Anyway, after a too-damn-long hellatus, they're back! Reunited and it feels so good! I missed my weekend dose of Smallville & Supernatural. To think this is the beginning of the last dose for a while (Anyone still thinks there won't be a season 7?) is kinda sad, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. So let's see what our favorite TV bros are up to this time.
Death Is In The Air
For people who are avoiding spoilers (I'm not saying "those of us" because if you're reading this I assume you're not), there are a few clues before the big reveal of the ep that something is weird.
Clue #1 - Ellen is in the recap. She died, why would she be there? Sure, dying characters return every other day, but Jo and Ellen's death was one of the most emotional scenes in the series. They wouldn't just bring her back....Would they?
The ep begins! Now, if you would've shown me this first scene without telling me where it's from, my first guess would probably be a Final Destination movie. No way a fan of the movies wouldn't notice the resemblance. But, this is not Final Destination and some dude just died in a freaky way. Just another day in the office.
(BTW- Chester, Pennsylvania? I really wanna know how that thing works in the writers room. "Okay, we gotta find a secluded town for the weird case. Let's turn on Google Earth and click 'Random Town'")
So Rufus is dead - More like, stabbed by Bobby - so now Bobby is being a grumpy grieving liquor pump. And he's an angry drunk.
Clue #2- "What are you, my wife?" Sure, he might be referring to his dead wife, but that's not likely.
Sam shows Dean all the mysterious deaths, and decide to investigate. So they go out and get in their...Mustang?! What is this? Someone's sick joke? Where's the Impalla?! But to be honest, it's a pretty cool looking car. And hey, at least it got the same license plate.
Clue #3 - "Maybe we should wait till she gets back"
She? She-who? Bobby's maid? neighbor? mistress? All of the above? No, it's...
Welcome back, Samantha Ferris! Been a while. As in Israeli, I wish Alona Tal would also return as Jo, but I'll take what I can get. There was also an article about JDM's supposed return.
Too bad that didn't work out as well. Having all of the above trio would make this even a better episode. Then again, it might have been too much to cram in, so Ellen will do fine.
Gotta wonder though how the titanic not sinking match-maked Bobby and Ellen. It appears her husband was still killed. So while she kept on living instead of dying for the cause, she and Bobby just fell for each other over time? Maybe. We'll never know.
"Don't tell me what to do, Ellen". Ha, depressed Bobby is acting like a 16 year-old kid.
Never wear a scarf indoors. It just might kill you.
Meanwhile, the boys go check out the Little Garage of Horrors. They search around, and eventually find a piece of golden string. Not something your Average Joe would have lying around in his garage. So they decide to investigate the dead guy's relatives, the first being a douchey lawyer. Dean goes to question him, but...
"Anyone own a slave? Any connection to the Nazi party? Did grandma upset a gypsy?"
Smooth. Apparently alt-universe Dean isn't very tactful. I mean, he's not Mr. Politeness, but usually his methods are more subtle. Douchey lawyer obviously gets upset and kicks him out.
(Did you also notice they have different cell phones? These aren't their regular phones, right?) Anyway, Sam finds out the family's clean. The mystery thickens.
Time for victim #2. This time, we actually get to see how the accidents happen: Time freezes, blonde librarian chick walks in, changes something, and the person in the room is doomed. You would've thought Fate might wanna be more subtle, but it's like she makes those accidents freaky on purpose. Like she wants to be found.
(BTW, gotta love that Detroit ad. Wonder what it had to do with the Titanic not sinking).
Ellen for advice, and Dean also checks on Bobby, and Ellen assures him she's taking care of him."Who asked you to? The hell with you". Again, grumpy Bobby is amusing.
Leonardo De-Who?
Ellen tells Dean about a weak connection they did found. Apparently, all the victims' ancestors came to America on this one ship (For some reason, it really bothered me that said "boat" all the time) called Titanic. Think I heard about it. After some digging, they find out the ship (I wrote Boat first, and then corrected. Damn it!) was supposed to hit an iceberg, but the disaster was averted thanks to the First Mate, I.P. Freeley.
Who else but Balthazar!
The boys summon our favorite British angel, who acts like being there is the last thing on his schedule. But they question him, and he admits to saving the Titanic. For the very obvious reason:
"Because I hated the movie!"
-"What movie?"
"Exactly!"
To be honest, I never watched the movie. That's right. Not The Godfather either. Well, I did see part 1. But that's irrelevant. Balthazar seems to also hate Celine Dion, so he killed two birds with one stone. Dean remains surprisingly silent while Sam's angry at Balthazar for Butterfly-Effecting history (Oops, I forgot. Rule 1.)
Now, the boys may be negative about this, but I look at the glass half full. No Titanic means no famous James Cameron. No famous James Cameron means (hopefully) that the world was never exposed to one of the worst gimmicks ever, known as 3D movies.
That crap was suppose to be used for Avatar only, but since James freakin' Cameron installed all those fancy projectors in every cinema, Avatar was just the beginning of a terrible 3D invasion, which is still happening. Too bad they didn't tell whatever happened with Cameron. I also wonder what's the top-grossing movie ever in this universe. Hope it's not the Justin Beiber one (Hopefully, the Titanic not sinking prevented his birth somehow).
What is, and what should be
Back to the episode. After a heated argument about the Butterfly Effects, Balthazar bombs the boys with the showstopper- Ellen and Jo are dead in No-Titanic-Verse. The boys call Bobby again, who found out they're dealing with one of the sisters of fate.
I watched this with a friend, and he asked at this part: "Aren't the Fates supposed to share an eye?" Good point, but like many monsters on the show, perhaps this is a modern version. Or maybe they didn't have the budget.
The boys tell Bobby about the supposed-to-be deaths of his wife and step-daughter (Wow, when you think about it, must be awkward at the holidays for them), and he tells them to make sure the ship stays. Understandably. Bobby went through so much crap in his life, and with Rufus's recent passing, giving up his family is not an option.
Final Destination 2
The boys go back to the lawyer, since they know he's on the hit list. They save him from a van on the loose, but before he can sue their a...
I'm pretty sure that's take-for-take with Final Destination. Maybe even the same bus. Note to self to check that out. The lawyer turns into a red smudge on the asphalt, and tactless Dean strikes again.
"I'm pretty sure 6 seconds is too soon". Thank god for Sam. For saying this, and also
spotting the mysterious blonde chick looking at the accident with a sinister smile. Sam describes her likes what she looks like, a librarian. But Dean has other interpretations.
"Your kind of librarian, or my kind?"
-"She was wearing clothes, if that's what you mean."
Dean suggests that they go and "talk" to her. Yeah, a regular gun would totally work. It's only Fate you're gunning for, not some street thug or something. The boys follow Fate into some opening-soon place, probably a restaurant (There's no other explanation to have that many stoves in one building). Apparently Fate goes off the hit list and tries to deep-fry the boys extra-crispy, but...
White Russians
Cas to the rescue! Oh, how I've missed Misha Collins. Why isn't there a holiday dedicated to him? There should be. Sadly, he returns in what must be Cas's most sarcastic and douchiest scene ever. I don't know if I'm suppose to have sympathy towards him, or think he's a jerk. Anyway, Cas brings up an obvious solution to the problem- kill Fate. Yeah, Cas, pretty sure they tried to do that before she FROZE TIME and almost cooked them. No, that...that sounds like a fair match.
Back to Bobby and Ellen. She suggests to resink the ship, but Bobby disagrees, and tells her the consequences. Yeah, pretty much a short scene. Not much to write about it...Emotional stuff. Oh wait, there's this one line.
"Whether we're together is at the whim of some dick angel"
Hey! Balthazar is awesome. Sure, he's a jerk sometimes, but come on. Changing history because dislike of chick-flicks seems pretty reasonable to me. What if Balthazar didn't like Saving Private Ryan and prevented WWII? That would save a damn-load of people. Worth a shot.
Meanwhile, Sam and Dean prepare to "meet their fate" (See what I did there? Oh, they did it first? Damn...Nevermind). So they take a walk through the Street of Death. After not dying from many deadly things, Fate strikes when they least expect it (What do you mean they used that too?! Is there any fate phrase I CAN use?!).
A venting thing? Really, Fate? After those last 2 freak accidents, why couldn't it be something weirder, funnier...Like a piano? Would be much funnier if it was a piano. And I feel sorry for J&J and all those actors who had to remain still through that whole scene.
Date With Fate
Time freezes again, just before the boys turn into pavement. Fate shows up (But why? She didn't' have to move anything. The boys were doomed. Was it Cas who stopped time? Think he can do that...). Cas says that now that there are no rules, she's pretty much unnecessary, and she goes all Drama Queen.
"You ruined my life!". First Bobby, now Fate. Why are angry people on this show talk like 16 year-olds? What next? She'll tell Cas she'll never talk to him again?
Fate keeps whining that Cas threw the rule book out he window, so now she has no idea what's gonna happen. And when the...Creature? who's suppose to know everything that's gonna happen doesn't, it's kinda bad.
Also, turns out Cas sent Balthazar to save the Titanic so he'll have more souls for his "war machine". What does it mean? Some heavenly cannon? Some Super-angel? Don Cheadle? And why does it need souls to run? Mysterious and suspicious. Fate tells Cas that if he kills her, her big sisters will avenge by killing Sam and Dean. "Fate strikes when you least expect it." Yes, it does, a second later:
Awkward indeed. That angel cracks me up. And to be honest, that's bad. What happened to funny, awkward Cas? That's his job! Why is Cas all douchey? First Sam is evil, now Cas...Can't everybody stay freakin' normal for a couple of weeks?!
Anyway, after some chit-chat, the angels decide to re-sink the Titanic. Welcome back, 3D movies...>: (
No Place Like It
Sam and Dean wake up to some random song. Welcome back, Impalla! That other car looked pretty sweet, but it's not the same without you. Cas shows up and tells them that all the episode's events were actually an alt-universe. He wants them to remember so they can "know who Fate is". Why? Is she making a comeback? Or did he just want to introduce them to that thing they've been changing for 6 seasons?
The boys go inside to see Bobby asleep, and although Ellen and Jo are dead again, they're glad to be home.
THE END
This episode was awesome. A great combination of comedy, suspense and drama. 4.5. The 0.5 went down for douchey Cas and lack of Jo. And also it was great, but not classic-episode great. Just...great.
Have a nice week, everyone. Next week, Wild West! YEE-HA!
