 An Andrew Dab episode that's funny, kind of scary, and a good emotional mix of what the supernatural formula would be. Too bad he didn't keep up with this shit. Welcome to the Fun House. Ooh, that's a hot mug, guys. Hey guys, this is my review for Supernatural Season 8 episode 8 Hunter-R-I-uhh-Hunter-E-Hunter-Karai. It's the one where there's a guy who's imagining loony tunes as the real-life world. Now this is a kind of, again, a little bit of a spin on other episodes that Supernatural did. Funnily enough, if I'm correct, the one where fairy tales or fairy tale wishes in the coin bath that were coming true that for some reason had one of the ramy brothers in it. Andrew actually does a decent episode here, and I'm kind of surprised that I'm saying it because everything about this episode works well. The build-up to the cartoony stuff is slow and methodical. The background story was Sam and the girlfriend's dad. Wow, maybe the dad might not have been the greatest actor to choose. Because I gotta say, Sam, you look like a real fixer-upper to me. Wow. That progresses quite well with an interesting arc that's making those memories actually mean something. And then when the comedy elements do appear, it works well with the episode because it's also pulling on the hard strings of a real-life, real-world issue that is what happens when you grow old. Something that I can say personally is having worked kind of co-worked at a few old folks' homes, they're not fun. They're not happy most of the time. And the idea of putting yourself into those situations is not exactly a favorable one. Yes, there are good ones, yes there are bad ones, but it's just something that when you have to give up control of your own life and you have to hold it into someone else's hands, and in some cases you're also a little bit brain mush, that's kind of a scary element. And so to retreat into something that kept you happy when you were younger is a relatable issue, a relatable ideal. And that is something I like about this episode. I'm actually, again, very surprised with the direction in this one goes. And the humor, the humor is actually pretty good. Castiel is fantastic in this episode being his very awkward self. We have missed that kind of humor, we didn't get a lot of that in the last season and it was kind of a welcome return for Castiel, especially when he's interrogating people. And the cat, and the cat says dumbass afterwards. And that keeps with the canon of the episode, unlike Dab's later iterations of the show. So I actually have to give a lot of credit to how this episode plays out. I like the dynamic with the guy who is seeing, like, visualizing the Looney Tune world. And I love it when they go inside his head and I like that element to it. I thought that was a good moment to jump the shark in terms of just the silliness of the episode because it works with what's going on. And then that correlates to Dean fighting the Doc. He's a selfish doc who's been stealing from the old folks to give to, it's weird. The villain of the episode is kind of eh, but the overall element of the episode is still a very favorable one. And I like how it ends. I like how it all correlates into everything that's going on. Technically speaking, you could say it's a Monster of the Week episode, but it also has story progression for Castiel, it has story progression for Sam, and it has some fun moments with Dean, especially with the gun that goes pow. I find that part was great. Overall, I really think this episode's a very good Monster of the Week episode. Sure, it doesn't have a huge mainstay steak or anything to it, but it's just well made it. And I think it's also just surprising to see Dab make something so decent, or write something so decent. The director for this episode would never direct Paul A. Edwards. He would never direct another episode again of Supernatural, but he also did a lot of other fantasy related shows like Sleepy Hollow, Lost, he did 10 episodes of Lost. So he was used to working with a budget and he probably could know how to work down on a budget, so maybe that might have correlated into it. Anyways, I'm going to give this episode a 5 out of 7. I think it's pretty decent, I think it's well made, I think it's well written, and it's a funny, but also sad kind of episode at the same time. But those are my thoughts about this episode, let's see what you guys have to say. I feel pretty ashamed of myself because I forgot about this episode, because it's really funny. I really like the concept and some of the cartoon gags were good, and also the episode finally breaks from the mediocrity of the season. Overall it's an 8 out of 10, probably my third to second favorite episode of the season. It's definitely up there for me, it was a really good funny one. Like Dab actually did a decent job for the most part. This episode is a unique gem in terms of being a monster of the week episode. I grew up watching Looney Tunes and loved Looney Tunes callbacks and Looney Tunes related deaths. Castiel comparing the humanity to Wile E. Coyote in The Roadrunner as God is hilariously accurate for the show's depiction of God and his relationship to humanity. I will never get over how hilarious Castiel is as a hunter from being the bad cop. Oh he's so bad at interrogating the cat. But to the show's credit I absolutely love the social commentary of this episode on how to release a Sam and Castiel to taking action and not running from their responsibilities. Mike Ferrell as Fred Jones really shines in this episode and I really loved him in M.A.S.H. I thought I recognized him from somewhere. Honestly I love this episode. Every time I watch it both Castiel and Sam shine in this one. And I'm surprised that Sam and Dean were surprised about Castiel wanting to be a hunter. I laughed at the scene where Castiel was interrogating the housewife. Me sure it was hilarious. I really liked the callback to Sam's relationship with Amelia. Amelia's father was spot on both Amelia and Sam running away from their lives and the relationship was going to last. Okay I'll give you that. At first I thought you were talking about his acting. Like no no the dialogue he talked about is kind of accurate. I also liked the scene where Dean and Castiel are in the motel room. I was glad to see Sam was able to convince Fred to take control of his powers and stop hiding in his mind. Think of this episode a 5 out of 5. Yeah no pretty much dead on with how it's relating like this overall theme of everything is connected. Very good. Like you know kind of stationary but it is a very good well put together show. Our episode. I thought this episode was funny and Castiel was the best part showing off how funny it can be of a character. Yes this is when Castiel was good still at what he was doing. Before he got kind of lame and insufferable. Alright guys that is our review for that one. Now we are moving on to Citizen Fang. Benny comes back. Make sure to give me your guys thoughts about that episode in the comments below and I'll read those off in the next review. Till then guys I hope you enjoyed this review. If you did leave a like and if you're interested in more subscribe. And I'll see you guys on the next one.