Red Sky At Morning - A Review
Red Sky At Morning
Supernatural Season 3, episode #6.
Airdate: Thursday, Nov 8, 2007.
Written by Laurence Andries.
Directed by Cliff Bole.
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Synopsis: Click here to read the episode summary.
The brothers are on the east coast investigating a death by drowning that occurred on dry land. While interviewing the aunt of the victim, they learn that there is another person on the case who has identified a ghost ship was the cause. That person turned out to be their nemesis, Bella, still mercenary and still making trouble for the Winchesters. After getting impala towed and ratting on the boys to the cops, she recruits them to help steal the remains of a hand that belonged to the ghost ship's killer ghost. Dean steals the hand from a museum display case only to have Bella steal the hand from him and sell it for profit. But when Bella sees the ghost ship death omen herself, she apologetically turns to the Winchesters for help. Sam saves her by summoning the spirit of the person who is the true target of ghost's rage, it's own brother. In lieu of a thank you, Bella hands the Winchesters a wad of cash for their help.
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Praises: I was surprised at how much I liked this episode, even with the new cast member, Lauren Cohan, in it. Instead of detracting from our boys, Bella actually interacted well with the Winchesters. It helped that there were a few side-splitting comic moments in this episode. Every time I think of poor Sam being pawed and groped by a woman old enough to be his grandmother, I burst out laughing. Jared has become quite a natural at comedy. Dean's line “Don’t objectify me”, was also funny, but did seem like it was aimed more at the Jensen-obsessed fangirls than Bella. The sentimental moment at the end when Sam told Dean that he didn't want him to worry about him, but that he wanted him to be worried about himself, also resonated well. Fans like myself love those heart wrenching brotherly moments at the end of an episode. But there were so many ads before this conclusion that I thought the show was over and almost didn't wait around to see it.
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Nags: The scary story was not all that scary and there weren't enough tense moments to get your heart racing. The deaths were bloodless and goreless but I guess that is to be expected with drownings. The shower scene was actually well done and the ghost himself was quite convincing as an angry pirate ghost. Even though Dean and Bella were paired off, I still think that Sam and Bella would make a better couple. Maybe it's because Bella seems too much like Dean in temperament, and maybe in other ways as well. I am intrigued by the hint of a family member that she may have killed…like Dean is supposed to kill Sam if he goes bad, I wonder??? Overall, this was a funny and interesting episode that was well worth watching.
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My Rating: Great episode. 4 out of 5 stars.
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