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A Study Of Supernatural

A blog dedicated to analyzing every episode of the CW show Supernatural as if they were the Word of Chuck.To find the analyses, look for posts tagged with the season and episode number.(Currently on season 1)Tracking: #spn-study

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#stop it Dean #stop with those puppy eyes #i will do whatever you want #you bastard

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10x09 || 14x14

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For Dean's Birthday

Cake shop person: And what would you like the cake to say?

Castiel, to Sam, covering phone: Would Dean want a talking cake?

#supernatural #dean winchester #sam winchester #castiel #jensen ackles #jared padalecki #misha collins #dean winchester birthday #from: twitter #incorrect spn quotes

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Married things

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Castiel: What are your future plans?

Dean: Like, lunch?

Castiel: No, like long term plans.

Dean: What do you mean, like dinner?

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1.07: Hook Man

Summary:

A girl named Lori Sorenson gets surrounded by a bunch of her dead friends (a lot like Sam and Dean), such as her boyfriend, and her party animal roommate. Both times there’s evidence of the Hookman, an urban legend of a ghost that killed 13 prostitutes. In Lori’s roommate’s murder, there’s a creepy af message written on the wall: “Aren’t you glad you didn’t turn on the light?” (Ohhh ma gawd this was when spn was actually pretty scary) Anyways, the brothers investigate, go to the library to research Hookman and they think that the ghost has latched onto the Reverend, Lori’s dad, and is killing everyone he thinks is immoral. Dean goes to burn the bones while Sam stays with Lori. Lori tells Sam that her dad has been having an affair (oof) and the Hookman is actually latched to her, attacking the Reverend and anyone she is uncomfortable with, like her boyfriend and roommate. Burning the bones doesn’t do anything (of course not) and the Hookman’s actually attached to the melted down silver hook, and they gotta melt all the silver stuff and it’s a super close call but they burn everything including Lori’s necklace and everything turns out fine.

Contribution to Story Arc:

This ep is more of a filler ep. There’s not much in the way of big picture story here, it’s mostly introducing the concept of urban legends being based on fact. Hook Man was an urban legend based on the actual ghost of Jacob Karns, who killed ppl with his silver hook.

Monster: Ghost - Hook Man

Jacob Karns was a preacher in 1862 who got mad over the red light district over Nine Mile Road and killed 13 prostitutes before being arrested and executed. His ghost, infamously called Hook Man, feeds off of repressed emotions (it’s the Winchesters’ defining trait) and latched onto Lori, killing her boyfriend, roommate, and adulterous father when they made her uncomfortable.

Theme: Perceived Amorality

The Hook Man originated in a man who, with self-defined righteous anger, took being moral to the next level by murdering 13 prostitutes. (I could go on a rant about the issues with society’s management of prostitution but that is a thesis for another day) The spirit latches onto a person and basically kills whoever that person thinks is amoral. Being the daughter of a preacher, Lori clearly has her own ideas on what is amoral, but honestly, girl, wtf you’re so uncomfortable with things like making out and partying that you made a ghost latch onto you and kill your boyfriend and friend? I mean she probably just felt mildly uncomfortable and the ghost took it really far but it makes me question the morality of Lori herself.

It’s all about perspective. For Lori’s boyfriend and roommate, making out and partying are normal college things to do, but the way Lori was raised makes her predisposed to being uncomfortable with those things. The weird thing is that her dad raised her that way but still committed adultery with a married woman. This is an extreme case of how perceived amorality causes unnecessary violence and disagreement, because contrary to the belief of a lot of the bible thumpers in spn, not everyone is pure evil just because they indulge themselves a bit.

Fav Scene:

My fav scene has to be the one where Sam is sitting with Lori, talking with her and sympathizing. Sam has such a big heart and he’s so kind, he really listens to what Lori wants to say and just get off her shoulders. He’s also kinda staying on the sidelines here, while Dean goes to the potentially more dangerous situation of burning the bones. Sam is the people person, we see that throughout the series, and this is a prime example of his generous personality. (they do kiss but like eh)

Feature:

I wanna feature Dean, cuz he does a lot of the heavy lifting this ep. He goes to burn Jacob Karns’ bones, which is potentially a really dangerous situation to be in alone, since the spirit could show up and beat him up. He also gets thrown around a bunch (given that Sam is too, but less...I think) to give Sam time to melt all the silver stuff.