Hook Man

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired
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Sam and Dean help a girl whose date became a victim of the "Hook Man," a famous urban legend that turns out to be real, in a small college town somewhere in Iowa. In order to save her and her father, the local minister, the brothers have to find the ghost's bones so they can destroy them. One tiny problem... they're in an unmarked grave.moreless
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  • Sam and Dean try to take down the Hook man...with a greek life twist.

    8.5
    "Great"
    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    What makes these episodes so fun to watch is how it takes all of these urban legends that we've told each other to our friends at campfires and sleepovers, and turn it into a tangible episode. Here we take the legend of the Hook man and insert it in the Supernatural episodic formula; opens up with a murder, Dean and Sam drive very far away just to get to the scene, another murder happens that brings them closer to the suspect, and then a showdown with the supernatural being. As a bit predictable as Supernatural has been getting, it's all about the supernatural itself that makes it such an intriguing watch. All the stuff about folklore, urban legends, and seeing how the brothers find a way to tackle it down. Here it definitely achieves that, and once again we are given a very good episode watch.moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    in this ep sam and dean come arcross a small college that has had some tradgedy due to the hookman legend. thing is a girl goes on a date that is the preature man daughter and the boy she is with goes out side of the truck afte hearing noises and get he killed strung upside down dead. and sam and dean goes and questions her . then her friend that loves to party says she will stay night and she wakes up to find her friend murder in her bead and a words written in blood on the mirror . sam and dean find out its the hookman and they go looking for something that is left behide that has to be part of the hook man to get rid of him. it was a good epmoreless

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    By cavanagh15, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Sam and Dean help a girl whose date became a victim of the "Hook Man," a famous urban legend that turns out to be real, in a small college town somewhere in Iowa. In order to save her and her father, the local minister, the brothers have to find the ghost's bones so they can destroy them. One tiny problem... they're in an unmarked grave.

    Another very good episode I thought. The cases seem to be very "safe". By "safe" I mean that it's hard to go bad when your storyline is about a "hook man". It didn't get too supernatural until the end of the episode, which is always good. We once again (common theme) see the inclusion of a female character to aid the fact that we don't have one. Not as deep as the episodes before it (hence the lower score) but still a very good episode on the whole.moreless

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  • More salting of the bones and virtually nothing here that moves the arc forward - yawwwn.

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    By MovieMark, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Far be it from me to take the high road and pass up such an easy pun, but this episode simply didn't hook me in to an admittedly all too familiar tale. The problem this show faces begins at the start of every episode. No, not the pre-title teaser. It's the 'previously on' segment which reiterates time and time again that the brothers are in search of their father and their mother's killer. So it's understandably irritating when the boys become distracted with meaningless monsters like in this episode, there's nothing propelling the season forward, in fact this episode takes a few steps backwards in terms of pacing. The weakest and most straight-forward episode so far. The script even lacked Dean's sharp tongue. Disappointing.moreless

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  • When Lori Sorenson's boyfriend is murdered in the manner that bears the unmistakable signs of the Hook-man, Sam and Dean visit a small college town in eastern Iowa. While Dean tries to get on the good side of the girl's father, Sam bonds with her.moreless

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    By beauregardlover, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Lori's pains and fears are taken to extremes when her roommate is murdered while she is sleeping. The words written in blood on the wall: "aren't you glad you didn't turn on the lights?" I loved that part. Convinced they are facing a Hookman, they research and discover that he's in an unmarked grave. Okay they destroy the Hookman eventually. I do love how since Jess' death, Sam is connecting with Lori. Okay, so I love how Dean digs up people's graves (I know, there's something wrong with me). All and all, this episode could have been better with the urban legend. I love that screeeeeeeching noise. Love, love, love.moreless

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    • Before Sam paints the purple man, he takes the brush with his right hand, then he paints with the right hand. After the camera switches he is painting with his left hand and then it goes back to his right hand. Edit
    • When the Hook Man attacks Sam and Lori in the church... he attacks Sam and Lori in a church. The fact that spirits/demons cannot enter a church (or even pass by one that is burned down) was demonstrated in "Route 666". Edit
    • When Lori goes to bed there is no lamp connected to the headboard of the bed. But when she wakes and discovers her roommate dead, there is now a gray lamp clamped to the headboard, next to the outside door. Edit

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    • "Hook Man" was originally supposed to air right after "Wendigo," the second episode of the season. However, there were issues with the director, David Jackson, who had trouble directing to scare. To resolve the problems, they brought Kim Manners back to re-shoot some scenes and the episode was re-scheduled to air after "Skin." Edit
    • International Airdates: Denmark: February 19, 2006 on TV3 Portugal: November 20, 2007 on AXN France: January 8, 2007 on TF6 Italy: March 25, 2007 on RaiDue Germany: December 3, 2007 on ProSieben The Netherlands: August 17, 2008 on NET5 Edit
    • Series creator Eric Kripke admitted this was one of his least favorite episodes calling it "Fairly lame and anemic." Edit

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    • Sam: If it is a spirit, buckshot won't do much good. Dean: Yeah. Rock salt. Sam: Huh. Salt being a spirit deterrent. Dean: Yeah. It won't kill him, but it'll slow him down. Sam: That's pretty good. You and Dad think of this? Dean: I told you. You don't have to be a college graduate to be a genius. Edit
    • (preparing to search) Dean: All right, take your pick. Sam: I'll take the house. Dean: Okay. Hey, stay out of her underwear drawer. Edit
    • (at a frat party) Dean: Man, you've been holding out on me. This college thing is awesome! Sam: This wasn't really my experience. Dean: Let me guess--libraries, studying, straight As. (Sam nods) What a geek. Edit

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    • Dean: Talked the sheriff down to a fine, dude, I am Matlock! Referring to the TV show that ran from 1986-1995, Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) was a courtroom lawyer who always won his cases. Edit
    • Dean: Think we'll see a naked pillow fight? This is a reference to the movie Animal House, where John Belushi's character looks in the window of a sorority house and sees topless girls pillow fighting. Edit
    • Dean: Nice job, Dr. Venkman Dean is referring to the Bill Murray character from 1984's Ghostbusters Edit

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