 Oh, that's a good French mistake. I'm totally gonna tweet this one. Oh That's a hot mug guys Hey guys, this is my review for episode 15 of Supernatural season 6 the French mistake And this is regarded as one of the highest rated episodes of all time because it does dip into that meta Universe to the point where they are literally making fun of themselves. Hey, man, that was key. Oh, like But like pretty sure and when you do it right Meta humor self actualization humor self-rule is realization humor can be done very very well I am really surprised at just out of the blue this episode is you really pumped me considering the very Much lacking overall direction that the season has this episode Feels like it was a desperate kind of pole to try and get people back in in this episode Sam and Dean find themselves in an alternate universe. Thanks to Balthazar it is Their show the show of their lives essentially and this was actually pretty funny to watch because for those of you who Have been watching my episode reviews, especially for season 5 You should recognize a set that they're on that's the watchman set that they're on That's where they did the end. That's where they did the midseason finale of season 5 That's the street that supernatural used for years over and over and over again a fake street Well, that is now gone. Unfortunately the humor in this episode is top-notch The one minute is some kind of cosmic joke exhibit is it stupid and we don't get it Apparently even before they started to really put the episode together They actually brought Jared and Jensen down to out Los Angeles to the writing room Which was apparently never really done before they were even surprised by it They wanted to ask them. Hey, we have this episode idea But you guys need to totally make fun of yourselves Apparently Jensen had one kind of clause as that as long as he never broke character of Dean That was fine. It works totally in the episode's favor, especially when they have to act There's a key There must Be a lock It made me laugh my guts up when I watched it all those years ago and it made me laugh even more now It's because we have no other choice. This episode's humor. It's meta-ness. It's constant Referrals to elements of the show both the actual show itself and the people who make it when they're driving in the car With cliff that was their actual bodyguard when they make a comment about how they're living with each other They both were living in the same house in Vancouver when they were shooting the show before they both got married There's a lot of bit of personal information here and there throughout the episode apparently all of the tweets that Misha does He was doing those on the spot Starting to feel like One of the guys Misha asked to be a little bit more of a dick Then in the episode when he pushes aside the makeup artist are when he's giving the cold shoulder to the PA However much like changing channels while the humor is very very funny while the jokes are just non-stop and they're fresh They're fan-frickin-tastic This episode has barely any story factor now when you compare it to the overall scope of the season That's not exactly a takeaway considering the season itself barely has any story elements going on the whole random Hey, Balthazar is Having to hide you because Raphael wants all the weapons that Balthazar has and Raphael is coming for you Just like the godfather movies. We're not really going to explain how he has that ability and why he's doing it He's coming just the same as any other time especially with how the episode ends Essentially, it's the same thing. He just got a body again, but that's it That's my only issue I have with this episode is that it just doesn't have a very strong story element and even when it Tries to it's still Very generic it to the point where they literally have to rip off the Terminator Virgil's essentially the Terminator in this episode. There is one Character though that I kind of wish that they talked about more and now I might be wrong Some people I believe think this is Balthazar, but I thought that Balthazar was a way There's a guy in the episode the one with the accent who keeps on talking about everything's going wrong When Virgil comes in and starts shooting everyone everyone's dying left and right But this dude is just dodging bullets like this all nonchalant and just just walks off Who the fuck was that guy like I said some people I think I've said this is Balthazar But I didn't think he was in the world with them and it doesn't really explain it at the end of the episode either So if anyone has any theories or any kind of confirmation about who this guy was Please give it to me because what the fuck the either way French mistake is still an iconic episode I feel that it's a bit overrated when it's considered one of the best episodes while going through trivia It's rated the second best episode of the show by EW with only swan song Above it. Is it a classic top 10 episode of Supernatural? I could say that But is it the second best? No Granted it's probably one of the funniest episodes of the show that was ever written actual self-awareness at this episode It's top fucking notch the part where they say who even wants to watch our show who would even be interested in that Well, apparently according to ratings not that many people boom That's such a good meta joke because the show was crumbling at this point They were actually doing quite bad in terms of ratings Who wrote this nobody says penultimate even when they get fake Kripke to come and get killed I actually thought that was the actual Kripke I had never actually seen a photo of what Eric Kripke looked like but then afterwards I looked and I was like Oh, it's not him. It's just an actor. Everyone is an actor of an actor in this episode even the voice who I thought was Sarah Gamble That's not her either. That's just some random actress, but in the end I still am going to give this episode a very generous 7 out of 7 it does still do story elements Despite my complaints, but it is by far the funniest fucking episode of this season it's one of the funniest of the episodes that the show ever did and I think it does stand higher than that of changing channels changing channels Established the ideas that French mistake was able to give them but French mistakes just a little bit higher than that But those are my thoughts about this episode now Let's see what you guys had to say imagine you had a little bit to say I still think this episode as one of the most clever premises in the entire series Jared and Jensen are playing Sam and Dean playing Jared and Jensen playing Sam and Dean The French mistake has a huge amount of Easter eggs with production team of Supernatural that I would tirelessly bore others pointing them out On the blue ray slash DVD there are even extended moments of this French mistake that are absolutely hilarious I still consider it the funniest meta episode We've ever had in the entire show the way it ties in with the angelic civil war was pretty interesting Let alone it's an interesting touch for them to be able to travel to an alternate reality that is technically our world and That it took a spell from an angel to get there Whereas season 13 we needed an entirely different spell to go to an entirely different reality to save Jack and their mom I do agree with you This is the funniest meta episode they ever did as I said in the review This episode took what made changing channels so good and it actually really made it whole in that Real life that actual physical media of medium of it being based on the how the show is actually made is Exactly what makes this so fun I think the season is remembered by fans the most for the cell list Sam arc and then for specific episodes But the French mistake is an exception. This is a personal favorite of mine And I believe the season's best contribution to the series I think it was a good choice for the show to touch on alternate reality concept for one story without committing it to It full force like they've done in season 13 the show and the fans were not ready for that as they say sometimes less Is more 100% agree the reason that Eric Kripke himself isn't gunned down by the actual show is because apparently he cannot act To save his life. He said in an interview. So they had someone else play him I love the guest actors brief act him being taken out by Virgil as a highlight I actually kind of wondered that part too like when I find out it wasn't him was like, okay Yeah, that makes sense. Jeremy, what do you think of Cass having the end to the war in heaven in his hands with Them weapon in his possession yet letting Raphael go. I was confused later when it was brought up again And I thought that the end of the storyline from a first viewing Admittedly the Civil War is something that they really should have focused on I think that actually would have been a much cooler Storyline because you already had soulless Sam you already had The angelic war then you have the mother of all storyline. I feel it Even though the Civil War is probably the better story They thought that maybe because that would have just been like season 4 and season 5 all over again But a little bit more like more focused I think a less broad angel versus angel that they thought they needed monsters to Kind of wish I'd seen more of it. The French mistake is such a great episode I absolutely love it and would miss very much Ben Edlin's pitches for weird but really awesome episodes The meta humor is firing on all cylinders bringing back Jen for this episode was super awesome, too A couple of highlights that come to mind for me is the boys thinking they found Cass just to realize That's Misha going over the lines and actually posting a Twitter and when Sam is sitting at the computer with a picture of Jared with Cowboy hat riding on in the background and getting chuckle out of me every time yes That gets me that I was laughing at that pit to this has got to be up there in the top five of this season If not the top three buddy, it is definitely the top three not much I can say about the French mistake that hasn't already been said it's a great episode The scene where the director is talking about freeze frame then cut to black and they Clearly making light of how silly and cliche it would be however in season 13 Finale they did just that oh with the memes that came out after that one. I see yeah thinking about it now I think they did they do that. I'm I can't even remember season 13 One other thing comparing this episode to some of the latter season episodes with the whole alternate universe cliche crap They had there was one where they had two annoying hipster versions of J Oh, I know exactly what you're talking about I was hoping it would have been the Jared and Jen's and for this universe where they would have been an Awesome callback and would explain how what happened to Jared and Jen's and well Sam and Dean were in their universe Yeah, that actually would have been fun to see Yeah, I was looking forward to that and that that episode dropped that ball so hard The French mistake is my second favorite episode of the entire series slightly beating changing challenges Because I prefer the meta humor to physical humor agree Where do I even begin with this one the fact that alone that Jen and Jen's that are playing themselves while playing Sam and Dean is hilarious enough and then the episode continues and I wasn't prepared for it from Misha's tweets Dude to Neve playing herself to literally gunning gun the creator himself kind of symbolizing how strollers like Sarah Gamble Andrew Dab felt about his vision Everything about this episode is just so goddamn funny, but the best part hands down is Sam and Dean trying to act. Yep Couldn't stop laughing every time Robert Singer yelled cut I had said many times this season six and Sarah Gamble's direction said many things about it But this episode it's episodes like these that make me appreciate all the more her era At least she was better than Andrew Dab and who apparently used this episode to justify parallel dimensions plot and just jumping the C Supernatural into the DCEU that still doesn't negate how great this episode is. Yeah, I do like this I the acting bit is probably the part that makes me almost in tears I remember watching that with my dad and we were balling. We were just laughing so hard Friends mistake is a funny episode. I love it when they try to act and Sam Dean can act all the director getting a cameo It's pretty cool when Misha Collins appears and he's tweeting out about hanging out with them That makes me laugh very funny episode one of those what the fuck episodes You've something caught you're something called Jensen Akles and I'm called a Jared Padalecki. Yep. No all good Prince mistake is a great episode this season and one of the best in the series It was interesting seeing Sam and Dean in alternate world where they find out that their lives are a television show I was surprised to see Janee appear in this episode I also was surprised at the angel that was after them couldn't use his powers in the alternate world It was funny seeing Misha play a different version of himself Unfortunately, I don't like the new version of Raphael the actress who plays him Just doesn't have the same gravitas as the demon barns I did I wasn't surprised that balthazar was using Sam and Dean as a distraction for Raphael So if you could help castiel get the weapons, I really love the brotherly bond between castiel and balthazar I really wish balthazar was in this a lot more. I always forget that he's just in this season And yeah, I agree also the woman who took over for Raphael with us did not have the same I only knew that guy from the unit that that television show So that was my recognition to him french mistake is a great episode and best of all humor still holds up I have so many references to this episode with my supernatural friends I we called bad actors locking key actors if there's a key there must be a lock I've always I've also gotten so many alpaca theme memes and gifts I I'm wearing one of those gifts right now alpaca socks There are so many great lines far too many to mention in the comments I always get a kick out of the scary man killed the attractive crying man Love this episode All right guys. Thank you for your comments now. We're moving on to Whatever boring episode we're going on to after this, but we'll see if it is actually maybe I might be wrong And then there were none Oh the mother's episode is coming So give me you guys thoughts about that episode in the comments below and I'll read those off in the next review Until then guys, if you like the video leave a like and if you're interested in more subscribe And I'll see you guys next week