Tuesday October 4, 2005
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A friend of Dean's calls him up when a plane crashes under mysterious circumstances. Dean and Sam soon discover a flight attendant who was on the plane but they do not realize her full connection to the crash until they are on board another flight with her.
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It's funny that Dean is the one afraid of flying and his reaction to the turbulence was brilliant. I have a friend or two not so comfortable with flying, so I related to Sam's smugness about being calm and collected. The episode itself was just okay, with a weak start it failed to hook me into the storyline. The last quarter of the episode picked up some steam, and how the demon mocked Sam about his late girlfriend, telling him that she's still burning, highlighted briefly how dark and chilling the show can be. I found it a little odd though that Dean could hold down a demon who we saw previously open a two ton pressurized door. Oh well, maybe the holy water had something to do with it. The episode looked sharp, it had Supernatural's usual sprinkle of humorous dialogue and Eastwick's Jaime Ray Newman gave a great performance. A step up from previous episodes.
A friend of Dean's calls him up when a plane crashes under mysterious circumstances. Dean and Sam soon discover a flight attendant who was on the plane but they do not realize her full connection to the crash until they are on board another flight with her.
A step up from the previous two episodes since the pilot. The case in each episode is going to heavily weigh into how good the episode is, given the structure of the show. I did like how the Phantom Traveler mentioned something about Sam's late girlfriend to get him going a little bit again. I feel like that storyline won't be explained for a while, which is why I want him to really show that it still bothers him. About 3-4 months have passed now since the start of the show, which means the show takes big leaps in between episodes (which I find interesting).
Polterguist? I love that movie! - Random extra
How funny is that line? Welcome to Superatural 101. The platform test flight ( yeah clever I know?) for the SN special fx. You will be watching people near the emergency door after this one
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4 episodes in and we get our first taste of demons.
For what is to come with demons. We see the SN team experimenting with the demon smoke. which will come to be the SN trade mark. i know alot of you have written reviews already but if you knew what was install you would appreciate this one even more.
There was a little character development in this one. Every episode has a little bit of info in it. You have to pay attention and it's great leaves people wanting more. that's what makes it so addictive.
Sam with sleepless nights over his girl.
and also the funniest thing ever. We get to see Deans weakness. Flying.
"Why do you think I drive everywhere Sam?" I guess that's a good thing or we would never get to see the car right? And what is Supernatural without the Impala. and Sam trying to calm Dean on the flight - 'Stop treating me like I'm for the plane is going to crash.'
Also get to see one of the SN toys - Deans self made EMF reader - How proud did he look?
Another X-files moment - when Dean is talking to the flight attendant - "we don't have time for all of that 'the truth is out there cr.p'" LMAO
And we get to our first hint John Wincester is alive.
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I loved this episode! I never liked planes very much, but this just makes them seem so much scarier then they already are. Just ask Dean lol. It turns out he's afraid of planes. He went anyway though so that Sam wouldn't have to go alone. I love how Dean takes care of Sam. He's a great older brother. Anyway, this episode was suspenseful and funny (although most of the episodes are :D). The whole scene on the plane was just... WOW. Some of the people on different planes got possessed by spirits. Kind of creepy. Hopefully more episodes will be as awesome as this one. :)
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I like this episode a lot, not only because it managed to tell a frightening story full of suspense but also because it showed us a new, frailer layer of Dean's personality, an hint of fear beyond is confident look. Moreover, in "Phantom Traveler" we get some great scenes between the two brothers - pretty much everything on the plane, and especially Dean humming Metallica and Sam yoga-ing Dean - and, at the very end, we finally get to know that John is alive, out there somewhere, and that he wants his two sons to really carry out his legacy.
The plot about the plane crashes and the demonic possession was entertaining and adventurous and keeps me really interested from the very beginning: it was the first time the show dedicated an entire episode to demons and I felt that it was a right move. They gave us three very different episodes - one about urban legend, one about monsters and one about ghosts - and then they finally presented us an episode centered around demons, which are the overarching nemesis of the Winchester family. From a storytelling perspective, it was a great move.
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