NIGHTMARE~EPISODE 14 SEASON 1
NIGHTMARE~
Written by Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker
Directed by Phil Sgriccia
original airdate 2/7/06
Synopsis:
The brothers pose as priests to gather information at a house visited by sudden death - a death Sam saw in a dream. But precognition may be just the start of preternatural powers Sam suddenly possesses.
synopsis was pulled from the dvd
Review:
Our first real look into what is happening to Sam comes in this episode. Along with more overall story arc continuation and history into their mothers death. In this episode they end up not fighting a demon but an abused boy hell bent on using his new found gifts of Telekinesis to avenge his childhood and current terrors. When the boys come a calling looking for a demon/spirit/big evil to kill they take almost the whole episode trying to sort things out. At the same time some how Sam is connected to the deaths. He sees them minutes sometimes hours before they happened. This episode is a fantastic episode for Sam’s character. We get some insight into how he is feeling and at the same time the villain of this episode is almost mirrored to him in some senses of childhood. We also get hard Dean this episode, after his soft relapse from last weeks episode. The tension and deaths in here are actually pretty graphic and I love seeing Dean die but not die. It takes you a minute to let sink in that he really wasn’t shot. Overall this episode wasn’t amazing but the inclusion of an enemy that wasn’t born or pure evil was pretty interesting and the actor that played Max really portrayed the abused child well. Also seeing Dean and Sam differ on taking Max down really showed where both brother was at. Dean doesn’t seem to see shades of gray at all early on this show. If its evil it needs to be put down. But Sam sees shades of gray and wasn’t willing to kill a human.
Favorite Quotes:
This is got to be a whole new low for us.~ Sam on them dressing up like priests.
If you are going to hurl I can pull the car over.~ Dean
Are family is not cursed..We just had our dark spots.~ Dean
Nothing says I’m sorry like a tuna casserole.~ Max
So he is a spoon bender?~ Dean on Max
She said she burned up pinned to the ceiling.~ Max
We are lucky we had dad.~ Sam
Bend this.~ Dean to Sam on his powers.
I know where we have to go with your premonitions. Where? Vegas.~ Dean and Sam
Fake Identity’s:
Priests
Detective
Monster of the week:
Max
WHAT WAS IN DEANS TAPE DECK? (the music)
* Bob Seger – 2+2=?
* Bob Seger - Lucifer
The good, the bad, and the Frightening.
Good: The performances from Sam and Max were fantastic. Gave us a little info into where the story is going.
Bad: Dean’s favorite gun should be in police lockup for ever but surprise it comes back soon enough.
Frightening: Having that kitchen knife right up in the mother’s eye. Also watching Dean get shot in the head was crazy.