Supernatural Reviews by Billie Doux

3.15 Time is On My Side

Dean: "I can't do it. I would rather go to Hell."

Gotta say, not loving the gross-out.

"Slicey McHacky" is a horror movie staple that I particularly dislike. Even the clever dialogue and sick jokes didn't make the story palatable. And the evil immortal buried alive thing was just done on another show I review. For me, the only reasons this episode was worth watching at all was Dean's rejection of supernatural immortality as an alternative to Hell, and the surprisingly moving reveal of what was really going on with Bela.

What was Sam thinking? Didn't he realize that becoming a thing like Doc Benton would be like becoming a demon, and that was something Dean would never do? Except that if Dean goes to Hell in the season finale next week, he'll eventually become a demon, anyway. Dan said to me that he would be a lot less upset if it was Sam that was going to Hell, and I agree: Sam is the brain, but Dean is the heart of the show. And hey, segue on the symbolism, there were hearts getting ripped out in this episode.

So Bela was an abused 14-year-old named Abby who did a Crossroads deal to kill her parents. That'll teach her to commit murder the old-fashioned way. You know, if they'd given Bela this kind of depth and motivation earlier, I might have liked her a lot more. And if they indeed just wrote her out, I have to say that it was masterfully done. I was afraid for a moment that she and Dean were going to hit the sheets; they were really close to each other and yelling, and that angry sex vibe was in the air. I was relieved that they didn't, because I really, really didn't want them to.

At least Bela was good enough to spend her last few moments before the hell hounds arrived telling Dean that Lilith held all of the Crossroads deals, which I should have picked up on before. At least we know who the enemy is now.

Bits and pieces:

-- The young woman with the maggots that Sam rescued was something of a dropped plot thread. What happened to her? If she went to the cops, why weren't there a thousand police cars surrounding Doc Benton's cabin?

-- When Dean was pouring holy water in that demon's throat, all I could think of was that Dean was waterboarding a demon. Cheney would have loved it.

-- Rufus the hunter was a fun character. But depressing. It's not fun to think about the fact that the Winchesters have no real future, even if Dean beats the deal.

-- Wouldn't it have been better to cremate Doctor Giggles? What if they decide to put a freeway through that cemetery and relocate those graves?

-- Waking up in a bathtub of ice with a kidney missing is a really famous internet urban legend. Which I'm sure you already know, since you're on the internet reading this.

-- This week, the guys went to Erie, Pennsylvania. And it really was eerie. The Erie Motel was predictably tacky, but almost in the normal range. Bela was in Canaan, Vermont, with a Biblical name and slightly more upscale accommodations.

-- The boys were cops again. No fun names this time.

-- Another song title as an episode title.

Quotes:

Dean: "Zombies do like the other, other white meat."

Sam: "So that kinda punches a hole in our zombie theory, huh? That scalpel thing?"
Dean: "A zombie with skills. Doctor Quinn, medicine zombie."
And, pointless point, Jane Seymour played Jensen's mother on Smallville. One degree of separation.

Sam: "There's no way she still has the Colt. That was months ago. She probably sold it the second she got it."
Dean: "Well, then I'll kill her. Win win."

Rufus: "You do her ear."
Dean: "Sorry?"
Rufus: "You do her ear."
Dean: "Hey, man, I'll try anything once. But I don't know, that sounds uncomfortable."
Apparently, in England, they're all over the ears.

Heavy episode and not much fun at all. One star for Doctor Giggles, three for Dean and Bela, which averages out to two stars. What did you think? Vote below,

Billie