Four weeks into the new season, the truth can be told: The year's most distinctive bump-in-the-dark new creepshow is — cue the organ music — Supernatural.
Four weeks into the new season, the truth can be told: The year's most distinctive bump-in-the-dark new creepshow is — cue the organ music — Supernatural.
The made-in-B.C. Route 66-meets-X-Files mystery about a pair of estranged brothers (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, arguably the finest star pairing of the new TV season) hunting the back roads of America for spooks and chills is coming off a sensational episode in which the urban legend of Bloody Mary met the classic mythology of Medusa.
From its perpetual gloom and rain shadow — nothing says gloom like West Coast drizzle — to its nifty use of music — last week's episode featured the Rolling Stones' Laugh, I Nearly Died and Def Leppard's Rock of Ages — Supernatural is a keeper.
Despite a murderous time period — directly opposite House, My Name Is Earl, The Amazing Race, Commander in Chief and, soon, Da Vinci's City Hall — Supernatural has already been picked up for the entire season, and looks like a surefire bet for second-season renewal.
An X-Files-like nine seasons is a stretch, but in a day and age when viewers are flocking to lame offerings like Medium and Ghost Whisperer, Supernatural's success is something to cheer about. Even if its supernatural tales do weigh in on the gloomy side.
Source: Canada.com