Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary

We are now our fifth episode into the series, and we can see the basic format for each episode to come. Basically, it will start off with what the superstition it is. Then, there is some connection with Sam and Dean's mother or Sam's dead girlfriend, Jessica, preferably in a form of a (day)dream. Then, Sam and Dean will come accross the strange murder, impersonate some people, come up with a solution, and drive off.

Now Bloody Mary is a superstition that most people probably know about due to the beverage. What I heard is that when you say "Bloody Mary" three times in the bathroom, you were suppose to spin around. Yet the writers probably did there research and stuff and probably know better than what I hear.

This episode felt a little dragged out, more so than other episodes. The problem with this episode was it was too much plot and not a lot of action. To be honest, the only action we actually got was at the end.

The whole solution to the problem was a little confusing at me at first. They said they wanted to destroy the mirror that she inhabited, yet didn't the girl that was supposed to die (but didn't) smash a window that "Bloody Mary" inhabited? It wasn't until later that they established it had to be the first mirror in which she was essientally "born" in.

To get a little positive in this review finally the Jessica storyline is brought up. It has been on the downlow for a while now so I'm wondering how long it will take before they get a better lead on it. It was quirky though about how he saw her at the end of the episode. Was that a ghost or just a self induced mirage?

There was some great dialogue in this episode. I happened to like this quote said by Sam: "Look. Your my brother, and I'd die for you. But there are somethings I need to keep to myself." I'm excited to see where the writers will take this. Maybe if Sam does come out with his "secret" it can give them a heads up on what killed his girlfriend and his mother.

Finally, the whole "you know this is like 600 years bad luck" makes me laugh. Especially because these guys see weird supernatural superstitions all the time. You would think they would take that a little more to heart.

Overall, if you don't mind waiting for the end to happen with all the good scenes, I say check it out. Also, if your a fan of "Bloody Mary" I'lll suggest this for you too. This episode raises more questions making you anxiously wait for next week's episode!

Added: October 12th 2005
Reviewer: RealityCheck
Score: 3.5/5