Reply To: Let’s all talk about Weekend at Bobby’s (S6 E4)
What FANTASTIC episode. And what’s NOT to love? Bobby centered storyline, Rufus and Jody are back, funny neighbor, interesting monster….It’s just perfect.
First time for Jensen to direct and he did GREAT with a really complex story involving lots of characters and different locations. That was not an easy episode to direct.
First time we hear Garth’s name and immediately get a sense of his character. I always wondered if it was a throw away line here or if they had Garth already in mind to come in as a real character later?
We find out so much new info in this episode, too:
- Crowley’s real name
- Why he sold his soul. (hehe – double digits are a thing)
- That he doesn’t see eye to eye with this son
- Crowley’s Scotch preference
- Rufus REALLY being an Scotch expert – not just JWB lover. HA
- The fact that you can control a demon’s fate if you get a hold of its bones.
- That monsters are “being weird” in the world.
- First time Crowley calls Sam “moose”.
And probably most importantly – HOW MUCH Bobby does for the entire Hunting community. He is one busy guy, never stopping to provide support for everyone else! And seriously stressed out. And has pretty shitty luck. And never gets to eat the delicious looking cobbler. HA.
The entire episode is strung together so brilliantly, keeping a sense of urgency all the way through with out losing the humor, I never ever get tired rewatching it. It’s just a freaking delight.
Great to see more of Jody and find out that in the end, she WILL put her career on the line to help. Right there, she became part of the family to me.
I could watch HOURS of Bobby and Rufus bantering grumpily with each other. It’s everything. So glad we got a good dose of it here.
I also very much appreciate how Sam and Dean drop everything and go to Scotland when Bobby finally does ask them for help. I mean, for Dean to get on a flight to SCOTLAND…clear sign he loves the guy.
THAT’S really the message of the episode to me. Bobby is hugely important in the Hunting world, but he also has a great bunch of people close to him that will risk career, prison, life to help him at a drop of a hat. It’s a HARD life, but he is LOVED and RESPECTED and not alone in it.
Yup, love it and will watch it again…now.