Yellow Fever

It was not my thing this episode. It was not scary enough, and the storyline was boring. But the performance of Jensen in the end was great and funny and makes this episode worth a watch. Further it was a waste of my time. No Lillith for me anymore. She is not scary at all. She is just a cute little blond girl. You can't take it serious when she appears as a bad person. If you want to laugh this is your favorite episode. When you're in for a good scare you can avoid this episode. Monster Movie was funny and scary so i think that was a better episode. Dean and Sam are tracking a ghost who is living on people's mind. Later in this episode Dean is a victim.

THEN: #4.1 - A Fantastic season opener and Mytharc super-booster. #4.2 - Good, but uneven follow-up with maybe one too many ingredients. #4.3 - Long overdue detailing of the show's Mythology done with style. #4.4 - Monster-of-the-Week, but a great one. #4.5 - *Another* Monster-of-the-Week, albeit also a Comedy/Weird One, that can't stand repeated viewings.

NOW: Surely the series would get back to the Mytharc after a two-episode digression? Well... this *is* a really funny episode, with none of the pacing problems that plagued the previous one. However, at the time of writing, 721 votes have given this episode an average of 9.0 and 508 voters have even gone as far as given this the full 10/10! Now, the science of statistics says to us that those 508 people are letting the fanboy/girl inside them cloud their judgment. And there are arguments to support support that.

While extremely funny, thanks to Jensen Ackles's considerable comic talents, it does not mean that this is a flawless, ie. a 10/10 episode. There are several problems. The biggest one is that *three* Monster-of-the-Week episodes in a row is too much when there is a *literally* apocalyptic Mytharc running in the background. "But what about the bit where...?" someone may be asking. It. Is. Not. Enough. Again, we can see from the opening credits that neither Misha Collins nor Genevieve Cortese make an appearance, and can draw our conclusions considering this episode's weight in the big picture from there. Also, this is the second overtly comedic episode in a row - something that should *never* be done unless the main category of the show is Comedy. Also, a Comedy Episode should remain a Comedy Episode from start to finish - otherwise it is just *incoherent*.

Viewed as a single episode, this episode works well enough to be a good 7/10 (there really isn't anything truly special here), but when considered as a part of Season 4 - and the episode itself reminds the viewers that it *is* a part of Season 4, just not as meaningful as it should be - the rating goes to 6/10, which is ironic, since this is the 6th episode of the season. The next one, fortunately, is a return to both form and the Mytharc.

Sam and Dean arrive in Rock Ridge, Colorado, pretending to be FBI agents to investigate the death of the marathon runner Frank O'Brien apparently by heart attack despite his good shape. After the autopsy and a couple of interviews, they discover that Frank was lately anxious and jumpy and has died scared to death. Sooner Bob advises Sam that the three victims in Rock Ridge have died of ghost sickness and Sam realizes that Dean has the symptoms of the disease with intense fear and paranoia. Bobby arrives in the town to help Sam to find the ghost of Luther garland that has spread the outbreak but the time to save Dean is running out.

"Yellow Fever" is a funny episode of Supernatural, with Jensen Ackles inspired performing a hilarious role. The conclusion with Bobby and Sam vanquishing the ghost is disappointing and this episode deserved a better ending. Nevertheless in the credits, Dean dubs the Survivor' song "Eye of the Tiger" from "Rocky III" and this attraction is a kind of compensation for the weak conclusion. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Febre Amarela" ("Yellow Fever")

This is one of the funniest and most tragic and best mystery episode. It's just overall great. Dean has never been cuter.

The show has ton a ghost stories. I would *guess* about a 1/3 of the episodes are centered around or feature ghosts. Given that mechanics of the show solves ghosts by finding and burning their remains and how they are caused by violent deaths these sort of episodes get all old fairly fast. Even when they work they all feel pretty much the same. There are few exceptions-"Road Kill" comes to mind-where the ghosts are deposed of or treated in a different manner. There are also a few episodes that are not focused on the ghost-"It's a Terrible Life" comes to mind-but they are used as a plot device. Few if any make it to this level of standing apart from the mass of others.

The ghost here and the ghost sickness is one of the most unique plots on the show. Add in that how the haunting is solved and on the basic plot level this is a different animal all together than say "Mannequin 3: The Reckoning."

I think a lot of the strength is also how well the episodes blends the elements of the series. Scaredy-cat Dean is hysterical. How Luther was killed is horrifying. The great tease around Sam's eyes and the ambiguity the "pain in my ass" hallucination is some great mythical arch that feels natural in the episode.

This is a very good episode.