The Vessel

I hate how Cassifer came into being, it still makes no sense but i absolutely love watching him. The whole nazi thing i just wasn't into

What I like about this episode is that first and foremost it introduces us to certain aspects of the Hand of God. I also love that it is primarily set in the closed quarters of a submarine with a rather theatrical set up that to me successfully creates a very "muffled" and melancholy atmosphere and a relaxed pace very different to other episodes. Overall, without spoiling the story, it is an episode that deals with those on the submarine, their acceptance of their fate and their self sacrifice.

PS Nice to see Dean for once with his shirt tucked in !! :)

The episode is set in Nazi France 1939, playing a song, Edith Piaf Je ne regrette rien, that was released in 1960!!!!! I mean what the ....? It is seriously a simple research of 30 seconds, but Americans/Canadians really.dont.care. No culture. The fact that a little fact checking is too much for the Supernatural team made me lose serious respect in the writing.....

This episode of "Supernatural" is the best so far of this 11th season and the credit goes to director John Badham, writer Robert Berens, submarine technical adviser Robert Mackay and the production design crew. That crew must have gone way over budget to design the interior sets on this episode. For this episode, there is plenty of attention to detail. In one scene in the Winchester's hideaway, there are a bunch of documents and maps and such covering a long wooden desk. Someone took a lot of time to create these colorful prop documents, all clearly shown. Director Badham also worked as a movie director, where you can have great attention to detail, to make a film set look authentic. That concern with making things look authentic extends to the acting in this episode where you don't see anyone eating up the scenery with overacting and making faces to look serious or important. A low key approach, the story is bizarre enough as is, what with time travel and the all powerful wooden Hand of God, along with a knockout actress as a "Man of Letters." Now, if they could only show the Winchesters' high quality printer in action.

The guy on the sub refers to the boat hunting them as a "he" several times they would never have done that ships were referred to as "she." They would have never ever let anyone in the Marines at that time with a scruffy gross face,everyone had discipline and respect and was clean-shaven. They will certainly did not call people girls and boys, it was completely different era and those are modern terms. This show has such lazy immature writing.