meg_tdj | Supernatural 4x03: Monster Movie

Like I said, I refuse to consider this episode to be 4x05. It just made no sense coming after the 2-parter, and the order was only switched up because the CW was the only network showing original programming that week, and they felt In The Beginning would draw in more viewers than this spoofy episode would. Which I can't really argue with. But it screwed up the continuity something terrible, so to heck with that.

So, this episode. I've never been into old horror movies, so an episode spoofing them wasn't really my cup of tea, but they really did do a great job with it. And my goodness, those boys look stunning in black and white. Especially while they wore suits.

I don't think I quite "got" this episode at first. I originally wished they'd started and ended the episode in colour, only using the b&w while they were on the hunt, but now I can see why they played the whole thing as an old movie. The credits were awesome, and the Pennsylvania sign that transformed into Transylvania when the lightning struck actually gave me a double-take, heh. Good stuff.

I don't have anything to say that's spoilery for later eps, but the rest of my comments are going under a cut anyway...

So yeah, the fact that they were talking about their "first hunt" back together as a team, Dean being all giddy to be alive, Sam being all "aww, Dean's back, yay!" whenever Dean did something annoying or funny, etc etc... MADE NO SENSE COMING FIFTH. It just bugs me so muuuuuch! But anyway. Random thoughts about the ep -

*SAM ATE. WITH GUSTO! Yep, you could tell something was different about the guy. ;)
*The werewolf girl bugged me. Shouldn't she have been at home all traumatized rather than slurping a huge soda at Oktoberfest looking all pouty? I just found that part dumb. But maybe it was a nod to something I've never seen.
*Dracula was hilarious, especially when Dean first ran into him. Beeping his horn! That always gets me. :D
*I like that Dean got to open up to someone about his "mission from God," dying and coming back with a purpose. There was no way he would have talked like that to Sam or Bobby. It's sad, though, because he seemed so hopeful. Yet another reason why this ep didn't belong after ITB and Metamorphosis. Yes, I'm bitter! :P
*Phantom of the Opera!!
*Why lederhosen? Whyyyyyyyy??? I find it incredibly creepy that the shapeshifter dressed Dean like a doll while he was unconscious.
*I actually felt bad for this shapeshifter. It's sad that he was so lonely and, well, bonkers that he'd rather be living out movies. I never understand why shapeshifters don't just take a form and stay that way and live like normal folk, but I guess just the fact that they're pushed far enough to become a shapeshifter means they're too cracked for that. I dunno.
*The pizza dude was HILARIOUS. He's totally seen crazier customers, I love it.
*Sam calling Dean Hansel = CLASSIC.
*Sam kicking down the door. Didn't work quite the way he wanted it to, but hey, it opened... :P
*I love that the girl saved the day. Nice twist on the usual stereotype, and one that the shapeshifter would have never seen coming. "Twas beauty that killed the beast." Ha!
*I hope they made sure he was dead. Didn't look like he was shot in the heart, to me, and he sure took a while collapsing. Hmm.

Quotes -

Dean: It's about time the Winchesters got back to tackling a straight-forward, black and white case.

Dean: We still gotta see the new Raiders movie.
Sam: Saw it.
Dean: Without me?
Sam: You were in Hell.
Dean: That's no excuse. Big pretzel! *runs off*
Sam: *smiles*
(D'awww!)

Sheriff: Terrible. Just terrible. It's the last thing this town needs in peak tourist season.
Sam: Definitely the last thing Marissa Wright needed.

Sheriff: This killer's some kind of grade-A wacko, right? I mean, some Satan-worshipping, Anne Rice-reading, Gothic, psycho vampire wannabe.

Dean: I never forget a pretty... everything.

Dean: I'm a maverick, ma'am. A rebel with a badge. One thing I don't play by - the rules. *winks*
Sam: Okay, Maverick.

Sam: Can you describe her assailant?
Ed: Oh, he was a vampire.
Dean: Okay, right. And by that you mean...
Ed: You know, a vampire. *hisses*
Dean: Uhhhh...
Ed: Yeah.
Dean: So he looked like...
Ed: He looked like a vampire. You know, with the fangs, and the slicked-back hair, and the fancy cape, and the little medallion thingy on the ribbon.
Dean: You mean, like a Dracula?
Ed: Exactly. Like a Dracula. Right down to the accent.
Sam: The accent.
Ed: Yep.
Sam: What did he say?
Ed: You know, something like... "Stay away, mortal! The night is miiiine!" You do believe me don't you?
*Sam and Dean stare*

Sam: Pretty sure women today don't react well to the whole "wench" thing, Dean.
Dean: Hey, bar wench! Where's the beer?
Jamie: Coming up, good sir.
Sam: *winces*
Dean: Dude. Oktoberfest.

Dean: Oh, he doesn't drink. He's Christian Scientist. Doesn't even take aspirin. He's a real drag on stakeouts.
Jamie: You're funny.
Dean: I'm a lot more than that. I'd love to get a chance to show you the rest. What time do you get off?
Jamie: Haha. Like I said. Funny.

Dean: I have been re-hymenated.
Sam: Re... *laughs* Please. Dean, maybe angels can pull you out of Hell, but no one could do that.

Jamie: No self-respecting bar wench lets herself get picked up by a customer on the first try.
Dean: Well, I'm not a customer. I'm a federal agent.
Jamie: Try again tomorrow, G-man.

Jamie: What, is it too weird for you?
Dean: Not weird enough.

Dean: So, what, we've got a vampire and a werewolf monster-mashing this town?

Dean: Hey, you think this Dracula could turn into a bat? That'd be cool.

Sam: This sarcophagus isn't ancient. It's from a prop house in Philly.
Dean: Well, it goes well with the bucket of dry ice he was keeping in it.
Sam: Is he making his own special effects?
Dean: Yeah, a mummy with a good sense of showmanship.
*pause*
Sam: This is stupid!

Dean: You're good here with the mummy and the... *waves hands* crazy?

Jamie: So, you guys are like Mulder and Scully or something, and The X-Files are real?
Dean: No, The X-Files is a TV show. This is real.

Sam: Seems like he's fixating on you, like he wants you for his bride.
Jamie: Wow. Lucky me.

Jamie: So, this is what you do? You and your partner just tramp across the country on your own dime until you find some horrible nightmare to fight?
Dean: Some people paint.

Sam: *pulling on Ed's ear* It's supposed to come off.
Ed: No, it's not!!

Dracula: I needed to know if you were the one.
Jamie: You could try talking to people!

Jamie: Ever think that maybe you're lonely because you kill people?

Sam: Hey there, Hansel.
Dean: Shut up!

Dracula: You will never win, Van Helsing! And you, Harker. Now you die.
Dean: How 'bout now you shut the hell up?

Dean: The hero gets the girl, monster gets the gank, all in all, happy ending. With a happy ending, no less.
Sam: Real classy, Dean.

Dean: Although, if I was turning life into a movie, I wouldn't do this Abbott and Costello Meet the Monster crap.
Sam: Yeah. No, I know what you'd pick.
Dean: *laughs* No, you don't.
Sam: Yeah, I do.
Dean: No, you don't. You don't!
Sam: Porky's II.
Dean: What?
Sam: You heard me. *smirks*
Dean: Lucky guess.