Bloody Mary

Saw this ep for the first time when I was 11. I was scared of mirrors for months. Never fully recovered. Upon rewatch, very enjoyable episode.

What I think makes this series work so far, including of course the excellent direction, writing, and acting, is that they take the subject of the story VERY seriously.

I mean, how many people could take a simple, universally known urban legend, almost a child's scary story really, and handle it in such a way that creates a truly suspenseful, quite effective Supernatural Thriller?

I think that really testifies to the talent behind this show (at least so far, I just started it... : )

Of course having some of the very best creative minds coming from the mind blowingly awesome X-Files, I'm sure doesn't hurt at all.

But, with so many modern supposed 'Horror' stories being portrayed with varying levels of self referential, wink-wink approaches, to me anyway I find it extremely satisfying to see a story like this executed in such an excellent manner.

After being so impressed with the last episode and now this one, I'm REALLY looking very much forward to seeing how this show develops. At first, I was thinking that it was just going to be some kind of superficial 'Monster of the Week' series. And, that is true. But, like most memorable films and shows, it is the WAY it is done that makes all the difference...

In Toledo, Ohio, three girlfriends decide to play with the American urban legend of "Bloody Mary", saying her name three times to a mirror. None of them dies, but the father of the host. Dean and Sam read the weird obituary in a newspaper and decide to investigate the corpse, and the coroner's assistant tells that the man died of internal bleed in the brain and also that both eyes blew. They contact the girls, and sooner they find that Bloody Mary is chasing people that had caused the death of some other person, and they try to find a way to stop her.

I have recently seen Mary Lambert's "Urban Legends: Bloody Mary" and it seems that there is an urban legend in USA about this fiend "Bloody Mary" that is summoned when a person speaks her name three times in front of or to a mirror. In the best episode of this series to now, Dean and Sam face this evil spirit in a great battle, where there is a hook for new mysteries about the former relationship of Sam and Jessica. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Bloody Mary"

This episode has definitely brought in some of the worst characters so far, without a doubt, and along with some of the acting, the script and the photography that is extremely dark, this is one of the worst episodes for me.

The only two worthwhile things in this mess are literally Dean and Sam.

(here is the reason for 2 stars.)

Its like a typical mirror hauting. Engaging and fun