 Talk about a moose interuptity That's a hot mug guys. Hey guys, this is my review for episode 11 of Supernatural season 5 Sam interrupted This is the mid-season return while it isn't a heavy story-based episode considering the events of abandon all hope It's actually a really well-written thriller episode Funnily enough written by dab and wafflin of all the episodes that they've done so far through this season Including season 4. I almost say this is the best one that they ever did because this was actually The first scary episode that they've done in a while and it's because it's a thriller. It's like all of a mind-trick kind of episode It's actually pretty well-written this episode is kind of similar to Folsom Blues Where there is an old hunter friend of theirs who called the brothers up about Strange and a serious suicide happening at a mental hospital Which happens to be Riverview Hospital kind of curious as how they were able to do this because Riverview Hospital has very strict stipulations in terms of when it comes to filming any sort of Mental hospital sort of scenes at Riverview because it used to be a mental hospital and not a very good one At least back in like the 60s and 70s They are very strict in terms of how they portray it It only goes to a certain way in this episode in this episode They're after a wraith which I really thought was the same thing that was Some in something wicked all the way back in season one, but it's not it's a different little creature But what it's doing is it's driving everyone in the insane asylum Insane, but how it goes about it It actually tricks you having watched this episode several times in the past. I was still thrown for a loop I have to commend the writing for that the brothers come into the hospital and they meet with their old hunter friend who's Little bit loopy, but they slowly start to kind of figure out what's going on or at least see that there is something I'm natural about what's going on probably the funniest bit about this whole episode is that they full on admit What they do and they full on admit what's going on without any kind of holdback, and I thought that was actually really funny Yeah, I'm least the devil. Yeah, I'm supposed to be Michael. Yeah, we're supposed to have a battle for the apocalypse Dean meets with this doc Who starts to talk to him and she's kind of on his side? She's like a psychiatrist and this relationship is key Because the whole time I'm thinking there's something off about her But I don't know what it is and then as the episode progresses. It turns out this person is a spectral She's not even real It's all in Dean's head and when we think that Dean is the only one who's being affected Sam is Just having some violent outbursts because he thought that the main counselor was the rave at first He attacks him and turns out nothing happens. He in turn is also being affected by this rave. It just gets more and more Thriller like it gets more and more of a kind of like a mind trick sort of episode something like Jacob's Ladder It's not written on the same scale. It's a supernatural episode. It's only 40 minutes long But you have to give credit where credit is due in terms of this if there's any sort of negative It's possibly the fact the rave keeps changing at first It's not the counselor than it is the counselor then it's the girl going around kissing people which that's probably the one thing in this episode That's like, alright, that doesn't make any sense But that shouldn't be here at all of this hot woman going around making out with people is like, yeah, okay No, that should have in it if there's any major negative aside from a kind of a cursory Conversation about what happened with Joe and Ellen. It's this girl. She is the giant red flag That shouldn't be in this episode They had to try and throw some sort of humor that the shows used to but I would say this is the only Negative bit about the entire thriller aspect of the episode But despite that I still ain't gonna knock it down as far as I think it would because I really like how this episode is put together I love the struggle that Dean goes through especially when he starts to break down the close-up camera work When he's standing by the window or when he goes to talk to the crazy hunter when he himself is going goo goo I think this is probably one of the better. Hey, who done it? Hey, what is it kind of episodes of this show? maybe rewatching it again immediately afterwards I would not have as much of a kind of a you know grandiose experience But that's kind of what happens when you're trying to figure out who it is and these kind of who done it sort of Situations but considering it's been about eight years since I've watched this episode It was still pretty fresh for me to rewatch it again, and that's something I always can enjoy Thank God. I don't have a memory that I can just remember everything about every episode That's what I enjoyed about it. Just that new mystery that new thrill. So in the end Sam interrupted for me is actually probably one of the best one-off episodes in terms of Monster of the week kind of episodes. It's smart. It's got good thriller bits It's got a good humor where it needs to be and it's got a good twist. So in the end I'm gonna give Sam interrupted a six out of seven. I'm serious. It's it just it just gets over the five But I can't not commend how well this episode was put together and I gotta give dab and laughlin the credit This was a really well-written episode, but that's what I thought Let's see what you guys had to say about this episode Sam interrupted to me has the same storyline as Folsom prison blues in season 2 I do love how Sam and Dean convinced the psychiatrist of being mentally insane because they told him the truth about everything That was going they were going through. I also love how the episode delves Especially internally into what Sam and Dean are going through in this season from Sam's uncontrollable rage deep to Dean's hopelessness Sure, it's a monster of the week episode But this is what would become a common storyline trope for Supernatural While Sam and Dean are dealing with bigger threats and then focusing on other plots with them hunting other monsters I do like how we get to see Martin later on in season 8 at least This is without it out my second least favorite episode of the season not a bad episode by any means But it's not great either now. I don't know actually I have to say I really enjoyed it I was really surprised by it. I do admit I understand the comparisons to Folsom prison blues. There is a lot of that and yeah I do find it quite funny how they just pull on tell the truth Sam interrupted surprised me when it aired back in 2010 I wasn't expecting a standalone filler episode coming back from the break and usually at a time I try to avoid these but I actually really enjoy this one I have watched it several times over the years and for some reason it's always been a favorite one-off episode of mine It's also aged well for me the humor lands for most parts But what is really engaging is seeing this hunt to find the monster that is complicated by everyone slowing their grip Slowly losing their grip on reality and being less and less able to rely on their own senses for clues and all the while The brothers are for processing the recent failure trauma and helplessness to fix their situations Yes, a hundred percent is exactly why I like this episode Between Dean struggle to get up in the morning in the beginning stages of depression downward-spiral and Sam's rage We actually are able to relate to them on a more personal level something that it was lost in later seasons There's also great design for the monster shoot face cool concept of only seeing it in mirrors Martin after they douchey's character up in season 8 He's so likable yet pitable at the same time a sad reflection of how some hunters turn out I do not remember that this guy ended up in season 8 I am I'm gonna be very interested when he reappears some people compare it to season 2 is full some set prison blues Literally just before I personally think this is a better episode a hundred percent I give it a six out of seven and I think you'll probably give it a five out of seven Sorry for the essay. I love this one. Hey, you're actually you are a hundred percent right with Well, your score is my score. So yeah, no, I was actually quite surprised with this one This is a pretty standard monster of the week filler episode The boys are trying to help a former hunter Martin to take down a brain-sucking monster that terrorizes a hospital I love that how Dean and Sam got into the hospital telling the absolute truth about their lives and then later facing their own demons because the monster Drugged them this guy's as a nurse my favorite thing in this episode Was when Sam was high on meds so funny My issue with this episode is that it ends too abruptly with the boys jumping into the Apollo While they're still in the bathrooms Did they leave their clothes behind along with perfectly good fake IDs and what happened to poor Martin? We never find out what happened to this character at all after he helped actually apparently while everyone keeps saying he appears in season 8 So I think that's probably in the comment here. Oh, they oh, he's gonna get killed Shit an all-pine situation. You would make a great young Bobby singer got round cut his round face and beard Well, thank you. Maybe audition for that role in prequel. No, not a chance I can't act to save my life. You guys should see that by now my face is like on a motive Is it just me or does this episode feel like an episode from season 2 and for the most part? I like it basically the episode involves the boys helping out an old front and then sane asylum They find that several patients have died they soon discover that a wraith is responsible for the deaths They start questioning their own sanity and are forced to confront other deep-seated issues Sam interrupted is just an episode out of context in season 5 But I like it a lot the situation with Sam and Dean facing their own demons was done really well The only issue I have is that the episode it has bad attempts at humor 5 out of 7 I don't know. I didn't find the humor that bad to be honest. I thought it was pretty decent It's a it's a good mix of humor and darkness is something that dab and lofling could do But sometimes it just wouldn't give it enough time on it But I feel the runtime was good for this one. Hey, Jeremy are since you're rewatching These seasons you think you'll maybe do a second round of the reviews the seasons You did the first time they aired to see if any of the opinions change season 10 season 11 Well, yeah, no season 10 like I'm gonna be reviewing every episode of that one I might do a season 11 re-review. I'm not gonna review every single episode again I'm not I'm not doing that that that's gonna look like a bit much because it's gonna make the entire process looks so ridiculous But yeah, no, I do plan to rewatch season 11 again once I get there very good filler episode We needed to filler after abandon all hope makes me laugh when they check into the mental institution to just talk About the last few seasons to the doctor and then drugged up Sam was funny too very well done episode I love that even though the doctor is an elucination when she says to Dean to feel like If six billion humans lives depend on you, how do you get up in the morning? The monster is awesome to perfect place to feed in a mental hospital 100% now I like that line too. It's really good delve into our characters and and it's a very personal episode for these guys Sam inch erupted is a good episode, but not a great one. I really enjoy seeing John Greer's as a hunter in this episode, but to me he will always be roots from the TV series the pretender Oh, wow, my dad watched the pretender a long time ago Sam and Dean are really forced to confront their issues when they're in the asylum The doctor is so right about the boys codependency of each other plus It isn't until this episode that Sam realizes that he has uncontrollable rage inside of him And then there's Dean he was forced to confront this guilt over Ellen and Joe's death But also has doubts as a hunter and is slowly feeling hopeless I did enjoy him flash the nurse saying pudding and also the woman who plays Dean's imaginary doctor is played by Michelle Harris Who plays Barry Allen's mom on the show the flash? Oh? That's interesting. I haven't watched the flash admittedly, but I didn't know that again There's a lot of Vancouver actors that we all like they all hopped between different shows. It's pretty it's pretty crazy Decent episode we need a break from the after the emotionally exhausting abandon all hope I don't know if this was the best route to go But I liked it and to answer your question about Rachel Minor Yes, Jeremy Carver wanted to continue the story Sarah Gamble established in her era And you can see it in the dialogue between Megan Castiel in her final episode Unfortunately, this was the year that she was diagnosed with with Emma and She had and they had to kill her off so she could start treatments to me This was the end of that character. It wasn't Meg who came back in season 15 I also see many comments in the previous episode talking about Mark Shepard And how he was treated unfairly don't feel sorry for him immediately after his firing Jeremy Carver gave him a job in Doom Patrol. He's hilarious. He's ever used to watch Doom Patrol I've heard that Doom Patrol is very good I feel bad for Mark because he He had at least a decent out the out was gonna happen, but he had a good line He had good end like he had a whole charity thing like even when I lose I win the thing going and like they had the shirts made and everything and just despite him dab Cut that ending out. So I would be pretty pissed for him too. Okay guys Thank you for your comments and now the next episode is swap me now admittedly. I think I remember this episode I also think that there's a really good Bob Seager song in this episode for some reason. That's just That's just queuing in for me. I'm not entirely certain But I think there is going to be so give me you guys as comments about that episode and I'll read those off in the next review Otherwise guys, I hope you enjoyed the review if you did leave a like and if you're interested in more subscribe Otherwise, see you guys next time. 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