SUPERNATURAL
SEASON 2 PART 1

"It is coming"

In My Time of Dying
In the aftermath of the car crash, the surviving Winchesters go to the hospital, where one is stalked by a Reaper while another must consider sacrificing himself to save the others.

Everybody Loves A Clown
After the events at the hospital, the brothers have no idea where the demon that killed their mother is hiding. While biding their time trying to come up with an idea, they investigate murders committed by a killer clown.

Bloodlust
Sam and Dean encounter a vampire hunter whose obsession may get them all killed.

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
Dean and Sam investigate the death of a young college student who died in a car accident, but whose grave is now surrounded by a circle of dead plants.

Simon Said
Sam and Dean meet Andy Gallagher, a slacker with psychic powers of persuasion. Once the brothers learn that Andy's family was visited by the Demon, Sam wonders if he could be one of the special children.

No Exit
Sam and Dean investigate the slayings of blonde women and find that the ghost of the first known serial killer in US history is responsible. Jo disobeys Ellen's wishes and follows them along, and is captured by the ghost.

The Usual Suspects
Sam and Dean investigate the murder of a lawyer and his wife, who claimed to have seen a ghost before they were killed. However, local authorities arrest the Winchesters after looking into their past.

Crossroad Blues
Dean calls a demon to make a deal to save a man named Evan Hudson, in exchange for himself. While making the deal, the demon confronts Dean's worst nightmare about their dad.

Croatoan
Sam has a vision of Dean shooting a defenceless man, and they go to the town of River Grove, where they find the townspeople have been possessed by a virus that makes them violent.

Hunted
Sam meets a woman who shares his ability to have visions, and she warns him that she has seen the future... where he dies in an explosion.

After the dramatic events of the season one finale, can Sam and Dean continue their fight against evil or will the demon that is hounding them gain the upper hand?

Pursuing the Demon that took the lives of their mother and Sam's girlfriend, has taken its toll on Sam and Dean Winchester and this is going to stop during the second season. 'Supernatural' is seen as the natural successor to the hit shows of the genre 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Angel' and 'Charmed' but there is something that makes show standout from their illustrious predecessors. Series creator Eric Kripke and his creative team have taken a very serious approach to the genre, concentrating more on the horror and supernatural elements than anything else.

Were 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Angel' and 'Charmed' were ensemble cast shows, 'Supernatural' is just about the relationship between Sam and Dean and their fight against the darkness. With a continuing storyline, the pursuit of the Demon, punched by standalone 'hunts' that sees the boys face vampires, reapers and darkest monsters that hell can throw at them. They travel around the country, investigating mysterious murders and hunting down the entities or creatures responsible. Each of them brings their own unique skills to the hunt. Dean has been trained by his father to be the ultimate hunter and he is extremely skilled with weapons and deadly in a fight. Sam has come late into the game, driven by the death of his girlfriend but he brings the brains to the group. This combination makes Sam and Dean a formidable team and one that has the demonic forces worried.

The performances of Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are key to the success of the series. Jared Padalecki's Sam is still really learning his trade, taking on the family business but he discovered that he has more to offer than he thought he ever would. During the first and more prominently in the beginning of the second season, Sam discovers that he has a connection to the same Demon that he is hunting and has a gift, he has visions of the future. Jensen Ackles' Dean, has lost his focus after the events of first season and the dramatic begins of the second. Not up for the fight, this change gives Ackles the chance to explore a different side to the character and open him to new emotions and approaches to the once focused Dean. It is how the pair works together that makes the show so watchable.

The first half of the second season introduces us to the main emphasis of the continuing storyline. For each episode there is an undercurrent that something big is coming and that Sam is going to be in the middle of it. As his powers become more advanced, it is the fact that they start to discover there are other people like Sam, who have been touched by the Demon. We also have Dean's loss of passion for the hunt, even say that they should work away from their work altogether. The darkness and the fear factor have also been upped, providing some genuinely creepy television that is intermixed with some great action.

The second season of 'Supernatural' has definitely started with a bang, from the dramatic opening and on to setting up the running story for this new season. With the introduction of the Roadhouse and the reoccurring threat from the Demon, this season is shaping up to be even better than the first.

PICTURE & SOUND

Presented in Anamorphic Widescreen 16x9 with Dolby Digital 5.1, the series looks great.

BONUS FEATURES

Unaired Scenes
The episodes 'In my time of dying', 'Everyone loves a Clown', 'Bloodlust', 'The Usual Suspects', 'Playthings' and 'Hunted' include extra, unaired scenes.

OVERALL

With only some unaired scenes extending some of the episodes, the lack of bonus features will disappoint fans of the show. The decision to release the season in two parts is also annoying as well, as most, if not all fans would prefer to have the full season in one package.

DVD

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