Supernatural: Season 2 Part 2 (www.the-usher.com)

Playthings
Sam and Dean investigate an Connecticut inn run by a single mother where mysterious deaths are taking place. They find evidence of Hoodoo, and try to figure out who is causing the chaos.

Nightshifter
The Winchesters investigate a series of crimes where robbers with no criminal past commit suicide after the hold-ups.

Houses of the Holy
An angel causes people to cheerfully go out to murder, and when the Winchesters investigate one of them falls under its sway.

Born Under a Bad Sign
Sam contacts Dean after being missing for a week. When they reunite, Dean finds Sam covered in blood and with no recollection of what happened.

Tall Tales
The Winchester brothers seek the help of their family friend Bobby while investigating a series of unexplained happenings on a local college campus.

Roadkill
A woman named Molly and her husband are driving down the highway and swerve to miss a farmer who's walking down the road. Their car hits a tree and when Molly wakes up her husband is missing. Sam and Dean discover Molly and find out that the farmer haunts the highway and Molly is most likely his next victim. Sam and Dean set off to stop the farmer before he can claim her.

Heart
Sam and Dean investigate a brutal death and discover that the killer is a lycanthrope: a werewolf.

Hollywood Babylon
Sam and Dean discover that a group of ghosts are murdering the crew of a horror movie.

Folsom Prison Blues
Sam and Dean allow themselves to be arrested in order to investigate a series of murders inside a penitentiary. However things get complicated when FBI agent Henricksen shows up to take over their case.

What is and what should never be
Dean is attacked by a Djinn... and finds himself in a new reality where his mother is still alive and a mysterious woman holds the key to everything.

All Hell Breaks Loose
Sam and other "special children" are abducted by the Yellow-Eyed Demon and taken to a ghost town, where the ultimate battle must start.

The second season of 'Supernatural' continues at a breakneck speed as it heads to a dramatic conclusion.

After the success of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Charmed' and 'Angel', the idea behind 'Supernatural' was to be their natural successor and the show has stepped into the boots and filled them. Taking a more serious approach to the supernatural, ancient folklore and everything that goes bump in the night. The approach of the show was to make you jump and induce a feeling of real fear and foreboding. This is a show that doesn't always have a happy ending as Sam and Dean struggle with the loss of their father and the Demon that is pulling them apart and determined to bring about Hell on Earth. Because of this, the show has grown a devote fan base that love the show and its whole approach.

The main reason for the success of the show is the quality of the performances of the two lead actors, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. While many show rely on a large ensemble to create storylines and drive the drama of the programme, 'Supernatural' takes the same approach as the early seasons of the 'X-Files', with the two lead characters travelling to investigate strange phenomena but all the time there is an underlying plot that drives the entire season and one that has a dramatic conclusion. This puts a large emphasis on the two leading actors, as they have to drive the show onwards and the good news is that Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles continue to rise to the challenge.

The second half of the season sees the 'Demon' story escalate and come to a dramatic and traumatic conclusion. This is still the main emphasis of the second season and the driving force of the entire series up until now. This is the demon that took both Dean and Sam's mother and father, as well as Sam's girlfriend and is slowly transforming Sam into something more powerful than either of them can imagine. While the plotline continues to run through the season, always in the background even during the stand-alone episodes as Sam struggles to cope with his new powers. The stand-alone episodes themselves are very good however with 'Roadkill', 'Folsom Prison Blues' and 'Heart', all which give Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles the chance to shine in their roles.

The second season of 'Supernatural' continues the momentum of the first and takes it one step further. By concluding the 'Demon' plotline but opening up a whole new one, the show has grown and evolved into something that can continue for many a season and continue to entertain and scare you every season.

PICTURE & SOUND

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

BONUS FEATURES

Commentaries
Creator/executive producer/director Eric Kripke provides a single person commentary track for 'What is and what should never be' and then he is joined by executive producer/director Robert Singer and writer Sera Gamble for 'All Hell Breaks Loose Part I' as they provide a group track for the first part of the series finale. Both of these tracks provide a fascinating insight into the making of the show and are a real treat for fans of the show.

Gag Reel (9.18 mins)
Watch Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and guest stars of the show makes hashes of their lines, have fun in graveyards and try and provide the best screen for the series.

The Devil's Road Map (39.49 mins)
An interactive feature that mixes video and audio presentations about all the episodes of season two. With contributions from series creator Eric Kripke, screenwriters Sera Gamble and Steve Haberman, executive producers Robert Singer, Cyrus Yavneh and John Shiban and stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, the videos and audio track take a look at clowns, crossroad demons, tricksters, werewolves and much more, as well as a full featurette entitled 'The Episode From Hell: The making of 'All Hell Breaks Loose' with looks at the season finale.

Jared's Original Screen Test (7.44 mins)
Watch the performances of the star as he tries to get the part of Sam.

Webisode Gallery
Entitled 'The inside scoop with Ivan Hayden/VFX Supervisor', 'Inside the writer's room' and 'The inside scoop with Christopher Cooper/Prop Master', these short behind the scenes featurettes are taken for the official websites.

OVERALL

As the first part of the season release had very little extras, the second part tries to make up for this with some good bonus features. Fans will be very pleased with the commentaries and the featurettes as there is much to enjoy here.

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