In My Time of Dying

Season 2, Episode 1, Aired
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In the aftermath of the car crash, the surviving Winchesters go to the hospital, where one is stalked by a Reaper while another must consider sacrificing himself to save the others.
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  • Amazing, Emotional Start to Season 2!

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    By silvermoore, Dec 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    I started watching Supernatural on DVD recently, and let me tell you, I'm impressed. It's a great t.v. show, but this episode has to be the best one of the series to this point. It's powerful, suspenseful, funny, surprising, and heart-breaking. Jensen Ackles and Jeffery Dean Morgan are just superb actors. It made me so sad to see Dad go. Can they bring him back from the dead in a season or two please? How about some flashbacks? Maybe in spirit form? It makes me sad to think Morgan's character is gone for good. When I first started watching this show, I thought perhaps I might develop a little crush on Sam, but my heart only goes pitter-patter for Dean (the character, not the actor), and I think, in part, it's because of Jensen's ability to convey the depth of emotion hiding behind Dean's smirking yet manly faade. It's just . . . wow. I'm a big fan.

    What else did I love about the episode? The plot, the writing-everything really-but in particular, I loved the Ouija board scene and other bits of humor throughout the episode. Most of all though, I loved how surprised I was that John (Dad) made the deal with the demon who killed his wife in order to save his son, in the process, sacrificing not only his own life, but the object he needed to avenge his wife's death (which had been his life's pursuit). That act just showed the depth of his love for his children, which is what made it so terribly heart-breaking to watch. I'm left terribly intrigued by the fact that the audience doesn't get to hear what John whispers to Dean before he dies. You know it's about Sam and that it's something that utterly shocks Dean. I can't wait to find out the secret that Dean now feels compelled to hide from Sam. I get the feeling that Dean now feels the need to protect his little brother now more than ever. Can't wait to watch the rest of this season!moreless

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  • About the same as Smallville this week

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    By tvfem76, Mar 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    After the series finale, I was expecting a better season premiere. This episode was predictable and boring. I knew that something was going to happen to John Winchester before it happened in the episode and I had figured out what the demon was before they did. I felt bad for Sam that his father said goodbye to Dean but he did not get the chance to do that with him. It will be interesting to find out what the demon wants with Sam and other people like him and how their father's death will impact both of them and their relationship.moreless

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  • Great way to kick off season 2!

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    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Sep 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    Immediately picking up where season 1 left off, the Winchesters are now hospitalized due to the injuries they suffered at the car accident. The entire episode then takes place at the hospital with various different things going on at the same time. It's neat how the two situations that were happening simultaneously end up connecting by episodes end. We have of course John's never ending hunt for the demon, and then Dean's battle for life against a reaper. It's never happened before, but two different supernatural beings are dealt in the same episode, and it did a great job of incorporating the two concepts into one. The ending was a bit predictable but it was still pretty emotional.moreless

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  • One of the Winchesters is hovering between life and death. So many questions are raised!

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    By historylover20, Aug 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    Man! If this is any indication of what season 2 is going to be like, this season will be intense! And, all I can say is "Bring it on, Kripke!"

    I can't sing the praises of Jensen's acting enough. Dean made me both laugh and cry tonight. Jensen is such a good actor!

    And Jared has improved so much since the pilot episode. So many great scenes in this one. And, a lot of neat camera angles. That shot when Sam found John? Amazing!

    Loved the ouiji board scene. Dean's reaction to Sam bringing out the board was so funny. However, I now have the image of Dean at a slumber party in my head. Not that I'm complaining about that image...

    And, Dean looks like he's going to go dark side this season.

    Have I mentioned this season looks like it'll be intense!moreless

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  • R.I.P John Winchester

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    By -xXx-aimz-xXx-, Jul 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    So the episode starts off in the car with John and Dean out cold. Sam threatens to shoot the man that crashed the truck into the Impala. Fast forward to the hospital and John and Sam look fine, John has a sling on but Sam is ok. As for Dean, well he might never wake up. Sam wants to find someone to heal his brother like he did in "Faith" but John doesn't look interested. So Sam goes off alone. Dean "wakes" up and is roaming around the hospital but no one can see him. He is yelling, clicking his fingers at some girl and just angry. Then he goes back to his room and figures it out. He's a "spirit", kinda. He's alive but in a coma and Dean is disconnected from his body.

    Then enters Tessa, she's in "spirit" form to. How lucky Dean has someone who's in the same position. The he is pulled away by another spirit attacking him. Sam is in the room and hears Dean yelling. So Sammy goes off and gets a Ouji board to comunicate with Dean. He then finds out there is a Reaper in the hospital..is it after Dean? Yes! So Sam says he will find a way to get Dean out of it and goes to tell his dad. But he isn't there....he's off summoning the demon. John wants to give the demon the Colt for Deans life, Yellow Eyes wants to make the deal sweeter..he wants John! So John says yes so long as he can see that Dean is alive. Dean is trying to get to this Reaper and he's reading John's journal over Sam's shoulder and runs off. Tessa is the Reaper (obvious) and he tells he he isn't going. So while all this is going on with Dean and Tessa, John is making the deal with Yellow Eyes. Just in time too cos it looked like Dean was going. Flikering lights, black smoke and Tessa is now Yellow Eyes! Dean wakes up (he can't remember anything) and Sam is happy, John comes in and Sam and him get into a fight. Sam goes to get coffee and John whispers something in Dean's ear. Next thing John is dead and Sam and Dean are left to wonder what happened.

    Good episode, don't like that John died and that Yellow Eyes has the Colt. But at least Dean isn't dead!!!!moreless

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    • John argues that if Sam had shot the Yellow-Eyed Demon, Dean wouldn't have been in a coma, and Sam seemingly agrees. However, the Yellow-Eyed Demon wasn't the one who rammed the Impala, but rather one of his minions. Sam knew that, and would have told John. If the Yellow-Eyed Demon was dead, the truck driver demon would have attacked the Winchesters anyway. Given that, John's assertion is false, but Sam doesn't point that out. Edit
    • When Sam was reading John's journal in Dean's room, the lights are off. Edit
    • When Sam and John are fighting, they yell at each other and make a lot of noise, but no doctor or nurse come in to tell them to keep their voices down, since they're in a hospital and the door is open. Edit

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    • Tessa, the Grim Reaper featured in "In My Time of Dying," was inspired by Death, a character in Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics. Edit
    • International Airdates: Germany: December 10, 2007 on Premiere Serie Denmark: November 5, 2006 on TV3 Portugal: March 12, 2007 on AXN France: September 17, 2007 on TF6 Italy: June 24, 2008 on Rai2 The Netherlands: December 7, 2008 on Net 5 New Zealand: January 23, 2009 on TV2 Edit
    • In the closed captioning for this episode, there are a number of instances where a "Dr. Bender" is being paged, referencing the previous episode from the first season, "The Benders." Edit

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    • (Tessa and Dean see Tessa hooked up to life support) Tessa: I don't understand. I just came in for an appendectomy. Dean: I hate to bear bad news, but I think there were some complications. Edit
    • Dean: Come on, Dad, you gotta help me. I gotta get better, I gotta get back in there. You haven't called a soul for help. You haven't even tried. Aren't you gonna do anything? Aren't you even gonna say anything? I've done everything you've ever asked me. Everything. I've given everything I've ever had. Are you just gonna sit there and you gonna watch me die? What the hell kind of father are you? Edit
    • (Sam and Bobby regard the wrecked Impala) Sam: Oh man, Dean is gonna be pissed. Bobby: Look, Sam... this just ain't worth a tow. I say we empty the trunk, sell the rest for scrap. Sam: No. Dean'd kill me if we did that. When he gets better, he's gonna want to fix this. Bobby: There's nothing to fix. The frame's a pretzel, the engine's ruined. There's barely any parts worth salvaging. Sam: Listen to me, Bobby. If there's only one working part, that's enough. We're not just gonna give up on... Bobby: Okay. You got it. Edit

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    • Dean: I think I'll pass on the 72 virgins, thanks. According to a popular but controversial interpretation of the Koran, people in paradise are given virgins as a reward. The number 72 is specified in one of the Hadith, a collection of Islamic prophet Muhammad's actions and statements. Edit
    • Dean: You see me messing with crystals or listening to Yanni? Yanni is a Greek keyboardist and composer of contemporary instrumental music. He had been nominated for a Grammy Award twice. Yanni was the first major Western artist to ever perform and record at the great architectural achievements of the Taj Mahal in India and The Forbidden City in China. Edit
    • Dean: Come on, you're the psychic. Give me some ghost whispering or something. Referring to the TV show Ghost Whisperer, which stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as a young woman with the ability to communicate with earthbound spirits. Edit

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