Supernatural Season 2 Rewatch - 2:21 'All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 1'

[sammii]

SUMMARY
"Late one night, Sam walks into a cafe...and wakes up in a ghost town, abducted with other "special children" by the yellow-eyed demon. Meanwhile, Dean searches through a 3,000-mile haystack for his brother."

ORIGINAL AIRDATE
May 10, 2007

LITTLE THINGS I NOTICED

*This show has a large number of recurring characters: Bobby, Ash, Ava, Andy.

*This show also has an incredibly high body count - Ash, Ava, Andy, the blonde girl, Sam, random people at the roadhouse

*This is where we find out what Azazel was doing in his nursery when he was a baby

THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THIS EPISODE

*Back to the plot! Finally!

*I was glad to see the special children and Azazel again.

*I never guessed that Ava was the evil one until the end.

*This reminds me of a few episodes back when Sam was talking about how maybe the demon doesn't make them evil, but it pushes them far enough that they become bad on their own. I think that's very much what's happened to Ava and to Jake here.

*The end is SOOO HEARTBREAKING, and so well acted by both of them.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT THIS EP

*They killed Ash and Andy. :( I liked both of them.

*I have a little continuity problem. If Sam is Lucifer's true vessel, why on earth is Azazel going to put him into a position to get killed? Because it's clear in season 5 that Sam isn't just Lucifer's vessel because he happens to be one of the special children, yadda yadda, but because it's a birthright destiny sort of deal. So Sam was already Lucifer's true vessel at this point, and I can't imagine he'd be happy with Azazel's little "Survivor" contest.

Screencaps here...

RATING:
M.O.T.W.: A
OVERALL: A

Comments

[neytaritook.livejournal.com]

I think they might have had two plans going. It's the only way to explain Lillith trying to kill him later one. My thoughts are right now they are actually trying to run a rebellion in Hell and Azazel actually is trying to get the best candidate.

If getting demons to do things is like herding cats, it kinda makes sense. Even the higher ups are more focused on their own personal gain than the big picture. Since it takes two to tango and pull Armageddon off and the demons weren't talking to the angels about when it should happen, they figured *shrug* what the hell? Maybe Armageddon seemed like a pipe dream that would work itself out if it was meant to happen. Which it did.

[jaobsessed.livejournal.com]

Heartbreakingly awesome episode!!