Note: Do non read on if you have not agnisen Season 8, Episode 18 of The CW's "Supernatural," tit direct "Freaks and Geeks."
Since not each(prenominal) "Supernatural" event can be centered well-nigh the season's chosen mythology, it would be nice if every self-contained episode could be standardised "Freaks and Geeks," which paid homage to the series' history and demonstrate a firm grasp of continuity while be quiet providing fans with the satisfying character beats we tune in for every week.
Adam Glass' snappy script, beautifully directed by John Showalter, brought clog up Krissy Chambers (a delightfully sassy Madison McLaughlin) and utilized commode of lamia lore from previous seasons, including a cure for the specification and the al panaches-handy Dead Man's Blood.
And, analogous many of the show's stronger episodes, the story gr appled with themes of avenge versus on the dotice, what in truth makes a monster monstrous, and whether there's any possibility for a hunting watch to have a "normal" behavior -- something Sam continues to scrape with this season.
The episode's conceit was simple enough: A hunting watch c bothed passkey had established a kind of hunting school for stubborn orphans whose families were hit by supernatural creatures, both to recapture the spicy atmosphere he lost when his own family was murdered and, allegedly, to sterilise the kids to be the next generation of monster killers, smarter and faster than those who came so iodinr them. Krissy might have insisted that they weren't like the X-Men, alone the model was surely similar.
Sadly, Victor was so desperate to replace his own murdered kin that he used a pet vampire to kill the teens' families to set them on a path of revenge -- kind of wasteful, when you consider how many kids have legitimately been deprive or affected by things that go bump in the night all over the course of the show so far. If Victor's methods had been truly altruistic, he could've done a lot of good in a world constantly on the verge of an apocalypse.
It would be fascinating to revisit some of the characters we saw back in the first couple of seasons -- kids like "Something Wicked's" Michael and "Dead in the Water's" Lucas who would right off be in their mid/late-teens and might've had their whole perspectives rocked by their coming togethers with the Winchesters, but "Freaks and Geeks" was a solid investigation into one logical way a child might react to that kind of loss. I hope we see Krissy, Aidan and Josephine again to find break through just how good the "next generation" of hunters might be.
t was heartening to see dean making the distinction that "hunting isn't always close to cleansing" and that good and evil isn't always black and white, reaffirming what he learned in Purgatory through his friendship with Benny and preventing Krissy and her friends from scratch down a bloodthirsty path.
I've always had a cushioned spot for episodes that utilize Dean's rapport with kids, and Krissy has been a particularly pleasant foil for him in both her episodes, constantly insulting him like the bratty sister he never had. Watching him ostracise giving Aidan the over fosterive father talk on Krissy's behalf was a fantastic moment (since she really would kick Aidan's ass all by herself), but watching the tough teen antecede a fist-bump for a chaste kiss on the buttock in thanks was even more touching, especially since Dean is a character who seemingly craves human connection and familial bonds but has always struggled with how to maintain them.
Dean's insistence that Krissy resist killing Victor was completely justified, but I can't dish but wonder whether he and Sam would've taken Victor out if he hadn't shot himself first, since he arguably could've started doing the exact said(prenominal) thing with another group of kids if left to his own devices. though the Winchesters have always been reluctant to kill humans, history has sure as shooting proven that some of the show's mortal villains have been every act as twisted as the supernatural ones, and I would loathe to think they'd simply let someone as self-seeking and twisted as Victor walk free.
The episode's greatest lastingness was undoubtedly its examination of Sam and Dean, reaffirming Sam's need for a unspoiled, apple pie life and raising the question of whether either Winchester actually wants children, let alone feels like they could provide a safe life for them.
Dean still believes that the only way to ensure anyone leave behind call down up safe and avoid the life the Winchesters have led is to close the gates of Hell, while Sam seemed to gravitate towards the concept of maintaining a sense of normalcy even while hunting, which is understandable, if potentially misguided.
The show's history has shown us that staying in one place makes our hunters a target, illustrated by the fates of The Roadhouse and Bobby's home, but with the right warding and an obscure location -- like Rufus' cabin -- would it really be impossible to create a home between hunts? Judging by Dean's excitement over the bathrobes and proper beds in the Men of Letters bunker, a safe haven is obviously something that appeals to both brothers (and why shouldn't it?).
It would be wonderful to think that Sam and Dean could someday take the lessons of their encounter with Victor and the teens and create their own place of sanctuary for mass who have lost everything but still want to protect others from suffering the same loss. Both Sam and Dean (whether he'd combine it or not) have the kind of altruistic nature and desire to protect others that would make them ideal teachers (or father-figures) for wayward souls like Krissy. subsequently all, what was Team Free Will if not a impermanent family? Their relationships with Castiel, Bobby, Garth and even more peripheral characters like Charlie prove that the Winchesters can't help but pull people into their orbit, even when it would be safer to conjure them away. Ultimately, family is at the heart of this show, and it would be nice to think that the Winchesters will be able to achieve some semblance of one by the time the final credits roll.
"Supernatural" pose Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.
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