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1.8 Bugs Dean: "So you found some beetles. In a hole in the ground. That's shocking, Sam." The bug plot did absolutely nothing for me. I hate bug plots. Maybe I'm just still traumatized by a bad apartment I had a few years ago. Well, okay, there was a lot more to it than bugs. I liked that it was some mystical Indian retribution, and not Bug Boy Matt, the obvious suspect. And that Matt turned out to be a good guy, because kids who are into bugs get a bad rap. Except that he had second thoughts about his fascination with bugs in the end. And the siege was somewhat cool, although it seemed like they ran for the attic, cowered, fought rampaging bugs, and then suddenly it was morning. The rest of this episode was brother-to-brother wrangling about their childhood and their differences, and that's always good for me. Dean talked a lot about how a "normal life" wasn't for him, while Sam continued with his usual "Dad always liked you best". Sam was uncomfortable about squatting in an empty house, while Dean had no reservations whatsoever and had a ball in the steam shower (loved the towel). There was an obvious parallel between Matt and his father Larry, and Sam and his father, John Winchester. Matt and Larry re-bonded at the end. Maybe there's hope for Sam and John. Bits and pieces: -- So far, we learned that Dean finances his life as a hunter with credit card scams and poker. This week, it was pool hustling. Dean is a lucky gambler. I bet he's unlucky at love. -- The anthropology professor was played by Jim Byrnes, who was a cast member on one of my other favorite series, Highlander. -- During the barbecue scene, Jared Padalecki actually had that tarantula crawling on his hand. No stunt double. -- This week, the Impala took us to Oasis Plains, Oklahoma. -- The guys pretended to be the first victim's nephews. Then they were students from the university. Dean said he was Travis Wheeler, Oklahoma Gas & Power. -- Larry the developer and Linda the realtor both thought Sam and Dean were a couple. Very funny. Quotes: Dean: "Mad cow? Wasn't that on Oprah?" Sam: "You watch Oprah?" Dean: "Dad never treated us like that." Sam: "Dad never treated you like that. You were perfect. He was all over my case." Dean: "You know, I've heard of killer bees, but killer beetles?" Dean: "You were kind of like the blonde chick on the Munsters." Two out of four stars, Billie |
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