After six years, the relationship between Lois and Clark has reached a point that took the comics 60-odd years to reach. More on that later.

So with “Isis,” we get a mixture of humor and heart: Lois rehearsing how she is going to tell Clark she knows his secret, Clark deciding to tell his secret. Oliver has to deal with becoming a caricature of himself and Tess embraces her role as a “mother.” The myth of Isis and Osiris that was introduced in the second episode ,”Shield,” returns along with Cat Grant.

There are some nice moments of bickering between Cat and Lois that puts Clark in the middle of things and at times playing peace keeper. Both women have opposing views on the superheroes and both try to have Clark back them up. These scenes are excellent examples of the comedic abilities the actors have shown in the past; it was nice to see them exercised again.

Lois becomes possessed by the spirit of Isis, whom Carther Hall/Hawkman told her about in “Shield.” Isis must resurrect her dead love, Osiris, and she selects Clark as the perfect candidate to return Osiris to life. Not only that; doing so would raise the army that inhabits the underworld. One thing that I have noticed is the producers have no trouble having Erica Durance, Lois, dress up in some sexy outfits that do not hide how amazing she looks. I’m not complaining about that but this episode takes the cake with her Isis getup. Of course it was one she was going to wear to an event that exhibited the artifacts the Isis necklace was with. While Lois is possessed, Clark and Oliver come to the conclusion that neither of them know anything about Egyptian mythology or how to stop Isis so they reluctantly turn to Tess, who has a vast amount of information available to her thanks to Lex’s archeological excavations. It is she who discovers how to stop Isis and passes that knowledge on to Clark. After the defeat, Oliver and Clark offer Tess the opportunity to run Watchtower, the hub where all the heroes connect to work together. Tess is surprised by this in such a way that she cries, unused to both of them placing that much trust on her. Cassidy Freeman gives such a moving performance as Tess in this scene.

Along with humor came the subject of love. Tess is the focal point here. She had taken in a clone of Lex Luthor, who is a child in the season premiere. She has him tested and watched over by doctors, trying to determine if his rapid growth is a warning that he might be unstable. What that means we don’t know. What we do know is that after she is accepted by Oliver and Clark, earning their trust, she is moved to keep the young boy, called Alexander, against a doctors advice. She reads to him, as she reads she tears at the idea of loving the boy as her own, to perhaps change things and give this version of Lex something the original didn’t, true parental love.

Isis touches on love throughout the episode too: what a person would do for true love and what the consequences can be when all inhibitions are gone. I must note there is no mention of the dark force or Clark’s destiny. It was a fun episode and I’m glad to have seen the trust placed in Tess, who has worked hard to earn it.

And finally yes, Clark tells Lois he is the Blur; she jumps up and kisses him, asking what took him so long to tell her. Six years in the making and I’m sure it’s what readers felt when Clark told her in the comics.

Last week’s episode was quite the shocker for fans, you could say the roof is on fire in the Supernatural fandom and theories are flying around. After Sam smirked his little smirk of evil instead of helping Dean, everybody only wants to know one truth: What is wrong with Sam? ‘The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth’.

Something is rotten in the state of Supernatural. Although the writers were telling us that Sam was going to be different this season, you were still able to excuse his behavior with the experience of hunting alone for a year. Sam was hardened, more focused on the hunt, very John-like but still the same Sam who loves his brother, at least it seemed this way. But after ‘Live Free or Twihard’ that possibility is, like rotten cheese, past his expiration date. I don’t think there is a better time for answers and the episode title ‘You can’t handle the truth’ promises to spill a few.  I’m certain that we will not get to know at this point of time why Sam is back or what the plan of the world’s alpha monsters is but I’m sure we will learn more about Darth Sam.

The CW Trailer

The CW webclip

The official CW description of episode 6.06 ‘You Can’t Handle the truth’:

How I missed Supernatural’s vampires. Fangs, blood and decapitations. ‘Blood lust’ (season 2) and ‘Fresh blood’ (season 3) were amazing but ‘Live Free or Twihard’ is definitely my new favorite vampire episode. A great ‘Twilight’ spoof, vampire Dean and drama between the Winchester brothers, what can a female Supernatural fan desire more? OK, maybe Castiel, Classic Rock and shirtless Sam but in a perfect world ‘Supernatural’ would be an hour long, have an unlimited budget and be on HBO with even more gore and blood. A little tip for the people of Mystic Falls (The Vampire diaries) if vampires give you trouble, you should call Dean Winchester – the new vampire slayer on TV, just saying. And be careful, if you’re young, beautiful and look like somebody from the ‘Twilight’ movies, they’re vampires out to get you!

If this episode would have been part of the previous seasons, I would have been worried. The writers would have raised interesting questions about monsters but drop them the following week in favor of the apocalypse storyline. But thanks to Sera Gamble and season six that’s no longer the case.  This episode reveals that vampires are recruiting with the help of ‘pretty Twilight vampires’, creating an army and are no longer afraid of hunters, what a devious plan. These fictional creatures being a pop culture phenomenon fits into the world of ‘Supernatural’ as long as real vampires take advantage of their fake counterparts popularity.

Never open THIS book! It’s evil!

This season ‘Supernatural’ introduced us to the concept of the alpha as the origin of monsters. The same as every story is supposed to have a grain of truth, every species has a legend about the first. Honestly, I found the shapeshifter and his breeding project underwhelming but the alpha vampire interests me. The psychic connection between him and his children was unexpected but interesting.  His ability to send visions suggests that he must be very powerful. Using devotion to ensure the little vampires followed the master plan was clever. It worked for the demons and the angels, so it is definitely good enough for your everyday bloodsuckers. Both, shapeshifter and vampire alpha, obviously want to increase their numbers, which made me think. Maybe all the alpha monsters have a common game plan this season – taking control again. Demons and angels left monsters literally in the same box as humans regarding the apocalypse. Normally monsters have control. They are stronger than humans and except for hunters; they don’t need to fear anything. When the end of the world was on their door step, they became powerless. Humans would have gotten to survive in a world of paradise/hell or die and go to hell/heaven but what would have happened with the monsters of the world? Their world evolves around humans – victims, food source, entertainment etc. – without them monsters don’t have a purpose. I think the alphas of the world are planning to become so powerful – while demons and angels have their little civil wars – that both parties can’t threaten their existence again. I suspect the guy in Dean’s vision was the alpha vampire. He looked African and I hope we find out that the first vampire wasn’t European but much older which would be refreshing from all the Dracula origin stories.

Mr. Alpha vampire

Sam is like the boy who can’t feel anymore. He sometimes does a great job at acting like he still feels something – smiles and jokes – but in the next moment his behavior makes you wonder if there are any real feelings in him. Sam obviously knows what he is supposed to feel and acts accordingly but that’s all it is, an act without real emotions. I previously thought the vampires were going to be the creepy monsters this week but I was wrong. Sam’s little smile, when he let Dean get turned, was scary as hell. Everybody loves Sam, even Dean Fans since Dean wouldn’t be himself without his little brother. Of course, fans also still remember good-old season one Sammy in the back of their head which makes his behavior such a shock. Although we were repeatedly being told that he’s different – sorry, Sam with a hooker only means he’s a guy and has needs – nothing drove the point more home than this episode and Sam risking Dean’s life. No demon blood to blame. No Ruby who made him do it. Just Sam. I can honestly say I didn’t expect the change to be so profound in his character that Sam even lost his emotional connection to his brother. After he said that the wanted to hunt with Dean again, I assumed that Sam still had a few feelings left, that he felt more alive in Dean’s presence. I was so wrong. Samuel hinted that Sam must have known about the cure and still to achieve his goal – the infiltration of the nest – Sam didn’t tell his brother a single word about it on top of letting him get turned. That was cold. The writers’ are playing with us this season like the devil with his fiddle and I like their tune.

This week’s talk show topic: Is my brother an alien?

So my ‘Sam theories of the week’ are:

Sam – the alien: Not the real Sam. It’s not only an act but Sam is not Sam at all. His body is used by an alien lizard of the planet V.

Sam – the cylon: Not the real Sam.It’s even worse than we thought. The cylons have found earth and now they plan on destroying humanity. Sam is the first cylon.

Sam – Lucifer: Not the real Sam.Maybe Sam is possessed by Lufcifer again but I trust the writers when they said that the whole apocalypse Lucifer-Michael storyline was over. So I hope Lucy is still in his cage.

Sam – Michael: Not the real Sam. Sam is possessed by Michael this time, although I think that the writers promising the whole apocalypse Lucifer-Michael thing to be over includes Michael being on lock down.

Sam – heartless: The real Sam. It will depend on the definition of the writers. If they see a human heart as the center of emotions than Sam is definitely without one. Maybe he does know why he is out of the cage. He could have sold his heart/emotions to a higher power (angel, demon, alpha) to break free. It would fit with Sam’s refusal to talk about his time downstairs and his comment about being a better hunter than he ever was that it was his choice rather than a ritual without Sam’s consent.

Sam – soulless: The real Sam. It will depend on the definition of the writers. If they see a soul as the part which gives humans emotions than Sam is definitely soulless. If they see it as what keeps you alive than my best guess would be that a part of his soul is missing. It would fit with Balthazar’s comment that souls are a commodity. If the little boy’s soul was a good investment for the angel, I have no doubt that Sam’s soul or part of it, is worth something. Maybe somebody made Sam the offer of freeing him in exchange for his soul. If you think about living without emotions compared to eternity in prison that’s a good deal. So far my favorite theory.

Grandpa didn’t have a lot to do in the episode but he brought the vampire cure and through Sam’s behavior, he actually became more humane. In the previous episodes, he was always acted shady but not this time. There is at least one redeeming quality about Samuel, he cares about his grandsons. He immediately confronted Sam about lying and using his brother. Grandpa was clearly concerned about Dean being a vampire. That’s more than we can say about Sam who doesn’t seem to be capable of caring about anybody at the moment. It will be interesting why Sam actually chose to hunt. He is not doing it to save people: Maybe to keep himself busy or because the prize for being free is to deliver monsters to somebody. Their conversation also revealed that Sam knows about Samuel hunting alphas.

Even grandpa wonders about Sam

Dean would have made Buffy proud in this episode. He sliced and killed until no vamp was left except him. I naively assumed that Sam and Samuel would get to help taking out the nest but no. They only killed two lousy vampires. Super-charged vampire Dean did the rest and on top the poor guy even got a major headache when the alpha slammed him with a vision. Dean’s changed perception as a vampire was a nice continuation of what we saw when Gordon got turned in ‘Fresh Blood’. Gordon didn’t turn evil; he only got more determined to use all his skills to kill Sam, even if that meant killing other people. The same thing was true for Dean, his character didn’t change but become more determined and he had to fight the bloodlust. Dean’s flashback when he got the cure was amazing. I was glad that it didn’t involve killing the alpha vampire or the vampire that created Dean. In ‘Supernatural’ vampires spread via blood exchange like a virus, so it’s fitting that the cure would be like an anti-poison which only works before you ingest human blood and make the effect irreversible. It looked like the vampire blood got bound in the blood stream and ejected. I assume the flashback was caused by the body nearly dying when turning itself back human. I was unexpected that Dean find out immediately about Sam’s betrayal. The next episode is going to be very interesting.

Dean – the vampire slayer. Buffy’s legacy lives on.

The phone call between Dean and Lisa was cuteness pure. Dean testing if Lisa hasn’t changed her mind about him and Lisa telling him to get his butt home was absolutely adorable.

Cute, cuter, Lisa and Dean

Their second talk was more dramatic but also funny since Lisa and Dean reenacted the book cover of ‘My Summer of Blood’ – the Supernatural version of Twilight. I hope we get to see her again but it will take a while since I doubt that Lisa is going to take it lightly that Dean attacked Ben.

Vampires and sleeping women. It’s like the moth and the flame.

New addition, Brett Mathews, writer of ‘Life Free or Twihard’, is either a Dean girl at heart or he hasn’t come across a prettier – I mean handsome – actor than Jensen Ackles. Sorry, but I have no other explanation for Dean being called ‘pretty’ so many times in his episode. Him and Adam Glass have been a pleasant surprise with the quality of their writing. It makes me look forward to Nicole Snynder and Eric Charmelo’s Supernatural’s debut as writers.

Don’t roll your eyes Dean! You’re pretty.

Was it my imagination or was the curly-haired vampire hitting on Dean? What else could the guy have meant by giving Dean ‘the private tour’ than having the sex with him? I understand, Dean is gorgeous, but it was like watching your cute little niece getting hit on by a gross old man. By the way I’m so disappointed. Vampires seem to be as terrible as humans.  It’s discriminating that they only turn pretty people now. I’m gonna write your alpha, this is against the law. Don’t you know that ugly people have tasty blood too!

Run Dean!! The freaky vampire wants to molest you!

Director Rod Hardy did a great job with his first ‘Supernatural’ episode. The only problem was that a few shots were a bit too dark – you couldn’t see anything. I preferred Kim Manner’s approach of playing with darkness but still showing parts of Gordon’s face in the shadow in ‘Fresh Blood’. E.g. He talked in complete darkness but we could still see his mouth. The decapitations of the Efron vamp and Robby looked awesome. It didn’t trump Gordon’s death scene but it was a good effect.

Don’t loose your head…

Unfortunately, the vampire teeth in ‘Bloodlust’ and ‘Fresh Blood’ looked much more threatening and realistic but since all the teeth shots were short, you could ignore it. Teeth what teeth? I didn’t see anything.

Don’t forget to brush your teeth kids!

‘Bela Lugosi is dead’ by Bauhaus is a popular gothic rock song from the vampire movie ‘The Hunger’ and was used in the first bar scene where Kristen and Robert aka Twilight’s Bella and Edward meet. What a pity that ‘Secret of Oz’ by G Tom Mac from the second bar scene from the web preview didn’t make it into the episode. You might remember G Tom Mac for ‘Cry Little Sister’ from the ‘Lost Boys’ soundtrack.

Minus points:

-The ‘Heroes’ fight scene. ‘Supernatural’, you don’t need to create tension by not showing a fight. We know Dean is a hunter, so he is obviously going to win when he’s a super-charged vampire like Gordon. It was absolutely unnecessary to cut the fight and make a big fuzz about Dean winning. It also looked ood and somehow out of character for Dean to have his foot on the vampire’s head.

Just one look!

-Not enough Meta. This episode was probably the one and only chance of ‘Supernatural’ making vampire jokes. Sadly, the episode only focused on ‘Twilight’. Don’t get me wrong, the episode was a great mix of drama and humor but I wanted a bit more variety in the mocking.

Shock! Supernatural’s Edward and Bella are cute

-Dark is not always good.  I like it dark but I want to see something as well, staring at a nearly black TV screen is not entertaining. There were several occassions throughout the episode were you only saw black. E.g. The scene where Dean is in the bathroom was weird. A flash to Dean’s eyes for a second suggesting his change of mind would have been better. Also the use of shadows while Sam, Samuel and Dean talked was a bit too extreme.

Grade: A-

That’s it. The first A of season 6. I didn’t really have any complaints about the episode besides some dark shots and the one fight scene. I expected more comedy, but it was definitely more fitting for ‘Supernatural’ to be dark with a hint of humor instead of trying to surpass ‘Changing Channels’ in hilarity. All in all, a great episode that was a nice mix of comedy and drama, showing how you can do a spoof but don’t get lost in it.

‘Supernatural’ airs Friday, 9/8c pm on the CW. 

Deadline announced today that Fox has officially greenlit a pilot of “Locke & Key.” The show will be produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and adapted by Josh Friedman (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”). “Locke & Key” is based on the IDW comic series of the same name, created by author Joe Hill. Here’s Amazon’s description of the series:

Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them, and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all! Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) creates an all-new story of dark fantasy and wonder, with astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez.

If the television series is half as good as the comic, then we’re in for a real treat. “Locke & Key” has been consistently great since the series launched in early 2008. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Hill’s work, do yourself a favor and buy a copy of his first novel, “Heart-Shaped Box.” You won’t be disappointed!

Check back for more “Locke & Key” news here on Geek Peeks!

A hero is made in the moment, not from questioning the past or fearing what’s to come. In this episode of “Smallville,” James Marsters returns as Brainiac; not as a villain but as Brainiac 5 from the 31st century and a member of the Legion of Super-heroes. Brainiac’s purpose is to help Clark get on the hero’s path Jor-El envisioned by showing him the past and taking him into the future.

This episode tugs at the heartstrings of any long time “Smallville” fan. We see what has become of The Torch and The Wall of Weird. During the festivities, Brainiac 5 and Clark travel through time, visiting certain points in Clark’s past.

Choice.

Brainiac tells Clark that both of them were created by Jor-El for a greater good. However, there is a downside: neither of them are immune to corruption. As an AI being, it was a small nanite that corrupted Brainiac; for Clark it was the death of his father, Jonathan Kent. They view his funeral, something that still causes Clark some discomfort because Clark blames himself. He altered time and fate, resulting in his father’s death. Brainiac asks him,”Are you sure?” He then takes Clark to the moment his father dies, and they watch as Jonathan beats Lionel Luthor for attempted blackmail. Along with the anger comes a heart attack.

Clark still blames himself, arguing that his father didn’t have a choice. Brainiac counters that everyone has a choice. His father chose to raise him, protect him, and do what is best for him, just as Clark chose to be Earth’s protector. No one forced either of them into such actions. Here Clark is told to let go of the past he holds onto, the sins and mistakes. It is something that he carries into his relationship with Oliver, who needs some support in the aftermath of his revelation that he is Green Arrow. Clark didn’t realize that he still holds Oliver’s mistakes against him and that he needs a friend. This is something that many people can relate to; there are things that we hold onto but the key is to let go. We can accept that mistakes were made, learn from them and move on toward the future.

Moving Forward.

With a twist of the Legion ring, Clark arrives in the future; 2017 to be exact. Here he runs into a Lois that knows his secret and protects it. He also runs into his future self, glasses and all. “Future Clark” tells him of an impending explosio and needs Clark on the rooftop of the Daily Planet. When an explosion goes off in the city, “future Clark” zooms by a window in a red blur, flies toward the fireball and creates a vacuum by speeding around it to control the aftermath. On the roof, Clark stops a helicopter that loses power from falling. In the helicopter, future Lois knocks out the pilot to protect his secret. They kiss and she leaves, reminding him of dinner, and Brainiac arrives.

The future can be bright and full of what we want as long as we are not afraid to face it. Not everyone gets to know what it holds but as long as we let go of the bad things and move forward, it can be what we want it to be.

This was such a wonderful episode. There were nods back toward the past, acknowledging where it’s been and alluding to where it’s going. Not many shows have the privilege to know they are ending and so far “Smallville” has not disappointed. They are using the time they have to address themes that will push Clark toward who he is supposed to be. He will need to be the supportive friend Oliver needs in order to address questions from a cynical reporter about why he does what he does. He will need to face his father’s grave, knowing he will carry the memories and what he was taught, but to also say good-bye in order to become the man his father always knew he would be. And he will be able to finally realize he can be a hero and still have Lois in his life as his love, his confidante, his rock.

As a longtime “Smallville” fan, I really loved this episode, and considering how long this show has been around, it’s comforting to know they can still move their audience.

After last week’s disappointing angel episode, ‘Weekend at Bobby’s’ was back on track with season six’s theme of a different Supernatural. The episode played with expectations. In previous years, the writers usually chose the more direct and non-subtle approach in storytelling.  They would have spoiled Bobby’s plan very early on by not bothering to hide what he was burning when he had his little talk with the female crossroads demon. Fortunately, it’s all about twists and turns this season. I was quite surprised that Bobby would only talk with Crowley’s ghost son since he chose torture to get information previously in the episode. After it was revealed that Crowley was the new boss down stairs, I honestly expected him to be more Mr. Demon Sunshine instead of Mr. I-hate-my-new-job. It’s a nice twist that neither heaven nor hell got their fairy tale happy end after the Winchester pulled the plug on the apocalypse.

If your skin looks like this, you should see a doctor

‘Demons are just ghosts with egos’.  If you think about it that’s a very acurate describition. The same as ghosts, demons are incorporeal; they have no longer a body of their own to wander the earth. The show established that some ghosts can be destroyed by torching the human remains and that demons have been human souls once, so the reveal of so-called ‘demon remains’ makes sense. Although going back to season one’s ‘Devil’s Trap’, Bobby himself also hinted that not all demons need to possess humans, ‘Can’t you tell? That’s a demon possessing a human’, acknowledging the fact that they’re must be demons with their own corporeal form. I wonder if the writers will ever bother to explain this contradiction.

This crossroads obviously loves ‘Basic Instinct’

To my surprise the comedic horror duo, Dabb and Loflin, – I’m afraid when I see their names in an episode description – were able to focus on the drama aspect. If they can control their desire to write one ridiculous scene after another, the episode ends up surprisingly entertaining. See ‘Dark side of the moon’. Unfortunately, they sometimes can’t help it and it’s ‘Yellow Fever’ which has  funny scenes but the story is one giant plot hole. First time director Jensen Ackles also did a wonderful job of finding interesting angles and the right pacing for the episode. The fight scene between Bobby and the okami looks great.  By the look of the scene, you would never guess that the director has completely no experience. I also loved the shot of the monster attack from the ceiling; this could have gone easily wrong. There a similar ceiling shot in the movie ‘Legion’ with the archangel Michael and it looks awful. It’s even more impressive considering that this is a scene of a first time director on a TV budget. Cudos to Jensen Ackles! By the way if you want to see a great angel movie watch ‘Prophecy’ or ‘Gabriel’ and don’t bother with the Gladiator-looking angels of ‘Legion’.

Okamis apparently love ceilings

There are two new monsters in this episode. A lamia which Sam and Dean hunt and an okami running around on Bobby’s salvage yard. The Greek monster – lamia meaning ‘gullet’ or ‘large shark’ – is supposed to be either a child-eating queen or something similar to vampires and succubus living from the blood of young men. There are multiple interpretations and a few mention a serpent-like appearance. Since there is no general idea of what a lamia looks like compared to other monster, it’s frustrating that Supernatural didn’t bother to mention anything about the appearance or show a glimpse of the creature.

It’s either a lamia or a giant tulip!Okami is a Japanese word for ‘wolf’. I’m only familiar with the legend of the Goddess Amaterasu who turns into a big white wolf. You might know the Sony Play station game with the same name. I appreciate that they tied in the origin of the monster by mentioning a Shinto priest but I think more physical characteristics of a wolf would have been better. Although I was disappointed with the look of the okami, the growling sound effects were great. I don’t really understand why they bothered introducing a new monster in the first place if a vampire or werewolf, no description necessary, would have fulfilled the same purpose. More information about the new creatures would have been also helpful. If there is no distinctive monster effect that differentiates the newcomers from other supernatural creatures due to show’s limited budget, a shot where the audience sees pictures in a lore book would have helped to fuel the imagination. The shadow of the lamia and the fancy fangs of the okami alone are harldy impressive, not to mention scary.  E.g. The pictures of hell hounds in ‘Crossroads’ or ‘No Rest for the wicked’ made the invisible creatures a more realistic threat.

Be careful, THIS sleeping beauty has sharp teeth!

This episode was all about Bobby. I wish the Castiel episode of season four ‘The rapture’, they made the mistake of showing us not Castiel’s but his vessel’s back story, was only half as good as ‘Weekend at Bobby’s, . Another great season six episode, another great musical montage, luckily this time it’s not about Sam and Dean but about the daily struggles in the life of Bobby Singer set to Kenny Rogers ‘ The Gambler’. The word of the episode is definitely ‘balls’, it’s perfect for a drinking game.

Bobby – the star of the episode!Usually everybody – Rufus, Sam and Dean, sheriff Jody Mills – needs Bobby’s help but this time the situation is reversed, he needs them and he clearly isn’t used or comfortable asking for it. Of course, after Bobby’s track record of helping them, every character follows through and plays their role in Bobby’s plan to successfully outwit Crowley.

The banter between Crowley and Bobby was a definite highlight of the episode. It was like watching a play of chess between two great Con men. The mimicking of their opponent’s accent – first by Bobby, later by Crowley – was hilarious. In addition, the man who must feel naked without his caps had some great scenes with Rufus. Rufus and Bobby – two grumpy old men who would never admit publicly that they’re friends. It reminded me of old Dean and Bobby in ‘The curious case of Dean Winchester’. The neighbor Marcy was adorable, what a pity that Okami fricassee immediately destroyed any chance for a later romantic outcome. Poor Bobby! I really like sheriff Jody Mills, seems like she became friends with the hunter after the zombie town fest in season five. She is a great female character, let’s hope she doesn’t bite the dust too soon, I would love to see more of her and the other townspeople.

Rufus, Marcy and sheriff Jody Mills

‘I am Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod. I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel. And I am immortal…’ Sorry, wrong MacLeod. The name is Fergus MacLeod, King of the Crossroads and the new boss of hell or for his friends, Crowley the founder of ‘Lovers in League in against Satan’. So after a few appearances, my favorite demon besides Alastair has finally a background story. He’s a Scottish tailor who sold his soul for ‘better equipment’ and who had a lousy relationship with his son. Does everybody on this show have daddy issues? It seems logical that Crowley dropped his Scottish accent to not give away his origin but it’s strange compared to Alastair whose accent stays the same even after he switches meat suits. So what’s the rule for  demon accents on Supernatural? If your human remains haven’t decomposed yet and you know your human name, go to demon school to learn a different accent?

Crowley aka Fergus McLeod

Bobby’s contract appearing and disappearing on his arms was a great special effect, so was the skeleton of the burning crossroad demon. I also liked Sam and Dean’s corpse which looked the right amount of bloody and torn.

‘Supernatural’ meets ‘Ghost rider’

Unfortunately, I got no new Sam theory due to Winchester brother’s lack of appearance. It was fitting for the episode but hopefully next week’s episode will have more material for speculation about Sam, the boy with a ‘cold heart’ who doesn’t seem to know that a giant swapped it for a stone. ‘The cold heart’ is a story by Wilhelm Hauff. Seems like I can’t stop finding new nicknames for ‘new Sam’.

In case you forgot – the main characters of the show

Minus points:

-Floating rings. It was a bit anti-climactic seeing a floating ring and the ghost doesn’t even bother to appear inside the circle. Why waste a special effect on something so unimportant?

- White nightie of terror. Please Supernatural can we stop with the ridiculous looking white night gowns for female characters. It’s getting old! It ruins the surprise factor. You immediately know that the character will either end up on the ceiling or something equally awful will happen to her. I understand that blood looks good on white but seriously how many more women with these old-fashioned things are going to appear on the show?

-Every demon deal should have a thirty day soul-back guarantee. I was disappointed that Bobby got his soul back so quickly; especially since this could mean the end of the awesome banter between Crowley and Bobby. Let’s hope Crowley is busy plotting revenge and we’ll see him soon.

-The look of the Okami. The only difference between an Okami aka wolf and a werewolf in Supernatural seem to be their teeth and their frequency of growling which is honestly a bit lame.

-A deal is a deal. I love Crowley’s character but why Sam chose to save Crowley and prevents Dean from torching his bones, is a mystery to me. Sam is supposed to be tough hunter without emotions why would he care to honor a deal with a demon? Could this be a hint that maybe Crowley has something to do with Sam’s resurrection and that Sam very well knows who brought him back?

All in all a very strong episode, let’s hope Supernatural continues to deliver episodes like ‘Weekend at Bobby’s’ in the following weeks and it’s going to be a very strong season.

Grade: B +

‘Supernatural’ airs Friday, 9/8c pm on the CW.

Compared to last year’s ‘Fallen Idols’, episode five of season six has an easy job of surpassing it’s predecessor. Over the years, Supernatural has done a lot of monster episodes - vampires, werewolves, tricksters, wendigos, shape shifters, ghosts and demons. In season four and five, demons and angels were dominant to the apocalypse storyline. Since one season six themes is the return of monsters and friend, it’s time for the comeback of another old monster friend.

The vampires are back and it looks like a killer return. Dean gets turned into vampire and he looks fierce but that’s not even the best part. Supernatural is doing another one of it’s great meta episodes – e.g. ’The monster at the end of the book’, ‘Changing Channels’ -, this time the topic is not TV shows or Supernatural and its fans but it’s all about vampire shows and movies. The most obvious candidate is of course, ‘Twilight’. The title ‘Live Long or Twi-hard’ alone promises some hilarious jokes from Dean. Let’s hope the writers were able to throw in a couple of Buffy, True Blood and Vampire Diaries references as well.

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The official CW description of episode 6.05 Live Free or Twihard

After a group of young girls go missing, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) realize that a group of vampires have taken up residence in the small town. After a fight with two of the blood-suckers, Dean is bitten and turns into a vampire. Samuel (guest star Mitch Pileggi) tells Dean he can change him back but he’d have to get the blood of the vampire who turned him. Dean infiltrates the nest and runs into the Alpha. Jan Eliasburg directed the episode written by Brett Matthews.

And as a special bonus – My favorite Supernatural/Twilight crossover:

To celebrate this week’s new episode of “The Big Bang Theory,” we thought we’d share with our fellow geeks our top 5 Howard Wolowitz quotes from the first three seasons. Feel free to comment on any quotes you think should have made the list. And you can check out our Top 5 Sheldon quotes as well.

#5. From The Barbarian Sublimation

Raj: What’s with him? (Pointing at Sheldon sleeping)

Leonard: Penny is keeping him up at night.

Wolowitz: Me too! But probably in a different way.

#4. From The Panty Piñata Polarization

Wolowitz: If it’s “creepy” to use the Internet, military satellites and robot aircraft to find a house full of gorgeous young models so I can drop in on them unexpected, then FINE, I’m “creepy.”

#3. From The Gothowitz Deviation

Wolowitz: They’re called tattoo sleeves… Put them on, have freaky sex with some freaky girl with her business pierced, take them off, and I can still be buried in a Jewish cemetery.

#2. From The Psychic Vortex

Wolowitz: I once dated a girl who believed she was abducted by aliens.

Leonard: And that didn’t bother you?

Wolowitz: Au contraire; it meant she was gullible and open to a little probing.

#1. From The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition

Wolowitz: Penny, let me take this opportunity to point out that you are looking particularly ravishing today.

Penny: Not with a thousand condoms, Howard.

Wolowitz: So there IS a number.

As the title states, Supergirl, aka Kara Zor-El aka Laura Vandervoort, returns to Smallville and she has a mission. She must make herself public and stop the dark force that is floating around Metropolis in the form of Gordon Godfrey, who is possessed and rallies the people through radio and books against the heroes who work in secret, in order to create doubt and fear so as to lose the hope people have invested in them. When he threatens to expose Oliver Queen as Green Arrow, Lois goes to great lengths to stop him from doing it. When he threatens to kill her, Kara and Clark confront him, and Kara manages to repel the dark force from Godfrey.

This episode introduces the threat that is the dark force, Darkseid to some, and demonstrates how he can see into the hearts and minds of people and play with their fears and doubts. It is something Darkseid has done in the comics before resorting to physical attacks and was done nicely for the first time we see him, at least in human form. I was happy to see the show went with what Grant Morrison did in the comics when it comes to the New Gods; that was to make them possess humans. As much as I would like to see Darkseid in his true form I can see how unpractical and time consuming it can be for a show to produce that kind of makeup job.

Now how awesome was it to see Laura Vandervoort return as Kara? She appears in a prototype of her costume, a blue shirt and red skirt, no “S” shield and no cape. I was hoping to see the new color scheme, blue shirt and blue skirt but seeing how the show carries the spirit of the previous film, including Supergirl, I can’t say that it’s a bad choice. She saves people from a falling billboard and flies off. Her mission is from Jor-El, to expose herself around Metropolis, to give people an idea of who the heroes are because Jor-El has lost faith that Clark can stop the dark force. When Clark gets angry at this Kara replies that he can’t even fly.

Now this was fun to watch because Clark attempts to fly again. He has tried in the past and here he is somewhat successful until he loses focus and falls, crashing through the barn. Laughter on my part ensued but there was also an undertone that Clark is doubting himself more, making him prime for possession by the darkness, something that almost happens if not for the intervention of Kara.

When she plans to leave, Clark comments on her ability to repel the dark force, that she must be pure. She replies that she has her own issues, that when faced with failure it is how a person overcomes it that defines them. This is an echo of what Jonathon Kent told Clark in the season premiere, that one must face the challenge and overcome any doubt. It is a lesson Clark continues to learn and one that will later come to define him as a hero. Kara leaves, now donning a brunette wig and glasses to maintain some sort of privacy. The dark force is looking for a new host, and she claims they must leave it to her. An indication she will return? Hopefully.

Lois tells Oliver his secret is safe. He expresses that along with the secret he carries there has been loss, his relationships with Chloe, Lois, Tess, and so much more. He calls a press conference and reveals he is Green Arrow. You didn’t misread that; he chose to reveal himself, to put a real face to the vigilantes who are operating in the city, so people know they do not have any agenda and that the safety of the public has always been the goal. How this will play out, I don’t know, but I can say that it’s big since in the past Oliver felt working in secret was the best thing and that Clark should be the first to show his face, but circumstances have forced him into a risky situation.

All in all this episode had a darker feel to it (excuse the pun), a bit soon but felt right because if the dark force is going to be a threat we need to know what it is, what it’s capable of, and how Clark will move further into the blue suit. He flew for only a moment but he flew and knows how to do it. The question is whether he is will do it again.