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i think someone`is going to turn evil. and one of the brothers is going to end up dead. (my opinion) and the dad is not dead

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Seriously, I thought this episode could have been done better. The Jo factor being forced is one reason, but mostly, I felt cheated out of my MOW and although I am a total DeanGirl, I did miss Sam. I missed the brothers working together and their easy banter. Yeah we had some at the beginning, but well. Anyway, I really had higher expactations for this HH Holmes episode, especially after reading The Devil in the White City, and but I did think this episode lacked the creep factor. The dr himself I thought was ok. Now here's a few questions, if there's a hand coming through a grate, why would I stand and scream instead of running? And if it grabbed my leg, I'd be kicking and trying to get away instead of falling and screaming, what the heck was that?

Why are we supposed to accept Jo and how is it that the boys don't know how to travel around the country anymore since they're always so close to the Roadhouse? These were two very self-reliant, independent men in S1, now they can't seem to make a move too far from the Roadhouse. Where is Sam's laptop? I would think that by now they would have gotten another one.

I do like Ellen and I like Ash, I can stomach Jo every one or two episodes a year and feel she has met her quota. Ellen and Ash could come around also, but please not in heavy doses.

I enjoy SN because it offers for one, the one thing other shows don't offer, a close relationship of two brothers on the road killing monsters and without the sex of the week complimentary drama that we get with everything else on TV. This is a very unique show, can we keep it that way a bit longer, please?

Has anyone else wondered how the spirit got the women into the walls when Dean had to smash the walls in because the vent wasn't large enough for a human to fit through?

This episode was not written well at all.

HATED this episode, hard for me to say because I am a huge fan of supernatural.
Ellen and Jo really need to be killed by the demon Sam & Dean are looking for!!. That would make for an interesting episode!. Those 2 characters are really killing the show. Not really interested in watching when those 2 are on. No problems with Dean having a love intrest but atleast make it someone interesting!!!.
Needs to be someone that can hold her own with the "tough guy" Dean, not some whinney little twrip. She Brings down Jensen's character. He already has a little brother he feels he has to look out for.
How about having the guys walk into the roadhouse and Ellen & JO are pinned to the ceiling, roadhouse burns to the ground. The show was so much better without them.

Ok.. I know everyone is arguing about Jo. I think this character has muliple personallty disorder or the writers have absolutely no idea what direction they are going with her... yet. In regards to Jo as a "love interest" for Dean. Do you really think Dean would date...himself?

As for the episode itself, I'm confused. So many questions. Since when does a knife harm a spirit? If a spirit can't get out of a circle of salt, how did it get in? Noone heard the walls being smashed in? Noone saw two guys digging in the out in the open during daylight? Jo's an amateur and expert hunter all at the same time? Sammy..can you still use a computer?

One other thing about this season that bothers me. Supposedly, Dean and John were very close. John was, according to Ellen, "at one time, like family". Yet, John never mentioned these people to Dean, nor brought the boys to the roadhouse while on the road.

RAYNU: I had the same response to Dean bleeding at the end of the Bloody Mary episode.

Yeah I liked this episode too. Jo can come around again some time. I curious to see where they go with this story. I thought the ghost of America's first serial killer was well done and those scenes where Jo was trapped inside the wall or whatever scared the crap out of me. Ellen as per usual, annoyed the crap out of me but I did get why she was so pissed.

Poor Dean has had so much crap dumped on him this season. But Jensen rises to the occasion everytime.

And Dean with the cement truck was seriously hot.

Although I'm a DeanGirl all the way, I did miss Sammy a bit but overall I enjoyed the episode.

Nice work Mr. Kripke. And don't listen to the all the naysayers. Just tell the story you want to tell. I'm on this ride for the long-haul.

Yeah I liked this episode too. Jo can come around again some time. I curious to see where they go with this story. I thought the ghost of America's first serial killer was well done and those scenes where Jo was trapped inside the wall or whatever scared the crap out of me. Ellen as per usual, annoyed the crap out of me but I did get why she was so pissed.

Poor Dean has had so much crap dumped on him this season. But Jensen rises to the occasion everytime.

And Dean with the cement truck was seriously hot.

Although I'm a DeanGirl all the way, I did miss Sammy a bit but overall I enjoyed the episode.

Nice work Mr. Kripke.

I liked the episode... wasn't a favourite. I do like Jo... her character is fun but I am not sure if she is the right mold for Dean. it would be cool to keep her around some as a friend... that would work nicely!

And I missed Sam dearly this episode... he's my favourite... I think I drove my husband crazy with my whining "Where's SAMMMMM!" hehe

Well I liked this episode a lot. Sure I missed Sam, but since Jared was probably off having surgery on his hand, I can't really blame TPTB for his lack of screen time. I'm not sure what else they could have done. I also loved all the little looks Sam was giving Dean and Jo. He's such a typical little brother. Hee!

Until this episode I didn't have enough to go re: Jo. But I thought Alona Tal did a really nice job in the scenes where she was trapped alone in the sewer.

As far as the Dean/Jo chemistry, it is coming off as a little bit big brother/little sister. But I'm thinking that's a deliberate choice. Kripke has said that they're going to take this relationship slowly. The development makes perfect sense to me. In ELaC, they meet, she's attracted to Dean which is very realistic because, well, he's Dean Winchester. He starts to hit on her because, well he's Dean Winchester. But he can't go through with it because he's all messed up over his Dad. Then we see them together again in CSPwDT and Jo is still crushing on Dean, a fact that Dean seems aware of. He's kind to her but not particularly encouraging since he's probably put her in the nice girls with fierce Moms, don't touch list. Then we Come to NE, where's hugely irritated but still very protective of her. He now respects that she's smart and resourceful but still inexperienced so he likes her as a person and feels a bit more connected to her after bonding over their Dad issues. But he's still not seeing her as anything more that friend. But that's an important step for Dean who’s only ever let Sam and John get close to him...so it's all baby steps for Dean. I'm curious to see where they go now, since he's been whammied by the revelation that Ellen blames John for Jo's Dad's death. So it's all working for me as long as they don't retcon the relationship as some kind of love at first site dealio.

Ellen on the hand bugs the shit out of me. I understand her fury with Dean and Sam in this episode but I just find this character so abrasive and demanding. I can't for the life of me see why the boys would want to spend any time with her at all. She's completely overbearing and unlikable as far as I'm concerned.

Anyway I thought this was a really good creepy episode and I thought the way the boys dispatched the ghost was original and fun at the same time.

Can't wait for next week and Linda Blair. The preview totally rocked.

I also wondered where Sam was for most of the episode. I am a raging Dean girl but missed Sam in this one. Also I hate Ellen and Jo to an alarming degree. I hope that they will be disposed of quickly.

i loved all the episodes on supernatural i mean jensen and jared are so sexi anyway jo isnt that bad as much ppl think she is anyway i cant wait 4 the next episode hey can anyone answer this question 4 me its bout the last season how come dean was bleeding in the bloody mary episode? i mean did he murder anyone is he keeping a secret if u have any info email me at raynu1000@yahoo.com

since everyone has said pretty much everything there is to say about 'jo'...

all i have to add is...dean has his baby back. its sam's turn. he needs a laptop or some sort so they can steal ash's work and leave the roadhouse and never return.

(i'm also waiting for something interesting to appear on sam's cast...dean needs to vent some frustration after his babysitting job and that could be a good way for him to do it.)

I liked the episode as always, but could care less for Jo or Ellen. With Jo it just seems like they are trying way to hard to create chemistry where there is none. Secondly, she just seems to be to young for Dean. I am also tired of the Roadhouse. If they need a home base or something, what about Bobby from last season's finale. I thought he was cool and he seemed to know a great deal about hunting. The reason I like the show is the chemistry between the two brothers. If the people in charge want to add more characters that is fine, but do it slowly. Supernatural is one of my two favorite shows and I hope it is around for a long time to come.

yeah jo has got to go. I mean she's a sweet cute looking girl but i feel like making dean have a romantic interest kind of ruins the suspense and scariness of the show, but thats just me.

Someone here mentioned Leia, which brings me to another thing...Star Wars has already been made. I personally don't need to see it reworked with the heros named Dean and Sam rather that Han and Luke, (or Frodo and Sam for that matter). The Roadhouse=the Cantina. John=Obi-wan. The demon=Palpatine. Ash=C3P0,etc, etc.
Go watch The Searches Mr. K...John Wayne/John Ford movie from 1956. Rework that more unusual story, where the revenge seeking (almost anti)hero spends 20 years in persuit of revenge (sound familiar?) and in the end forsakes it in the name of love, compassion and family. Damn compelling story. The (almost anti)hero even gets to live...

Ok, Jo fans are probably gonna hate me for this but...i kinda wished Jo would get murdered by the ghost, get her blonde hair ripped right off her head. but hey Dean and sam came in and saved her..damn. she has got to go...NOW.

Jo has got to go. No offense to Alona Tal...I think she'd be good on another show, but this is a poorly written character that can be found in any Mary Sue/Dean fan fiction on the internet. She just happens to want to hunt, like classic rock, hustle poker, good with knives, good at shooting, good at putting together a case... That isn't going to make fans like her more...it does the opposite.

Also, having Papa Winchester responsible for her dad's death? Making Jo and Dean's love "forbidden" is just making things even worse.

And how come Sam and Dean can't do anything now without getting the Roadhouse gang involved? Last year they were pretty much on their own. John wasn't around and occasionally they called in to a contact, but for the most part, they found, researched and solved their OWN cases. Now they gotta have people telling them how the job is done? What's that about?

The show was great last year and the only hit on both WB and UPN. The CW has nothing new this season. Plus a lot of shows are probably going to be gone next year: 7th Heaven (if we're lucky), Gilmore Girls, Smallville... Give Supernatural the attention it deserves and stop trying to fix what was never broken in the first place.

first of i just wanna say LOVED the CREEPY episode. second, i really hated jo there, she and dean look more like brother and sister, not BF and GF. i hardly saw sam, all i saw was jo TRYING to get deans attention, i mean come on how pathetic is she? and ellen over reacted at the end..overall i LOVE the episode and cant wait for next weeks!!!

This is the first episode of Supernatural I didn't immediately rewatch. Look, I love Dean and think Jensen Ackles is one of the best young actors out there, but even Jensen can't carry Jo for the rest of the season. It's like an Andre Agassi serving to someone who just plays on the weekends.

There's two things going on here; one is that the character of Jo is just too predictable which makes her uninteresting. A real surprise because this is from the same writers who created our wonderfully layered and interesting Winchester boys. Secondly, the actress portraying Jo is no where up to Jensen Ackles in ability. She had some good moments. Don't get me wrong I don't hate the actress I just think it's a case of bad casting. I'm sure she's done soome good things in other roles. The banter between Jo and Dean had no spark. There's no chemistry there. How the heck cab you not have chemistry with Jensen Ackles? There were a few cute moments, but in a show where Dean and Sam's snarking can make a even crappy episode like Bugs worth rewatching it was disapointing.

You know I liked the idea of the roadhouse initually. I like Ellen and Ash. I think having a bit of the hunters world pop up now and then could be very interesting. Look at Gordon. Loved that episode, but again you had good casting and a great actor. Hey,I'm up for Dean to have a love interest, but if I'm not going to miss Sam like crazy make her interesting. Just give her some heat would you. Not some who looks 15.

This Jo business is the first misstep for Supernatural. Lets just not keep going down that road.

BTW the next episode looks awesome!!!! Can't wait.

I loved the episode it's just I wan't them ta get back to huntind the DEMON. Mater of fact I'm still supprised that john died most definately like that.Tradeing his soul and the colt to the DEMON.Couldn't he bring dean back some other way I'm just pissed.

I know I already commented, but I have more to say.

A lot of people are saying that the fans who don't like Jo don't like her because they're jealous.

That's an interesting accusation, I guess. If that were true and we were jealous of the women who could be potential love interests for the boys on Supernatural, then we'd all hate Sarah. The last time I checked, the majority of this fandom LOVED Sarah and wish to see her return for Sam. She was awesome. She not only looked old enough for Sam, but for Dean as well! She admitted to being scared as hell about what they were doing, but that wasn't going to stop her.

Jo on the other hand? She puts off this, "whatever you can do I can do better" vibe around the boys. She looks like she's about 19 or 20 years old when she's standing next to Dean, who looks to be nearly 29 or 30. I mean, sure, age doesn't matter, but she looks way too immature and young for Dean. On top of all of that, I don't see ANY romantic-chemistry coming between Jensen and Alona, and who the hell doesn't have chemistry with JENSEN? Even his satan of a mother in Devour had chemistry with Jensen. Hell, the blonde girl in that movie had chemistry with him and both of those two things is saying a lot considering that movie was horrible.

I'll admit, this episode creeped me out in a couple of spots. And yes, some of the scenes between Dean and Jo were cute. For example, the scene where they talked about their first memory they have of their Father's. That was a really cute scene between the two of them, but like I said, there's really no romantic chemistry. It's more like a brother/sister vibe that I get.

First off: I lvoe Ellen. I'm not sure why, I just do.

Second: I don't like Jo. I was willing to give her a shot, but she tried waaaay too hard to get Dean's attention in Simon Said, and No Exit was jsut sad.

Third: I love Dean, but I spent the whole episode looking for Sam. heck, I even checked behind the walls. Did I find him there? No.

In closing, not my fave episode, and when Dean took that hammer to the wall in an effort to save whiny-Jo, I was kind of hoping her call had jsut been dropped and she was still back there. That's right. I was hoping he would pummel her through the wall.

Burning her on the cieling is an option ,too, I guess.

What ever happened to cassie?

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Ok, I have been see-sawing on the Jo character, but I agree with the majority of the comments here; I don't see her as a romantic interest for Dean. He already has a little brother to watch out for, he doesn't need a little sister too.
Where is the vaunted brain power of one Sam Winchester? He of the full ride to Stanford, now can't do his own research?
I'm plenty mad with the writers for killing off John at ALL, but to do it the way they dd, to leave no avenue for him to come back, was in my opinion a waste of a character, and a waste of one of the sexiest actors on TV these days. BUT, for them to keep making "revelations" that make the fans think less of John is cheap and petty. We all know that John wasn't "perfect", he was a stubborn, hard headed ass most of the time,(Ah, what a MAGNIFICENT stubborn, hard headed ass!!) but he always did the best he knew how to do.
As for Ellen's telling Jo that John was the reason for her father's death, and that he was ashamed to face Ellen after? John isn't around to give us his side of the story, but this doesn't seem to jibe with his character as we know it. If John had been instrumental in the death of Ellen's husband, he would have come to her and faced her with it...no WAY would he just vanish because he was ashamed to show his face. THAT is NOT John Winchester, because "coward" and "John Winchester" don't belong on the same page!
John was killed off when his part should have been expanded, yes I know J.D. Morgan wouldn't sign for the whole season, BUT he certainly could have been a major recurring character.
And if John was killed to make the boys "do it on their own" why bring in the fake "family" that's being provided in Jo, Ellen and Ash?

Dear Kripke,

There's a certain barely-there reporter on a show formerly known as Smallville. With the advent of it's new name, Green Arrow-ville and the lightswitches that are sucking the life out of Kansas, she's entirely too good for that show. Please bring Chloe over and let her be the Google Xman we all know she is. Sam will have someone to have a coherent conversation with (aside from Dean) and Dean can introduce her to the backseat of the Metallicar. At least she won't go running off to someone else for info, threaten them so they don't rat her out to her mom (coward much, Ms Hunter-wannabe-Jo who can't face her mom without stamping her foot like a 3-year old?) before she flounces around like Supernatural should be the "Jo" show. I'm sure you can give her more TLC that that Green-Arrowville show.

Or you know, find a woman. Like Sarah. Like Jess. Or even like Cassie. Anyone that doesn't look like a teen-try hard. I've never considered an episode an utter waste of my time until I saw this one. Boo-hoo Jo. Go whine to your Mommy and give us the Winchester brothers back.

Supernatural is a show about two brothers, roaming the continental USA, hunting evil things and dealing with their weird family backstory.

This episode was the Jo show. I do not want to watch the Jo show. Jo can go back to college, Jo can fly herself to the moon, whatever. Jo can get her immature whinyness off Supernatural. Alona Tal is being wasted on this disaster of a character concept.

Here's a simple test. Imagine the episode. Remove the Winchesters from it. Jo runs off to go hunting. Jo gets Ash to cover for her. Jo gets her stupid self caught by the evil guy. Ellen gets Ash to tell her where Jo is (that's the timing of that phone call, right after she's taken), Ash and Ellen then go save Jo and they all deal with the bad guy.

The Winchesters are entirely superfluous in this episode. I'll repeat that. The Winchesters were superfluous.

MAIN CHARACTERS SHOULD NEVER BE SUPERFLUOUS ON THEIR OWN SHOW!!!

Sorry for yelling, but someone apparently needs to start yelling to make the point clear.

Get rid of Jo now. Perfect excuse. She's distressed, disillusioned, and had her hair ripped out by an icky ghost. Send her away to college. Whatever. She needs to be gone.

i think they went on on with jo and why heck is she mad at the BOYS for their father's mistake jeez she needs to get over it and the whole like ignoring sam this episode god i hated that too other than that the creepy things going on was awesome!

I thought that the story line was GREAT! I have never read any H.H. Holmes stories or articles but this episode has me very much interested in the subject. I think that more episodes should be considered in the future that are based on actual murders that have been turned into "ghost stories".

I have to agree that the character, Jo, just doesn't seem to fit into the story line. She seems too young to be with Dean & Sam; maybe a spin-off (I don't think I'd watch it but someone might). I hope the writers & producer don't get off track with any future stories, please remember the show is about Dean & Sam and the Demon that killed their mother and Sam's girlfriend.

I MISSED the brother banter like a LIMB. Dean is my favorite, but dear lord, WHERE THE HECK WAS SAMMY!?

I missed them. Together. That is what the show is about. Sam and Dean. Dean and Sam.

I don't care how interesting or well written or layered or connected to hunting or linked with the Winchester's ANYONE ELSE IS.

I CARE ABOUT THE WINCHESTER'S.

So Kripke and Network execs-- you gave it a shot, it sucks-- move on.

i totally agree with the people who don't really like JO! come on. gosh ok yeah i guess its cool to have a girl who wants to fight ghost but really its mostly about Sam and DEAN. And another thing i hope that DEAN and Jo don't hook up i think she is too young for him didn't see say she drop out of college or something? BUT ANYWAY WICKED SHOW IS WAS REALLY CREEPY MAKES U THINK ABOUT THE PLACES YOUR FIXING TO MOVE INTO!!! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE NEXT EPISODE!!!

Sadly, this is the first episode of Supernatural where I spent the entire hour wanting it to end as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, it dragged on and on and Jo, Jo, Jo. The character continues to be nothing more than a teenager trying to play with the professionals that are the Winchesters. Let me rephrase - Alona Tal, as good as she was in Veronica Mars should head back to high school. She and Jensen Ackles have no chemistry whatsoever, their relationship continues to be nothing more than a big brother looking out for a younger sister.

Scene after scene showed me nothing more than how hard Kripke and Co were trying to make her fit where she simply couldn't. In the end they resorted to trying to make Jo and Dean bond over their Dads and all I could think was what a waste of JA's talent after the past few eps of his wrenching reactions to John's death. That scene made me cringe. Nothing emphasised more how hard the show was trying to shove her head first into the world of the Winchesters (in the vain hope that the actual chemistry between JA and JP as the brothers would rub off on her) and badly she was failing. She remains a childish outcast in this show, with every attempt to shove the character at Dean doing nothing more than underscoring how wrong she is for this show.

The other thing is, Mama Bear that Ellen is, I'm not getting any of the maternal vibes from her in regards to the Winchesters. Which is completely against Kripke's answer in his 3rd part TV Guide Q&A. Ellen apparently never really trusted them - not even with keeping her kid safe when Jo was the one that ran off on her own. And Ellen now knows their deepest secret thanks to them spilling everything last week after their run-in with Andy. Brings up some interesting questions about the Gordon and Ellen, is all I can say. My greatest hope is that Jo will die, and grief-stricken Ellen will send the manical Gordon after the brothers. Well, I can hope anyways.

Someone please create a romantic interest worthy of Dean. Not some teenager with delusions of being a hunter.

This was such a disappointing episode. A complete lack of Sam (Get well soon, Jared) and Jensen trying his best to create some chemistry where there is none. Worst of all, it comes on the heels of EW recognising JP and JA as two of their underrated tv stars this week.

The Episode was CREEPY with a capital C. i so hate jo, she blames sam and dean for her dads death i mean come on its not their fault, and ellen overreacted just a tad.
BUT i can not wait for next thursday's episode it looks really really good as usual.

I miss hearing more about the yellow eyed freak, but I love JO Ellen and Ash!! More sammy peoples!

I really enjoyed seeing more of Jo in this episode. I think the reason people are bad mouthing her is because they don't know her yet. I am looking forward to more Jo\Ellen scenes, flash backs people! I want to know what really happened to Jo's Dad! keep up the good work, More Sammy, more ash and more dean guilt angst!

Not crazy about this one(first time). Not liking the whole roadhouse concept(JO,Ellen). What happened to the original concept; two brothers on a road trip reconnecting? Missing Sam, though I realized he was under the weather with his hand broken. Next week looks great, though.

I'm with those who can't stand Jo. I think I'm going to stop watching if Dean ends up with her. She's too immature for him. I really don't see the chemistry between her and Jensen Ackles (no offense to the actress). I won't be watching anymore episodes with Jo in it. More Sammy and Dean please!

I really tried to like Jo but I can't, las night's episode was not awull but there was way to much Jo's scenes, where's my geekboy ? I understand Jared needed to rest so I'll not count it, but seriously Jo, just contiue playing poker at the road house and let the boys doing their job.
I don't understand Hellen's reaction "like father, like son", it doesn't seems to bother her before so why just now ? btw I love Hellen
Can't wait next thursday episode !

so I started off this season absolutely hating Jo because she acts like she's two. This episode, I actually started to like her...until the end, that is.

It's so unfair that everyone (well, Ellen and Jo) is basically blaming Dean and Sam for what happened to Jo's dad. Ellen got on my nerves. She basically said, "Well, John was their father, so the boys must be exact replicas of him and make the same mistakes as him." What is up with that? It was soo obvious that Dean never would have let anything happen to Jo.

Ugh. So aggrivating. Right now I really don't care if they never go back to the Roadhouse again.

And if they do come back and Dean and Jo end up together, then I might have to shoot someone. If anything, Dean's more like the over-protective brother to Jo. Seeing them together would just be soo wrong.

On the up side, I thought this episode was extremely creepy. The lighting and camera shots were as gorgeous as always, and the crew need major props for that. The ending was a little anticlimactic, though. And what were they thinking with the salt? It was a cool idea, but do they seriously think that a ring of salt will last for all of eternity? I give it one year, tops. I thought that at least college boy Sam knew better than that.

Overall, I thought it was a really good episode, but it could have used a little more Sam and a little (scratch that, a LOT) less Jo. Like I said last time...I miss the days when it was the guys and Metallicar.

Anyways, the next episode looks absolutely AMAZING. Can't wait for Thursday night, as usual...

This episode WAS pretty creepy. I found myself jumping a few times and that just doesn't happen when I watch Supernatural. So, kudos to Kripke and Co. for making this episode a bit creepy.

What I didn't like though was that there was hardly any Sam. I understand that Jared probably needed a bit more rest considering he broke his hand and whatnot, but my god, did this episode really have to revolve around Jo & Dean? This show isn't about two brothers and a blonde girl, it's only about THE TWO BROTHERS.

Jo is alright, I guess. It annoys me how she's all mad at Dean & Sam for what their father did, but whatever. It makes sense that she'd be upset, but I think she overreacted, Ellen did too.

Here's to hoping the rest of the season is much better!

I kind of liked Jo now but I don't want her with Dean and Sam was only in the show for 10mins! All together I counted lol also Jo needs to not like Dean I mean shes better for Sammy anyways. I loved the episode but I wish Jo get the idea that Dean thinks she is his little sister or just annoying ans she should hook up with Sam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There always been lots of character besides the main characters in SN coming on the show...
Strong examples are Meg, Messouri( Journey Home), Tessa( In my time of dying0, Gordon ( Blood lust)....and on and on...

They all are very well written and I never felt that they are destroying the dynamic of SN...that most of the fans are crazy about...Meg was also recurring in Season one...there will be strong potential that Gordon or Messouri will be back....I never felt that any of the character was so forced on us like Jo and Ellen are...I am sorry the more writers are trying to adjust these two...more these characters seemed out of place...

Jo...nothing against her but...on the expense of Sam...Absoluteluy No...

Dean and Jo....Why such an imphasis on love interest...It is just second season and SN is unique and different because it broke all the barriers and guidelines used by other shows...I know there was no rush in last night episode, but writers are trying sooooo hard to lay some link to make Dean and Jo together....that I am kind of disappionted...

I am Dean's girl, but man I missed Sam last night.....:(

Just on more comment on this episode - although I am all for the concept of a Roadhouse, I would only want to see it used sparingly. I don't mind the idea of a place for Sam and Dean to go if they are in dire straights and need a lot of help, but I do NOT want to see Sam and Dean going there to get new hunts or to for research on these hunts. It was the relationship between SAM and DEAN that first got me hooked on the show and it is the focus on the development of that relationship that will keep me watching. And included in this relationship is the lifestyle that they live. I'm completely with all the fans who miss Dean and Sam on the road, sleeping in crappy motels, finding THEIR OWN HUNTS, and doing THEIR OWN RESEARCH!!!

It is for all of these reasons above that I am looking forward to next week's episode.

I was really looking forward to this eppy and to be honest, I can't really decide if I like it or not.
I mean, it was an awesome episode(which one isn't? Okay, beside Bugs). I think Alona Tal was great...I just don't think it's her show. The cat-fight/my-boyfriend/Ellen/car scenes were great and
"We're glad that her revelation about John wasn't the much feared "John was your father, Jo," - absolutely agreed. There were some illogical parts(Dean is not that huge...leaving Holmes like that, the cement wouldn't go horizontally...), and yes, of course we missed Sammy. And Ash.
Well, next week is going to be awesome...

I've already stressed enough on the boards what I liked and disliked about this episode, and unfortunatly the cons outweigh the pros. I said on the lists already that I didn't really have a "worst episode" until now. Not even Bugs rated a worst list for me even though it was not a great episode. But "No Exit" is the first episode that after watching it real time I had no desire to pull it off the DVR and watch it again immediately.

Jo was a brat, plain and simple. She has the maturity level of a five year old, and an attitude as someone else put it well "too big for her britches". Dean had to deal with her as if he was baby sitting, right down to the point I noticed he had a tight hold of her upper arm in one scene, the way you lead around a misbehaving child. There seemed no attempt to remotely try for romantic chemistry, and I'm really relieved. I don't mind the idea of romance for Dean, but not with this child. She's still too tied to her mama's apron string and for being close to Sam's age, she has way too much growing up to do.

Ellen's rant at the end and holding the boys accountable was uncalled for considering she initially greeted them with arms wide open. It's just hard for me to buy the polar switch she pulled on them, the only good thing being it's likely chased them off from the roadhouse for a while. Also, considering that Ellen had apparently not spoken to John after her husband died, it's something of a big plot hole that she knew it was a demon he was hunting in the last year. Also, it rubs me the wrong way that if Ellen objects so much to Jo hunting, why did she go on raising her in that environment after Jo's father died? Ellen's as much to blame for this mess as Jo is.

I tried to like Jo, I really did. I gave her a chance, I kept saying to myself "wait and see". But now. . . Sorry, just not sold. I want to see Supernatural back the way it was. Send Jo back to Daycare and let the adults do the real work.

This one was terrible. I got a first time viewer to watch and they were completely put off by Jo. I was pulling excuses out of my ass trying to explain that she isn't usually on and that she's not the second lead :/. And that we won't see her again for a while and please please please give it another try next week. *sigh*.

Alona Tal? You're just not workin' for me, babe. I'm just not buyin' what they're trying to sell me with this character. The writing...the acting....it's all not good.

I want to like Ellen but they're overdoing it with her mothery schtick. Sure, it's fine with Jo but I'm not liking her vibe with the guys. I'm not liking her as much of late.

Eh, not the best episode.

I LOVED Jo! I especially loved the last scene and the scene with Jo and Dean talking about their fathers, it made me cry! Alona Tal did a great job and I did see quemistry between her and JA! I agree about Sam not having much to do, but hopefully was just this one time! The show keeps getting better and better! And it was creey!

Wow--Jo really won me over in this episode. I was pretty neutral about her before, mostly because she just hadn't been on-screen much, but I think they did a good job of fleshing out her character. And that moment where she's in the box and starts to lose it, and then doesn't? AWESOME. Now that she's starting to grow up, she's a pretty compelling character, I really hope we get to see her again.

(You hear me, Kripke? LET US SEE HER AGAIN!)

This was not one of my favourite episodes. I really don't like the Jo character at all, I wasn't impressed with the previous glimpses we've had of her, but I wanted to see a full on Jo episode before I decided one way or another. She made up my mind for me last night, I'm skipping heavy Jo episodes from now on. She makes my skin crawl.

Before the season started, I was really looking forward to the idea of the Roadhouse, having a place where the boys could stop in from time to time and get support and find others like them out there, but the reality dissapoints.

Just when did Sam lose the ability to do any kind of research without having to run to Ash? He's a bright boy, this season, he can't turn on a computer without getting Ash's help.
The boys seem to have to phone or drop by the roadhouse continually this season for orders or help. They've been on their own for a year but now, they're helpless? I get that losing their father was tough and they're looking for some kind of support system, but it's too much seeing them change from unit to the clinging mess they've become, especially since what they're clinging to is supposed to be a permanent addition. What happens when the greiving process moves on? They've trapped themselves in this dynamic with this new group. It would have made much more sense to see them split off from each other for the first couple of episodes after John's death and maybe find themselves in a situation where they wanted to be and then discovered it didn't fit and work their way back to each other, but now that the Roadhouse has become the place to run to for help, for cases, how do you split from it later after they've regained some equilibrium? They're going to have to at some point, even if the rest of their world is going to hell, the brother relationship has to reach some stable ground.

The Jo character, I'm not a fan of whiny teenage wannabees and this one has everything that I dislike wrapped up in one character. The actress is a light weight and it hurts watching Jensen having to work at it. Dean's always come across so effortlessly on the screen and seeing the gears come out is so wrong. I could dislike a character and as long as it worked, I wouldn't have a problem with it, but seeing him have to work at it so much, destroys the onscreen illusion.

I also have problems with the turnaround in Ellen, I don't buy this sudden, you're a Winchester, you'll get her killed when she was so welcoming - there should have been a hesitation in her welcome - she blames John for her husband and it's a big deal now? It doesn't feel right. I don't need the brick to fall on my head, but give me some kind of foreshadowing. I don't believe she's a woman who hides things well and the flip flop seems a little much. And the kicking John while he's dead is getting old. He wasn't perfect, but it's starting to feel like they're hitting out at John because Jeff Morgan wouldn't sign on.

This should have been a great episode, the boys had a chance to interact with the US's first recognized serial killer and we spend more time watching Jo and Dean play push against each other in the walls than we get to see the killer. There was so much that could have been done, even giving Jared a break because of his arm, there was all sorts of wasted opportunity to have Dean pull one of his I don't know what I'm doing but I'm trying stunts.

I missed Sam so much. He and Dean had a few good lines together, but his lack of screen time was definitely felt.

After seeing the previews from next week, I'm looking forward to it and hoping for more of the magic from the first season between the brothers. That's what made me fall in love with the series. The brother stuff, the humour, the fights, it brought a realness and substance to the characters. Simon Says brought a lot of that back last week and I'm hoping that it comes back.

Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this episode very much. I think the storyline was good, but I spent the entire episode missing Sam and being irritated with Jo for being there in his place. I'm not all that interested in the 'Dean and Jo' show. I wanted more Sam. Mr. Kripke, if you don't have anything for him to do, could you send him my way please? I'd take good care of him. :)

A creepy-ass episode is more like it!

That ghost scares the mess out of me! I think the concrete will break the salt circle, but it won't go through the sewer-- as of now.

Dean has more camrea time this season than Sam. It's supposed to "Supernatural" not "The Dean Winchester Show."

I'm glad Ellen called out Dean for lying about Jo going to Vegas. Serves her right for lying like that. Love the mother/daughter fight in the beginning of the episode... it was funny if you ask me!

I've noticed that Sam (Jared Padalecki) has a cast on his arm from the previous episode, "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things." And that cast will be at least a few episodes when his arm is healed.

Did John had Jo's father and Ellen's husband killed? 'Cause if he did, then that's his fault. And where's Ash? I missed the mullet-rock dude! Bring him back!

The winner in this episode has gotta be Ellen. She has the right to be angry at the boys for letting Jo be the bait of the sewer ghost.

And the loser? Jo! Why would you have to lie for your moms like that? Guess that's tough love for you!

An excellently creepy episode is what I have been saying since last night.

I am so glad the writers decided to give viewers more insight into Jo and Ellen - especially Jo. If they hadn't flesh her out soon, people were going to get annoyed that she served no purpose.

I am very excited to see what the story goes with Ellen, Jo, Jo's dad, and John. I realized this morning that we now have the potential of a flashback episode with Jeffrey Dean Morgan. I think I speak for plenty of viewers that we would love to see him on Supernatural again.

Another idea I realized this morning was the direct contrast of Ellen and John in their roles as parents. I wonder if it was a conscious choice to create her character as a parent who is in the fight, but still puts her child(ren) first to balance John as the parent who put the fight first despite his love for his children. Was it accidental, in that, often mothers are written to be maternal because it is expected of them? I hope not. That would be too contrived for this show. The few insights we've received of Ellen already tell us she's more complicated than that.

As for next week - I can't wait!

I really liked this episode. Last week, Jo's character was definitely getting to me - her blantant and immature come-ons and all round immature attitude were really rubbing me the wrong way. She really came through for me in this episode, though. I liked her in it. She wasn't throwing herself at Dean and by the end of the episode I could really see her growing into her own and becoming a character that I would not mind seeing every now and then. That being said, there were a couple of moments where I found her slipping back into that more annoying, immature girl - mainly when she told Dean to sit down and I also thought that her flipping that knife was more than a little distracting and just a little excessive. I am more of a Dean girl, so I will say that Sam not getting so much screen time was not a huge issue for me; I wouldn't want this to become a pattern, however. I don't mind that they choose to focus on another character besides Sam and Dean every now and then, and yes, even though I adore Dean if this mean seeing Sam and another character on screen more than Dean for AN (i.e. ONE) episode I would be fine with that - provided that it was a well written episode, but its the relationship between the two brothers that first hooked me on this show and it is the development of that relationship, through trials and tests, that will keep me watching. I will admit, that my love for watching scenes where we get to see Jensen peeling back the layers of Dean's character is probably one of the main reasons that I liked this episode. Hearing Dean say that no one would choose a hunter's life or hearing him talk about the memories of his dad were definitely my favourite moments of this episode. I especially loved the look on Dean's face when Jo said that his dad must have been proud of him. It was so bittersweet and then watching him put that mask back in place was just incredible.

Ellen was great in this episode as well. I can totally see why she flipped out - I don't think that she really blames the boys for what happened, but I think that this whole situation really seemed like a hellish deja-vu for her. Her husband died while out on a hunt with John and now her daughter goes missing while in said hunter's sons' care - it was just too much. I noticed that she didn't want to tell Jo what really happened, and I think that that was because she didn't want Jo to hold anything against John or his family. I think that the fact that she called John showed that she forgave him and wanted to help.

As for Jo's reaction at the end, I didn't find it outrageous or immature at all. She has just learned that on the last hunt her dad was on that although he didn't come home but John did. I think that it would only have been natural for her to lash out at anyone connected with John and the fact that Dean is John's son only makes it worse. I actually think that her telling Dean to leave was for both their sakes - she likes Dean (right now I think that she sees him more as an older brother, just from their interactions this episode), but right now she is hurt, confused and emotionally reeling and with John Winchester being the catalyst for all of these feelings she knows that if she continues to talk to Dean in the state that she's in she will probably say something that she really will regret, especially if she values Dean's friendship. Yes, the first time she told him to go was quite harsh, but the second one was almost a plea - she knows needs time alone to deal with everything and knows that right now being with anyone remotely connected to John Winchester will probably just set her off.

As for the creep factor, I wasn't jumping out of my seat, but there were moments that had me a little nervous. I don't watch this show for the MOTW or to be scared (I actually am not a fan the horror genre) so this point didn't bother me that much.

Angst and drama moments aside - loved the comedic moments in this episode: from the Katie Holmes has been captured by and evil cult to the ghostbusters reference, more classic SN moments. I have to say that I was laughing the hardest during the ride with Ellen in the Impala - the lyrics "cold as hell" coming on just sent me over the edge.

PLEASE get rid of Jo and Ellen. The Roadhouse is destroying the dynamic of the show. I can't believe you killed the charismatic father off to give the boys an ersatz family of hackneyed stereotypes - and Jo is no Leia. Please, God, say they aren't related. This plot line will kill the show. The strength is in the bond of the 2 brothers and family. Stop the insanity, please!

Not high on my list, this one. Too much Jo. Too much annoying Jo. My Ellen love isn't growing, either. It's kind of stalled at this point. I'm just not liking the boys in the roadhouse. I'm glad we won't be seeing them there for a while.

Missed Sam. Missed the brotherly banter. Jo is a poor substitute. A very poor substitute. Sorry to any Alona Tal fans but I think she's awful in this role. I'd love it if we never saw her again.

The HH Holmes stuff was pretty good but the ending was a little sucky. I don't really know what else they could have come up with there but it was a very lackluster end to america's first serial killer.

Oh well, there's always next week. Which looks fanfreakintastic!