So, what do you do when you’re nearly halfway through a season and your apocalyptic storyline needs padding out? Well, you could always add an interesting dimension to proceedings. Maybe attempt to delve deeper into the connection between a demon fighting blood junkie called Sam Winchester and Lucifer? Maybe you could even give the longstanding, committed fans of the show an extra something to sink their teeth into? No? Well, tell you what. Maybe you should just make fun of them instead. For all its humour and obvious parody, one has to wonder just how far the joke can go. Alluding to its own fan base has always been something which has set Supernatural apart from many other shows and has added originality and a greater level of audience participation. But there were times when the episode seemed to go from affectionate jostling to all out poking and jibbing. In a way, it was also laughing at itself as well, though. The convention seemed half empty, with shoddy planning and laughable Q and A’s, but the fans themselves just seemed desperate. Sure, as a fan myself, maybe it’s me who just couldn’t take the joke and maybe others would have enjoyed this parody? As a character, Becky certainly has her moments of comedic entertainment. But again, it’s hard to predict how loyal SPN fan-girls will appreciate the show portraying them as obsessive, man-hungry losers. After muddling through the negatives, there were still some great elements to the ninth episode. It was nice to see the reappearance of the soft-heartened, emotionally burdened Prophet Chuck played by Rob Benedict (House, Felicity, CSI) whose awkward ramblings throughout the convention scenes were funny and charming. There was also the added inclusion of a cliff-hanger finale, where, low and behold, Becky of all people provides Sam with some inside knowledge about The Colt. As magical, demon killing guns go, The Colt has got to be one of the coolest pieces of metal in the world of sci-fi. Sure, lightsabres might look impressive, but they can’t kill demons, now can they? Suck on that one, Skywalker. Becky explains that the mysterious disappearance of The Colt is all down to Season three’s scheming Brit bad-girl Bella, who has given the gun to a demon called Crowley. So, it looks like the Winchesters might have some ammo for the devil after all. Let’s cross our fingers, folks and, maybe, we can finally get into this whole apocalypse thing in the end, yeah? Read our review of episode 8 here. Catch the show on Living in the UK.
