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Episode Recap: "Mystery Spot"
You know I always have the intention of making my weekly recap/review short and to the point, but it never ends up that way. Lots of analysis and gushing usually follows, this week is no different. So just bare with me guys. First impression of "Mystery Spot": I loved it. Wholeheartedly. This Groundhog Day concept is not usually my cup of tea. I liked the movie enough, but it was never one of my favorites, I've only seen it once. Add Sam and Dean to this universe, and suddenly I'm all for it. Kudos to writer Jeremy Carver and director Kim Manners for creating an all-around excellent episode that was sad, tragic, funny and intense.
The trickster did it. The trickster! It was odd to see the Winchester's foe from "Tall Tales" in the recap. But I didn't think much of it because the djinn from last season was also in the recap. I think the djinn was thrown into the recap mix to throw us off of the trickster's scent. Because I never guessed the sneaky god was responsible for throwing Sam into the most hellish time loop he could ever experience. I'm sure you guys figured things out before I did, however. The trickster said the joke was on Sam, that it was not about killing Dean. So do you think it was acting on orders from something bigger and badder? Sam's supposed boy king rival in the West? Or was something more benevolent but twisted the cause?
It kind of felt like "Croatoan" to me. That this was all some sort of test for Sam to see how he would react; to see what he would become; to either see what it would take for him to become devoid of feeling, that would result in him becoming a badass, soulless demon hunter. Kind of like what Ruby was telling Dean Sam would have to become after Dean was gone. Was this all to get Sam on the right track sooner rather than later? Will he be forever changed after experiencing endless Tuesdays? I guess we'll all have to wait until next week to see if that's the case.
Let's step back a bit. The recap showed Bobby, Ruby as well as the Crossroad Demon. But the episode simply ended up being about Sam and Dean. The love one brother has for another and the trust between siblings was front and center for me. Sam tried to keep his emotions in check, but you could tell they were about to erupt like lava out of a volcano at any minute. Still, he managed to get Dean on the same page trying to figure out a way out almost every time. Dean was totally thinking Sam was nuts, but it didn't matter. He believed his brother and wanted to help his brother get to the bottom of this. The trust Dean looked at Sam with was so great. So the brotherly love was my favorite part of this episode and it all culminated in that hug Sammy gave Dean after the loop/alternate reality was broken and it was Wednesday.
"Mystery Spot" was also really funny. I believe Eric Kripke said there were going to be some laughs. I didn't believe there would be a way I could laugh at a character dying over and over and over and over times a hundred. But I admit I did. There was a montage of Dean's different deaths and I admit to laughing because everything was so preposterous. Dean would die and then things would cut straight to Sammy in bed, we'd hear "Heat of the Moment" and then the madness would start all over again. The least favorite way Dean died (if you can call it favorite): the desk falling on him and all you saw were his legs jutting out from the desk. Way too Wile E. Coyote for my tastes. The toughest to watch was the drunk driver hitting him out of nowhere with the car. There was also the death that happened off screen where I think Sam accidentally ended up killing Dean when they were fighting over the ax.
Loved these Dean moments. He was so funny in this episode:
• Dean lip synching to Asia's "Heat of the Moment." It was dorky but so cute.
• Dean gurgling was hilarious.
• I also loved him holding up the bra and asking Sam if it was his.
Dean seems to enjoy the little things in life. Saying "pig 'n a poke", for example. It was great to see that with all the darkness and having the life sentence hanging over his head, he was still able to appreciate those little things.
Other thoughts:
• They actually showed what Sammy would do after Dean died. I guess, that's when this episode became a little like "What Is And What Should Never Be." Like I said before, this alternate reality Sammy just plowed through life like a soulless soldier, bringing down the bad guys. Did you catch him tending to his own wounds? The music was psychedelic; he killed "Bobby" although he was only partly sure it wasn't his friend. By the way, loved hearing Jim Beaver's voice over the montage of Badass Sammy the Hunter. It was so sad to see what would become of the younger Winchester. In "AHBL2", Dean was broken, but he was ready to give up hunting.
• The trickster was really trying to give Sam the hard sell on him not being able to save his brother. Why? There has to be a reason. I know everyone and everything keeps saying it's about Sam. But there has to be a reason they're trying to drum it into his head that Dean can't be saved. Thankfully Sam's got a stubborn streak about a mile long.
• It was fascinating seeing Sam flipping through a myriad of emotions: frustration, helplessness, fear, desperation, confusion. Then of course he hit crazy town when he was tearing down the Broward County Mystery Spot with an ax.
• Dean only remembers Sam being whacked out and meeting up with the trickster. I hope Sam ended up telling his brother what else happened.
• "Chuckleheads" seems to be a term of endearment the supernatural world has for the Winchester boys. First Meg, now Mr. Trickster.
• Not only did Asia's "Heat of the Moment" get a lot of play but Huey Lewis' "Back in Time" a song made famous in Back to the Future.
• Travis Bickle = the character Robert De Niro played in Taxi Driver.
Questions:
• Is living through this hellish time loop going to change Sammy?
• Who was the trickster working for if anyone?
• Will Sammy ever tell Dean about the time loop? (He's got some 'splaining to do)
• How awesome was this episode?
Favorite Lines:
"Hey, Tuesday. Pig 'n a poke!"
"Dude, Asia."
"My god, you're a freak!"
"Did it look cool like in the movies?"
"You peed yourself." "Of course I peed myself. A man gets hit by a car you think he has full control of his bladder? Come on!"
"Rise and shine, Sammy."
"Sammy, I get all tingly when you take control like that."
"Hot sauce."
"Judge Myers? At night he puts on a furry bunny outfit."
"Not today. Not today. This isn't supposed to happen today. I'm supposed to wake up."
"There's a lesson that I've been trying to drill into that freakish Cro-Magnon skull of yours."
"Dean's your weakness. The bad guys know it too. It's gonna be the death of you Sam. Sometimes you've just gotta let people go."
"Right you’re a mind reader. Cut it out Sam. Sam. You think you’re funny but you’re being really, really childish. Sam Winchester wears makeup. Sam Winchester cries his way through sex. Sam Winchester keeps a ruler by the bed and every morning when he wakes up. OK, enough!" (Sam and Dean in unison)
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Feb 15, 2008 1:26 AM
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I knew if I kept checking back that Tina's recap would be up! I love your recap, as usual. I know I haven't posted in a while, but I promise I'm still reading.
Since I'm such a Deangirl, I really wasn't expecting to love this episode as much as I did. But it was awesome. I giggled through the first part and had tears in my eyes through the rest.
I have some of the same thoughts you did, Tina.
Dean's various deaths were sometimes funny (the shower one cracked me up especially for some reason, and I laughed until I was sick when they were arguing over the ax and Dean died) ... but we were spared Sam's grief by the "groundhog day" scenario of waking up right after the death.
But then Sam got his wish and Wednesday came, and Dean died again. And this time we saw Sam's rage and grief unmistakably. He lost his humanity along with Dean. He lost his love of life. He lost himself.
I thought I would spend the episode being sad that Dean was dead, and believe me, I was. But I hardly thought about that, really, as I watched Dean's death destroy Sam. He was a robot, an automaton, and he was really really scary (sewing up his own bullet hole. YIKES!). I still don't know whether he would have killed an innocent in order to summon the Trickster. I actually think he might have. And by the lost look on Sam's face at the end of this episode, I'm frightened where this is going to end up. Will he leave Dean in order to save them both? *sobs*
Like you Tina, my only question about the episode is I wonder why the Trickster thought it necessary to warn Sam that Dean is his weakness (hasn't Dean himself said that ... wasn't he talking about Ruby taking advantage of Sam?). Is he on the boys' side for some reason? Why would he warn Sam that trying to save Dean was going to get him killed? What part does Dean play in Sam's role as the demon leader (if that is indeed Sam's role)?
I think next week looks tremendous ... like hell on earth! Can't wait, but then there's another loooonnngggg hellatus.
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Feb 15, 2008 1:45 AM
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Taking Salchan's comment to heart, I'm really going to try to curb my enthusiasm this time around. And really, Tina, after that fantastic recap, there shouldn't be much else to say! You caught all my favorite lines and brought up every question I had as well. But, um, well, yeah...
The fantastic thing about this show is that it does not let up. Not once. Even when you're laughing with shocked, partially guilty delight, you're waiting for the sucker punch that will drive the air from your lungs and you are not disappointed.
Dean's lip sync to Heat of the Moment with the Night at the Roxbury head bob was funny every time we saw it. One thing that made me grin -- Dean not being able to go to breakfast without his .45. HA!He's just such a natural big brother. Annoying as hell when he knows he can get away with it. I mean, who else but your siblings know how to push your buttons and exactly what order to push them in to elicit the reaction they were going for: annoyance, laughter, tears, anger... Siblings know you like no other and depending on their nature, that can be good or bad for you.
I did NOT expect for Dean to get shot and die before the opening credits. That was one of those gut punches. I was busy chuckling at Sam's eagerness to find something at the Mystery Spot because they didn't know where Bela and the Colt were, Dean's attempt at humoring Sam because what the hell else is he going to do and BLAM. I was choking right along with Dean watching him shudder and shake and look desperately at his brother... and then literally, the light left his eyes. How did he DO that? That was amazing and riveting and painful to watch.
Confused Sam is cute. I think I might like that version of Sam best. Dean's wise-ass "clowns or midgets" when Sam claimed a weird dream had me smirking and the "how is that not deja vu" argument is the 2nd best exchange the whole show. LOVED the "Dingo's ate my baby" crazy reference. The writers of this show are fantastic with their pop culture knowledge, their witty exchanges, their sly remarks that you have to almost watch two or three times to truly appreciate. Not that that's a problem...
I loved Dean's reassuring "whatever this is, we'll figure it out" declaration whenever Sam told him (over and over) what the situation was. That's one of the things that makes him an awesome big brother. Sam says it's true, it's true. No matter how implausible. No matter how scary. No matter if he can't see it. Sam said there was a time loop. Okay, they'll find a way to stop it. Anything to get that freaked out, desperate look out of Sammy's eyes.
When Dean said "If you and I decide I'm not going to die, then I'm not going to die" I actually said "uh-oh" out loud. So this is what the kicker is. A lesson in the supposed futility of fighting the future.
Sam was being played and Dean was being Dean, trying to help his brother. As he always does. That's really the thing -- without each other, they don't exist. And really, how true is that of any of us? How much do others that we love, that we care about, feed into the person that we are? How different would we be if we lost the most important person in our lives? If fate took them from us and there was literally nothing we could do about it, there is no way we would come out on the other side unscathed. The same.
Without Sam, Dean is empty -- he's said as much to himself. His whole life, his whole purpose is about his brother. Sure, he'd be someone with Sam gone. But he wouldn't be Dean. Not the Dean we've seen. Not the Dean he knows. And naively, I always thought differently about Sam, but without Dean, Sam has no guidance. No freedom. No one to take care of the details so that he can relax. No one to protect him. And not just from the monsters in the world. From himself. Without Dean, Sam burns up from the inside out.
The lesson, I guess, is twofold. One -- apparently the entire underworld/demon community knows not only about Dean's deal but that Sam is desperate to save him and that Dean is Sam's weakness and Sam is apparently supposed to either lead them or defeat them, and Two -- Dean can't be saved.
(I'm stubbornly refusing to believe number two. I think it's gotta be a trick in wording -- a loophole. Perhaps he can't be SAVED, but maybe he can...negotiate, win, barter, defeat, escape... oooo -- escape?? Okay, moving on.)
When Sam was giddy that it was Wednesday, I curled up tighter into my Ball Of Imagined Protection because there was too much time left. Sam's little-boy-lost "I'm supposed to wake up..." while he held his brother in his arms once more... after it wasn't have supposed to have happened... GOD. *sob* And although I never want to see it again, Jensen dies so well. He actually manages to look pained and peaceful at the same time. That guy is friggin' AMAZING.
And then we see the aftermath. The reality of death without deals. Of a life changed irrevocably. Of the person you used to be so far behind you they aren't even a speck in your rear view mirror. I don't think Sam turned into Dean as much as he became his father. The maps and search information on the wall? Very John from Dead Man's Blood. The military-neat room and the way he straightened his bed? I don't see Dean caring that much about the bed. The bed would just be something that served a purpose in an almost meaningless life. For Sam, though, it was a routine. A step in the process of his day, like how he brushed his teeth and held his toothbrush with the glass of water when he rinsed.
He turned into the consummate hunter his father and brother had been, too -- demon thing in Death Valley, Vamp nest in Austin, digging out a bullet and sewing up the hole... damn. Bad. Ass. Especially with the facial expressions of the Terminator. Sam was gone. And this was over a period of three months. In three months time, Sam became a shell without Dean. A machine.
The trickster driving the point home that Dean was Sam's weakness...I wanted to say, "Well, DUH!" What does the demon population expect? Sam has NOTHING ELSE. They already killed Jess, Dad, Mom... Of course his only brother and the man who not only raised him but literally sacrificed EVERYTHING for him would be his weakness. If he wasn't, there wouldn't be anything inside of Sam worth salvaging and then he would be worthless to them. It's Sam's goodness that makes him so desirable to the demon community. His Clark Kent meets Wolverine drive to do right while trying to hold in his temper and keep his heart camouflaged on his sleeve. Otherwise, they wouldn't care.
When Huey returned, I felt tears in my eyes. One, because he was back and Dean was back and two because Sam had lived through all of that and still carried the scars that only memories can dig so deep. When he got up and crossed the room and hugged his brother -- so exactly like Dean's utterly relived hug in AHBL2 -- I felt a tear slip. Dean's quiet, "how many Tuesday's did you have" was perfectly pitched. I think he had to have known from the way Sam held on so tight that this was not a moment for snark. He recognized the same desperate "oh thank GOD" silent cry that he'd had himself not so long ago. And I wonder if he'd been just a little bit afraid at that similarity.
Sam's sad "had a weird dream" and Dean's half-hearted attempt to lighten the weight in his brother's eyes by the "clowns or midgets" comment was a nice way to get balance back. That glance at the unmade bed was, to me, a nod that he was back in the world where there was Dean and didn't need to smooth the sheets and tuck the corners and check every detail. Yet.
Dean, for all of his faults, for all of his dysfunctions, for all of his crass humor and sluttish ways, for all of his teasing and protecting and sacrifice and care... Dean is Sam's light, and Sam got a taste of real darkness. And I don't think he liked the flavor.
*crap, I think this was longer than last week...*
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Feb 15, 2008 8:18 AM
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Unfortunately, we won't be able to see if there is any residual effects next week. I believe they flipped the order of the remaining strike episodes. This would give them a big bang ep if the season were to end.
I Loved This So Much!.
First, Dean was cute and funny and full of "Dean" expressions. He whole demeanor was impish.
Killed by a Golden Retriever???? I looked at my furry GR and said, don't you think about it!
I wonder how hard it is to do the same scene over and over and get the inflections the same.
There wasn't any major gore, but Sam digging the bullet out and then stitching himself made me crings. Dang, but he was hardassSam!! No expression on his face at all. You didn't see SAM emerge until he had that moment of doubt about who he killed. When he kept repeating Bobby's name and the emotion starting to sneak in, then you saw our Sam. The doubt, the fear that MAYBE he just killed Bobby.
Sam pleading for Dean to come back.
Sam closing his eye and then that emotional "I'm suppose to wake up!"
AND the hug - ok, once again one sided - but it was great!
Dean, how long can you gargle??? and the little smile and slide of the eyes over to Sam -- just adorable!!
Dean singing and doing the "roxbury" head bob was fabulous. Especially since that Pepsi commercial was on a couple times during the ep.
The car hit was awesome -- that was cringe worthy as well.
And the very first time Dean dies was heart wrenching. Dean looking up at Sam before he passes.
Wonderful!!!! I'm going to watch this one over and over.
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Feb 15, 2008 8:42 AM
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If last week’s episode seemed to fall flat after a good setup, this week’s got better the more I thought about it. (Although probably not for the same reasons as other posters.)
The first half was dangerously close to silliness. After the first couple of iterations, the sequence became tedious padding and Dean’s multiple death scenes increasingly absurd. (How did the dog kill him? Or the burrito?) While there were some funny moments (like the simultaneous dialog) it seemed to be descending into a farce. Then the Trickster (aka Loki) showed up and things started to make sense. Like Tall Tales last season (one of the episodes this one reminded me of when I saw the preview) the absurdity was intentional – all pointing to the fact that this WASN’T supposed to be real, but the creation of a demigod. But then even after they broke the cycle, Sam foolishly let Loki go and Dean still got killed! When we catch up with Loki again he repeats the same depressing fatalism we’ve heard all season: Sam can’t save Dean no matter how hard he tries; he just has to let go. Blah, blah, blah.
But that’s not what happens – the whole point of the episode is that Sam DOES save Dean. And he does it not by killing Loki but by … CRYING? Not the finest moment for our big, brave hero. Does this make any sense? Why would Loki suddenly feel bad for the guys who have been trying to kill him and help them out? Why the dramatic change of heart? Why save Dean only to kill him again the next day? Why lead Sam right to himself?
But what if the whole thing were the trick? I don’t think Loki was working for anyone but himself - he is a god after all. I think they must outrank demons, who were human. Loki isn’t necessarily malevolent – he’s just doing what he (in his perverse way) thinks of as good. Tell me if this makes sense …
Dean was never supposed to die on Tuesday – his death was always supposed to happen on Wednesday. (The botched mugging could not have been Loki’s act – he deals in irony, like dropping a skeptic into a wormhole. There was nothing appropriately ironic about Dean being shot that way.) So Loki goes back to Tuesday and puts them (and apparently himself) into the loop in order to play around with them like he did last season. Now here comes the test for Sam. Loki knows even the ‘Cro-Magnon’ will eventually figure it all out. He even leaves clues for him to make it obvious when Sam doesn’t get it after the first 100 times or so. (Almost as if he wants to get caught?) The next part is the key – Sam has to choose whether to kill Loki or to trust him. (I guess I should say to try to kill Loki since what we’ve seen so far suggests that he’s tough get rid of.)
Now here’s the ironic, Loki part – if Sam had killed Loki when he had the chance, then no one could have sent him back to save Dean from the real shooting on Wednesday. (Or if Sam had tried to kill Loki, he wouldn't have helped them later and Sam would have thought he was dead, like last season, so he wouldn't have gone looking for him.) Isn’t this the moral for Sam? He had plenty of chances to kill Loki while they were talking but he didn’t. In the end, the only way to save Dean was not by killing, decapitating, staking or cursing – so tough killer Sam can’t do it. But human Sam can save his brother if he makes the right choice (“If you and I decide I'm not going to die, then I'm not going to die.”) True, Sam does try to kill Loki at the end, but that’s only after he already passed the test (and let’s face it, Loki/Bobby did ask for it.)
After getting back on track, Loki lets Sam see what he will become if he continues to follow this path – a heartless, soulless machine who cannot feel anything. (I love how robotically Sam makes his bed, brushes his teeth – he’s not even human anymore.) The scene with Bobby shows Sam how far he has sunk – no better than the creatures he hunts and all for nothing. But he passed the test so Loki frees him from the cycle (after some satisfying groveling). In the end, the positions are reversed and Loki has to trust Sam just as Sam trusted that Loki would send them forward to Wednesday. Loki was right – he was trying to teach Sam a lesson. Let’s just hope he learned the right one.
One thought I had was why didn’t Sam ask to be sent back to the end of last season instead of that Wednesday? If he could have avoided his own death then Dean’s deal would never have happened. But now that they’ve reintroduced a demigod who can bend time and space, maybe they are one step closer to saving Dean after all.
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Feb 15, 2008 8:48 AM
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I missed the Trickster's last comments to Sam after all the talk about Dean's being Sam's weakness and the demon population knowing it. I thought he made another comment and Sam basically went 'what are you talking about' and the Trickster said something like 'that's for me to know and you to find out' Am I totally imagining the exchange? If not, could someone please help me out and let me know the Trickster's final remarks to Sam? All the little references turn out to add up to something later and I get frustrated when I miss something potentially important.
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Feb 15, 2008 9:02 AM
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Having the Trickster do this makes it interesting because his motives are a little hard to pin down ... although, a demon-infested world might be a much less interesting playground for such a being. But one thing we do know is that he's a god, not a demon, and he's not in league with the forces aligned against the Winchesters. Interestingly, what he seems to be doing here is the good old traditional god work of teaching life lessons - in this case, "You really can't save your brother; learn to let go." First he showed Sam he couldn't save Dean by demonstrating it, over and over; then he showed Sam what he would become if he became obsessed with the idea of bringing Dean back - not a pretty picture.
In the larger picture, Sam's determination to hold onto Dean might have far-reaching effects, considering that a high-ranking demon holds a contract on Dean that a) will kill him very soon, and b) send him to hell, which will, oh, right, c) eventually turn him into a demon too. Sure, Sam doesn't know about c yet, but I'm sure that plenty of demons on the other side would be happy to spill the beans. The execution of Dean's contract might be something that even the Trickster (or any higher power that might send him) cannot stop. And if it's so important to have leverage over Sam, what the heck is Sam, anyway? I'm looking forward to finding out just what the connection was between their mother and the yellow-eyed demon & why Sam is such a big deal to all these demons.
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Feb 15, 2008 9:37 AM
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I loved last night's ep. Sure it was a little slapstick w/ the death scenes, but humor only made the tragic parts all the more intense. And I LOL at most of them. That's what's so great about this show...they have you laughing one minute and your heart in your throat the next. (BTW, HugoLang - the burrito "tasted funny" so I assumed it was food poisoning that did Dean in that time)
I wasn't sure what the Trickster was up to..but then he IS a Trickster so...
The one thing I did wonder about when he seemed to be helping the Winchesters was whether his powers worked on demons. If not, and the demons take over...wouldn't that make life a little boring for the Trickster? Not having a lot of humans around to tease? Maybe he wants to keep Sam focused on the overall goal and not just "save Dean".
Next week's ep looks awesome. It's preceded by Season 2's Nightshifter...where they really get themselves into trouble w/ the FBI and we meet Agent Henrickson.
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Feb 15, 2008 9:46 AM
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Hugo:
"One thought I had was why didn’t Sam ask to be sent back to the end of last season instead of that Wednesday? If he could have avoided his own death then Dean’s deal would never have happened."
Ingenious! I never even thought of that. *palm face* So clever! Hmmm... Makes me wonder if you might be onto something...
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Feb 15, 2008 9:49 AM
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This is definitely an episode I'm going to have to rewatch to figure out how I feel about it ultimately. The first couple Dean deaths made me cover my eyes; later on I was laughing (guiltily, I admit) - even when the desk fell on Dean and his legs stuck out very Wicked-Witch-of-the-East-like.
Watching Sam not only figure out the clues but ultimately unravel as the days progress was interesting, and watching him go all Stone Cold Sammy at the end was highly disturbing. I know there's been talk on the show of Sam-trying-to-be-Dean, but Dean is NOT like that, and I think Sam goes wayyyyy over the edge in the other direction when Dean dies on Wednesday. (I knew when Sam did NOT extract a promise from the Trickster to keep Dean alive on Wednesday that Dean was a goner.) I attribute Sam's complete change to shock, grief and anger. But I will admit to a fangirl moment when Sam peeled off his jacket, cut open his bloody shirt and began to clean his own wounds. Hot but disturbing. But hot.
And I had some of the same questions you all did too. WHY does the Trickster even care if Sam can save Dean? And WHY does everyone on this show keep saying Dean cannot be saved? Is it lazy writing, or is it to keep the boys from pursuing Dean's salvation? And if it's the latter, why is that important to a god or demigod like the Trickster? (I can't recall which he is.) And also if it's the latter, WHY is everyone so hell-bent (if you'll forgive the pun) on persuading them NOT to save Dean? Because that just keeps leading me to believe one of two things: 1) the writers aren't clever enough to come up with anything else to say OR 2) there IS a way to save Dean, but it's in everyone else's best interest that he NOT be saved. And by 'everyone else' I mean everyone evil. I'm still wrapping my brain around that part.
A couple other thoughts: Does Dr. Hasselback ever get rescued? Guess not. And I had a total Newlyweds/Nick-Lachey-moves-furniture-moment when the desk dropped on Dean. Plus I loved the X-Files references and a lot of the quotes.
And there was music in this episode! I love Asia. Go ahead, laugh!! 
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Feb 15, 2008 10:40 AM
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I don't think I have a single, coherent thing to say about this episode. I spent the first 15 minutes of it peeking through my fingers, alternately giggling at Dean being so cute and *Dean*, and sobbing at the thought of his death, and Sam's grief. The last section, where Sam was without Dean, was heart-wrenching. I knew it wasn't Bobby at the end, but poor Sam. He was so cold and lost, even to himself. And if there was a point being hammered home (beyond the obvious "You need Dean and you can't have him"), I honestly don't know what it was.
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Feb 15, 2008 10:42 AM
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First time poster long time lurker...to the point now...
I think maybe the reason why every demon/demi god keeps telling Sam that's there's no way to save Dean is so he will give up, break him and he won't look. I think there is a way. They just don't want him to find it. Ruby is in on it. Maybe? Dunno.
By the way, the whole "did it look cool like on the movies thing?" "Yea, you peed yourself." Hilarious!
LoveDean
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Feb 15, 2008 10:42 AM
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PS I haven't said this in ages, but YOU ROCK TINA!!! Thanks again for keeping us all in the loop of our favorite show! 
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Feb 15, 2008 10:47 AM
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The trickster was really trying to give Sam the hard sell on him not being able to save his brother. Why? There has to be a reason. I know everyone and everything keeps saying it's about Sam. But there has to be a reason they're trying to drum it into his head that Dean can't be saved. Thankfully Sam's got a stubborn streak about a mile long.
Thank you. I've been hearing people say that it's all about Sam and Dean doesn't matter...but what you say here makes a LOT of sense.
Keep going on that thought as a trickster usually is around to teach a lesson of some sort. But was the lesson REALLY to see that Sam needed to live without Dean or was it something else we are not aware of yet?
I loved this episode so much more than "Tall Tales" which was too much of a farce for me. This one was much more subtle, the laughs and then the jumps (or in the case of the desk with me, both at the same time).
This episode also showcased HOW MUCH they need each other. 100 Tuesdays and Sam never once checked what that woman was carrying? Dean thought of that, even after being told he kept dying. Both boys are extremely smart, but they also play off each other quite well in the puzzle-solving department.
One brother can't be whole without the other around. It's that simple. And to say that it's all about Dean or it's all about Sam minimalizes it, in my mind.
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Feb 15, 2008 10:49 AM
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Hugo - I thought the exact same thing last night - if the Trickster could go back to Wednesday, why not go back to before Sam's death so that Dean never made the deal? Hopefully they'll eventually explain this.
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Feb 15, 2008 11:07 AM
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