Faith

Season 1, Episode 12, Aired
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When Dean is accidentally electrocuted fighting a monster, he permanently damages his heart. When he's diagnosed as only having a month, at most, to live, Sam searches for a means to save him and finds Roy Le Grange, a faith healer who may actually be the real deal. After Le Grange heals Dean, the brothers discover that Le Grange is using black magic to bind a "Reaper" to do his bidding...and each healing comes with a terrible price.moreless
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  • Best episode so far.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Nov 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    Supernatural opens up very differently compared to how it usually does, and that brought something new to the table. Though it does a great job of transitioning to its usual case of the week formula that involves reapers, necromancy, etc. Up to this point Supernatural has done enough to warrant it a great score. A lot of new material, like having a unique introduction to the episode, and using dark magic instead of ghosts, deformed humans, etc. Though the episode just keeps getting better and better and it had you glued to the climax. Even when it has you over the top, it keeps going further and further up with its conclusion. Dean's conversation with Layla was pretty sad and thought provoking. The best episode so far that contains an all around package.moreless

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  • An episode I can watch over and over again. And have.

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    By SpaceCowboy911, Nov 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    Having seen all episodes (up and into to season 6 at this time), this ep is ranked as one of my all time favorites. It enters into a very grey area and seems to stay there, and stays there in a good way. There is no last minute hurrah or 'saved by the bell' climax, it simply leaves you wondering exactly what Dean was wondering... did they do something good?

    It is a hard question to answer- kill a stranger to save someone you know/love? And SN does not tie this up with an easy answer. And that is good because there is no easy answer. Every part of me wanted to see Layla live, but that would have been to clean and even a bit cheesey. To have the Reaper save her as a kind of thank you to the brothers, for unbinding him, would have been nice to see but would have ruined the story at the same time. I like how SN does not clean up all it's messes, cause, well, that's life.

    But storyline aside, even the mood, tone, lighting and setting were all excellent. Rainy, cold day. Muddy ground. Tent in a farmers field. I felt incredibly drawn into the emotions of the characters based just on those things alone. The episdoe made me want to curl up with a blanket, and okay, I admitt, maybe have Dean curl up in there with me. But that's beside the point. Sort of. Cause I think Jensen did a wonderful job in this episode portraying both a man who feels he has to do what's right (even against his own personal feelings) and an almost scared young man who just wants to curl up under that blanket and make it all go away.

    As for the end, I sort of wished Dean would have told Layla the truth about the Reaper. But only because I could see her going through the rest of her (short) life thinking Roy didn't/couldn't heal her because maybe she didn't deserve to live as much as others did. But that's just a personal opinion. Also, in later eps like maybe 'Dark Side of the Moon', it would have been nice to see Dean ask about Layla as a sort of continuity factor... or even ask Castiel. SN has always been good with the continuity.

    Cudos to: Jensen for acting and the writers for a superb story.moreless

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  • While battling a Rawhead,an Irish hobgoblin, that preys on naughty children, Dean is electrocuted causing permanent damage to his heart...and leaving him with less than a month to live!!Distraught, Sam searches frantically for a way to save his brother.moreless

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    By beauregardlover, Jul 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    I do I love thee? Faith is just a perfect episode. Sam drags a faith healer named George Le Grange, who may be the real deal. Blinded by his desire to save Dean, Sam doesn't question the source of the preacher's powers and convinces Dean to give it a shot. Thinking he has nothing to lose, a less than skeptical Dean goes to see Le Grange and is selected to be healed. To Sam's relief, Dean is cured. However, Dean feels guilty because a young woman named Layla, who has a brain tumor, has been visiting the preacher for a long time, patiently waits her turn. Dean's guilt multiplies exponentially when he learns that for every healed person, someone dies. It seems that Le Grange is using black magic to bid a reaper to his will.They plan to kill him, but don't want to kill human beings, so they destroy his spell book. When they get back to the church, Dean finds himself in a uncomfortable position about telling Layla not to go through with her healing. Anyway we find out that the Reaper was controlled by the wife. She gets her just deserts. Here's what this episode is about: Where is God? Is there free will? What's meant to be?
    Dean: Hey, you better take care of that car, or I swear I'll haunt your ass."
    Sam: I don't think that's funny."
    Dean: Aw, c'mon..it's a little funny."
    My favorite Dean and Sam moment from season one.
    I also love, love to death, how Dean doesn't fear the reaper. He might get pissed at the reaper, or tell him bad jokes, or be annoyed that the reaper is interrupting his life, but he doesn't fear the reaper.moreless

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  • this was a really good ep i thought .

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    By cube2k8, May 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    this ep of supernatural was about sam and dean fight a monster that accidently dean gets electricted and he finds out he is only going to have a month to live and is going to die he gets brought to faith healer and he gets healed but he the guy that does it is using black magic and causing other bad stuff to happen like others around them start diging and it turns out to be a even big mystery then they thought it was going to be at first they think its him but its her that is causing every thing to happen.moreless

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  • Death Becomes Him

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    By MovieMark, Nov 29, 2009 Report Abuse
    Two really good episodes in a row? It's all coming up Millhouse! Well, not so much for Dean, who suffers a fatal injury only to be healed and have someone die in his place. Major guilt issues ensue. A slow burner that may not be to everyone's taste, but this is a superbly written, effectively creepy episode. Even upon re-watch I didn't see the twist coming and I'm glad the person summoning the reaper got her comeuppance, cos in the last episode most of the townspeople got off scot-free. Not cool. Julie Benz chimes in a believably understated performance, showing she can do sweet just as well as she does psychotically evil. Jenson also flexes his acting muscles with his best performance so far this season; this was a great Dean-centric episode. He goes through a significant arc within the hour. As for the Reaper, it was technically impressive and the death scenes were very slick, but having 'Fear the Reaper' playing in the background as he kills his victim was a bit much! Nonetheless, an excellent episode!moreless

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    • When Sam was trapped in the basement, there was no way he could have escape through the window because it was too narrow. Edit
    • Trivia: In this episode, it is revealed Dean is 27, but in "Pilot," he says he is 26. That means he has had a birthday, but they haven't mentioned it. Edit

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    • During the shooting of the episode, it rained for five days continuously and the crew had to tow the cars outside the country temple in and out of mud due to continuity problems. Edit
    • "Faith" is Eric Kripke's favorite episode from Season One. In the Supernatural: The Official Companion - Season 1 he states: "It's when I first realized what the show was capable of. Is there a God? What's meant to be? And is there a free will? And is your life worth the cost of someone else's life? It's a metaphysical and moral study of the boys' universe." Edit
    • International Airdates: Denmark: March 26, 2006 on TV3 France: February 12, 2007 on TF6 Germany: January 21, 2008 on ProSieben The Netherlands: September 21, 2008 on NET5 Edit

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    • David Wright: Roy Le Grange is a fraud. He's no healer. Dean: Amen, brother. Edit
    • Dean: Man, you're a lying bastard. I thought you said we were going to see a doctor. Sam: I believe I said a specialist. Edit
    • Dean: You're not gonna let me die in peace, are you? Sam: I'm not gonna let you die, period. Edit

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    • Dean: You ever actually watch daytime TV? It's terrible. This is an in-joke to the fact that (Jensen Ackles) used to play Eric Brady on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Edit

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