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Of Grave Importance

  • Episode aired Apr 20, 2012
  • TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
4.2K
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Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Russell Roberts in Supernatural (2005)
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Bobby's spirit tries to help Sam and Dean as they try to find a missing friend inside a haunted house.Bobby's spirit tries to help Sam and Dean as they try to find a missing friend inside a haunted house.Bobby's spirit tries to help Sam and Dean as they try to find a missing friend inside a haunted house.

  • Director
    • Tim Andrew
  • Writers
    • Eric Kripke
    • Brad Buckner
    • Eugenie Ross-Leming
  • Stars
    • Jared Padalecki
    • Jensen Ackles
    • Jim Beaver
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tim Andrew
    • Writers
      • Eric Kripke
      • Brad Buckner
      • Eugenie Ross-Leming
    • Stars
      • Jared Padalecki
      • Jensen Ackles
      • Jim Beaver
    • 9User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jared Padalecki
    Jared Padalecki
    • Sam Winchester
    Jensen Ackles
    Jensen Ackles
    • Dean Winchester
    Jim Beaver
    Jim Beaver
    • Bobby Singer
    Jamie Luner
    Jamie Luner
    • Annie Hawkins
    Antonio Cupo
    Antonio Cupo
    • Whitman Van Ness
    Elysia Rotaru
    Elysia Rotaru
    • Victoria Dodd
    Craig Erickson
    Craig Erickson
    • Haskel Crane
    Derek Gilroy
    Derek Gilroy
    • Dexter O'Connell
    Stephanie Van Dyck
    Stephanie Van Dyck
    • Debbie Tellen
    Steve Richmond
    • Dudley Scott
    • (as Steven Richmond)
    Billy Wickman
    Billy Wickman
    • Brian
    Bonn Smith
    • Jesse
    Russell Roberts
    Russell Roberts
    • Quentin
    Farrah Aviva
    Farrah Aviva
    • Psycho Ghost
    Steven Williams
    Steven Williams
    • Rufus Turner
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tim Andrew
    • Writers
      • Eric Kripke
      • Brad Buckner
      • Eugenie Ross-Leming
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    7claudio_carvalho

    Guess Who is Back?

    Dean and Sam are invited by Annie Hawkins to have lunch with her. However she never appears in the restaurant. The Winchester brothers decide to investigate what she was doing and they find that she was researching the haunted house of Whitman Van Ness. They head to the house and find Annie's cell phone, but they do not find any corpse.

    Meanwhile Bobby meets the ghost of Annie and together they decide to investigate the mystery of the haunted house. They discover that Whitman is an evil spirit that is killing people. But how can they contact Dean and Sam to warn them?

    "Of Grave Importance" is a good ghost story where Bobby is back and helping Dean and Sam. Unfortunately Annie is introduced in this show and murdered in the next scene and this pleasant character was wasted. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Of Grave Importance"
    8shwetafabm

    Ghost house

    I love ghosts in spn and there was a lot of that in this ep. This was onw of the more creepy episodes and i loved the atmosphere plus the reunion of sorts. Just the way things wrap up so easy is disappointing.
    10natashajamos-01315

    Guess who's back? Back again?

    Tell some friends! This episode deserves a higher rating. Bobby is back-sure he's a ghost but I've really missed him. And I really like Annie too. Shane we don't see her beyond this episode.

    This episode is a good old haunted house MOTW episode, it was nice not to deal with Dick Roman and the Leviathans. Apart from Hellucifer, and the intro to Charlie, this season pretty much sucks balls.

    I much prefer the MOTW week episodes in this season to the actual story arc. After the writers did an idiotic thing and killed Bobby the show pretty much went downhill after this season.

    Dick can go to hell.
    10raplover-29776

    Supernatural

    I love this show!!! I am not totally up to date on newer episodes...YET.... but watch it religiously everyday lol I heard that they are doing their LAST episode??? Sad
    7CubsandCulture

    Stiff and perfunctory

    Bobby remaining behind and becoming a spirit is the correct character beat. There's nothing really wrong or off with the plotting around this point. But there's nothing really understanding or engaging with the plotline. This episode suffers the most because everything is pat and superficial. This is supernatural on autopilot.

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    • Trivia
      When Dean and Annie are on the phone, Annie says she is in Bodega Bay and staying at the Crow's Nest Hotel. This is a reference to Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds (1963), which takes place in Bodega Bay, where characters are attacked by crows and other birds.
    • Goofs
      When Annie and Bobby's ghost locate the hidden room, Annie's corpses mouth moves, despite being dead.
    • Quotes

      Sam Winchester: You know she and Bobby had a thing, right?

      Dean Winchester: Yeah!... Yeah, I knew that.

      [pause]

      Dean Winchester: Really?

      Sam Winchester: Yeah! Kind of a foxhole thing. Very Hemingway!

      Dean Winchester: Huh...

      [hesitant]

      Dean Winchester: She and I kinda went Hemingway this one time, too.

      Sam Winchester: Alright, well...

      [with a creeped out look]

      Sam Winchester: that happens.

      [they awkwardly stare at each other]

      Dean Winchester: Wait, you too?

      Sam Winchester: Look, it was a while back. We ended up on the same case; she was stressed and I... I didn't have a soul?

      Dean Winchester: That's a lot of foxholes.

    • Connections
      References Ghostbusters (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      End Credits Theme
      Composed by Jay Gruska

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Wonderland Sound and Vision
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 42m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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