Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
- Episode aired Oct 19, 2006
- TV-14
- 42m
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7.8/10
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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.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.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.
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I just saw this episode and the part of Angela was not played by Summer Glau.
I'm sure the woman who actually did play Angela would like to get credit for it, so it behooves y'all to find out who it really was.
The woman playing Angela had a larger nose that protruded more from her face than Summer's does. Summer's nose is narrow and flatter.
She also had a much narrower chin and jaw than Summer has.
Her mouth was about as wide, but her lips were the wrong shape, and her smile was nothing like Summer's variety of smiles. Her lips didn't change shape the same way Summer's do when she smiles.
Her face wasn't as round as Summer's was, and Summer has a flatter, almost eastern European cast in her face. Her eyes are slightly angled, giving her a very exotic look.
Also, the voice was entirely different.
This simply was not Summer Glau.
What does it take to get this corrected?
I'm sure the woman who actually did play Angela would like to get credit for it, so it behooves y'all to find out who it really was.
The woman playing Angela had a larger nose that protruded more from her face than Summer's does. Summer's nose is narrow and flatter.
She also had a much narrower chin and jaw than Summer has.
Her mouth was about as wide, but her lips were the wrong shape, and her smile was nothing like Summer's variety of smiles. Her lips didn't change shape the same way Summer's do when she smiles.
Her face wasn't as round as Summer's was, and Summer has a flatter, almost eastern European cast in her face. Her eyes are slightly angled, giving her a very exotic look.
Also, the voice was entirely different.
This simply was not Summer Glau.
What does it take to get this corrected?
Dean's got anger issues and no self respect...
Monster of the week is ok
The "its your grief counselors, we are here to hug" is why i love this show lol.
Is this latest episode that awkward??
Why are you always crying??
Why does every episode have to be somehow emotional??
Sam and Dean have been arguing about their father's death for many episodes, and the contradictions between the two brothers have never been eliminated, have been fighting for the family, for the future, for inexplicably unreal things are also drunk, adults why not directly face to face more communication?
As brothers from childhood, it really feels like it takes a lifetime to think about these issues... I'm really speechless... As for the other details of this episode I don't really want to go into because the main story is a little boring... Well, hopefully the writers were a little more intentional, and it didn't feel like the need for this episode was that strong.
Why are you always crying??
Why does every episode have to be somehow emotional??
Sam and Dean have been arguing about their father's death for many episodes, and the contradictions between the two brothers have never been eliminated, have been fighting for the family, for the future, for inexplicably unreal things are also drunk, adults why not directly face to face more communication?
As brothers from childhood, it really feels like it takes a lifetime to think about these issues... I'm really speechless... As for the other details of this episode I don't really want to go into because the main story is a little boring... Well, hopefully the writers were a little more intentional, and it didn't feel like the need for this episode was that strong.
The emotional bookends of the episode-i.e. Dean's guilt around dad's death, visiting mom's grave-work and the save the episode somewhat from the clunky writing. Likewise, the commonness of the relationships at the center of the monster story grounds the creepiness in believable reality. Unfortunately, the coincidence of stumbling upon a case, and case that reflects Dean's struggle with grief, is too much to take. The script knows this and hangs a lantern on the coincidence. It is not enough as the plotting still feels contrived.
This is actually a pretty decent episode. This is one of the more disliked episodes of Season 2 and I don't understand why. We all knew they would bring zombies into Supernatural. The idea of this girl who is brought back life and then seeks revenge on the people who hurt her has been used before but not zombie style. The only real issue I have with this episode is Dean. Throughout most of the episode he's just pissed off and wining. After a while it gets really annoying. But if you took that out this episode would actually pretty good.
Did you know
- TriviaThe crew of Supernatural inherited the dead tree seen in the cemetery in season 2's episode "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" from The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) production. It's also the same dead tree that played prominently in the season 1 episode Scarecrow (2006).
- Goofs(at around 29 mins) Sam and Dean talk in the car about ways to kill a zombie before a long shot of the Impala driving down a dark road. The person sitting in Sam's spot holding the flashlight is obviously not Jared Padalecki.
- Quotes
Dean Winchester: It takes two to... you know... have hardcore sex.
- Crazy creditsHave watched this episode numerous times over the years. The synopsis on TV always states, "Sam and Dean investigate a college student's (Summer Glau) murder." She is NOT in this episode.
- ConnectionsReferences Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)
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