4. and a monster always betray. "amelia " ..pretty girl but her role is not make me understand the importance of her.
well talk about this episode, its a good episode. more then that I will look foreword for the brotherhood loving thing. because this is the thing that make SPN so special...
well talk about this episode, its a good episode. more then that I will look foreword for the brotherhood loving thing. because this is the thing that make SPN so special...
While fun the writers needed to separate the Benny and Amelia plotlines
CubsandCulture2 September 2020
The episode onto itself is quite fun. It was nice seeing Dean taking the more trusting role for once; Martin coming back was nice to see. Benny's story continues to be engaging. It was a good idea to give Benny a family connection. etc. etc.
But it is still very annoying that the writers decided to run the Amelia plotline in precise parallel with the Benny plotline. It smacks of queerbaiting around Dean and obvious subtext. This episode is more intimate than the writers are willing to acknowledge.
But it is still very annoying that the writers decided to run the Amelia plotline in precise parallel with the Benny plotline. It smacks of queerbaiting around Dean and obvious subtext. This episode is more intimate than the writers are willing to acknowledge.
Only one thing wrong with the episode
amybourque19 January 2021
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As someone who grew up in Carencro most of the scenery is good. And unlike other TV shows they didn't try to push a fake cajun accent on everything. The southern was fine. (One of these days Hollywood will understand that it's spelled cheri but pronounced sha with a short a. ) However, if Benny was in Carencro and wanted to go fishing he wouldn't have gone to Mills Creek, which is over by Alexandria. He would have gone to St. Martin Lake or somewhere closer to Lafayette. Because for Sam to drop Crazy Martin at Mills Creek, there wouldn't have been time for him to walk to Carencro. You would think being as Jensen's wife is from the area she could have told them that, maybe they weren't together yet? And gumbo is served at the restaurants around there but it would have been more realistic to have the place be a po boy shack for the locals. Thank God Dean pronounced etoufee correctly.
Suspended disbelief about distance and travel times.
laurenthoutent21 June 2016
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Great series which I thoroughly enjoy -apart from a handful of daft episodes- but I get so annoyed by unrealistic geography.
In this episode, Sam and Dean are in Carencro Louisiana. Sam receives a distress call supposedly coming from Amelia in Kermit Texas. It's been dark already for quite a while, Sam drives to Kermit where he sees Amelia and Don sitting on their sofa and watching TV, which leads to assume that it's at most late evening.
The part that annoys me is that Kermit is 800 miles away from Carencro. Even driving on the Freeway -which the brothers never do- it would take about 12 hours.
This happens regularly. They get a call from hundreds of miles away, quick clip of the Impala on a secondary road, and they promptly arrive during the same night / morning / afternoon.
OK, this is fantasy with demons, angels, unicorns, gods, werewolves etc which is great fun, but please... writers, could you have a bit of respect for US geography?
In this episode, Sam and Dean are in Carencro Louisiana. Sam receives a distress call supposedly coming from Amelia in Kermit Texas. It's been dark already for quite a while, Sam drives to Kermit where he sees Amelia and Don sitting on their sofa and watching TV, which leads to assume that it's at most late evening.
The part that annoys me is that Kermit is 800 miles away from Carencro. Even driving on the Freeway -which the brothers never do- it would take about 12 hours.
This happens regularly. They get a call from hundreds of miles away, quick clip of the Impala on a secondary road, and they promptly arrive during the same night / morning / afternoon.
OK, this is fantasy with demons, angels, unicorns, gods, werewolves etc which is great fun, but please... writers, could you have a bit of respect for US geography?
Losers Unite!
Johnny_West31 August 2023
Tom Gries used to be the loser gofer sidekick to Andrea Parker, the villainous agent who was always failing to capture Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) on The Pretender tv series. It is hard to take him seriously as a hunter. He could have been introduced as the older brother to Garth (DJ Qualls). They have a similar build and appearance.
For some reason Supernatural kept up a theme regarding whether or not Dean was gay, and in one episode they had the fake cosplay Sam and Dean as a gay couple. Here there seem to be some inferences about Dean and Benny Lafitte (Ty Olsson) the vampire from Purgatory. I chalk it up to the writers trying to throw in something for every demographic? Perhaps that gave the show better ratings?
Kathleen Munroe plays Benny's grandaughter, and she does a sincere job as his boss at the restaurant. She has no idea that Benny is her grandfather. Munroe is a good actress, and it would have been nice if Benny and his positive relationship with his grandaughter had stayed for more episodes. Unfortunately, Supernatural had lots of great characters that were introduced just to be killed off or written off the series.
This show could have been so much better if the writers did not feel that they had to add some kind of bitter tragedy into almost every episode. There were tons of characters who had great stories and potential, but who were one and done. Kathleen Munroe's character and the cool little diner and her relationship with Benny could have been a thing to revisit occasionally.
For some reason Supernatural kept up a theme regarding whether or not Dean was gay, and in one episode they had the fake cosplay Sam and Dean as a gay couple. Here there seem to be some inferences about Dean and Benny Lafitte (Ty Olsson) the vampire from Purgatory. I chalk it up to the writers trying to throw in something for every demographic? Perhaps that gave the show better ratings?
Kathleen Munroe plays Benny's grandaughter, and she does a sincere job as his boss at the restaurant. She has no idea that Benny is her grandfather. Munroe is a good actress, and it would have been nice if Benny and his positive relationship with his grandaughter had stayed for more episodes. Unfortunately, Supernatural had lots of great characters that were introduced just to be killed off or written off the series.
This show could have been so much better if the writers did not feel that they had to add some kind of bitter tragedy into almost every episode. There were tons of characters who had great stories and potential, but who were one and done. Kathleen Munroe's character and the cool little diner and her relationship with Benny could have been a thing to revisit occasionally.
Made me hate Sam a lot more
jjnsn25 April 2024
So, both Sam and Dean are hypocrites all the time hiding stuff from each other then getting mad at the other one for doing so. And I hate both of them for that equally. But Sam just takes the cake on this for being a major jerk. He put a psychopath ex hunter on Benny's trail for no reason other than to get Benny killed, just to tick off Dean. He spouts off about how any hunter worth anything would not have let Benny walk away like Dean did, for the simple fact that Benny IS a vampire. "So what if he SAYS he isn't killing humans". Sam is the one who wanted to let Nora (VAMPIRE) and her lot go free because she INSISTED they were only bleeding animals and not humans several seasons ago. And BOTH Sam & Dean just let a werewolf walk away a couple episodes ago, even though she was a werewolf who COULD kill humans any time. Sam deserved to have Dean knock his teeth out for what Sam pulled in this episode.
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