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Phantom Traveler

October 4, 2005

On TransNational flight 2485, a man possessed by the spirit of the Phantom Traveler causes the plane to crash, leaving only five survivors left alive. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) must exorcise the angry spirit before it attacks the survivors. The brothers realize the only way to do that is to take the battle to the skies.… Read More

Dead in the Water Review

September 27, 2005

By John Keegan

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I’ve been impressed with this series so far, but the real test of any series will come after the first couple of episodes. The pilot is all about establishing premise, and the second episode is typically taking the ideas from the pilot and reshaping them into an ongoing format. After that, it’s all up in the air. Take “Threshold” as a good example: the first two hours were promising, but the third hour didn’t meet the same standard.

I’m happy to say that “Supernatural” hasn’t had the same problem yet. I think this is because it’s not trying to be something more than it is. Whatever opinions I had about the format before haven’t changed after this episode; if anything, those opinions were solidified. The continuity remains at the character development level, and if the characters themselves still feel like mysteries themselves, that’s all the better.

This episode says a lot about Dean, and I love the way that Jason gets to play with his range. He’s been criticized in the past, and while I certainly understand those criticisms, I can’t help but feel a certain something from the character and Jason’s portrayal.

Promo Photos for Dead in the Water

September 27, 2005

Dead in the Water

September 27, 2005

What A Way To Go – Black Toast Music
Round And Round – Ratt
Too Daze Gone – Billy Squier
Movin' On – Bad Company

Dead in the Water

September 27, 2005

Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) investigate a series of mysterious drownings written off as suicides. They discover the spirit is an angry little boy with the power to travel through water who is taking revenge on certain town inhabitants for a dark secret buried long ago.… Read More

Padalecki hopes for real ‘Supernatural’ vibe

September 26, 2005

"Supernatural" hottie Jared Padalecki reports no strange occurrences or things going bump in the night have happened during shooting of the WB series – but he's still holding out hope. … Read More

Blog Critics Review

September 23, 2005

Look out Buffy, there are new ghoul hunters in town… … Read More

TV review: Supernatural

September 23, 2005

The new drama Supernatural (WB, Thursdays, 9:00 ET) is another variation on what has become a familiar television theme: Beyond our everyday material world is a spiritual realm that impinges upon our lives. … Read More

TVTracker Review

September 21, 2005

In this good-enough follow-up to the scary pilot, the Dreamboat Brothers pursued the camper-eating Wendigo and Sam's "Carrie" dream made him more determined than ever to find the Thing That Killed The Women In His Life. … Read More

Wendigo Review

September 20, 2005

By John Keegan

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So I think I get the formula for this series. Two relatively hot brothers run around hunting down paranormal legends, running into hot young women of various natures in the process, while doing everything possible to maintain a certain sense of style. I have to say, as impressed as I was with the pilot episode, I was wary of the actual series itself. I wasn’t sure how well the writers would be able to pull it off.

Surprisingly, I think I liked this episode even more than the pilot. Granted, there were a lot of elements lifted from the “X-Files” episodes “Detour” and “Darkness Falls”, but within the framework of this series, it worked rather well. If Mulder or Scully had expressed such a cocky sense of experience when dealing with the experts, it would have come across as disingenuous. In this case, I expected nothing less.

I’m a guy, and so the characters of Sam and Dean needed to be more than hot actors posturing for the camera. While there’s an awful lot of posturing going on, I’m getting the sense that a lot of that is intentional.