Playthings

Season 2, Episode 11, Aired
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Sam and Dean investigate a Connecticut inn run by a single mother where mysterious deaths are taking place. They find evidence of Hoodoo, and try to figure out who is causing the chaos.
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  • Hoodoo...

    8.0
    "Great"
    By -xXx-aimz-xXx-, Nov 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    In this episode Sam and Dean meet a single mother who appears to have two daughters. They are moving out of the hotel their mother runs because she is selling it.

    Tyler goes to put her dolls away and when she turns to look at her dolls house which is a replica of the hotel she notices that a male doll has it's neck twisted. Tyler hears a scream and goes to see what happened. Turns out a man broke his neck...

    Sam and Dean investigate the hotel and find Hoodoo symbols and assume that the Grandmother is responsible but soon realise they are wrong.

    After another couple of deaths they figure out who is really responsible and it is Maggie who is a ghost that Tyler can see. Tyler ends up in the pool because Maggie doesn't want her to leave and she makes it so that Tyler can't get out. Sam, Dean and her mother try to get in to the pool house to save her and finaly Sam does. While this is happening Maggie goes up to see the grandmother because she called her and she makes a deal with Maggie.moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, Nov 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show supernatual sam and dean go to connectcut after they come across this inn where people are dieing and they must figure it out they think its hoodoo and they must figure who is causing it and i thought this ep was just filler to keep you wainting for the the good stuff to happen and i thought it was still a good ep and it was intense but i cant wait to see what eles happens in season 2 and that is why i gave it a 9 instead of anyting lower and it was intencemoreless

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  • So disappointed!

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    By nairhart01, Nov 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    I just started watching Supernatural about a week ago and just got to this episode. I'm sad to say that I thought it was pretty darn bad. I didn't find it creepy... I found it cheesy and a little too weird. Yes, I know I'm talking about Supernatural, but this was just too weird. I think it could have been better if they had gotten rid of the grandmother plot (how cheesy was that?). Just a bad episode, in my opinion, which is really disappointing because I love this show. Oh, well... Hope the next ones are better! We'll see.moreless

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  • Some good and some bad, but overall pretty great episode.

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    By ZaleIsBackAgain, Dec 03, 2010 Report Abuse
    At first I had mixed feelings about this episode, cause at first I thought we were finally getting around to concentrating on the demon and we were left on a high note with Ava's fiancee mysteriously murdered, and what do you know, filler! The fact alone that this is filler is an immediate turnoff, but still if you take this episode for what it is as an episode, it's pretty damn good. Here we are following Sam and Dean on another case possibly involving hoodoo. For the entire episode we were led to have believed this, and then it pulls a twist on us; the hoodoo may not be as evil doing as Sam and Dean though. The case is well constructed with a nice plot twist here, but even more excelling is the acting of the little girl that plays Maggie. It's almost chilling how such an innocent looking girl can surround herself with a sense of murderous intent. A pit stop of the main storyline, but a stay that makes a very nice impression on its short welcome.moreless

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  • Something always felt wrong about this episode, many things seemed forced including the humor, but it was good nonetheless.

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    By JaneDoe2007, Nov 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    Something always felt wrong about this episode, many things seemed forced including the humor, first time around the gay jokes" were hilarious, this time they were redundant and forced. The pacing was off and the plot itself wasn't that exciting, almost everything seemed artificial from the minute they took the job. Still it had some good parts, the drunk!Sam scene was good, even though it seemed to come out of the blue, great job by both actors. The doll collection was effectively creepy, and the ghost of the young girl gave more spookiness to the whole setting.

    I rarely go back to watch this episode, but the one thing I remember the most about it
    "She could be faking"
    "So what, you're gonna poke her with a stick? dude you're not gonna poke her with a stick!"moreless

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    • Trivia: When Susan gives Dean's credit card back, she says, "Here you go, Mr. Mahogoff." Mahogoff is a slang term, usually combined with the first name Jack, for when you "want to spend a little time alone." Edit
    • The brothers are kicked out of the hotel, it shows them drive out, with Susan standing on the steps. And at the end of the episode they use the same shot. Edit
    • Trivia: New license plate on the Impala. KAZ 2Y5 Edit

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    • International Air Dates: Denmark: February 11, 2007 on TV3 Portugal: May 21, 2007 on AXN Germany: March 5, 2008 on Premiere Serie Italy: August 5, 2008 on Rai2 The Netherlands: February 15, 2009 on NET5 Edit
    • In-joke: Dean goes to the hotel's bar for a drink; he's served by an elderly bartender who knows everything about the hotel's history. Bright, diffuse light illuminates them both from below. This is a homage to a scene with Jack Nicholson in The Shining (1980). The Winchesters also get room 237, which is the haunted room in the 1980 movie (room 217 in the novel and the later remake in 1997), and both versions feature two sinister sisters. Edit

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    • Susan: What the hell happened out there? Dean: You want the truth? Susan: Of course. Dean: Well at first we thought it was some kind of hoodoo curse. But that out there, was definitely a spirit. Susan: You're insane. Dean: It's been said. Edit
    • Dean: Feels good getting back in the saddle, doesn't it? Sam: Yeah. Yeah, it does. But it doesn't change what we talked about last night, Dean. Dean: (evasive) We talked about a lotta things last night. Sam: You know what I mean. Dean: You were wasted. Sam: But you weren't. And you promised. Edit
    • Dean: (as Susan's taxi pulls away) Think you could have hooked up with some MILF action there, bud. Seriously, I think she liked you. Edit

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    • Dean: It's a greasy pork sandwich served up in a dirty ashtray. Referencing the movie Weird Science (1985), in which two nerds creates the perfect woman. The older brother tries to get someone to vomit by invoking this image. Edit
    • Dean: We might even run into Fred and Daphne while we're inside. Referencing to Fred "Freddie" Jones and Daphne Blake, two of five characters featured on the TV series of Scooby Doo which is the longest-running American animated television series produced for Saturday morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the present. Edit

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