Dean’s cell phone doesn’t work and the park bench says “Sugar Free Tab.” He ain’t in Kansas anymore more. Oh wait… Dean, didn’t you notice all the classic cars around? You’d think a car guy like him would be in paradise. Also, isn’t this the same town square from Smallville? Yeah, I’m sure I could fill a whole article on shared sets of Vancouver shows.
“Rambling Man” by the Allman Brothers plays on the jukebox as Dean enters the diner, which is another time warp error since that song wasn’t released until August 25 of that year. Yes, I know my classic rock, too. Dean asks the person next to him where he can get reception on his cell phone and I yelled out “Starship Enterprise!” a second before the other guy said it. Who didn’t see that one coming? The kicker though is the devastation of the waiter (I want one of those fuzzy vests) and other man when Dean mentions that Sonny and Cher broke up. He finally figures something is wrong, and the date on the newspaper confirms it. April 30, 1973. Could it be all that nastiness happens on May 2, the day Sam was born? Possible, since Jess and Mary both died on November 2nd.
Now we get the obligatory Back To The Future, reenactment, and luckily this turns out to be the only one. I was afraid we’d have a whole episode of this. Someone shouts, “Hey, Winchester,” and both Dean and other guy look. The man talks to the other guy and calls him John. Dean stares in shock, using the exact same look Michael J. Fox did when he saw George McFly. “Dad?” John gets nervous and leaves behind one very bothered Dean. I’d say that was the right time for the birds of the apocalypse.
Dean rounds the corner and there’s lovely Castiel again. For a guy that never smiles and always has a rumpled appearance, he’s great on the eyes. Dean gives my favorite line of the episode. “So what is it, angels got their hands on some DeLoreans?” I’m still laughing over that, and plan to somehow work that into regular conversation. Castiel says again, “You have to stop it.” How heartbreaking when we find out what “it” is. Of course he disappears again before Dean gets the answer. “Are you allergic to straight answers, you son of a bitch?” I don’t think that’s getting you answers, Dean. How about please? Angels are temperamental if you haven’t figured that out.
Article comments
1 - Erin
Awesome review! LOL, I was wondering about the year on that Pinto. Kripke underestimated us again .... ;-)
Per the distance Dean drove to fetch the Colt, though, I looked on Mapquest, and if we presume Dan Elkins lived near Boulder, CO, it's about an 18 hour round trip drive from Lawrence to Boulder and back. Judging by the lighting in the scenes, Dean left at night after their visit to the Whitshire farm, drove all night and was gone all day, and got back in time to deal with Liddy Walsh the following afternoon. So he *did* have time to do it, and I think most of the terrain would have been relatively un-challenging to that Pinto ... ;-)
Thanks for the awesome review! :-)
2 - Mary
Hi, Alice!
I loved this episode, and just got my review up; I'm dying to read the rest of yours, because I was chuckling all the way through so far! I shared your laugh at Dean in the Pinto, because my very first car was a gold 1973 Pinto; I knew the year was off, but not what the year was, so thanks for that!
I would say, though, that Mary didn't actually sell Sam's soul. Me, I think that Sam's soul is still his own, and keeping it that way is going to be Dean's ultimate task. Azazel bought the opportunity to taint him, even though Mary didn't realize that at the time, but I don't think that taint is irresistible. At any rate, I certainly hope not!
3 - Elle
Hi Alice,
I've already posted over at the Part 2 review - but I had to stop in and tell you, since you mentioned it's one of your goals now, that I was able to use "got their hands on some Deloreans" in conversation this week! "Angels" wasn't the pro-noun, but the rest was all there.
Anyways, just wanted to share.
4 - Alice Jester
Elle - You're much farther than me then! I suppose telling it to the dog doesn't count, does it? Thanks for sharing that, and I hope it didn't result in too many strange looks.
5 - Gadfly
The episode was fantastic. However, I disagree on one major point: Dean was pulled out of Hell to help stop Azazel's endgame and to help stop Lilith from breaking the 66 seals. Sam, as the last of this generation's psychic Romper Room, is now part of the endgame (as Ava or Jake would be if they had been the last).
I think Castiel could smash Sam right now, but I also think he's giving Dean a chance to save his brother, not so much for Sam's sake--because Castiel doesn't seem to care very much if Sam goes good, so long as he doesn't play his pawn's role in the endgame; Castiel never talks about Sam joining the side of the angels if Sam doesn't fall all the way--but because God has work for Dean, and I think Dean would walk away if they took out Sam before it was absolutely necessary.
6 - tiffany
I love watching Supernatural also you and Jared aka Sam are very funny. Also u are really cute Dan aka Jensen Ankles.