Crossroad Blues

Season 2, Episode 8, Aired
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Dean calls a demon to make a deal to save a man named Evan Hudson, in exchange for himself. While making the deal, the demon confronts Dean’s worst nightmare about their dad.
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  • this was a good ep

    9.0
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    By cube2k8, Nov 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show supernatural they come accoss this crossroads and turns out they find out that people were making deals and they were being killed not so long after they made them and dean and sam go there to check it out and they find out that a man is going to die for it and dean wants to make a deal to save him and then the deamon that comes startes to tell information about there dad this was a very good ep and i thought it was one of the best of season 2 and it was intense and interestingmoreless

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  • Demons

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    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Nov 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    In this case we're dealing with another demon, but not the one that Sam and Dean are looking for. Something feels off about this episode; it feels less structured and organized than other episodes. All the cases of death in the beginning felt pretty pointless like they didn't really accumulate to much outside of giving the Winchester brothers their next clue to solving the case. The victims were basically without a soul. It just felt like too many characters were introduced, and the Bluesman guy wasn't all too interesting. Things didn't get better until the end when Dean showed off some impressive acting with his deep emotional connection with his dad that remains strong.moreless

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  • Good episode.

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    By -xXx-aimz-xXx-, May 07, 2011 Report Abuse
    In this episode Sam and Dean find out they are dealing with people that have made deals with a crossroads demon and the time is up on their deal. Dean wants to stop a guy from dying by making his own deal with the demon and it ends up to be a very enlightening conversation. Dean is told about what John did for him.

    It has been a while since I saw this epidode but I think Sam and Dean found a way to save that guy. When Dean tells Sam what the demon told him Sam wants to know if he was seriously considering making a deal.moreless

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  • This episode was an emotional episode but it was boring.

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    By tvfem76, Mar 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode was about several people making deals with a demon at the crossroads at Lloyd's Bar. After ten years pass hell hounds come to collect their souls. This storyline was used to explore how Dean was feeling about his suspicion that his father had made a deal with the demon in order to save his life. Sam's and Dean's suspicion about what their father had did was confirmed in this episode. Additional information was revealed about exactly where John Winchester was. He was being tormented in hell. Jensen Ackles really did a good job in the scene where the demon was telling him this and trying to get him to make a deal to bring his father back. Dean was tempted but ended up not doing it. I have to admit that I was kind of confused about who had first summoned the demon. Since it started in the 1930's, I thought that the musician had summoned the demon instead of the painter. This episode covered a lot of ground but I found myself bored. Supernatural isn't even scary anymore. Last season the episodes were a better mix of action and character development. This season seems to be all character development and little action. Don't get me wrong I like character development but I think the right mix of character development and action makes for better episodes.moreless

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  • Selling souls

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    By seriesguy3998, Nov 08, 2009 Report Abuse
    Supernatural
    Season 2
    Episode 8: Crossroad Blues
    Sam and Dean investigate a town where people start dying and discover that the people in there are making deals with demons. A crossroad demon reveals to Dean how his father gave his life to save Dean.

    Cool, entertainning, interesting, amazing episode. I really liked it, I wouldnt say one of the bests of the season (or the whole series) but yes, it was rlly good. It had its fun and comedy too. I laughed rlly hard when Dean showed Sam the picture of the hell hound and said: "I bet those dogs can hump the crap out of your leg." Classic!moreless

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    • Trivia: As Sam and Dean approach Evan Hudson's house, we can see a sign on the fence gate which reads "Beware of Dog." Edit
    • At around 15:31, during the scene when the brothers are walking up the stairs to talk to George, Jensen messes up his lines twice, but is able to cover the mistakes. Edit
    • If the demon took the lives of people who made a deal with them for ten years, why did Robert Johnson die eight years later and not ten as it was supposed to be? Edit

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    • Injoke: Dr. Silvia Growman is hiding at the Baskerville Motel. Arthur Conan Doyle's story, The Hound of the Baskervilles, featured Sherlock Holmes struggling with a violent ghostly dog. Edit
    • Injoke: Lloyd's Bar references the Stanley Kubrick film based on the Stephen King novel The Shining. Jack Nicholson portraying Jack Torrance states that he would sell his soul for a drink and magically a bartender by the name of Lloyd appears with a fully stocked bar. Both in The Shining and Supernatural, characters go to Lloyd's Bar and sell their souls. Edit
    • International Air Dates: Denmark: January 21, 2007 on TV3 UK: March 25, 2007 on LIVING Portugal: April 30, 2007 on AXN France: October 8, 2007 on TF6 Germany: February 11, 2008 on Premiere Serie Italy: July 22, 2008 on Rai2 The Netherlands: January 25, 2009 on NET5 Edit

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    • Sam: Architect Shawn Boyden plummeted to his death from the roof of his home, a condominium he designed. Dean: Hmm, build a high-rise and then jump off the top of it. That's classy. Edit
    • Dean's Demon: See, people talk about Hell, but it's just a word. Doesn't even come close to describing the real thing. Dean: Shut your mouth, bitch. Dean's Demon: If you could see your poor daddy, hear the sounds he makes cause he can't even scream... Edit
    • Dean: What do they got on you? Sam: I'm sure they haven't posted it yet. Dean: What, no accessory? Nothing? Sam: Shut up. Dean: (laughs) You're jealous. Sam: No, I'm not! Edit

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    • Dean: His house probably isn't up next on MTV Cribs, is it? MTV Cribs is a reality television show on MTV. It showcases the homes of various celebrities, actors, musicians, and athletes. Edit
    • Dean: Maybe his place is full of babes in Princess Leia bikinis. Reference to the costume worn by Princess Leia after her capture by Jabba the Hutt, in Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Edit
    • Dean: Dude, I am like Dillinger or something. Reference to John Dillinger an infamous gangster, of the Depression years. bank robber, considered by some as a Robin Hood, others a new breed of criminal. The first movie made about Dillinger and his exploits was in 1945 staring Lawrence Tierney, and a remake again in 1973 staring Warren Oates. Edit

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