 Aero, have you ever been drinking? Oh, she's a drunk. Ooh, that's a hot mug, guys. Hey guys, Aero and I are back here and we're reviewing what is and what should never be. Another one of those very dramatic but very good episodes of Supernatural. This definitely brings about the drama. This is really going back to the emotional feels that was done in the heart episode. This episode actually was the first episode that Eric Kripke, the show's creator, ever directed. He only ever directed two episodes in the entire show's lineage. But of the two episodes, I would definitely say this is the best one and that's the same thing for the writer, too. Rella Tucker, I apologize if I said that wrong. She had been writing for the show since the beginning with her first episode being Dead in the Water and she progressively got a lot better and her writing got a lot better and she wrote some pretty decent episodes but in terms of ending on an episode, this is a great episode to end on because this is a really, really good episode that has been done to death. The episode starts with Dean going after his gin whereas Sam is kind of keeping an eye on where they are. The fact that he's separated is a little bit odd. Dean finds the gin, goes in by himself, gets kidnapped and then all of a sudden he snaps to a different reality. Which, by the way, was actually done quite uniquely. It starts with the Supernatural and then it to an old black and white monster movie. Already kind of sets this tone of this different reality and actually that's unfortunately one of the biggest issues of this episode I have. It's nothing to do with the actual episode itself. It's the fact that Supernatural in latter seasons would take this concept and do it to death. There were certain times where the episode would make sense as to that different reality. The Mystery Spot episode from season three, the end from season five, even the French mistake if you want to call it that too but this idea, this concept of a different reality being pulled out from under you would just be done to the nth degree and it just lost its feeling and it lost its uniqueness. So re-watching this episode, that was in the back of my mind. Unfortunately that was kind of cutting at me for a little bit of the episode even though it's very well written from a dramatic kind of drama sort of perspective. Definitely getting a bit of Grey's Anatomy vibe especially when the episode ends with him finding the gen and everyone coming to meet him. But what's so good about this episode is it's a very big character building episode on an event that can't happen but it's something that Dean has wanted. This is a very, very heavy Dean episode. It's the first time they ever really went heavy with one of the brothers. The actual real Sam isn't really in this episode except for the beginning and the end and even alternate reality Sam is not in the episode as much. This is just Dean living out a life that he's always wanted and we see that this is when the brothers especially Jensen still really cared about giving good performances because when he finds the picture of his mom he instantly rushes over. You don't even see what the picture is until you actually see who he's going to see. His interactions with Mary are great here. They're so good to see Dean just kind of catching up on this different life but also showing his appreciation for it showing that he is happy where he is. He wants to be here. All the while these alternate flashes of people, literal skeletons in the closet keep on snapping him back to this notion that something isn't right and it's when he finds out that everyone that they saved in the first season and the second season it's at this point that it dawns on him that he's not in a proper reality. He's not in the real world. And then there's another element to this episode that is kind of not really talked about much as this is a nostalgia episode. It's very clearly a nostalgia episode but it hides itself so well in terms of the dialogue and the interactions between the brothers. They would use this kind of aspect again in the French mistake, the whole idea of hey, at least we're talking, the disconnect between Sam and Dean in this reality and even like the part where he calls him bitch and he's like, why'd you call me a bitch? Well, you're supposed to say jerk and really good. I liked these little nostalgia moments that are laced throughout the episode but as I said, that little notion of in the back of my mind was just kind of nagging at me and it was bringing the episode down for me until Dean and Sam go to the building, they find the shen. Dean thinks that the only way that he can do it is killing himself. Dean thought of the idea of inception before inception which didn't still make sense though, killing yourself will wakes you up from the dream but before he does it, he gets this Grey's Anatomy sort of roll call of all the people that are important in his life and that's when it still hits me. This emotion overload still hits you just as well as it did the first time and it's just sappy but I love it. Seeing Sam, Mary, even Carmen who funny enough never came back in the show ever. We see them trying to bargain with Dean. They're essentially pleading to have him stay in this world even though he'll die, he'll live a lifetime in a realm that he wants and there's this notion of having we already done enough which goes back to a scene that I didn't talk about is when Dean is talking to his father's gravestone. There's this one little line that's like, why do I have to be some kind of hero? That's a little bit of a cheesy line but otherwise everything that he's talking about is like why does it have to be us? Why do we have to sacrifice everything? Why do we have to be unhappy? Why can't it be someone else? That argument goes all the way to the end of the episode. Even after they've killed the gen and they're talking about the reality, Sam says it wasn't real, it's not the real reality. Dean doesn't say anything but he looks up at him and he gives him this look of, but does it? And they end it on that note and it's a great, great episode. In terms of writing, it's a great episode especially for the writer, that's her last episode to end on. She would go to work on different shows such as True Blood and Jessica Jones. She's started a show called Sacred Lies I think right now so that's kind of interesting to see how that would go and then obviously Eric Kripke, really good directing for the guy considering this is actually his first big thing to direct. He directed some weird TV movie or episode or something, I don't know, it's called The Battle of the Axis, it doesn't look that great, but this is a great episode for him to direct so pretty impressed. So even though it's a concept that's been sucked dry by the latter end of the supernatural universe, it still has great writing and has great character moments and it is a standout episode because it's not a supernatural monster hunting, it's a supernatural character episode. Something this show hasn't had in like four years, at least. So while this is still one of my all-time favorite episodes of the show, the slight cheese factor in the fact that this episode has lost some of its originality over time, while unfortunately not the fault of the episode itself just slips it away from a seven for me. It's still a really, really damn good six and it's definitely one of the best episodes of the season. You definitely see the influences from Buffy to Vampire Slayer from episodes like The Body in this episode in terms of really heavy character drama, more so focusing on the characters rather than the story. So I asked you guys to give me your comments and what you guys thought about this episode. So let's start to read those now. So I know I didn't give a lot of time but I really am trying to get to the end of season two here so here are the comments that I got within the 24 hours. What is and what should never be? A great take on the classic needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few are the one. At least here, Dean doesn't have to die but sadly just give up an apple pie life where he got his mom, a girlfriend to cut the grass and could repair the relationship with his version of Sam. What are you calling me bitch for? Acting from Gens and Ackles is great in this episode and an interesting monster. The Gen looked really cool and enjoyed watching Dean try to figure out what was happening. The law book, Sand Closes When We First Meet was written by their assistant director Kevin Parks. That's kind of cool. The Gen episode was great. It shows how Dean and Sam's lives could have been if they weren't hunters. Being a hunter is tough because there is a high probability that one of your loved ones will die. It's the sort of like the matrix scenario where you can live either a nice fantasy world or accept the fact that your reality isn't pretty. That's actually a pretty good analogy. I always liked the Gen, a neat and dark twist on the Genie lore. This episode also covers Dean's individual moral obligation and the debate over utilitarianism. It gives weight to the brother's codependency especially for Dean, a concept that gets resurrected almost as often as the brothers themselves. Yes, exactly. Great humorous symmetry. Dean pinning down Sam and looking for a beer in the pilot episode. Yeah, like I said, there's a lot of these little sort of nostalgia moments in this episode, but they're really well hidden and it's really well placed. It's not complete fan bait. Also a great insight into how hunting has bonded the brothers in a way that overcomes their differences. That being said, it sucks to know Dean's journey to reconcile with his mother's death and embrace his life as a hunter is ruined with Mary's return in season 11, making Dean's attempt to cope with change no longer relatable. It's also a bummer that Dean never finds a solid romantic relationship to work with his role as a hunter. Like Sam had it with Aleen. Clearly the door closed in season six and likely won't reopen in season 15. I liked the relationship character that Dean had but then to have them erase their memories is just, I understood why they did it. One, this storyline was just going in circles and they were just gonna keep repeating the same shit over and over and over again but also it helps to save on not having as many returning cast members. Loved episode 20 because it's the first time we see how the Winchester's life would have been if Azazel had killed Mary and we see a Gen for the first time. I think it's one of the best episodes. Episode 20 is easily the best episode of season two. Dean basically learns life sometimes isn't fair and you can't have everything which is why everyone loves this episode because of how relatable it is and John's life wasn't fair as well. When Dean goes to his grave, I thought how Mary died, he had to change his lifestyle to becoming a hunter, hoping, hopping from city to city, finding out about things that were out there in the world. So thank you guys again for the comments. I know that All Hell Breaks the Loose is part one and part two but I've always considered this episode the pre-season finale episode because I view these two episodes, you have to watch them both at the same time. Did they air these two episodes a week apart? I think they did. They did. The balls. All Hell Breaks Loose part one is coming up next so make sure to give me guys his comments about that episode. I'm gonna be like banging these videos out pretty fast. Anyways guys, that's all from me. Hope you enjoyed this review. If you did leave a like and if you're interested in more subscribe. Otherwise, see you guys next time. Thanks for watching the video. 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