Most rewatchable episode of Supernatural S2 - time to pick the winner!

[caranfindel]

We’re down to the six most rewatchable episodes of S2, and there were a few surprises.

I really thought there would be more episodes that received a high number of votes. And I thought more than one episode would end up with everybody’s vote. You’d think that if there were one single episode that ALL of us considered one of the most rewatchable, it would be from S2. But I guess not! With 31 total voters, the episode with the highest number of votes only had 26 votes. So, will that episode be the eventual winner? Not necessarily. In the S1 poll, at the end of the first round, Faith was in a three-way tie for 4th place. And it ended up winning (and good on you, Faith, you’re a fantastic episode).

I didn’t expect to see Tall Tales in the top 6. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, I just don’t consider it a standout for this particular season (which, if I haven’t already drummed this into your heads, I consider the best season, hands-down). Is it because of Trickster/Gabriel? Is that why everyone loves this one?

I was also surprised (no, not surprised… amused) that I’m not the only one who considers the last four minutes of AHBL1 to be its own episode. ;-)

So, here we are. The top six. You only get to pick one. What’s it going to be? And remember, if you want to make a passionate speech on behalf of your favorite ep, the comment section would be happy to accommodate you. (Also, send your friends! Even if they didn’t vote in round 1!) ETA... Please vote by midnight (your time zone) Saturday, April 5.

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As I’ve said (and said and said, we know already) this is a difficult decision for me, because this season is so good.

In My Time of Dying – Sam is so awesome in this episode. A badass when the demon approaches the wrecked car, even though he’s seriously injured and probably scared out of his mind. Refusing to give up on Dean. Taking none of John’s shit. I love him so much. And Dean, God, Dean. Walking around in that white t-shirt and pajama pants and bare feet, God, that does things to me, you don’t even know, I want to hug him and protect him and I also want to do really naughty things to him. (Ahem. But I digress.) His conversation with Tessa. His face when John tells him about Sam. It’s all so very, very good.

Nightshifter – This episode honestly feels like it’s longer than 42 minutes to me, and not because it’s boring. Because there’s so much good stuff packed into it. Two fantastic guest characters. Boys in suits. Flirty Dean. Serious Sam. The fake-out opening. The glorious ending. This is one of those episodes where I just sat and said “Wow” when it was over.

Born Under a Bad Sign – Oh, hello, what can you even say about this one? Panicky, protective Dean? Check. Worried, guilty, you’ve-got-to-kill-me Sam? Check. Quietly badass Bobby? Check. Evil Sam all up in Jo’s face, “my daddy shot your daddy in the head,” shooting Dean and just generally being all manner of hot? CHECK. Finding out that Sam was possessed by Meg and going back to watch again just to see how beautifully Jared is channeling that character? FUCKING CHECK.

Tall Tales – Like I said, not a standout to me in this stellar season, but so many good moments. Boys wrestling! Slow dancing alien (almost worth a vote just for that)! Bobby talking some sense into their heads!  And of course the introduction of everybody’s favorite incognito archangel. Yep, lots of good stuff here.

What Is And What Should Never Be – Okay, even if this were a poorly-written episode, I’d rewatch it on mute, because Sam? Wow. How is he so pretty in this one? Being a law student really agrees with the boy. Mmmm. But of course this is really Dean’s episode, and Jensen sells it. The way he bounces from emotional high (having his mom back, clicking with Carmen) to low (realizing he has no relationship with Sam, finding out that everyone he saved is dead) , and finally having to make that decision – it’s almost as wrenching for us to watch as it is for him to live through it.

All Hell Breaks Loose part 2 – Any episode that starts out with Dean soliloquizing over Sam’s corpse has to be outstanding. Again, this is Dean’s episode (though one of the moments that really grabs me is when Sam asks “Did I die?”) and yeah, he shines. His emotional reunions with Sam and Ellen and John are simply beautiful, but one of the most beautiful moments in this episode actually belongs to Bobby, when he confronts Dean on his deal. Are you that screwed in the head? Yes, yes he is, and we love him for it.

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Sam's voice when he asks Dean that "did I die?" - Jared totally nailed that moment. But out of that list, it has to be In my Time of Dying for me. It's got everything - Dean is put through the wringer, Sam gets to angst, John sacrifices himself and sets up the whole fabulous Winchester story for the next 3 seasons.

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

Isn't it funny, everything that happens in that episode, but that one little line from Sam breaks my damn heart.

[mdlaw.livejournal.com]

How much time do I have?  I need time to think.   m.   :)

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

I forgot to give a deadline... Let's say Saturday.

[galwithglasses.livejournal.com]

In My Time of Dying is my all-time favorite but the scene in AHBL2 with Bobby and Dean is my favorite Bobby scene and right up there on the list for Dean. The other thing about that ep is the chemistry between Dean and the crossroads demon.

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

God, Dean and Bobby. Him touching Dean's face.

[ex1led-nyer.livejournal.com]

Really I could have voted for any of them (maybe not Tall Tales), but I went with What Is and What Should Never Be because (a) it's got Joey Ramone's cover of What a Wonderful World, (b) it breaks my heart but good, (c) it's a little wincesty at the end, and (d) I think it's the first episode where I thought, This Jensen dude can really act! Like, act his ass off! I never thought he was a bad actor at all, but in this episode he just knocks it out of the park, over the fence, and into the hot dog vendor's tray of tube steaks floating in nasty water.

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

I never thought he was a bad actor at all, but in this episode he just knocks it out of the park, over the fence, and into the hot dog vendor's tray of tube steaks floating in nasty water.

Hee! And I agree.

[septembers-coda.livejournal.com]

aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh. I can't vote!! Seriously, this is too hard to decide. I guess it comes down to two for me: IMTOD and WIAWSNB. (but Nightshifter! but BUABS! but Tall Tales!!) And it is so, so close. I will cast my vote.... I WILL... but I haven't yet. Because WOW. Some of the best eps in the whole series, right here.

I do think Tall Tales has a special place because of the introduction of Gabriel. Speight is just really great; his energy brought so much to the show.

But between IMTOD and WIAWSNB, HOW WILL I DECIDE? And of course it hurts to leave out the others, particularly Nightshifter, because Ron was possibly my favorite one-episode character EVER-- that actor did a TERRIFIC job, too-- shifters are probably my favorite monsters, and also HENRIKSEN! And the use of that Styx song at the end! And... and...

So tough. I guess only you (maybe? not sure how the poll thingy works) and I will know in the end what I chose. :-)

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

Actually I think anyone can see who you voted for. So no cheating. :-)

I am trying to choose between the same two you are, and I really don't know which one I'm voting for. I may not vote at all. It's too hard.

[monicawoe.livejournal.com]

These are all so so great!