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1.4 Phantom Traveler Dean: "Do I look like I'm joking? Why do you think I drive everywhere, Sam?" Fear of flying is all about loss of control. Well, it's also about being trapped in a huge, flammable metal tube in the sky, but loss of control is the basic issue. Dean has difficulty letting his brother drive his Impala. So it was logical that Dean, the fearless monster hunter, would be a white knuckle flyer. Not to mention hilarious. The whole second half of the episode was a real hoot, with Dean working through his fear, and Sam all cool-headed, self-possessed and chanting in Latin as the plane was rocketing toward the ground. Almost as funny as Dean on a plane was Dean's homemade EMF detector made out of a Walkman. It even had earphones. Daddy Winchester appears to be alive because he's referring people in trouble to Dean. It doesn't make sense that he'd do this and not even contact his sons, but there must be a good reason. Or it's just a plot device to keep the boys on the road, doing what they do. Probably the latter. Bits and pieces: -- Since fear was a catalyst for the demon, I thought they were setting up the "traveler" possessing Dean. Did they run out of time? -- The "traveler" demon knew about Jessica. Maybe there's a demon newsletter somewhere. -- Now we know that it's pretty much impossible to work the Latin name of God into a casual conversation. -- United Britannia Airlines. (Britannia? In the United States?) Too bad they couldn't use Oceanic. -- Dean said that the number 40 traditionally meant death. I also noticed that the gate number was 13, and the first victim of the "traveler" was married for 13 years. -- This week's itinerary: Kittanning, Pennsylvania; Indianapolis; and a lot of air space. -- The guys masqueraded as Homeland Security in Blues Brothers black suits and white ties. Dean also said he was Dr. James Hetfield from St. Francis Memorial Hospital. James Hetfield is the lead singer of Metallica. Quotes: Jerry: "Dean and your dad really helped me out." Sam: "Yeah, he told me. It was a poltergeist?" Guy: (overhears) "Poltergeist? Man, I loved that movie." This isn't all that funny written down, but it sounded funny in the episode. Sam: "Homeland Security? That's pretty illegal, even for us." Dean: "This goes way beyond floating over a bed or barfing pea soup." Sam: "You're never afraid." Dean: "No, not really." Dean: "Stow the touchy feely self-help yoga crap. It's not helping." Dean: "This is gonna sound nuts, but we just don't have time for the whole 'the truth is out there' speech." Another X-Files reference. Good one. Three out of four stars, Billie |
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