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Supernatural Season 7 Episode 5

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AIRED: Oct 21, 2011

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Sam and Dean deal with a witch who is using her powers to terrorize a small town. They soon discover that she is taking out her anger with her husband, who she discovered was having an affair.

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Yeah, okay

8.0

By Azzuritis, Dec 20, 2012

It was a good episode, magical beings dueling it out was really funny and I enjoyed Dean and Sam trying to fix the unhappy couple. However please Dean share your stupid guilt over killing Sam's first girlfriend and then get over it so we can get to the main part of saving Casteil and figuring out how to kill the black goo demon people.
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Loved the Buffy reunion and everything...but this episode didn't do anything but add inconsistencies. And I'm a viewer who personally liked [[most]] of Season 7

7.0

By CharmedOneP391, Jul 21, 2012

*SPOILERS FOR LATER SEASON 7 EPISODES*

Look, Season 7 has been trying to add layers to the boys' relationship, such as Dean killing Sam's childhood friend, Sam killing Dean's (amazon) daughter, and this episode seemed to want to humanize a couple "monsters" that the boys would normally kill.

The end of the episode just didn't make sense and seemed out of character for both of these boys. This couple has murdered innocent people just to piss each other off, then one of the witches tells you what you did wrong and you don't try again. It just doesn't fit in with the past 7 years of the show. Dean murdered Amy in front of her son 2 weeks before this, but ends up letting these two murdering witches go.

That's why this episode wasn't good. You just can't ignore something like that.

And I'm not a hater, I'm not bashing the show, I've enjoyed most Post-Season 5 stuff. But this one just reeked of laziness, and Supernatural is better than that.moreless
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Am I crazy?

6.0

By bmbusaf, Jun 24, 2012

Was Charisma Carpenter always such a horrible actress? It honestly reminded me of high school theater.
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haters get over yourself .

8.5

By NeilStott1, Mar 30, 2012

all i have to say is ignore the haters . it was not a great episode but was not as bad as some people make out . im more than sure that when most of you see it you will enjoy it . i saw the 3 points lil miss whoever was tryna say but its just a tv show. one that you should sit back an enjoy . i saw nothing wrong with it . it was just a bit of fun for us to see old buffy and angel stars in it . especially the fact that these two buffy stars were hubby and wife was just interesting to see in the 1st place. they played their roles well and was just a bit of fun . you cant expect all episodes to be great . some will be ok . some will be bad . this was one was good . least this show is showing that its nowhere near old an repeating the same shit . i mean look at whats happening to dexter . love that show but its slowly dying . this is not anywhere near getting the ratings it deserves on tv.com. its much much better. just enjoy it and stop bein picky .moreless
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HATERS BEWARE!!!!!

8.0

By SusanFrutschy, Feb 21, 2012

To the couple of haters who brothered to post how much they "love" this show but either picked on ridiculous points such as the length of the nails, & that only Dean can find the coins & a show shouldn't go past 5/6 seasons.....STOP WATCHING IT THEN!!! I personally loved seeing James & Charisma guest starring in these roles!! Thought it was a great, & quite amusing ep! I totally agree with NeilStott1, it's a TV SHOW people, & one of the best in recent memory!! It's meant to have humor injected, & parts that "just can't happen in real life...hello, it's called SUPERNATURAL for a reason!! I just don't understand "fans" who pick apart every little detail, complain about a show they supposedly LUUUUV, &then go on to say it should've ended years ago, but STILL. continue to WATCH IT!!! As with ANY show, some ep's will be better than others but as a whole, this show absolutely ROCKS!!!moreless
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Jared Padalecki	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	Dean Winchester

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James Marsters	Donald Stark	Guest Star
Charisma Carpenter	Maggie Stark	Guest Star
Sean Owen Roberts	Chet	Guest Star

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- After Dean finds the coin and is walking down the street describing it to Sam, the plants beside the bus bench are well and growing. There is also dirt and plant growth under the bench. However, in the next shot, there are only two clumps of dead plants on either side, and the bench is now on concrete with no plant life behind or underneath it.
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- Dean: And I'm still me, okay? So, so, you might see things different now. Call it a runner's high or some crap. But that doesn't mean that something's going on with me, okay?
  Sam: Yeah, okay.
  Dean: No, don't say "yeah, okay," like uses "duh" voice) "yeah, okay."
  Sam: Yeah, okay.
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- Dean: It's kind of like Bewitched, you know. Don's Darren, doesn't even know it. Lots of laughs until you cheat on your wife.
  Sam: Witch reference? Really?
  Dean: Dude. Nicole Kidman was in the remake. Redhead. Hello.
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- Jenny: There were tiny beating hearts in my cupcakes. There were hearts in my cupcakes. Hearts in my cupcakes. That's never happened before, hearts in my cupcakes!
  Dean: Shall I slug her?
  Sam: Give it a second.
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- Dean: Okay, uh, obviously you two are capable of wiping each other out. Right? But you haven't, huh? Which means that you two... you still value whatever it is you got. And--and you want to keep that dance going. Maybe it's punishment, maybe it's sick, messed-up, erotic, kinky, clamps-and-feathers kind of love...
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- Dean: Okay, uh, obviously you two are capable of wiping each other out. Right? But you haven't, huh? Which means that you two... you still value whatever it is you got. And--and you want to keep that dance going. Maybe it's punishment, maybe it's sick, messed-up, erotic, kinky, clamps-and-feathers kind of love...
  Sam: Okay, okay, that's--that's going way too deep there, cowboy.
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- Dean: Sam, I am so very, very, very, very, very, very tired.
  Sam: Dean, like it or not, the stuff you don't talk about doesn't just go away. It build up. Like whatever's eating at you right now...
  Dean: There's always something eating at me. That's who I am. Something happens, I feel responsible. All right, uh, the Lindbergh Baby--that's on me. Unemployment--my bad.
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- James Marsters and Charisma Carpenter are credited as Special Guest Stars.
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- Music: See the Funny Little Clown (Bobby Goldsboro)
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- The producers deliberately cast James Marsters and Charisma Carpenter based on the actors' shared work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
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- International Airdate:
  Norway: February 3, 2012 on FEM
  UK: August 29, 2012 on Sky LIVING HD
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- Title:
  Referencing the TV advice and counseling expert Phil McGraw, a former psychologist, who has his own syndicated TV series and counsels people on a wide array of personal problems.
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- Sam: What are you, Bad Santa?
  Referencing the 2003 black comedy movie starring Billy Bob Thornton as Willie T. Stokes, a mall Santa who uses his position to rob stores on Christmas Eve and then move onto another store, all while drinking heavily and pursuing women.
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- Dean: Hmm, it's kind of like Bewitched.
  Referencing the 1964-1972 ABC TV series starring Elizabeth Montgomery as a witch, Samantha, who marries a mortal man, Darrin Stephens. She vows to forsake her powers and live life as a mortal woman, but is usually called upon to cast spells, usually to cope with her magic-wielding relatives who disapprove of the marriage.
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- Dean: It's full-on War of the Roses.
  Referencing the novel War of the Roses (1981) by Warren Adler, about a married couple, Jonathan and Barbara Rose, who go through a divorce and soon take to sniping at each other and destroying everything the other holds dear. It was made into a movie in 1989 starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as the feuding couple.
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