The best of Supernatural season 2

Are you ready for another “Best of Supernatural” post?  Well, here it is.

• Best episode:  “What Is and What Should Never Be.”  Not only that, it’s my all-time favorite episode.
  • Honorable mention: “In My Time of Dying,” which has won the Supernatural March Madness Tournament of Episodes two years running.
• Best song:  “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane; or Jefferson Starship, depending on how old you are.   I didn’t care for the song all that much when it first came out.  (Yes, I am that old.)  But the song helps set the dark, ominous mood at the beginning of “Hunted.”
  • Honorable mention: “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs, from “Folsom Prison Blues.”  It’s a song I’ve always liked.  Incidentally, it was also featured in American Graffiti.  Can you name the now megastar who had a small role in that movie?  No peeking at IMDB , either.
• Best scene:  Dean’s graveside talk to his father in “What Is and What Should Never Be.”  Dean’s voice cracks, becomes lower when he’s speaking as John, and chokes so he can’t finish.
  • Honorable mention: Sam almost rapes and torments Jo in “Born Under a Bad Sign.”  Creeeeepy!
• Best guest character:  Sarge, from “Croatoan,”  played by Bobby Hosea.  Yes, the episode had some good moments, and Sarge was one of them.
  • Honorable mention: Ronald Resnick from “Nightshifter.”  Chris Gauthier played the nutty paranoid perfectly.
• Best girl of the week: Carmen from… you guessed it, “What Is and What Should Never Be.”  I don’t care if she wasn’t real, she was still awesome.
  • Honorable mention: Detective Diana in “The Usual Suspects.”  No, she wasn’t a love interest, but all my favorite guest stars were filled up.  I really did enjoy Linda Blair.
• Best monster of the week: Yep, “What Is and What Should Never Be” again.  The djinn.  C’mon, a creature covered in tattoos that emits blue sparks and drinks blood from IV?  You gotta admit, that’s pretty awesome.  In an gruesome sorta way.
  • Honorable mention: The clown rakshasa from “Everybody Loves a Clown.”  Just because he was a clown.
• Jensen Ackles’ Emmy reel:  I’m sure you’ve guessed it by now.  “What Is and What Should Never Be.”  He submitted “All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2,” and while his speech to Sam was heartbreaking, I thought the graveyard scene was more subtle, which I think is harder to do.
• Jared Padalecki’s Emmy reel:  “Born Under a Bad Sign.”  Sweet puppy-eyed Sam became incredibly menacing.  And dangerous.    Jared’s expressions, timing, and body language were perfect.

Finally, how about some little shiny squares from season 2, including 3 from the most awesomely awesome “What Is & What Should Never Be.”

In My Time of Dying

Crazy Ronald

Everybody Loves a Clown

Dean

Dean & Carmen

Sam

What are your favorites from season 2?

The best of Supernatural season 1

Since “best” is the theme for NaBloPoMo this month, I thought I’d list some of my favorite things from Supernatural‘s first season.

• Best episode.  I always thought it was a tie between “Faith” and “Something Wicked.”  But over the years, I’ve found myself rewatching “Something Wicked” more often.  Interestingly, it’s also the first Supernatural episode I ever saw.
• Best song.  “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Blind Faith/Steve Winwood from “Route 666.”  I won 2 tickets to a Steve Winwood concert once.  But the song would still have won had I not been, like, the 6th caller. 
• Best scene.  The diner scene in “Hell House.”  Dean is tormenting a pissy Sam with the Laughing Fisherman.   Only it turns Sam has the last laugh. Hee!
• Best guest star.  I’m going with Bobby Singer.  I’m one of the few people who recognized his awesomeness before season 2.
• Best girl of the week.  Layla from “Faith.”  I was rooting for the “good girl” and the “bad boy.”  But they just sat on the bed.
• Best monster of the week.  The daeva(s) from “Shadow.”  In a season of creepies, the ones you couldn’t see were the scariest.
• Jensen Ackles’ Emmy reel.  “Dead in the Water.”  It confirmed what I discovered in “Something Wicked”—this pretty boy is a damn good actor.
• Jared Padalecki’s Emmy reel.  “Asylum.”  Our first look at “bad Sam” and his psyche.

And in honor of my awards, here are a few shiny little squares (aka icons or user picks at LiveJournal) commemorating some of my picks.

Something Wicked

Diner scene

Layla & Dean

So, what were your favorite moments from season 1?