Everybody Loves A Clown

Season 2, Episode 2, Aired
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After the events at the hospital, the brothers have no idea where the demon that killed their mother is hiding. While biding their time trying to come up with an idea, they investigate murders committed by a killer clown.
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  • I actually found myself being bored with this episode.

    7.0
    "Good"
    By tvfem76, Mar 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode was okay. I thought that this episode was really boring. Maybe it is because I do not have a fear of clowns. I did like that they had Sam and Dean deal with their feelings towards their father's death. The best part of the episode was when the killed the creature. They did a good job hiding who was the clown creature. I didn't suspect the blind guy. I just hope that this season picks up. Last season I thought that Supernatural was better than Smallville. This season both shows have just been okay.moreless

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  • Clowns, ugh!

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    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Sep 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    The episodic nature of the first season wasn't so bad, but it got kind of played out and I was hoping that the second season had a more story centered plot. The way this episode opened up it looked like another random hunting quest, but then it does a great job of incorporating the story with the hunting quest. Towards the middle it looks like Dean and Sam are gonna get right back on their feet on hunting the demon, but then the 51 hour time limit really gave them an excuse to go hunting. Although the story of the killer clown isn't as well developed as some of the stories, it did enough to be entertaining and the twist of who the true culprit is. Not to mention this episode was thoroughly amusing and funny, like when Dean gets punched in the nose after thinking he's slick for stealing the gun from the girl, Dean joking to Sam about getting that bearded lady's number, amongst other funny moments.moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, Jun 12, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show supernatuaral it takes place after the events of the hospital and they are tring to track down the killer of there mom and while doing that they happen to come across a killer clown that is taken peoples lives and they must figure out a way to deal with it and that is why i gave a 9 it was very intense and very interesting and i think it was exciting to see this kind of story and i thought the main plot is heating up but this story about the lcow was just avargemoreless

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  • Two plots: one weak and the other very strong.

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    By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Apr 13, 2009 Report Abuse
    I knew that at some point, Sam and Dean would get back to taking individual jobs and tracking down to supernatural entities, but I didn't like how little they focused on it. For me, it's all or nothing: I would've rather seen them focus the whole episode on finding the clown or focused the episode on Ellen and Ash. The entire clown sub-plot seemed to exist simply to fill in time.


    Despite my opinions on it, clowns creep me out more than anything, so I liked they finally chose a killer supernatural clown as their next job. Every time I saw him outside of the children's house, I would get chills.


    I think the most powerful part of the episode, as well as the most effective, was Sam and Dean arguing about how they're dealing with their father's death. They obviously had very differing views on the man and are taking it in different ways, but Dean's cathartic release, where he smashes the crap out of the car, was powerful, emotional and a perfect way to end the episode. It's almost like a season's worth of anger and rage built up and finally released in those thirty seconds. Plus, it helped to have Ash, a "Lynyrd Skynyrd" roadie who looks like an idiot but is actually extremely smart. He really stole the show here, in terms of humor.

    So far, Season 2 has been solid. Only two episodes in, and it's bringing the same amount of chills, thrills and tension that I've come to expect from the show.moreless

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  • The Rakshasa part is a bit weak; the rest of the episode, fortunately, is great.

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    By Snape83, Mar 26, 2009 Report Abuse
    First of all, I want to raise the glass for Philip Sgriccia, who managed to direct a wonderfully looking episode out of a not-so-brilliant, at least in my opinion, script: visually, "Everybody loves a clown" is awesome, scaring and cleverly shot. Plus, the cinematography - as stunning as ever - and the art direction (brilliant!) concur to create the proper hallucinated atmosphere.

    Then, I must say that both Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki deliver some amazing performance: they cope with the loss of their father believably and struggle with each other and with their grief very touchingly. In the final scene, when Sam confesses his sense of guilt and Dean gives vent to this sorrow by raging on the Impala, they acted masterfully: I was really moved by their chemistry together and by the diverse way with which they express their inner pain. Seeing Dean attacking furiously the Impala was shocking and explained his insanity more than any word.

    Unfortunately, the episode is weak in at least two points: first, the presentation of the Roadhouse and its inhabitants left something to be desired (the registered message on John's cellphone was a little too obvious gimmick, in my opinion) and the whole Rakshasa affair was a bit silly, very black-and-white (here's the evil monster: kill it!) and unchallenging. I agree with Eric Kripke when he says that episode worked much better when the clown was simply a clown: much, much scarier.

    All in all, not my favorite storyline. The episode scores above average only thanks to Sam and Dean's character development.moreless

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    • Ash tells Sam that he went to MIT, "It's a school in Boston." MIT is actually in Cambridge. Edit
    • When Sam and Dean are about to stop the clown from killing a little girl's parents in the house, Sam is in a room that is dark when we get a shot of him. Then it is lit when we get a shot of Dean with the room in the background. The light is on then off depending on the camera angle. Edit
    • Dean supposedly opens the steam valve by turning the handle down, perpendicular to the horizontal point. In reality, that closes off steam. A handle running parallel to the pipe means the steam line is open. Edit

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    • The scene with the clown chair in Mr. Cooper's office wasn't in the original script. Like the other comedic beats of the episode, the scene was ad-libbed on set to make Sam (and Jared Padalecki) more uneasy. Edit
    • Music: Time has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers, Shambala by 3 Dog Night, Do That to Me One More Time by Captain & Tenille, Mudd Walk by Bad Poodle Edit
    • The end credits feature "In memory of our friend, Peter Ellis." Peter Ellis directed two episodes, "Bloody Mary" and "The Benders," and died in April 2006. Edit

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    • Sam: More murders? Dean: Two more last night. Apparently they were ripped to shreds, and they had a little boy with them... (Sam tries to complete Dean's sentence) Sam: ...who fingered a clown. (Dean gives Sam a strange look) Sam: What? Edit
    • Sam: Where did you learn to do all this? Ash: MIT. Before I got bounced for fighting. Sam: MIT? Ash: It's a school in Boston. Edit
    • Sam: Well, before we go stabbing things into Cooper, we're gonna wanna make damn sure it's him. Dean: You're such a stickler for details, Sammy. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Title: Everybody Loves a Clown was a 1965 song released by Gary Lewis & The Playboys. It went to #4 on the Hot 100. Edit
    • Dean: You still bust out crying every time you see Ronald McDonald on TV. Ronald McDonald is the main McDonald's restaurant mascot. He is a clown wearing red and yellow (McDonald's colors). Edit
    • Dean: Check it out. 5-0. This is a reference to the popular TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980). It was on CBS and had 282 total episodes. Created by Leonard Freeman, Hawaii Five-O was an elite investigative unit that reported to the Governor of Hawaii. Edit

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