Baby

Not only is this the best episode of all the series but it is one of the best hours in television of the last 30 years. Whether you are new to the series or have watched every episode repeatedly "Baby" lands perfectly as an encapsulation of the show's vibe, ethos and heart. And it does so by combining a great concept with an even more better realization. It is everything a fan of the show can ever want from an episode.

Supernatural combines a family melodrama-two brothers with a strained relationship filled with secrets-with a experimental take on legends, folklore and mythology. This is precisely what the script does in its purest form. By limiting the perspective to Impala's literal point of view the writer is forced to break up the script into radically different sequences. There is the use of French scenes (i.e. the scene changing by the entrance, exit of characters) compressed time changes, vision etc. to keep the plot moving while keeping the Impala involved. None of this feels forced and makes intelligent use in a lot of implied things the Winchesters must have done, i.e. sleep in the car, over the years. Thompson also manages to work in every call back you would expect-i.e. the legos, army men, but also "Goodnight jerk" while having it feel organic. John's cameo is quite emotional and the various mythos forwarding bits (monsters fighting the darkness) are subtle enough to make this feel like the very early monster of the week standalones. Even the monster are inventive and the humor is just *perfect* for what the episode does.

On the script level the best bit of business is how Thompson finds a way to give the Impala a secret vis-a-vis the valet and how that secret works into the climax of the episode. But as good as the script is it is the direction that makes this episode so special.

Wright's technical direction is among the best I have seen in the television format. Keeping an hour within a car is hard; not only did Wright find ways to keep the shots fresh and interesting but the overall vibe of the episode personifies the Impala. Supernatural-especially in the first few years-is really a show with two characters but the Impala has a good of a case as Bobby, Crowley, Cas etc. as being the third character. Wright sells this completely. Baby comes alive like she has never been before. This lessened in the later years but Supernatural is primary a road show and "Baby" is the most on the road the show has ever been.

Wright makes the most out the script's character interludes; the "Night Moves" sequence is pure mood and joy for the fans of the show. Jared and Jensen are give such natural, comfortable performances that only come about from playing the same characters for more than a decade. Season 11 overall has the show in notable decline but this masterpiece only comes about after years of crew, cast honing the show.

I have been with this show since season 1 and have been seeing how it has been slowly declining and becoming more of a Soap Opera than hunting monsters and being thrilling. Hell, I've even seen where Dean has his own intro music now. But, I am with this to the end and was glad to see the release of this episode.

What truly captured my attention to this particular episode was how it was solely focused on the character (which I admit have never thought of before) that has been with the boys since the very first episode, the 1967 Chevrolet Impala. The camera work was astounding and it still remained true to the story arc of the season (which has been getting better).

As for the acting, incredible. There was seldom any action and a lot of talking. And not the usual "But I did it to save you!" and "I didn't ask to be saved!", no no this one was how two brothers, nay, how two close friends should talk to each other. Not bashing, but understanding and leaving it in the past.

The action as well was spectacular and it felt good to see the boys go monster hunting once more, as is their jobs.

Fantastic episode, though I'm sadden as I know there won't be another quite like it for quite a while. Still, 10/10, best episode this season.

I have worried that Supernatural would get stuck in a rut where all the episodes were completely based on the season story arc and they would leave behind all the Monster of the Week episodes. I especially had trouble with season 10 for this reason.

This episode was outstanding. It actually got me excited about the show again. It was nice to have an episode that wasn't completely about Rowena. The way this episode was shot, the action scenes and the humor were all done very nicely.

If you have found yourself lacking the excitement Supernatural used to give you, watch this episode. You'll be glad you did.

Before I even get started, know that I'm a very harsh critic. Usually I'm picky about how well the writers and directors of supernatural tell their story, and usually I have one or two things that I would complain about. However, after watching this episode, I literally felt compelled to make sure every fan was aware of this episode's existence.

This episode was by far the most impressive and well-directed episode of supernatural to date. Maybe not the most important in level of story arcs, but it was presented in such a tone that made me look at the show in a whole new perspective.

First, the episode (other than misc. car jamming) has absolutely no soundtrack. It gave a gloomy, honest, realistic tone to the episode that Supernatural basically has never tried before. It felt incredible, almost like I was watching Breaking Bad or No Country for Old Men. The dialogue became more real, the storyline became more fluid, the action had a level of horror and suspense that never really shined through in the show's other action scenes. All just from this gloomy silence filling the episode, it made the episode feel so much more powerful in all aspects of its storytelling.

Second, I was worried watching the whole episode from the perspective of their Impala would be somewhat irritable, I was dead wrong. What this episode highlights clearly is that the Impala is not a prop, a vehicle, but a home with four doors and a roof. The Impala itself is a character, that symbolizes the entire prolific meaning of the brother's relationship to their family, and to the family business. It's an icon of great proportions that this episode brings forth into the light and it was done flawlessly.

Third, the dialogue was stupendous. I would love for whoever directed & wrote this episode to basically do the rest of the season for us. The moments the brothers had in this episode somewhat reminded me of the film End of Watch. There was a scene in the end of that film (no spoilers) of basically our two protagonists just having a hilarious and down to earth conversation. I can honestly say that with such close characters, Supernatural never really had a history of those scenes. However, this episode had several moments like that. Essentially two brothers having a bro-to-bro talk. No sopping over who's right or wrong, no arguing about who should be sacrificed for the other, no crying over spilled milk, just getting along and having a good time with each other. This came through as an element that really brought us closer to our characters. Kind of feels like we get to really "hang out" with our Winchesters, not like other episodes.

All in all, if you haven't watched it yet, go watch it. It's an episode that will go down in Supernatural history.

This season so far has been JAW DROPPING. I hope they keep it up.

Okay i think it's pretty clear that if someone watch Supernatural this far must been a die-hard fan of it and yes i I'm a die-hard Supernatural fan.

But i must say Season 7-11 has not been the same with Season 1-6 i mean it's still great but not breathtaking great like before (but i admit last few episodes is great)

But this episode is really really something different the way they filmed and the way director tell story it's just great, utilize camera work and the theme of episode perfectly and the most important thing is to bring back the 'old memories' of Supernatural back the heavy family business talk with real heart i guess it's because this episode has a lot of time to actually sit-down and talk while others is rushing it will be even greater if they bring back old cast like Jaffrey Dean Morgan (if that happen i will just cry)

Overall this is just one of the best episode of Supernatural i think every die-hard fan will love it, it's the episode that brings good old memories back fill with heart and soul and it's the episode that kinda let us (and the Winchesters themselves) catch a breath see what's going on around them this is just great i think this kind of episode should have more often in the future to let the viewers look back and look forward at the same time without rushing anything. 9/10