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raloriaAnother week has flown by (well, sorta) and it's review time again.
If you want a little bit more of my thoughts check out my First Impressions Post for this episode. Please remember that the caps here are just small for the review. I'll be posting the full sized caps in a regular picspam later on.
All the caps within this review were taken from my own Hi-Def recording of the episode. You're free to take any that you like, as long as you give me credit. There are 136 caps, but most of them are clickable thumbnails in consideration of my fellow dial-up users.
I knew with Ben Edlund writing this episode we were in for an amusing hour and I wasn't disappointed. It was exciting to have Gordon back, if even in a limited capacity, and to be finally introduced to Bela.
* Nice little recap, filling us in on all the important info we need.
* Lead nemesis Gordon returns....well, sort of. He's still in jail, but obviously has some of his fellow hunters working for him. Kubrick comes to visit, bringing news of the Devil's Gate in Wyoming being opened and that the Winchester brothers were there. Oh, and I know the line from Kubrick is "Big. St. Helens, big" 'cause whoo! Mt. St. Helens (that's here in WA for those of you who haven't heard of it...big eruption...May 1980). Anyway, to me it sounds like the guy says "Big. St. Helena, big". Gordon's most definitely out for blood...namely Sam's. "Sam Winchester must die." Ooooohhhh....
* We open with a tense scene in the car with the brothers as Dean's anger over Sam's confrontation with Ruby (yes, she's finally named in this eppy) explodes. Sam explains he didn't send her back to hell because she can help with Dean's Demon Deal (DDD). Dean says she'll just use Sam, "She knows what your weakness is, it's me." Awww! *squishes brothers* Sam then goes on to say he'll be the one using her for information because she's going to know things about all these loose demons that they'd never find out on their own. It's risky, but he's willing to take it. That flare of anger gets Dean's attention and he asks if Sam's feeling alright, which must be something he's been asking a lot lately because Sam fires back with, "Yes, I'm fine! Why are you always asking me that?" A phone ringing interrupts the conversation and Dean says it's their dad's phone, which he keeps charged in case any of John's contacts call. Turns out John has a storage locker in New York which has just been broken into.
* We rejoin Kubrick in his well stocked hunter's RV with another hunter, Creedy. Kubrick's willing to buy Gordon's claims about Sam because he's saved his life a ton of times. 'Course the best part of the scene is when Creedy comes across a small sculpture of Jesus's head where the eyes follow you. Him playing with the piece illicits one of the memorable lines of the episode from Kubrick, "Don't mess with my Jesus."
* The brothers open John's storage locker, finding signs to ward off demons and a bit of blood on the floor, along with a trip wire leading to a well placed shotgun. Dean quickly surmises it was a 2 man job based on the boot marks on the floor and that the guy who got shot is still alive. Exploring inside they each find momentos from their childhoods: an old soccer trophy of Sam's (Dean: That's probably the closest you ever came to being a boy.") and the first sawed-off shotgun Dean ever built from the 6th grade. It's nice to see that John at least kept some sentimental items along with his land mines and guns. They also find a collection of curse boxes...with one of them missing.
* That box is now in the possession of the thieves, Wayne (the guy who got shot) and Grossman. Their female boss is only going to pay them a few hundred for this job, so Grossman decides to open the box so they can sell it themselves for more. Inside...a seemingly innocent looking rabbit's foot, which Wayne picks up unknowingly giving himself good luck. Immediately a neighbor (who was an Army medic) pops in and offers to patch Wayne up.
* Cut to the street where the boys come across the thieves's car that they traced from security camera footage. Back to the thieves, Wayne is beating Grossman at poker and realizing it's the work of the rabbit's foot. Sam & Dean bust in acting like cops which is hilarious..."Freeze! Police! Don't move!" Heehee! And I love it when Dean gets all forceful and pushes Wayne back into the wall...*guh* Finding the guys have opened the box, complete pandemonium soon ensues as Dean's gun goes flying, Sam bumps into Dean (love his "sorry"), poor Dean gets knocked out by his own gun, and Sam ends up with Grossman strangling him (not again!). With the rabbit's foot just within reach, Sam grabs it and easily pushes Grossman off. But Wayne's right there, pointing Dean's gun at Sam, but it miraculously jams. The two thieves then end up taking themselves out of the fight, tripping over a table and bringing down a cascade of books. Btw, the music here (and through most of the eppy) is a fun, funky organ mix. Great stuff!
* Outside of Biggerson's restaurant, Dean buys a bunch of scratch tickets, urging Sam to give them a try. "C'mon Sam...scratch and win!" Heehee! On the first one he wins $1,200, much to Dean's delight. Little continuity error with the tickets, btw. When there's a closeup of the tickets they're all the same kind, but when Dean holds them up to show Sam, there's different kinds visible.
* Back at the thieves hideout, Wayne goes to refresh himself with some water from the kitchen sink. The set up for this accident is great. They make us think he's going to slip on the beer bottle right away, then have him stick that fork with it pointing up. Next thing we know, he's stepped on the bottle, falling backwards where the fork ends up going right through his neck. Ouch.
* Dean's enjoying counting out all their scratch ticket winnings while Sam's on the phone with Bobby. Turns out he's the one who made all those curse boxes and knew about John's storage place. Sam then finds a shiny gold watch and shoves the rabbit's foot in his jacket pocket for safekeeping. Bobby explains the foot's no luck charm, but a curse, meant to kill. Once you touch it you get incredible luck, until you loose it along with your luck and then you end up dying within a week. Btw, it looks like Bobby's working on the Colt. *g* Meanwhile, Dean announces they're up 15 grand.
Dean: Don't worry Bobby'll find a way to break it. Until then, I say we hit Vegas. Pull a little Rainman. You can be Rainman.
Sam: Look. We just lay low until Bobby calls back, okay?
Yeah, good luck with that one. *g*
They go inside the restaurant where they're treated to free food for a year for being their one millionth customer! Balloons and confetti falls and pictures are taken. Way to lay low guys.
* We have a brief scene in Kubrik's RV. He's put the word out to all his hunter contacts and now it's time to wait and eat. Creedy suggests a certain restaurant ('cause he doesn't want to eat in the RV...heh).
* Sam's found out all the lore about the foot and is relaying it to Dean, while the elder brother is filling his face with a melting ice cream sundae. I giggle every time I see Dean eating now. The brain freeze bit was great! Bela...er...a waitress appears to freshen Sam's coffee and in doing so she rather conveniently spills some. The boys stare as she cleans up, getting very close to Sam in the process. She walks away and the second best moment of the episode is the shot of the brothers leaning towards each other to stare at her. *giggles* So adorable! Dean once again pushes Sam to get laid.
Dean: Dude! If you were ever going to get lucky.
Sam: Shut up.
Sam then proceeds to spill his coffee on himself, gets up and knocks down a waiter with a tray of food. Suspecting his luck has changed, Sam checks his pocket and sure enough the foot's gone. Running out to catch the waitress (aka Bela who we see did indeed take it) Sam quickly falls (Dean: Man! You suck!), skinning both knees. Ouchie! Poor Sammy. The poor guy really takes a beating in this eppy...literally. But I digress...
Dean: So what now? You're luck turns bad?
Sam: I guess.
Dean: I wonder how bad?
There's another little continuity error with Sam's fall. In the wide shot he falls backward, but when they cut to his CU he's face down.
* Meanwhile, Creedy's spotted Sam & Dean's photo on the Biggerson's website, which Kubrick sees as a sign from above.
* Grossman's mourning the loss of his partner to the tune of Les Paul & Mary Ford's "Vaya Con Dios" (which is cool...I mean who'da thought they'd use a song like that on this show?). Dean & Sam show up to find out who hired the two. Look at Sam check out the horseshoe above the door! It's upside down...all the good luck can run out. Grossman doesn't want to talk and Sam's about to press the point when he trips over a electrical cord to a boombox which falls off the shelf nearby and takes Sam and a lamp down with it.
Dean: Sam? You okay?
Sam: Yeah. I'm good.
Heehee!
Dean goes on to explain how the foot is responsible for Wayne's death and that Sam is next along with anyone else who gets ahold of it if they don't track the cursed object down. He then says he can read people (which will come up again near the end) and that while Grossman's a thief, he's no killer.
* Another brief cut to Creedy emerging from the restaurant with a foil swan *giggles* and telling Kurbrick there's no credit card trail to follow on Sam & Dean because their meal was free. Kubrick says not to worry, he's now sure that God is helping to guide them.
* Next is THE BEST SCENE of the episode. Leaving Grossman's apartment building, Dean misses stepping in some gum and answers a call from Bobby. Sam isn't so fortunate, of course, and steps right on it. Bobby's found a "heavy-weight cleansing ritual" for the foot which doesn't do much good now that Sam's lost it. Dean explains that it was stolen by a gal named Luigi?...Lugosi! *g* Bobby says it's Bela (Talbot actually) and that he's run into her before. She's no hunter, but knows her way around the territory. But good old Bobby might know of a way to track her. He then reminds Dean to look out for Sam, like he needs to be reminded?, and calls him an idjit (which kinda falls flat...at least it did for me). Poor Sam meanwhile, has been trying to get the gum off his shoe by scraping it against a storm drain grate. He ends up losing his shoe and by the time Dean ends his conversation with Bobby, is just standing there like a little 5 yr. old boy that lost his puppy. *giggles*
Dean: What?
Sam: I lost my shoe.
LMAO Jared is so adorable here. Perfect job!
Dean just gives an exasperated grunt and rolls his eyes. LOL! Oh...I love these boys!
* Arriving at a motel, Dean's heard back from Bobby who's tracked Bela down to nearby Queens. Just to be safe, Dean's going to leave Sam at the motel while he goes after her. 'Course, what should be outside as the boys park but Kubrick's RV. Dean plants Sam in a chair inside the room telling him not to touch anything not even his nose! *snort* Which of course just plants the suggestion and once Dean steps out the door, Sam has to scratch his itchy nose.
* We next see Bela in her fancy apartment (check out the crazy giant red lips! *giggles*) on the phone with her buyer, Luke. Oooh, kitty! Seems he was trying to back out of their deal, but Bela's not afraid of this guy...or so she says now. We see Dean outside the building on her security cameras and she grabs a gun to investigate, putting down the foot that she's careful not to touch. Approaching the door, she sees the security system's been compromised with a yellow post it note telling her to "Turn Around". Heh...Dean's awesome! She does and whoosh! Dean appears, gun pointed and telling her she forgot her tip. She does the same and we've got ourselves a little standoff.
* Back at the motel room, Sam's bored, but still just sitting in that chair where big brother left him. Good Sammy. *pets him* Heehee! But then the air conditioner across the room starts to smoke. Love Sam's little "Oh, c'mon. I didn't..." whimpering. Too cute! Poor guy can't even just sit in a room without bad stuff happening. He gets up slowly and approaches when the unit bursts into flame, prompting Sam to grab some bedding to smother it. He succeeds only to have his right arm catch on fire! Grabbing the drapes to put that fire out he stumbles back and falls, knocking himself out with Kubrick & Creedy right there to watch. Great scene, but the CGI of the motel parking lot behind K&C isn't the greatest. It's all fuzzy and looks fake. Just being nitpicky here, folks. You know me. :)
* Back to the Bela vs. Dean standoff (which is another great scene, btw). These two really play off each other well.
Dean: You're gonna give it back.
Bela: (chuckles) Sweetie. No I'm not.
I love it that she calls him sweetie. *giggles*
They circle each other in a game of cat and mouse. Beautiful shots of both of them as Dean uses his killer charm to try and convince her to hand over the foot. But she's not budging. It's worth a lot of money to her and so are all the other objects hunters use. Love it when he scolds her for being a thief! That pouty face is so cute!
Bela: I procure unique items for a select clientele.
Dean: Yeah. A thief.
Bela: No. A great thief.
* In the motel room, Creedy & Kubrick have Sam all duct taped to a chair and proceed to tell him of Gordon's order to put a bullet in his brain. But Kubrick says he's now on a mission from God. No! Don't hit the Sammy! Ouch!
* Dean explains that Sam's gonna die now that she stole the foot from him. She feigns sympathy and says he can have it...for 1.5 million dollars. Dean says he'll just call his banker. *g* It occurs to me that Bela is very much like Dean. She's a strong character and isn't above using charm and sarcasm to get what she wants. Dean asks how she even knew about the rabbit's foot to begin with and she glances back at an ancient-looking ouija board, saying the ghosts of the foot's past victims gave her the location.
Dean: So you're only out for yourself. Huh? It's all about number one?
Bela: Being a hunter is so much more noble? A bunch of obsessed, revenge-driven sociopaths trying to save a world that can't be saved.
Dean: Well, aren't you a glass half full.
Bela: We're all going to hell, Dean. Might as well enjoy the ride.
Dean: I actually agree with you there.
Dean then shows he's got "sticky fingers" of his own and holds up the rabbit's foot. Before he goes he leaves her one last thought, "If it's any consolation I think you're a truly awful person." She fires, but the bullet ricochets off the walls around him and hit her ouija board instead. Trying again also does no good and a smug Dean runs out the door with a "See ya!"
* Back at the beat-up-Sam interrogation room, Kubrick thinks Sam knows what escaped demons plans are. Sam says he doesn't know anything and Kubrick's got it all wrong, which earns him another punch across the face. He mentions Sam's powers, but Sam says they're gone, prompting Kubrick to put a gun in Sam's face. Creedy tries to stop him at this point, but Kubrick says God has led them to this, "to do His work". *cringes* Crazy, Jesus-obsessed bastard. He says this is destiny and again points the gun at Sam only to have Dean appear just in time. Kubrick wants Dean to put his gun down or Sam's gonna get it, so Dean happily agrees to because it's his lucky day. He then picks up a pen and throws it, embedding itself in the barrel of Kubrick's gun. Marveling at his luck, Dean is all smiles as Creedy charges him only to miss and knock himself unconscious against the wall. Kubrick tries to remove the pen and Dean throws the TV remote at him, hitting him on the head and knocking him out as well. A triumphant Dean poses and says another winning line...
Dean: I'm Batman.
* The boys prepare to destroy the rabbit's foot in a cemetery (why is it always a cemetery, anyway?) with Sam getting the fire ready and Dean winning a few more last minute millions with scratch tickets, "Back off jinx. I'm bringing home the bacon". Dean puts the tickets in his jacket, which is draped across a tombstone and prepares to burn the foot. But Bela appears, gun in hand to take it back.
Bela: Put the foot down, honey.
Dean: No. You're not gonna shoot anybody. See I happen to be able to read people.
Dean should've stopped while he was ahead. That little speech might've worked on Grossman, but Bela's another matter. No sooner does he say she's not gonna kill anyone then she shoots Sam in the shoulder!
Dean: Son of a...
Bela: Back off tiger! Back off. You make one more move and I'll pull the trigger. You've got the luck, Dean. You I can't hit, but your brother? Him I can't miss.
Dean: What the hell is wrong with you?! You don't just go around shooting people like that!
Bela: Relax. It's a shoulder hit. I can aim. Besides...who here hasn't shot a few people. Put the rabbit's foot on the ground now.
Dean: Alright! Alright. Take it easy.
He then bends down to drop the rabbit's foot and at the last moment throws it to her "Think fast!" Heh. Smart Dean. She catches it and now the curse passes to her. Knowing he's got the upper hand, Dean suggests they now "destroy that ugly ass piece of dead thing". With no other choice she puts it in the fire making sure the brothers know how difficult they've now made her life.
Dean: Wow! I really don't feel bad about that. Sam?
Sam: Nope. Not even a little.
She stealthily goes over to Dean's jacket to say her goodbyes and Dean tells her to just go away. Leaving the cemetary, Dean with his jacket now on, remembers about the scratch tickets "I forgot we're up 46 thousand dollars....", but he finds them missing. Seeing Bela drive off they realize she snatched them and we see her smiling with glee as she holds the winning tickets. Dean gives one more furious "Son of a bitch!" and you gotta love Jared's reaction to the line! Hilarious! LOL!
* Kubrick goes back to report to Gordon, telling him he was right about Sam and that God led him. Gordon seems a little uneasy with Kubrick's religious fanaticism (aren't we all?), but realizes that any ally is a good one and tells Kubrick he needs to get out of there.
Gordon: 'Cause like I told you before...Sam Winchester must die.
I loved this episode. Big surprise, huh? The humor was excellent, the pacing great, the brotherly dynamic in full swing. It was just a joy ride from start to finish.
Of course, part of me is wondering why we sort of got 2 more light-hearted episodes in a row. Does this mean there's much more darker and serious events to come? We usually don't get the humorous episodes until the last half of the season before the drama of the finale begins. I'm not arguing with their decision here, because I've loved the season so far, but it's just got me wondering what Kripke & Co. are up to. Not that I've ever been able to out guess them in the past. Heh.
If you want a little bit more of my thoughts check out my First Impressions Post for this episode. Please remember that the caps here are just small for the review. I'll be posting the full sized caps in a regular picspam later on.
All the caps within this review were taken from my own Hi-Def recording of the episode. You're free to take any that you like, as long as you give me credit. There are 136 caps, but most of them are clickable thumbnails in consideration of my fellow dial-up users.
I knew with Ben Edlund writing this episode we were in for an amusing hour and I wasn't disappointed. It was exciting to have Gordon back, if even in a limited capacity, and to be finally introduced to Bela.
* Nice little recap, filling us in on all the important info we need.
* Lead nemesis Gordon returns....well, sort of. He's still in jail, but obviously has some of his fellow hunters working for him. Kubrick comes to visit, bringing news of the Devil's Gate in Wyoming being opened and that the Winchester brothers were there. Oh, and I know the line from Kubrick is "Big. St. Helens, big" 'cause whoo! Mt. St. Helens (that's here in WA for those of you who haven't heard of it...big eruption...May 1980). Anyway, to me it sounds like the guy says "Big. St. Helena, big". Gordon's most definitely out for blood...namely Sam's. "Sam Winchester must die." Ooooohhhh....
* We open with a tense scene in the car with the brothers as Dean's anger over Sam's confrontation with Ruby (yes, she's finally named in this eppy) explodes. Sam explains he didn't send her back to hell because she can help with Dean's Demon Deal (DDD). Dean says she'll just use Sam, "She knows what your weakness is, it's me." Awww! *squishes brothers* Sam then goes on to say he'll be the one using her for information because she's going to know things about all these loose demons that they'd never find out on their own. It's risky, but he's willing to take it. That flare of anger gets Dean's attention and he asks if Sam's feeling alright, which must be something he's been asking a lot lately because Sam fires back with, "Yes, I'm fine! Why are you always asking me that?" A phone ringing interrupts the conversation and Dean says it's their dad's phone, which he keeps charged in case any of John's contacts call. Turns out John has a storage locker in New York which has just been broken into.
* We rejoin Kubrick in his well stocked hunter's RV with another hunter, Creedy. Kubrick's willing to buy Gordon's claims about Sam because he's saved his life a ton of times. 'Course the best part of the scene is when Creedy comes across a small sculpture of Jesus's head where the eyes follow you. Him playing with the piece illicits one of the memorable lines of the episode from Kubrick, "Don't mess with my Jesus."
* The brothers open John's storage locker, finding signs to ward off demons and a bit of blood on the floor, along with a trip wire leading to a well placed shotgun. Dean quickly surmises it was a 2 man job based on the boot marks on the floor and that the guy who got shot is still alive. Exploring inside they each find momentos from their childhoods: an old soccer trophy of Sam's (Dean: That's probably the closest you ever came to being a boy.") and the first sawed-off shotgun Dean ever built from the 6th grade. It's nice to see that John at least kept some sentimental items along with his land mines and guns. They also find a collection of curse boxes...with one of them missing.
* That box is now in the possession of the thieves, Wayne (the guy who got shot) and Grossman. Their female boss is only going to pay them a few hundred for this job, so Grossman decides to open the box so they can sell it themselves for more. Inside...a seemingly innocent looking rabbit's foot, which Wayne picks up unknowingly giving himself good luck. Immediately a neighbor (who was an Army medic) pops in and offers to patch Wayne up.
* Cut to the street where the boys come across the thieves's car that they traced from security camera footage. Back to the thieves, Wayne is beating Grossman at poker and realizing it's the work of the rabbit's foot. Sam & Dean bust in acting like cops which is hilarious..."Freeze! Police! Don't move!" Heehee! And I love it when Dean gets all forceful and pushes Wayne back into the wall...*guh* Finding the guys have opened the box, complete pandemonium soon ensues as Dean's gun goes flying, Sam bumps into Dean (love his "sorry"), poor Dean gets knocked out by his own gun, and Sam ends up with Grossman strangling him (not again!). With the rabbit's foot just within reach, Sam grabs it and easily pushes Grossman off. But Wayne's right there, pointing Dean's gun at Sam, but it miraculously jams. The two thieves then end up taking themselves out of the fight, tripping over a table and bringing down a cascade of books. Btw, the music here (and through most of the eppy) is a fun, funky organ mix. Great stuff!
* Outside of Biggerson's restaurant, Dean buys a bunch of scratch tickets, urging Sam to give them a try. "C'mon Sam...scratch and win!" Heehee! On the first one he wins $1,200, much to Dean's delight. Little continuity error with the tickets, btw. When there's a closeup of the tickets they're all the same kind, but when Dean holds them up to show Sam, there's different kinds visible.
* Back at the thieves hideout, Wayne goes to refresh himself with some water from the kitchen sink. The set up for this accident is great. They make us think he's going to slip on the beer bottle right away, then have him stick that fork with it pointing up. Next thing we know, he's stepped on the bottle, falling backwards where the fork ends up going right through his neck. Ouch.
* Dean's enjoying counting out all their scratch ticket winnings while Sam's on the phone with Bobby. Turns out he's the one who made all those curse boxes and knew about John's storage place. Sam then finds a shiny gold watch and shoves the rabbit's foot in his jacket pocket for safekeeping. Bobby explains the foot's no luck charm, but a curse, meant to kill. Once you touch it you get incredible luck, until you loose it along with your luck and then you end up dying within a week. Btw, it looks like Bobby's working on the Colt. *g* Meanwhile, Dean announces they're up 15 grand.
Dean: Don't worry Bobby'll find a way to break it. Until then, I say we hit Vegas. Pull a little Rainman. You can be Rainman.
Sam: Look. We just lay low until Bobby calls back, okay?
Yeah, good luck with that one. *g*
They go inside the restaurant where they're treated to free food for a year for being their one millionth customer! Balloons and confetti falls and pictures are taken. Way to lay low guys.
* We have a brief scene in Kubrik's RV. He's put the word out to all his hunter contacts and now it's time to wait and eat. Creedy suggests a certain restaurant ('cause he doesn't want to eat in the RV...heh).
* Sam's found out all the lore about the foot and is relaying it to Dean, while the elder brother is filling his face with a melting ice cream sundae. I giggle every time I see Dean eating now. The brain freeze bit was great! Bela...er...a waitress appears to freshen Sam's coffee and in doing so she rather conveniently spills some. The boys stare as she cleans up, getting very close to Sam in the process. She walks away and the second best moment of the episode is the shot of the brothers leaning towards each other to stare at her. *giggles* So adorable! Dean once again pushes Sam to get laid.
Dean: Dude! If you were ever going to get lucky.
Sam: Shut up.
Sam then proceeds to spill his coffee on himself, gets up and knocks down a waiter with a tray of food. Suspecting his luck has changed, Sam checks his pocket and sure enough the foot's gone. Running out to catch the waitress (aka Bela who we see did indeed take it) Sam quickly falls (Dean: Man! You suck!), skinning both knees. Ouchie! Poor Sammy. The poor guy really takes a beating in this eppy...literally. But I digress...
Dean: So what now? You're luck turns bad?
Sam: I guess.
Dean: I wonder how bad?
There's another little continuity error with Sam's fall. In the wide shot he falls backward, but when they cut to his CU he's face down.
* Meanwhile, Creedy's spotted Sam & Dean's photo on the Biggerson's website, which Kubrick sees as a sign from above.
* Grossman's mourning the loss of his partner to the tune of Les Paul & Mary Ford's "Vaya Con Dios" (which is cool...I mean who'da thought they'd use a song like that on this show?). Dean & Sam show up to find out who hired the two. Look at Sam check out the horseshoe above the door! It's upside down...all the good luck can run out. Grossman doesn't want to talk and Sam's about to press the point when he trips over a electrical cord to a boombox which falls off the shelf nearby and takes Sam and a lamp down with it.
Dean: Sam? You okay?
Sam: Yeah. I'm good.
Heehee!
Dean goes on to explain how the foot is responsible for Wayne's death and that Sam is next along with anyone else who gets ahold of it if they don't track the cursed object down. He then says he can read people (which will come up again near the end) and that while Grossman's a thief, he's no killer.
* Another brief cut to Creedy emerging from the restaurant with a foil swan *giggles* and telling Kurbrick there's no credit card trail to follow on Sam & Dean because their meal was free. Kubrick says not to worry, he's now sure that God is helping to guide them.
* Next is THE BEST SCENE of the episode. Leaving Grossman's apartment building, Dean misses stepping in some gum and answers a call from Bobby. Sam isn't so fortunate, of course, and steps right on it. Bobby's found a "heavy-weight cleansing ritual" for the foot which doesn't do much good now that Sam's lost it. Dean explains that it was stolen by a gal named Luigi?...Lugosi! *g* Bobby says it's Bela (Talbot actually) and that he's run into her before. She's no hunter, but knows her way around the territory. But good old Bobby might know of a way to track her. He then reminds Dean to look out for Sam, like he needs to be reminded?, and calls him an idjit (which kinda falls flat...at least it did for me). Poor Sam meanwhile, has been trying to get the gum off his shoe by scraping it against a storm drain grate. He ends up losing his shoe and by the time Dean ends his conversation with Bobby, is just standing there like a little 5 yr. old boy that lost his puppy. *giggles*
Dean: What?
Sam: I lost my shoe.
LMAO Jared is so adorable here. Perfect job!
Dean just gives an exasperated grunt and rolls his eyes. LOL! Oh...I love these boys!
* Arriving at a motel, Dean's heard back from Bobby who's tracked Bela down to nearby Queens. Just to be safe, Dean's going to leave Sam at the motel while he goes after her. 'Course, what should be outside as the boys park but Kubrick's RV. Dean plants Sam in a chair inside the room telling him not to touch anything not even his nose! *snort* Which of course just plants the suggestion and once Dean steps out the door, Sam has to scratch his itchy nose.
* We next see Bela in her fancy apartment (check out the crazy giant red lips! *giggles*) on the phone with her buyer, Luke. Oooh, kitty! Seems he was trying to back out of their deal, but Bela's not afraid of this guy...or so she says now. We see Dean outside the building on her security cameras and she grabs a gun to investigate, putting down the foot that she's careful not to touch. Approaching the door, she sees the security system's been compromised with a yellow post it note telling her to "Turn Around". Heh...Dean's awesome! She does and whoosh! Dean appears, gun pointed and telling her she forgot her tip. She does the same and we've got ourselves a little standoff.
* Back at the motel room, Sam's bored, but still just sitting in that chair where big brother left him. Good Sammy. *pets him* Heehee! But then the air conditioner across the room starts to smoke. Love Sam's little "Oh, c'mon. I didn't..." whimpering. Too cute! Poor guy can't even just sit in a room without bad stuff happening. He gets up slowly and approaches when the unit bursts into flame, prompting Sam to grab some bedding to smother it. He succeeds only to have his right arm catch on fire! Grabbing the drapes to put that fire out he stumbles back and falls, knocking himself out with Kubrick & Creedy right there to watch. Great scene, but the CGI of the motel parking lot behind K&C isn't the greatest. It's all fuzzy and looks fake. Just being nitpicky here, folks. You know me. :)
* Back to the Bela vs. Dean standoff (which is another great scene, btw). These two really play off each other well.
Dean: You're gonna give it back.
Bela: (chuckles) Sweetie. No I'm not.
I love it that she calls him sweetie. *giggles*
They circle each other in a game of cat and mouse. Beautiful shots of both of them as Dean uses his killer charm to try and convince her to hand over the foot. But she's not budging. It's worth a lot of money to her and so are all the other objects hunters use. Love it when he scolds her for being a thief! That pouty face is so cute!
Bela: I procure unique items for a select clientele.
Dean: Yeah. A thief.
Bela: No. A great thief.
* In the motel room, Creedy & Kubrick have Sam all duct taped to a chair and proceed to tell him of Gordon's order to put a bullet in his brain. But Kubrick says he's now on a mission from God. No! Don't hit the Sammy! Ouch!
* Dean explains that Sam's gonna die now that she stole the foot from him. She feigns sympathy and says he can have it...for 1.5 million dollars. Dean says he'll just call his banker. *g* It occurs to me that Bela is very much like Dean. She's a strong character and isn't above using charm and sarcasm to get what she wants. Dean asks how she even knew about the rabbit's foot to begin with and she glances back at an ancient-looking ouija board, saying the ghosts of the foot's past victims gave her the location.
Dean: So you're only out for yourself. Huh? It's all about number one?
Bela: Being a hunter is so much more noble? A bunch of obsessed, revenge-driven sociopaths trying to save a world that can't be saved.
Dean: Well, aren't you a glass half full.
Bela: We're all going to hell, Dean. Might as well enjoy the ride.
Dean: I actually agree with you there.
Dean then shows he's got "sticky fingers" of his own and holds up the rabbit's foot. Before he goes he leaves her one last thought, "If it's any consolation I think you're a truly awful person." She fires, but the bullet ricochets off the walls around him and hit her ouija board instead. Trying again also does no good and a smug Dean runs out the door with a "See ya!"
* Back at the beat-up-Sam interrogation room, Kubrick thinks Sam knows what escaped demons plans are. Sam says he doesn't know anything and Kubrick's got it all wrong, which earns him another punch across the face. He mentions Sam's powers, but Sam says they're gone, prompting Kubrick to put a gun in Sam's face. Creedy tries to stop him at this point, but Kubrick says God has led them to this, "to do His work". *cringes* Crazy, Jesus-obsessed bastard. He says this is destiny and again points the gun at Sam only to have Dean appear just in time. Kubrick wants Dean to put his gun down or Sam's gonna get it, so Dean happily agrees to because it's his lucky day. He then picks up a pen and throws it, embedding itself in the barrel of Kubrick's gun. Marveling at his luck, Dean is all smiles as Creedy charges him only to miss and knock himself unconscious against the wall. Kubrick tries to remove the pen and Dean throws the TV remote at him, hitting him on the head and knocking him out as well. A triumphant Dean poses and says another winning line...
Dean: I'm Batman.
* The boys prepare to destroy the rabbit's foot in a cemetery (why is it always a cemetery, anyway?) with Sam getting the fire ready and Dean winning a few more last minute millions with scratch tickets, "Back off jinx. I'm bringing home the bacon". Dean puts the tickets in his jacket, which is draped across a tombstone and prepares to burn the foot. But Bela appears, gun in hand to take it back.
Bela: Put the foot down, honey.
Dean: No. You're not gonna shoot anybody. See I happen to be able to read people.
Dean should've stopped while he was ahead. That little speech might've worked on Grossman, but Bela's another matter. No sooner does he say she's not gonna kill anyone then she shoots Sam in the shoulder!
Dean: Son of a...
Bela: Back off tiger! Back off. You make one more move and I'll pull the trigger. You've got the luck, Dean. You I can't hit, but your brother? Him I can't miss.
Dean: What the hell is wrong with you?! You don't just go around shooting people like that!
Bela: Relax. It's a shoulder hit. I can aim. Besides...who here hasn't shot a few people. Put the rabbit's foot on the ground now.
Dean: Alright! Alright. Take it easy.
He then bends down to drop the rabbit's foot and at the last moment throws it to her "Think fast!" Heh. Smart Dean. She catches it and now the curse passes to her. Knowing he's got the upper hand, Dean suggests they now "destroy that ugly ass piece of dead thing". With no other choice she puts it in the fire making sure the brothers know how difficult they've now made her life.
Dean: Wow! I really don't feel bad about that. Sam?
Sam: Nope. Not even a little.
She stealthily goes over to Dean's jacket to say her goodbyes and Dean tells her to just go away. Leaving the cemetary, Dean with his jacket now on, remembers about the scratch tickets "I forgot we're up 46 thousand dollars....", but he finds them missing. Seeing Bela drive off they realize she snatched them and we see her smiling with glee as she holds the winning tickets. Dean gives one more furious "Son of a bitch!" and you gotta love Jared's reaction to the line! Hilarious! LOL!
* Kubrick goes back to report to Gordon, telling him he was right about Sam and that God led him. Gordon seems a little uneasy with Kubrick's religious fanaticism (aren't we all?), but realizes that any ally is a good one and tells Kubrick he needs to get out of there.
Gordon: 'Cause like I told you before...Sam Winchester must die.
I loved this episode. Big surprise, huh? The humor was excellent, the pacing great, the brotherly dynamic in full swing. It was just a joy ride from start to finish.
Of course, part of me is wondering why we sort of got 2 more light-hearted episodes in a row. Does this mean there's much more darker and serious events to come? We usually don't get the humorous episodes until the last half of the season before the drama of the finale begins. I'm not arguing with their decision here, because I've loved the season so far, but it's just got me wondering what Kripke & Co. are up to. Not that I've ever been able to out guess them in the past. Heh.
