 Yeah, I ain't gonna lie, this is actually probably one of the best episodes of this season. Ooh, that's a hot mug, guys! Hey guys, this is my review for I Know What You Did Last Summer, episode 9 of Supernatural Season 4. This is the episode where we are introduced to Anna, the Jessica Chastain looking actress who is actually a fallen angel who has a lot of significance in this season and is actually probably one of the best characters of this show that wasn't around for a long time. We get introduced to a few other aspects, including Alastair, who is going to come in with his incredibly menacing chin in the next few episodes, who has obviously a past with Dean. And we also learn about what Sam and Ruby were up to, hands in every turn. There's a lot of really exceptional building going on in this episode. Not only are we building up to the mid-season finale for the season, but we're also building these different character arcs. After showing the relationship between Sam and Ruby, which will eventually become a conflict between Sam and Dean at the end of the season, we're showing a character that will eventually start to build a pretty significant relationship with Dean. And at the very, very, very end of the episode, we see that the angels are, again, not as righteous or as good as one would interpret, considering what they're being told to do. I like this episode for a variety of reasons. There's a lot of great action in this episode. The backbuilding in terms of what happened to Sam is really well done. As well as the Anna character is very kind of mysterious. She has a great illusion of mystery about her. And as we slowly start to learn more about her, very little that we do in this episode, she becomes more and more of a compelling character. Also Ruby gets a lot of great development in this episode, a character who we still really don't know a lot about, especially this new version of her. She gets a lot of necessary backstory that we've been kind of holding out on and waiting to see what happened. And maybe that might have been what they were doing when they were building the season. And I'm like, okay, we're just going to get a couple of episodes in before we really kind of figure out what's been happening with Sam and Ruby. And I like the prelude with Alistair. He doesn't get a lot in this episode, admittedly. And I do think that one of his best parts is the whole, I'm wearing a pediatrician joke. But admittedly, the actor who's going to do Alistair later on in this season blows this guy out of the water. He's a bona fide character actor. And in fact, actually, he appeared in Damnation, which was a western series at Netflix, had one season of. It's very good if you've never seen it. I like how this episode builds up things. I like how it has a consistency to it. If there's any one bad thing in this episode is when Alistair grips Sam and pulls him across the room, they did this really weird camera trick where they had the camera in front of Sam as he's flying across. So it's him here looking at him like this and he's just like, it looked really corny there. Aside from that though, this is a solid episode. It's not the woohoo as I would want it to be for a seven. It's very close. This is another one of those 6.5 kind of feelings for me because it's a solid episode, but there's just something that's keeping it from being a perfect episode to me. I don't want seven out of seven ratings to be taken for granted. I want them to really, truly deserve that rating. And while this episode is a solid episode, it just doesn't get it. It's hard for me to kind of explain, but it just doesn't have it. It's a very good build up, though, to the midseason finale, which will be Heaven and Hell next. Otherwise, though, I'm going to give this episode a six out of seven. I really like the backstory. I like the building and I like the characters. So far, season four has not let me down yet. I'm actually quite surprised at how much I've enjoyed this season so far. It is a very well established season. That is something that I've known about, but I've just never really fully acknowledged. Anyways, I asked your guys about your comments for this episode. So let's read those off now. This is an interesting one to start with. If you take the H and the forward out of Jeremy's in the last name, you get the name of the character introduced in the next episode. Anna, this episode once again reminds us of how bad ass powerful demons and angels used to be. It was an intense lower in story episode. I remember being shocked by and enjoyed during seeing slams flash back on the demon blood continue influencing this antagonism between them. At least I think it was partially responsible because the first episode of season five, it flips. And Dean is at the advantage in the moral aspect and their arguments as Sam literally just released Lucifer. Now it was Dean who was on who was shown as the stronger and main as Michael's vessel before season four made Sam look strong and Dean weak, et cetera, at least in my mind. Yep. No, I can see that. Literally, the season four antagonism disappears in season five. Anyways, this episode showed angels who would be in scrubs later. Remember how important Joshua was the angel who spoke to God, but later season died so unceremoniously as bad ass and the reality of them being not so far from the demons and their brutality, obviously not as bad. You still asked back in your mind, where is God, et cetera? I like this episode and its follow up. Yep. No, it's that idea of not knowing if God even existed. It actually was a real fun element of the show for a while. I know you did last summer and she was my second favorite demon in this series, Alistair. Yes, he is pretty awesome. It's crazy to know how many actresses portray Ruby throughout this episode, but I feel like the housekeeping may does it best. There's a lot of there's a lot to unload in the episode because it takes the sand. It takes about that. It talks about Tamsam's time when Dean was in hell and introducing one of the decent angels named Anna. It is definitely an underrated stunt with Sam and Dean jumping out of the church window. I love how rare it is when Sam and Dean can't win. How overall, it's a pretty great episode. Actually, yeah, thinking about it, the last time that Sam did a big sort of stunt was when he had to jump into the pool on the second floor of that balcony. I think that was in season two. Playthings, if I'm correct. I know what you did last summer is a great midseason finale. Actually, I don't think it is. No, heaven and hell is in it. But either way, it's still a great episode. This episode has everything. It is action, it has intensity, it has drama, and it has Alistair who gives a zazel a run for his money. God, I love this guy. So we also get to see some much needed backstory for Sam and we get to see how truly dark his character has become. With that said, I have more a major issue that is the main overarching problem of the season. It doesn't affect this episode. The girl who plays Ruby is a horrible actress. In this episode showcases the limit of her acting ability. Her performances, Ruby ranges from bland to downright awkward. She brings no charisma or personality to the character of Jurassic Change or Cate Cassidy's energy and sass to the point that she basically feels like a different character. Ruby has so much potential for me in season three. But after this, she became my eighth worst character in the entire series. When the actress that was brought for five minutes in the flashbacks does a better job of Ruby than the one in the entire season, you know how bad you are. I feel that they were wanting to make her more less antagonistic. Like if she was the way she was, there's no way her and Sam would have gotten together. And so they needed to kind of give that sort of connection between the two elements. She doesn't offer nor near as much of an interesting arc as Cate Cassidy did. But I see why they did it. Oh, I know the sense of exposition and explanation as to what Sam was up to while Dean was in hell. And I know what you did last summer, but that scene with Sam and Ruby getting close is just cringy to know to watch knowing that they're married in real life. Makes it hard to watch now. Honestly, it's actors doing acting stuff. Also, the introduction to Van. Not sure about anyone else, but I really hated that character. Thank goodness she wasn't around for very long. Although the backstory about her, how she became human in the next episode, I think is very interesting. And also the introduction of Alistair, by far, one of the best antagonists in the show in the series and next to Lucifer season five and Yellow Eyes. Now, actually, it's funny. A lot of people are saying, oh, and on a totally different note, if you checked out Cobra Kai, very well written series. Actually, I have not because I've never seen any of the the Karate Kid movies. And I just I kind of it's just not something of interest to me. Funny enough, everyone's talking about Alistair. And immediately I do the same thing, but it's not this actor that I like very much that's coming up. It's the one who's going to be in the head on a pin that you're going to oh, no, the one before you're really going to life. Death takes a holiday. And then also for Anne, I like her. But admittedly, she's I'm waiting for her to offer a little bit more. But she's kind of like the third party of angels so far to see. I love how horrifying hell sounds this season to me. One of the huge mistakes of Supernatural was depicting hell in season six when cast and Crowley go and it's not scary at all. That's the lineup, if I'm correct, like the never ending line, right? They should have never shown the monster. Now, admittedly, that is a good writing tactic. Stephen King uses that quite a bit. Anyway, season nine, episode nine is great. I like the Sam flashbacks and the pacing is good, having action in the present in the past. It feels like a solid part one of two without feeling like they saved all the action for episode 10. I like the idea of how having a character and in the middle. Yeah, exactly. Of the angels and the demons, Sam and Dean patching up each other up shows the brutal outcome of their fight, something we hardly see the dislocated shoulder bit, all that good stuff. Yes, that is a good point, too. Actually, you don't see that as nowhere near as much as you should considering, you know, what these guys go through throughout their entire careers. The last one here, I like Annette Milton. Unfortunately, Ann would turn bad in season five, episode 13. The song remains. At least I understand her motives for her actions in season five, even if I'm opposed to her methods, according to the supernatural wiki and intended to replace Castiel, who was supposed to be killed by Alistair and had on a pin. Yeah, you can totally see that was to set up as angels, as Dean's angelic guide due to Castiel's immediate popularity with critics and fans alike. Much of Ann's role was given to him instead. Yes, I see that most definitely Alistair leaves an impression he appears in more episodes of the season four than Lilith. Alistair is powerful enough to resist the demon killing ninth and angel smiting. Most importantly, however, Alistair is imposing because of a connection to Dean. One of the reasons powerful demons were more challenging was because the brothers Winchester had a reason to be afraid of them or have a vendetta. Later seasons would tarnish his practice. The only demon I can think of that Sam and Dean have a personal relationship with post season five is Abaddon. Yes, I was going to say that, too, which is because they kill she killed their grandfather. Alistair is also more intimidating because Ruby is afraid of him. Ruby even mentions how impressive it is. It was for her to be working with Lilith without Alistair knowing when she reveals that she tricks Sam's season four finale. Alistair, unsurprisingly, is likely based on the demon Alistair in Christian demonology, according to the dictionary infernal demonology book, Alistair is likened to Nemesis and destroying the and the destroying angel and is known as the executioner. He is exceptionally cruel. Thank you guys once again for participating in that. Now we have heaven and hell. This is the mid season finale for season four coming up. So make sure to give me your guys's comments about those in the comments below and I'll read those up in the next episode review. Otherwise, guys, that's all for me. I hope you enjoyed this review. If you did, leave a like and if you're interested in more, subscribe. Otherwise, see you guys next week. Thanks for watching the video. My name is Nitz and you might remember me from the animated cult classic TV show, Undergrads. It's been a while, but I'm happy to say the click is finally getting back together in an all new movie. Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, but we are still asking for your support to see any and all updates about the upcoming Undergrads movie. Be sure to check out and like the Bring Back Undergrads Facebook page. And with any luck, we'll see you guys soon.