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Houses of the Holy Review

February 5, 2007

By John Keegan

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This episode picks up on the implications of the previous installment, though some of the more obvious consequences are glossed over in the interests of keeping the show intact. For one thing, the Impala should be a huge liability, given how distinctive it is, and Sam shouldn’t be any less recognizable as a target after being identified as Dean’s accomplice.
All that said, this episode (despite being largely stand-alone in nature) shifts back into the tried and true territory of character development. As usual, the writers manage to follow through on a minor point of interest from earlier episodes and make it a major cause for consideration. In this case, it’s the role of religion in the lives of the Brothers Winchester, and to a lesser degree, in the lives of the hunters as a whole.

Dean takes a strong atheist stance on the whole business, which is quite consistent with his previous philosophy. It may be more strongly stated in this episode, but that could be a function of his stress level regarding Sam. After all, if Dean doesn’t believe that there’s anyone else out there to grant divine intervention, then it all comes down to him to save Sammy.

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Rating news for ‘Houses of the Holy’

February 2, 2007

From TVGuide.com: "Supernatural (3.34 mil)".

According to TV.com, "At 9 p.m., ABC scored a 10.2 for Grey's, with CSI earning a 6.8. NBC earned a combined 3.2 for Scrubs and 30 Rock, Fox scored a 1.6 for The O.C., and CW took a 1.4 for Supernatural." and "Overall, ABC took a 6.3 rating/16 share in 18- to 49-year-olds, with 16.2 million total average viewers; CBS, 4.7/12, 15.8 million; NBC, 4.3/11, 9.5 million; Fox, 1.8/4, 4.4 million; CW, 1.7/4, 4.1 million."Read More

Nightshifter Review

January 31, 2007

By John Keegan

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The mark of a strong television series is the ability to tell relatively isolated stories without losing sight of the big picture. Even successful shows like “X-Files” failed on that basic principle. Over the past few years, however, writers like JMS and Joss Whedon have demonstrated that working within a detailed and comprehensive mythology is not as limiting as some producers would like to believe.
Kripke started the show off on the right foot, and the second season has continued in the right direction. In this case, the episode was relative self-contained. One might argue that it was something of a bottle show, but it didn’t follow the conventions of that format in every aspect. Instead, it focused on perception: who is the real monster trapped in the bank with the civilians?

Other writers might have dropped the idea of the brothers as fugitives from the law, using it for one or two episodes as necessary and ignoring it as an inconvenience the rest of the time. This writing staff is using it as a surgical tool. In terms of the story, Dean and Sam have been forced into isolation from the rest of the hunters, thanks to Sam and his ability.

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