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Supernatural Season 8 Episode 9

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AIRED: 12/5/12

Sam asks a friend, hunter Martin Creaser, to track Benny just to be on the safe side. However, when Martin gets word of a vampire kill in Benny's neighborhood, he takes things into his own hands, forcing Dean to make a tough choice.

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I Miss the Brotherly Bond

7.0

By ehughe19, Feb 20, 2013

I miss the early episodes of Supernatural. I loved the relationship between Sam and Dean. It seemed they would do anything for one another. When Dean went to hell for the year, Sam tried to find him and save him. Sam went into the pit with Lucifer in order to give his brother a chance at a normal life (along with saving the world of course), but as soon as Sam comes back, Dean leaves his normal life to be with him. This season, the brotherly love just doesn't seem to be there and this episode showcases that. Sam doesn't trust Dean's judgement about Benny and cares more about his girlfriend than his responsibilities, such as Kevin. Plus Dean seems to have the same relationship with Benny as he used to have with Sam or Cas. I'm all for plot twists, but I hope it's not at the compromise of their relationship.moreless
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Fix Sam or get rid of him.

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By Tyrathius, Dec 21, 2012

The Samelia flashbacks are not fun. They are not interesting or enjoyable. They are boring, stupid, and take time away from the stuff we actually care about. I may not have liked Lisa and Ruby very much, but Amelia is the first love interest who's actually managed to make me resent not only her, but the Winchester she's in love with.

At this point Sam's not even a heroic character anymore. He doesn't care about right or wrong, he doesn't care whether Benny is innocent or about finding the real killer. He's just one more obstacle for Dean to deal with while HE saves the day.

Sam abandoning Martin the second he gets a text from "Amelia" just shows how far gone he is. He up and leaves Martin, a mentally unstable hunter, on a case alone to fight a vampire they believe is responsible for several deaths, because some girl who Sam doesn't even know is in immediate danger asks him to come help her? He doesn't even think about trying to contact her until he's several hours on the road. What if she needed him for something completely trivial, like helping her move after a breakup with Don? Remember, Amelia has no idea who Sam really is or what he does, so she'd have no reason to go to him (instead of, say, the police) in a real emergency. Sam's actions ultimately lead to Martin getting killed when he goes off the deep end and Benny is forced to kill him in self-defense. I really hope the writers let Dean or Benny call Sam out on this in the future, because if anyone is responsible for Martin's death, it's Sam.

I did enjoy the Dean and Benny parts of the episode. I think Dean was completely justified in sending the fake text. Remember, Sam knocked him out and handcuffed him to a radiator only hours before. Dean managed to get Sam off an innocent man's case, and he did it without actually hurting him. I don't think Dean realized Sam was just going to abandon Martin like that, but Dean tried to take care of him too by telling him the real killer was dealt with and that he needed to find a new line of work. Again, no violence, at least not until Martin kidnapped Benny's granddaughter and got himself killed.

This episode would have been a solid 10 if Sam and Amelia were not in it. I admit I've always liked Dean more than Sam, but this is the first season I have believed Sam to be an active detriment to the show. The writers need to scrap Amelia and start trying to build Sam into a likeable character again, because at this point if we ever come to a Sam vs. Benny confrontation, I'm going to be rooting for Benny.

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Why are you making me detest Dean?

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By carly-hope, Dec 16, 2012

It is not that I dislike Benny, I even understand why Dean clinges to teh bond they forged in Purgatory but it doesn't make what he did to sam any less cruel. And while I understand how hurt he must be over Sam not searching for him, not trying to move heaven and earth to get him back, his pssive-agressive BS is starting to get too much for me to take. He is becoming more Like John and I don't think I would be able to stomach that. And it wasn't just what he did to sam, but also Amelia. It's like he just doesn't care about collateral damage as long as he feels a bit better afterwards. And the fact that using Amelia was his back up plan makes me a bit sick. I do understand why Benny killed Martin but I also think the brother should take a long break to go through their own issues because if they stay together they very well may end up tearing each other to shreds, irreparably.moreless
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Great Segway to 2013

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By AveryLentz, Dec 12, 2012

For most of the season, we've been treated to flashbacks of Sam and Dean's previous year. With both storylines seemingly being caught up now, it'll be nice to have everything happening in real time. Other than that Great episode! I love Benny! I think everyone saying he's the next Ruby is a crock of shit. Benny really is trying to be different from other vampires. Martin left him no choice but to kill in order to protect his great granddaughter. Yes, we hate when Sam and Dean fight, but this is another test of the brothers' relationship and I think they're going to have knuckle down and accept the fact that they're both constantly changing with the coming of every season. I'm loving season eight so far and glad the story will move forward from here. Anxious to see what happens with Benny, as well as the Gates of Hell storyline. And as for all the people hating on this season, I'm only going to say this once more: SHUT THE F**K UP! If you're so upset with this show, just stop watching already. You make the rest of us die hard fans depressed when you constantly berate the show. Jeremy Carver is no Eric Kripke, but he's no Sera Gambe either. Let's cut the guy some slack. He's doing his best and frankly, it ain't that bad!moreless
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The Other Louisiana Vampire Story

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By Neksmater, Dec 10, 2012

Benny is now working in a Gumbo Shack in Louisiana with a hunter (Matrin Creaser from Season 5) keeping an eye on him for Sam's sake. When a body comes up Martin gives Sam a call and the brothers head out to Bayou for investigating. Dean doesn't believe that Benny would do that since he's never let him down. While on the trail of Benny who has disappeared Sam gets a text from Amelia telling him to get to Kermit Texas right away and he leaves Martin high and dry while Dean handles Benny. According to Benny a vamp named Desmond wants him to join his coven and he refused since he's gone clean and doesn't drink from humans anymore but Desmond is causing trouble by killing innocent people until Benny joins him. Apparently the Gumbo Shack owner whom Dean got on with flirtatiously is Benny's great granddaughter who Benny wants to get to know better. Dean and Benny go after Desmond and part of me didn't believe Benny's "other vamp" story at first and that Sam would have been right and that Benny had gone off the reservation and killed those people but Dean couldn't see that so it was nice to see Benny remain true and not just be a run of the mill "Dean was wrong because he trusted a monster" thing. Benny telling Dean to lay off the junk food after Desmond got the upper hand in their fight was amusing back and forth, those two really make a good team. We are also treated to flashbacks of Sam's time with Amelia and she finds out her husband is indeed still alive and the guy isn't a jerk about it and will leave who Amelia wants to be with as up to her. Sam decides to leave though and let them stay together even though he left her in the pilot in bed so I'm still interested in how he got from there to there still. But he goes to Texas and sees that she's happy and after Dean wraps up the whole Benny thing Sam realizes that Dean altered Amelia's number to trick him to leave Louisiana so that Dean could handle the Benny thing alone. Martin goes crazy, as we were told he would, and holds Elizabeth (Benny's great granddaughter) hostage and gets Benny to come back to town. Benny's altruism for his kin was nice to see as a different side to his character and him baring his neck for Martin slice was the ultimate illustration of how protective he is of his own flesh and blood although she wasn't aware of that fact until Martin said it out loud. But Martin brought his death unto himself and Elizabeth calls Dean and he finds Martin's body and Benny gone, if Martin had just left it alone when Dean had settled it he would still be alive. This reminded me of the hunter killing off the Rugaru's wife in Season 4 and not wanting to come back to kill it later and how nasty some hunters can be as they become the monsters rather than the actual creatures. Anyway not a bad episode and Amelia approaching Sam in the bar saying she "knew that it was him" isn't exactly the best cliffhanger to leave us on for the six weeks or so until new episodes start up again but I'll take it cuz I'm at least interested to see Sam act with her not in a flashback scene.moreless
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Jared Padalecki	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	Dean Winchester

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Jon Gries	Martin Creaser	Guest Star
Kathleen Munroe	Elizabeth	Guest Star
Paul Campbell	Don Richardson	Guest Star
Ty Olsson	Benny	Recurring Role
Liane Balaban	Amelia Richardson	Recurring Role

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- Benny: Rogue vamp. Came into the cafe a couple nights ago--youngster goes by the name of Desmond. He, uh, remembers me.
  Dean: Good old days?
  Benny: I know it's hard to believe, but I haven't always been this cute and cuddly.
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- Dean: So, what's the plan? I hang back while you guys do some trust falls and binge-drinking?
  Benny: Man, if I didn't know better, I'd say you have an extremely low opinion of us vamps.
  Dean: Pssh. Call it healthy skepticism.
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- Music: Born on the Bayou (Creedence Clearwater Revival), I Feel Alright (Steve Earle)
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- International Airdates:
  Australia: December 17, 2012 on Eleven
  Norway: March 8, 2013 on FEM
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