Saturday, February 17, 2007

The pros and cons of Supernatural

A WB now CW show, completely unbelievable storyline, and monster of the week premise? While it sounds like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the show is actually Supernatural and I have to say, I think it has that sort of potential. Supernatural does not have Joss' touch, the always intriguing plot of an extraordinary girl trying to live a normal life or any of his directorial montages. It also lacks that je ne sais quoi to give it that extra special something that Buffy always eluded. However, the Winchester boys never fail to make me laugh or cry and are always, always there for each other. Dean and Sammy Winchester are supernatural hunters like their dad before them and others besides. They have their dad's journal to help them find the ailment of whatever small midwestern town is the center of the episode that week. The supernatural portion of Supernatural is nothing to laugh at either. There is, of course, a big bad, a devil creature complete with yellow eyes who killed the boys' mother, father, and plenty of others. He is masting an army of vision prone twenty somethings for some unknown purpose and has the rest of the hunters now hunting poor Sammy. They travel in Dean's Chevy Impala which along with the classic rock songs narrating the story, has become an integral part of the show. Dean is the strong emotionless type who likes to handle the big guns so he does not have to ask questions. Sammy, only called that by his brother, is the bigger sensitive researcher type who likes to ask the hard questions. Dean protects Sammy and Sammy internally combusts with angst. Meanwhile they are brothers and nag and pinch until one of them hits the other or they end up saving the day. In the most recent episode entitled "Tall Tales" a typical flashback episode where one remembers the story different from the other, I was on rolling on the floor laughing at the over exaggerated quips of these two men who have been together for far too long. Their situations are sometimes overly dramatic but there is a very consistent thread, family. It is this common thread with Buffy that gives the show the potential to be great. There is nothing like some horror demon to bring two different people even closer than their sibling blood will allow even if they are fighting it every minute. It is fun and funny. Give this show a try and you may end up feeling a little heartfelt all the while you are cheering their Rambo antics.

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