Thursday November 1, 2007
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A young girl trapped in a coma by her wicked stepmother sets off a series of murders based on the fairy tales her father reads her. Meanwhile, Sam tries to get Dean out of his deal.
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When I look back at Season Three, I can't help but agree with Eric Kripke said about the start of the season: after two great first episodes and after "Bad Day at Black Rock", which is a unique experience, the episodes from "Sin City" to "Red Sky at Morning" are a strange lot. They have little direction and they are fairly inconsistent with each others. The problem was the impending Writer Strike, no doubt, and the little misconceived plot about the demon guerrilla surely didn't help. All this said, "Bedtime Stories" is a good episode, very imaginative and clever: it used fairy tales in a gory, frightening way and it was chilling and ghastly enough to keep me on the edge of my seat. Plus, the musical score, heavily influenced by a sort of Burtonesque mood, is effective and mesmerizing. Cathrin Humphris' writing is powerful as ever, but as a standalone episode "Bedtime Stories" is also a tad weak and rushed. Definitely not one of my favorites, but a good filler.
Another unique plot, but still not Supernatural at its greatest. hide show
Supernatural has been good so far this season, but the one thing I noticed is how little has happened lately. We've met Bela and Ruby and learned a little about them, but other than that, there's not a whole lot being done in terms of Dean's deal that he made with the Crossroads Demon. There's definitely a LOT of focus on how he doesn't care that he's dying, but other than that, not too much going on.
One thing that I can say about the episode is that it has a very cool Monster of the Week. Well, by monster, I suppose it's just a girl in a coma who's spirit is acting out her rage. She's brutal, but for a reason. I was definitely intrigued by the plot, especially the whole "fairy tale" aspect of it.
As I said before, however, Dean's carelessness about his predicament has ceased to intrigue me. I want to see Dean just break down.. because, well, I'd be lying if I said that breakdowns didn't interest me. Right now, Dean's in permenant defense mechanism mode, and I'm just waiting to see him break out of it.
Well this episode is another well written unexpected plot for me. I love how they incorporated the Grimm brothers in to the story. Plus Sam still is striving to get Dean out of his deal. he shoots the crossroad demon, shows that he still is indeed going dark side. I guess he will do anything to save his brother. I like how Sm is developing through the whole process. The plot was perfect on Bedtime Stories. I like how it all pieced together in the end. The little girl, the doctor, why it happened. The end was chilling. Poor crossroad demon.
The boys investigate a series of murders that apear to mirror the brothers Grim fairy tales. hide show
Good concept, but bad writing and what has become a stape and bad omen in the series: Cheap jokes at the expense of gay's and Lesbians sink what could have been a very good episode. This is a real irritating episode, its parts are less then the sum but the writers penchant for foregoing good solid writing at the expense of cheap shots at others. Perhaps CW should keep the current writers to come up with ideas, but should hire real writers for its exectution. With a few good episodes and only 1 standout one this season its starting to look a bit ominus for season 3 of this series.
Not my favourite episode of the season. hide show
Fairy tales come to life when the brothers investigate Callie, a young girl who seems to personify Snow White. Poisoned by her stepmother and trapped in a coma, her spirit becomes angrier as more time passes. Callie's father visits her constantly, reading her original Brothers Grimm stories and unknowingly inspiring her carnage. After putting her spirit to rest, Sam meets the crossroads demon named Nicole to "make a deal" - either release Dean from his bargain or die. The demon says that she doesn't have the power to break the deal and only her boss has that ability. She then taunts Sam that letting Dean die will be good for Sam, prompting Sam to kill her. Supernaturals season 3 is amazing but I think this was the worst episode I saw even though Sam and Dean where both very funny in this episode I found very dull. 8.8 is a high rating so it shows how much I enjoyed this season.
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