Shock Totem 2 by K. Allen Wood

Author:K. Allen Wood
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Horror
Publisher: Shock Totem Publications
Published: 2011-11-20T05:00:00+00:00

–Nick Contor

Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season, by Eric Kripke (creator); starring Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles; 2009; Not Rated; 6 discs, 22 episodes; 945 min.

Supernatural is a series about two brothers, the Winchester boys, following a family tradition of hunting and slaying unnatural creatures of all sorts. Vampires, ghosts, and demons are just some of the beasties stalked by the pair. The show is a road trip across Americana filled with myths, legends, great classic rock music, some decent frights, a pair of dreamy guys for the ladies to look at, and best of all, comedy. Yes, this is a spooky show that has as its greatest strength a wicked sense of humor. That, and its developing story and characters. Like what developments? you may ask. Well, at the end of season three, one of the brothers died and went to hell. How’s that for a cliffhanger?

Season four, now out on DVD, picks up with a disoriented Dean Winchester mysteriously returning to the land of the living several months after his brutal death. The reunited brothers don’t have much time to celebrate before they find themselves in the fast lane hurtling toward the apocalypse. This marks a distinct change in the tone of the series. Whereas before the Winchester brothers usually ferreted out a new evil every week, season four has them entwined in an over-arching plot that dogs the duo from the start and continues to haunt them until the last episode, where the unthinkable happens. Along the way there are encounters with angels and demons, ghosts, metamorphing monsters, a town where wishes come true, murderous magicians, and countless other odd encounters, including a possible showdown with the Devil himself.

The DVDs come with commentaries for three episodes, several extended and unaired scenes, a gag reel, and a three-part featurette on heaven, purgatory, and hell. While that is a decent selection of extras, it isn’t an overly impressive list. But what is impressive is the show itself. Season four changes the tempo of Supernatural, ratchets up the threats, introduces new and recurring characters, expands the series mythology, and generally brings the goods as well as the show ever did.

If you’ve never seen Supernatural then I highly recommend you do so, and you should start at the beginning. If you’re already a fan of the continuing adventurers of the Winchester boys, then getting the new season on disc should be an easy decision. It is as good as the show ever was, and in some instances it’s even better. All TV shows should be that lucky.

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