Heart

I just read the comment that was written about the episode "Heart" claiming that it was so sad that the viewer wanted something more upbeat to happen to Sam. I agree that it was sad and I cried, too. And... yes... I, too, noticed a large tear drop from Dean's eye. But, I think that the writers have a goal in giving Sam all of these hardships. Perhaps its to push Sam over the brink to his darker side, or maybe they want to showcase all of his suffering for something that is coming down the line. I feel that it is done on purpose and we will understand why later in this season or the next. Very good writing, guys! Between "Roadkill" and "Heart", this has been some of the best writing on the show that I've seen so far. You've outdone yourself. However, I'm glad that you do write lighter episodes every now and then.

Gabi

This episode made me cry. There was so much raw emotion. Not what I expected from a show that is dedicated to eliminating gory urban legends.

Sam and Dean are very dedicated to the pursuit of things not of this world and are quite hardened emotionally,especially Dean.

to see the depths of emotion coming from Sam in this episode shows me that this kids going all the way.

Thats raw talent there and it will take Jared Padeleki a long way in the acting world if he plays his cards right.

Lets just hope he does not accept too many horror/thriller films, or getting typecast could be an inevitability.

Its an ok ep and we are made to feel sympathetic for the creatures. Dean's view of monsters and hunting being cool becoming tainted is also to be noted.

Minus 5 for the cheesy storyline with the cheesy chick. Sam! Really?!? Yuck! They definitely do better werewolf shows than this 🙄

Jensen and Jared end up really making this episode watchable as their performances do a lot to make this mess land emotionally. Add in Manners doing his best to save a bad monster design (caused by bad writing) and you can see how much, sorry little, a bad script can be saved. And yes this was a terrible script.

First, it ends up hanging two lanterns just to get the clunky plot to work. Both around how and why a key transformation does and does not happen. The Madison-Sam relationship really, really rings hollow as there just isn't a deep enough connection between the two. (It would almost have been better to cut the final story beat and save it for a future episode). There are too many red herrings and most of them are ineffective. Gamble is one of gi the better writer's on the show but boy did this script get away from her.

The worst thing about this through is this story required a very different werewolf design than every other episode of the show. It is an OK design for Heart but it is crappy for the show on the whole. Ugh.