Supernatural - "Breakdown" - Season 13 Episode 11 Review

By Kaylynn Kasandra

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We already knew we would be seeing Donna again. What I wasn’t expecting was to see her niece Wendy be the reason. I can’t be the only one who found it creepy that the gas pumped that denied Wendy’s card sounded a lot like the man who was talking when she walked inside. Not a good omen for her at all! As predicted, it didn’t take long for some bad stuff to go down. Wendy found herself stranded, and quickly kidnapped. At first it wasn’t that clear who the perpetrator was. The lair Wendy was in was very serial killer like, rather than reeking of the typical monster stuff.

Being that they were on Donna’s turf it made it a little bit more complicated. Her little Dougie Bear as she so affectionately called him was right there as the case unraveled. He was worried about her, and rightfully so as she wasn’t herself. But, little did he know, he would become the one they needed to worry about once the truth behind the case came out. It seemed the guys were duped into thinking they were working side by side with the real FBI.

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Little did they know, this FBI agent was the mind behind the video auctions they found. The monster in the case was actually human who had found money in selling humans to monsters. A fresh concept I welcomed having enjoyed this derailment from the typical. He followed the serial killer M.O. having justified his actions by saying he only used those who wouldn’t be missed. A very familiar reasoning used by serial killers. He also declared he knew who the Winchesters were as soon as he saw their car. That’s something I have thought about many times in the past. As beautiful a car as it may be, it gives them away. There is no doubt that the monsters all know what car to look for, as does anyone who wants to find them. But, I digress.

It wasn’t surprising to me to see we couldn’t get through this episode without one of the Winchester’s strapped to the table and put to auction. But in true Winchester style, Dean came in at the perfect moment and saved Sam. Creepy auction guy was shot and we think we are going to get a happy ending, but of course we don’t. Instead, we are witness to Donna’s heartbreak. Apparently her little Dougie Bear can’t hang with the monster stuff. And really can you blame the guy? He was a vampire, even if just briefly.

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I have to agree with Dean though, Sam was a bit harsh with her. And it doesn’t seem like his sour attitude will be changing anytime soon. He made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t see anything good coming of their lives. And we all know when Sam gets in these super emo moods he makes really bad choices that puts them both in danger. So, this should be really interesting to watch unravel. I wonder if this is when we will see the guys part ways soon. That seems to be the pattern for them when one of them is being overly brooding and emotional.

I’m just glad after last week’s forced Wayward Sister’s premiere we got to see the guys in action. I just hope we get to see Castiel and the rest of the missing clan soon. That will be the only thing to bring Sam out of this crazy funk he is in.

Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf

X-Files - "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" - Season 11 Episode 4 Review

By Kaylynn Kasandra

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Once again it seems as though we have taken a detour from the season’s main plot. To be honest, I didn’t mind. I found this episode to be quite entertaining. I liked the feel of it and found it very humorous. It parodied so many conspiracy theories, the main one being the Mandela effect. And the way they pulled that off was priceless! I really enjoyed the crossover with the guy who plays Richard from People of Earth. He is the spastic one of the Alien abduction support group in that show, and that same spastic energy crossed over to the X-files. The idea that neither Mulder nor Scully remember him as their partner was too funny to me. Even his name could be a play off of the Mandela effect: Richard and Reggie are quite close. Regardless, the lighthearted way they poked fun at all the internet conspiracy theorists throughout the episode was amusing.

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I have seen many similar discussions from the episode on all corners of the internet. Many of the conspiracy theorists even make the same arguments. They claim Mandela effects are caused by parallel universes, corporate and/or government mind control, alien cover ups… you know the stuff. Honestly, I could fall down that rabbit hole for hours. Once you start reading up on it all, it’s pretty hard to walk away. And there are so many people who make the same claims from all parts of the world; it’s insane. Hard to know what the true root of the phenomenon is, but I find it quite interesting regardless. It would be pretty cool if perhaps there was some truth to the parallel universe theory, as that seems to be the only benevolent answer. Or is it that the answer is so simple people don’t even want to believe it? Could it just be a simple answer of statistics? Given the large population of the world it wouldn’t be out of the realm of the possibility for large populations to share similar misinformation, thus creating doubt. Honestly, I like to take the stance of: I can’t rule anything out without proof. I can’t say one way or the other, I can however admit it’s quite strange.

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I absolutely agree with Dr. They though; you don’t need some complex machine to manipulate the masses. All you need is the internet and one naysayer to help create doubt. At that point human nature will most definitely takeover. Fake news, conspiracies, silly memes, they all spread like wildfire on the internet. 99.9% of the time people won’t take the time to actually read past the headlines of things let alone dig into the research of what is being said. It’s so easy to use this to your advantage if you wish to spread a message, and that’s kind of scary. People are far too impressionable… but that’s a rant for another day.

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There were so many funny moments in this episode for me. I absolutely loved the silly 50’s version of an alien. The speech said alien made at the end of the episode was a great social commentary, as was most of the episode. I can’t say if I were an alien I wouldn’t have said the same. Humans aren’t always the most compassionate or empathetic of creatures and we tend to destroy. I would ban humans from coming to my planet or universe too. Like Scully said, they just don’t like us. Scully also made a great point at the end. It’s important to sometimes just take things as they are and remember how things were. It’s so easy to get swept up in the insanity that is going on all over the internet and the world around us. I really appreciated this lighthearted approach to all of it though. It’s really fun watching them have so much fun with the revival and not make it all so serious. That’s one of the best things about David Duchovny, he is great with his delivery. I can’t wait for next week! It seems we will be getting a lot more answers about William.

Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf

The Path- "De Rerum Natura" - Season 3 Episode 4 Review

By Kaylynn Kasandra

This episode has me feeling so many things. If I were to be completely honest, the thing that concerns me most is how they are trying to make Creepy Cal likeable. We learned in the past seasons that Steve wasn’t the gloriously perfect leader the Meyerists like to believe. Cal has slowly come to terms with Steve’s inappropriate behavior towards him while he was growing up. To the outside world, Cal was the golden boy and apple of Steve’s eye, but things were far more sinister behind closed doors. Even if you’re not a fan of Cal, this is very hard to stomach. I can see how he became the sociopathic creep that we see now.

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I am nearly a thousand percent sure that Cal isn’t being sincere in his new developing relationship with Eddie. I think it’s pretty clear by Cal’s past behavior that his manipulation has no bounds. I think all the nice things he has said about, as well as to, Eddie is playing into whatever plan he has for his takeover. And to be quite honest, while he was using his own trauma to blackmail Vera I had a hunch she was his abuser’s daughter. She isn’t actually invested in the religion of the movement, but her reaction was quite defensive of Steve. Thus, giving me confirmation before the actual reveal came later in the episode.

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We were also able to see that the creepy bondage punishment that Sara has been so obsessed with was filmed in its early stages. And who was the one being punished in the film? None other than the founder of Meyerism himself, Steve. Proof that even he knew of his unnatural and inappropriate urges before inflicting them upon Cal. And it seems that Lilith, Vera’s mom, was the one trying to help him resist such urges. Even if she claims she never knew what the urge actually was. But the bombshell I found most interesting in all this was Sara’s mom’s claims that Lilith was a basketcase. I have a feeling that the comment she made is foreshadowing things to come. It could very well be linked to Eddie and Cal’s shared vision of the Meyerist bodies seen in the woods. Let’s hope that Vera grows a pair and abandons whatever crazy her mom may be a part of. 

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We see some other plot developments start this episode as well. It seems as though the interfaith leadership connection Joy made isn’t what she thought. The guy who she was giving goo-goo eyes to was doing the same to Hawk?! I have to say that really surprised me. I didn’t catch any clues leading up to that at all. It seems that Hawk didn’t either, but it’s hard to say if he is into it or not. We see him stand up for Joy and tell loverboy that it was not cool for him to ghost his dear old cousin the way he did. But, was that just his way of channeling his aggravation from not being able to speak to him alone about that kiss they shared? I guess we are going to have to wait on that. Meanwhile poor Joy seems to be approaching a serious rough patch between her broken heart and now her parents impending broken marriage. It should be interesting if this is what finally opens her eyes to the world the way Hawk’s have been opened.

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Overall, I am not sure things will be very positive for the Meyerists this season. All the secrets and skeletons in everyone's closet are going to be exposed. It seems as though Sara is finally seeing things for what they are and not the rose colored way she was brought up. It’s been interesting to see her and Eddie swap positions this season. I still don’t think her relationship with the professor is going to work in her favor though. She is way too trusting of this guy. She all but told him Meyerism’s biggest secret. The idea that movement could quite possibly have been built on lies and as she put it, “the urges of a sick man”. Yikes. This is not going to end well. I fear that Eddie will be addressing this scandal a lot sooner than anyone thought. Or God forbid, Cal uses Eddie’s new position as his son’s “spiritual father” against him. I would not put it past creepy Cal to accuse Eddie of doing the very thing that Steve did to him. I really hope I’m wrong about that.

Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at
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