Another issue that comes up again is the Winchester brothers going their separate ways. Dean focuses on saving Bobby while Sam worries about saving the town. Unlike season four where this disconnect had them at odds, they’re passively accepting that they don’t see eye to eye and are going to do their own thing. While this might seem like nothing to the casual viewer, I have to wonder what this could mean when the apocalypse spins further out of control and each brother has his own destiny to face. Will they go down together or apart in an attempt to reach the same end goal?
Of course the zombies had to go bad just for those who wanted the typical showdown of the undead getting their heads blown off. They aren’t disappointed. Dean, Bobby, and Sam get their share of people eaters in the end. Considering this is also a Jeremy Carver script (yep, he still owns me) there must also be funny. Word of caution Sam and Dean, if you’re going to pull off the whole FBI thing, right down to giving the sheriff your fake supervisor’s name, make sure your fake supervisor doesn’t live in the same town and the sheriff easily knows his voice. Also, the line of the night goes to Dean. When finding out the horseman Death is behind this, Dean again comes up with the perfect reaction. “Awesome. Another horseman. It must be Thursday.”
My overall grade, an A -. All that’s left is my plea to Warner Brothers when putting together the season five DVD set. Please switch the episode order back.
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Article comments
1 - JanieBee64
One comment: When I buy Season 5 DVD and watch these episodes, I will watch DMDWP and then MBV followed by DSOTM. Great review and I agree. I wish they would just leave things alone
2 - manap3000
i though this episode was one of the weaker ones, the boys dont even face the zombies until the last five minutes; this story lacked conflict and seemed boring to me.
3 - ElenaM
Great review of a great episode, but I agree, I really want the order switched back on the DVD set, too! Loved getting to know more about Bobby, his past, his town, and Jim Beaver so rocked this... I've got a tween kid sister, so I recognized Kim Rhodes from a certain Disney show that was alluded to in "Lucifer Rising"; I thought she was absolutely wonderful in this episode. I kind of doubt it'll happen, but I'd love to see Sherriff Jodi Mills again.
4 - Lola
Hey Alice! Great reviews, as always.
Regarding season six, I was having some thoughts about it and would like to share them with you. Considering how the mytharc hasn't evolved as much as in season four, I believed season five finale would have the two brothers each saying yes, thus starting season 6 with the "real" Apocalypse, the "real" action, brothers opposite, at conflict. I really had that feeling, and I'm not sure how I would feel with if they returned to season one mode.
5 - Lindy
This ep just really bugs me for one reason - Sioux Falls is NOT a small town. It is, I grant, a small city, but it IS a city. Pop. 156,000, with a metro area population of over 200,000 and a quarter of the entire population of the state! It has 4 major hospitals, 6+ colleges, a professional symphony orchestra, a zoo, and had been one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country for nearly 2 decades. This is not information that is hard to find (I fact checked on wikipedia for heaven's sake). Oh and it also has the State penitentiary, NOT a little 2 cell sheriff's office. Every time I watch this episode the whole thing just bugs me. They do so much research into myths and legends on this show - can't they at least do a quick wikipedia search on the towns they say they are in, at least to get the population in the ballpark? Just sloppy.