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Paris Hilton has traveled to Vancouver, Canada to film her part on “Supernatural”. The actress who has been tapped to be a one-time guest star will play a ‘demonic creature’ in the show’s fifth episode which is airing around November.
“Just got to the set of Supernatural,” Paris tweeted on Monday, August 24. “Trying on wardrobe then practicing my stunts with the stunt coordinator. So excited to be on the show :).” Her role is as a “bloodthirsty Paris” who attacks and kills somebody.

“We wrote the role just for her,” producer Sera Gamble said. “We’re very excited that she said yes. She plays the role of a demonic creature that takes the form of Paris Hilton. If you know our style, you know we go pretty funny and irreverent with this stuff, so expect that. The fact that she wanted to do the episode speaks volumes about her sense of humor. She’s flat-out awesome for playing along. You’ll see.”
“Supernatural” returns on The CW after “The Vampire Diaries” on September 10.
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Reunited with their father, Dean and Sam help him deal with a pack of vampires.
In “Dead Man’s Blood” we find Dean and Sam on the trail of a vampire gang who killed a former hunter, Daniel Elkins. This particular hunter was once a friend of John’s and he joins the boys in tracking down the killers, although not entirely in order to avenge the death of the Elkins. No, it turns out that Elkins had a colt, a special gun that can kill anything, and John needs this gun to destroy the demon that killed his wife.
Of course, this being John, he is vague to Dean and Sam about what is going on, although there is really no reason for him to not share information, especially if they’re going to be working this job together. The only reason he behaves this way is that this is how they worked together in the past, when he was the drill sergeant and they were his dutiful soldiers. While all of this family conflict is in character, it is not exactly easy to watch John treat Dean and Sam so dismissively, especially after they have been nearly killing themselves all season to find him. Dean initially says he will do whatever it takes to keep his family together, but it is clear John’s manner is hard for him to take. John even criticizes Dean’s care for the Impala! That is just not right. On a more serious note, Dean finally calls John on his attempts to again distance himself, arguing that they are stronger as a family. I don’t know why this is so hard for John to accept, it makes little sense for him to not want Dean and Sam with him, both as a chance to keep an eye on them, and also for their help. Since he’s been sending them on dangerous jobs for a while now, it seems contradictory for him to want them to leave him alone to fight the vampires. The only real explanation is that he is sending himself on a suicide mission, and for someone who is so focused on avenging his wife’s death, I would think he would want to stay alive long enough to find that demon.
Meanwhile, Dean is in the middle, as usual, trying to negotiate peace when John and Sam fight. Sam’s angry reaction to John is nearly instantaneous, due both to their history of fighting and also to the fact that Sam rebelled enough at one point to leave the family. One of the better scenes in the episode gives John and Sam a chance to discuss their relationship. John admits he never wanted this life for his kids, but that when their mother was killed he saw evil everywhere and ended up raising them more like a military unit than like a family. It’s nice to get a glimpse into John’s mind, especially when he is being so difficult. Nevertheless, no matter how difficult John is being, Jeffrey Dean Morgan manages to be likable. He and Jared Padalecki each play their characters with the right amount of frustration and love toward the other.

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Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester, Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester
John does share with them right from the beginning that what killed Elkins was a pack of vampires. It’s funny to see Dean and Sam’s reaction to this; they are surprised in a somewhat amused way, as if vampires were a fairy tale that they never considered. The vampires themselves are fairly standard, reminiscent of The Lost Boys with the sexy partying and very cool leather and denim outfits. Of course Supernatural needs to put their own spin on vampire lore, so in this version they are not affected by sunlight, crosses or a stake to the heart, however they can be killed by having their heads chopped off and they can be poisoned when exposed to dead man’s blood, hence the episode’s title.
The first attempt to find the colt and free the prisoners of the vampires does not go well, and when John comes up with a second plan, it involves Dean and Sam leaving him to deal with the pack alone. We all know that a plan of this sort means that John will come close to failing and that Dean and Sam will disobey the direct order and be there to rescue him. Dean’s argument to his father that they are stronger as a family is proven when the boys do rescue him, and John finally admits they should stick together to hunt the demon. Dean and Sam’s response is in harmony: “Yes, sir.” With this unity established at last, the Winchester family heads toward their showdown with the demon.
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Episode five already? Wow, time is flying toward September, er October, er we really don’t know. Just to keep everyone in the loop about the latest controversy, we don’t know exactly what date Supernatural will be back in the fall. Initial reports had it the same week as when all the other CW shows premiere, the first week of September. Then, TV Guide reported last week the date for Smallville and Supernatural was actually TBA. Now Spoilerfix and The Futon Critic have it listed tentatively as October 2nd.
To throw even more accelerant onto the confusion, Jared Padalecki said recently they are going to start filming early, on July 2nd, but speculation is that it’s because of the potential SAG strike and many shows are going back early, and not because of an earlier premiere date. So who knows? My conclusion: it’s an agonizing wait no matter what.
Not that I’m taking credit by any means because of my rant against the CW from last week, but did anyone else notice no Gossip Girl promos this week? There was the popup for 90210 early in the episode, and one for Stylista later, and then plenty of commercials for all the teen shows (plus one for Reaper), but nothing sat in my bottom right hand corner of the “CW” logo. I suppose that earns some sort of mention. Uh, thanks CW?
This week we get “Bedtime Stories,” and this is the first episode I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing that was written by Cathryn Humphris (I don’t count “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” since that was a collaboration). I recently read in an interview with Cathryn that the idea for fairy tales came from Ben Edlund. A dark and twisted take on fairy tales. Yep, that sounds like Ben Edlund. Cathryn wrote one of my favorite all time episodes, season two’s “Born Under A Bad Sign”, so she’s earned good favor with me. This episode was no exception either, and one of the season’s best in my humble opinion.
This episode is Sam focused, so it instantly sparked my interest. As much as I love Dean, I find Sam’s mysterious and dark nature to be more intriguing and elusive, but also more perplexing for analysis. It’s a reviewer’s blessing and curse! Episodes that try to peel back his layers usually result in something a bit more disturbing and intense (see “Mystery Spot” if you’re not sure what I mean). He’s a very dark individual compared to Dean, who may be realistic in his pessimistic view of the world, but refuses to let it ruin his good nature. Sam, he’s the proverbial wet blanket.
Cue the music, which has a music box feel with just the right amount of sharp notes to tell you right away that another sacred institution is about to be ruined. There are three big guys, brothers, at a construction scene, a growling creature, and the trademark blood spatter. The third one even snorted like a pig and hid behind cinder blocks for those of you that missed we are dealing with a “Three Little Pigs” scenario. It’s those little details that make this show so twisted and fun.
I’m not sure about anyone else, but I loved in these early season episodes all the fights between Sam and Dean in the Impala. This was exactly where they should be airing their grievances, among family. I still wish for more scenes like in “Tall Tales” where they vent their frustrations by wrestling one another, but I digress. Sam was incredibly frustrated and antsy from the word go in this episode. He clearly states the reason why, because even if it means that he might die, he can’t sit back and do nothing or Dean dies. Dean forbids him to consider the idea of confronting the Crossroads Demon with the colt, even pulling the “I’m older” card. Sorry Sam, but I’m the oldest too, and he’s got you there. Nothing trumps the first-born card.
Sam’s bitch-faces were classic in this conversation, and we could feel every bit of his intense frustration. After four episodes he finally has something to go on, but Dean orders him to let it go, which is a perfect setup for the theme of this episode, letting loved ones go. Sam gets a few in-your-face reminders that losing someone important is painful but part of life, but true to his nature, he can’t accept it. We get a big reminder of that as early as the next scene, when the brothers talk to the lone survivor of the attack. “He killed my brothers. How would you feel?” “I can’t imagine anything worse.” Oh Sam, you’re already breaking my heart, and we are in the first five minutes. The look Dean gave him in response was telling as well, as if he was saying nothing is worse. Dean has a little experience in this category, so in the look of despair category, he wins.
As what usually happens with this show, the pace and tone changes quickly, and it moves to humor. I’ve seen this episode several times, and I still laugh my fool head off at Sam’s drawing of the attacker. I’ll be at work, pounding my head against a desk, and will instantly cheer up with a memory of that picture. I swear it needs to be wallpaper on my computer desktop. “It’s a work in progress.” Ha! Another great thing? They’re detectives Plant and Page. You can’t go wrong with those names because “Zeppelin Rules!” Best aliases of the season.
The pacing of this episode is great from the beginning, and we waste no time going to the next story, Hansel and Gretel. I loved watching that sweet little old lady wield a butcher knife and carve that guy to bits with deep utter joy. While I’m sure that looked great in a script, all the credit there goes to the casting. Best homicidal granny ever! The woman survives, and Sam and Dean get to interview yet another horrified victim. I got the impression this was hitting a little to close to home for Sam, judging by his empathetic look. In season one or two I wouldn’t have given that look a second thought, but in season three that Sam has long been absent.
Sam takes a pretty big jump with his fairy tale conclusion, but we’ll just chalk it up to him being smart. For the record, I was raised on the Brothers Grimm version of fairy tales because my mother is British and the Brits don’t like to sugarcoat anything. I adored Sam’s observance that these original stories of horror were sanitized into “Disney flicks and bedtime stories.” So true! When I read the watered down versions of these stories later, I was appalled. Granny was eaten in “Red Riding Hood,” okay!
So how did Dean get six hours of library duty? Isn’t that usually Sam’s thing? I know that happened in season one’s “Provenance”, but I think that was because Sam got to hit on a hot chick. Here, well, forget it, I’m nitpicking. I’ve forgotten all about it anyway because they come across the frog and Dean gets the funniest quote of the episode, “There’s no way I’m kissing that damn frog.” He knows that story!
I did have a hard time though with Sam figuring out the Cinderella scenario so quickly. You see a mouse and a pumpkin on the porch in the fall and quickly go into this strange house with guns pointed? Yikes, I better think twice come Halloween time. I’m with Dean: “Could you be more gay?” That statement raised tons of controversy, but come on, that’s typical Dean. How else would he have berated Sam for his weird knowledge of these tales? It’s not like Sam had a normal childhood and got these stories when Daddy Winchester was tucking him in.
They’re right, though, and the stepmother went nuts, beating and handcuffing her stepdaughter. Of course Sam gets some more flak from Dean. “Who knows, maybe you’ll find your fairy godmother.” Anyone care to speculate what Sam’s fairy godmother would look like? I’m thinking the lady at the DMV in Reaper, horns and all. Dean sees the mysterious little girl, who leaves behind an apple. “Fairy tale boy” knows it’s from Snow White, and that they’re dealing with someone in a deep sleep.