Supernatural - "The Big Empty" - Season 13 Episode 4 Recap and Review

November 3, 2017

By Kaylynn Kasandra

Who knew it would take a couple shape shifters to finally soften Dean up? I can’t say that would have been my first guess. But I must say it was nice to see him finally show compassion towards Jack. After all, Dean and Sam are as close to family as Jack has. I really must say, Jack is quite endearing in all his awkward glory. And being a Spock fan, I appreciated hearing Dean call him Mr.Spock. It was a nice nod to his blunt, awkward nature. I must admit once again, while watching I was wondering if Jared Padalecki ever feels annoyed the writers are always playing Sam to be the so annoyingly sensitive. Regardless, he plays it well.

Speaking of actors who play their part so well, Misha Collins (Castiel) is amazing. He nailed it tonight playing both his normal Castiel, and the new character we met, the cosmic being from the nothingness. The true definition of method acting. The standoff between both characters he played was pretty awesome. Not hiding my love for Castiel, I am sure that it’s no surprise that was one my favorite scenes from tonight’s episode.

It was interesting to see the use of shape shifters in this episode as well. It was nice to see the opposite sides of using their gifts, per say. One had chosen to use her abilities to help people with their losses while the next had used her very need to help others against her. And pretty brutally I might add. I mean seriously, ripping that sweet old lady to shreds? Overkill for sure… literally.

It was nice to see the shape shifter turned therapist help all 3 of the guys, Jack in particular. He finally had a chance at some sort of closure with having not met his mom. You could also see even if Dean tried to hide it, she really did get through to him as well. Obviously her kindness paid off since Dean and Jack tried to help her when her vengeful ex returned. But unfortunately for her, Jack was as emotionally invested in her as he is Sam. And seeing Sam in danger was just what he needed to bring his powers to light. Seems to be quite the trend with him. Maybe he is a superhero after all. He did wake Cas up from the nothingness knowing Dean wanted him back so badly, so that says something. Or so I’m hoping.

I was just happy to see that the episode ended with Castiel annoying/fighting the Cosmic jerkface into submission. It seems as though Castiel has returned back to Earth which may be the only thing to restore Dean’s faith right now. And knowing that Castiel trusts Jack may be the final piece to help Dean do the same. I can’t wait to see them all reunite. It’s going to be one hell of a reunion! I just hope next week we can get more information on Mary and Lucifer and what Michael’s plan was for them. We already know they’ll find their way back eventually, it’s just a matter of when and how. Knowing the show, I’m sure it’ll be a doozy.

Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at kaylynnkasandra.com and
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Supernatural - "Patience" - Season 13 Episode 3 Recap and Review

October 27, 2017

By Kaylynn Kasandra

So I suppose you could say this episode was a nice fluffy bit to fill out the season. There was murder yes, but not too much to add to the season’s main plot. We saw a few familiar faces, one being a semi-regular, Jodi. Jodi joins in when Sam decides he doesn’t want to help out with the case brought to them by old friend, Missouri. It’s clear there is still a lot of tension between the brothers over Sam’s affections towards Jack. With Sam choosing Jack over Jodi in Dean’s eyes, it didn’t seem like it would be easing anytime soon either.

Dean makes his way to Jodi’s side to help with a Wrath case. Missouri’s protégé had been targeted just for being psychic and the Wrath didn’t want to stop with her. Missouri gets a vision that her son and granddaughter were also going to be targeted and she begs Dean to go to them and save them. That wasn't the only vision she had… she knew the Wrath was coming for her and she bravely took her fate.

Meanwhile Sam was trying to work with Jack on controlling his powers. Unfortunately for Sam he wasn’t aware of the threats Dean had made against Jack previously. And Jack was obviously dwelling on it even after seeing the footage his mom left for him. Sam and Jack seem to have more and more in common the more we see Jack. Jack is just as emotionally impulsive and obscenely sensitive as Sam has been in the past. And given his powers, I have to say I am still with Dean with thinking this is a dangerous combination. Even Jack isn’t sure if he is evil, but I must say knowing he has a connection to wherever Castiel is is a good thing in my book. I am just happy my favorite angel isn’t dead regardless of the Game of Thrones style fire they made with his body a few episodes back. And honestly, this was the highlight of this episode for me.

I didn’t really feel like the whole psychic brain eating Wrath thing was too exciting. I’m not sure if it was the actor who played the Wrath who I didn’t connect to or if it was idea as a whole. I did however think it was nice to see Jodi reach out to Patience after they had killed the Wrath. She has a soft spot for teen girls in need. And Patience not being able to allow her psychic skills to develop under her father’s rule draws Jodi to help.

Speaking of help, we see Sam being called out by Dean for his real motivations behind helping Jack. Dean seems to think he only wants to help Jack for what he can do for them. And for his hope of being an “interdimensional can opener” of sorts. Dean expresses his anger over the loss of Castiel once again, which was the catalyst for Jack finally reaching out to him. But it may have come a little too late, given Jack once again hears Dean express his disdain towards him.

I’m just hoping Dean doesn’t make Jack into the monster he fears him to be. I mean shoot, he’s an over emotional Nephilim! The last thing that needs to happen is for him to be in a constant state of anger or self-hatred. I guess we will have to just continue to see how this all plays out.

Supernatural - "The Rising Son" - Season 13 Episode 2 Recap and Review

October 19, 2017

By Kaylynn Kasandra

So it looks like Drexel will have to continue to wait for Lucifer’s return to Hell. And I have to lay it to the kid, he has been pretty optimistic for as many times as he has been choked and put in his place. And it seems as though Asmodeus, one of the Knights of Hell, can be added to list of people who have done so. It seems the word has been spread of Jack’s arrival and it’s not just the demons and Angels who have been tracking him down.

Donatello makes his return as it seems that even if his connection to God may be cut off, he can’t help but feel and be pulled to the energy Jack gives off. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. Dean still isn’t sold on thinking Jack isn’t evil, and being the literal spawn of Satan, can you blame him? But, Donatello seems to agree Sam, and doesn’t read Jack as being evil or toxic like his father. Given Sam’s history of being overly sympathetic to dark and evil things it’s hard to trust his judgment, even with Donatello co-signing. After seeing Jack’s failed attempt at getting warding sigil tattoos and the accidental harm he inflicted to the artist in the process, I understand Dean standing firm in his belief too.

Dean is still stuck brooding over the loss of Castiel and Mary which isn’t helping with his disdain toward Jack. And even Sam tried to give him a reality check in regards to dwelling on the bad things. But as always, their personal feelings, inner drama, and arguments between them seem to throw things off track once again.

They were so distracted that Asmodeus slipped right in under the guise of Donatello and took Jack away to Jasper, WY. It seems as though the Knight of Hell wanted to relive his past once again and release the shedim, the very thing that had once earned him the scar her bares. But he isn’t powerful enough so he has to feed Jack a bunch of lies to get him to open a portal for him. And of course Jack being the naive three days old he is, obliges thinking he is doing the world a favor. Poor kid. Luckily, after being slightly derailed by some demons, the Winchesters with Donatello are right behind Jack and Asmodeus.

Not quite understanding who they were up against Dean made the choice to shoot Asmodeus. In turn this allowed Jack to see for himself he wasn’t Donatello and allow the guys to realize he was actually a Knight of Hell. Before the guys can react Asmodeus had the trio in a choke hold struggling for their lives. Sam and Dean being the only ones there for Jack for his entire short life, this angered him. He lost focus opening the portal just as the shedim were creeping their way out. When Jack demanded Asmodeus leave his friends be Asmodeus disappeared in flash. And if I know anything of this Supernatural universe, I have a feeling he was smart enough to make his exit before Jack could smite him.

Speaking of smiting, we did get a few glimpses of Lucifer and Mary back in their alternate reality as Lucifer describes it. It seems as though in true Lucifer fashion he isn’t the greatest at making allies. We see him force Mary to be at his side after saving her from some creep hunter. And we also see him smite a small group of angels before Archangel Michael comes down to confront him. It seems as though Lucifer isn’t the only one to demand help from someone and we see Michael do the same to him. This should be pretty interesting to see play out.

And I can’t say Dean’s threat to Jack ending too well if I am going to be quite honest. I mean, he thinks the kid is evil and he tells him he will kill him if need be. Not really a smart call, but hey, he isn’t the brains so much as the brute in the operation. But, I am glad he took the knife from Jack because, yikes.