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(Season 4, Episode 6)
Well now, here we have an episode that is not what it appears to be. The team over at Supernatural played a bit of a trick on the viewers. We can usually count on the “THEN” footage at the start of the show to set the mood for where an episode is headed. This week that footage featured Lilith, Lilith/Ruby, Gordon, Castiel, and demon roasting Sam. On most occasions, an opening like that would signal a pretty heavy mythology episode with some big developments. That wasn’t really the case here. “Yellow Fever” is a pretty stand-alone entry in the Supernatural books, with just a tiny little bit of bigger picture stuff tucked away. But it would be hard to hold that against anyone, especially given that priceless ending.
Fake out preview aside, it really was a fun episode. The lion’s share of credit for that goes to Dean’s part of the story. Watching him spiral out of control as he progressed from not liking the looks of those teenagers, to not making a left turn against traffic, right on through to running from the killer Shih Tzu, was all very amusing. My favorite part of that was at the lumber mill. Both the high pitched scream when they found the cat, and the shot of Dean running away after Luther appeared, were hilarious.
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More interesting for our ongoing story though, the ghost sickness did eventually lead to something a little more serious. The big scene that saw the return of Lilith (Sierra McCormick) gave us a nice update of where Dean is at with the changes in Sam. It was partly the yellow fever talking, but it came from something real. He’s scared of what Sam is, and what he might ultimately end up being. It was also a good way to bring Lilith back into the picture, without actually bringing Lilith back anyway. The little ba-boom, ba-boom as she tried to force Dean over the edge was very menacing. I do believe that little Lilith is growing on me.
As far as Luther, and the ghost sickness story, I thought it was pretty solid. I especially liked the bit about Luther being road-hauled and there being no way to find all the remains. Burned remains has been done too many times; it’s nice to see something new. I wouldn’t have minded a little more interaction with Luther, but they made up for that with his brother John (Steph Duvall).
Ultimately though, what made the episode work was the comedy. There were so many fun little bits that I wouldn’t begin to try to list them all. A few of my favorites include Hutchins calling them on the Agent names, Cornjerkers and Gamecocks (they’re majestic animals), spleen juice, and Dean’s meltdown. “A ghost! Exactly! Who does that? We hunt monsters! What the hell?!” And, of course, the closing musical performance by Jensen Ackles. It was the perfect way to end the episode. In case you missed it…
So, while I was initially a little disappointed that Lilith and Castiel in the opening didn’t pan out, it wound up being another really good episode. We’ve only seen six, so there is still a long way to go in season four. Plenty of time to get to the big stuff.
Clacked by Brett Love 
on Oct 24, 2008 @ 04:00 EST5EDT
I dont watch this show but im sure its great…….I was just wondering can you guys please review…THE UNIT….one of the best show on Tv….Would be very much appreciated…I am sure there will be a following out there for THE UNIT. I bet your guyz also enjoy it….
This episode was absolutely hilarious. It’s definitely one of my favorite episodes. It was a nice fun episode that let us get of a glimpse of Dean if he wasn’t his usual fearless badass.
My favorite scene was when Dean screamed after the cat was discovered. What was your favorite Dean freak out moment?
Next week should be good. After all it’s the Halloween episode!
Awesome episode! Absolutely hilarious. Jensen does comedy so well… but I LOVED Sam’s eyes at the end…whoa. Freaked me out! I kept rewinding to make sure I saw it correctly…..
This was a great episode. I loved it when Dean screamed when they opened the locker and saw the cat – the best scream in TV history. And I loved loved loved the “Eye of the Tiger” ending – Jensen Ackles is awesome!
Supernatural is the best show on TV!
I can’t wait to watch this episode again. I laughed out loud at the scream when the cat jumped out. And that he let it draw on just a little longer than necessary….and then bent over and said a “whew!” when it was over…God I love that man. I don’t know why, but I loved “I don’t want to be a clue,” in response to Sam examining the wood chip that Dean gagged up.
Jensen Ackles has something so rare…he can do menacing, he can do bad boy, he can do comedy…he rarely misdelivers. If this show goes away, someone important needs to snap him up and take him to great heights.
I really like how easily they changed the dynamic of their relationship without it seeming forced, or wrong in any way. Dean was always so strong and fearless. The one thing he can’t handle is what is happening to his brother. I love it.
His Eye of the Tiger video is a classic. As this show grows, its becoming more and more Buffy in it’s ability to wow me with so many different facets of entertainment. Love this show!!
I don’t know if it was just the alcohol talking, but I thought last night’s episode was kind of draggy. I generally like it when Supernatural goes funny – but it was too soon on the heels of Monster Movie and, from the previews, I was expecting a much darker and, dare I say, more poignant episode. For the record, I have watched that Eye of the Tiger clip about ten times (and, for old times sake, the Starbucks Eye of the Tiger commercial about five times)…to me, that was the best part of the episode.
Great episode!