A Most Holy Man

I wish I could take back the 42 minutes that I wasted watching this episode.

I love Supernatural but my god, this has got to be one of the most dull episodes they've ever made. "Bugs" was more interesting than this episode.

I like what they tried to do but it sticks out like a sore thumb. Storyline not interesting enough and characters cheesey but not in a good way. If binge watching this could definitely be skipped!

It is my first review here in Imdb, I was so happy for this season it was amazing one, but this episode is one of the worst ever, bad writing and directing, music in a bad time it is really crap, please don't do it again.

I highly doubt that the writers were intending this parallel but this episode's interlocking and semi-random plot reminds me of the works of Harry Stephen Keeler. Keeler was a cult mystery and sci-fi author from the 20's-30's who's stories always had a "webwork" plot-i.e. A plot built on interlocking coincidences. This episode is never quite as absurd as Keeler's works are but it is close. As such it is fun and funny. There's a looseness to the proceedings that makes this entertaining to a large degree.

The writers probably intended to send-up film noir, i.e. The Maltese Falcon. In that way they largely succeed. This is such a offbeat and bizarre episode in the show's run. My fondness for it might be because of my interest in Keeler but I think most others would get a kick out of its humor and randomness.

Less magic, more detective, and Sam and Dean in film noir setting. Holy Maltese Falcon! Yeah it's not the same demon blood bath, but the background music is perfecto and the camera shots are straight out a Sidney Greenstreet/Humphrey Bogart movie. Kids, be warned, this isn't a Rock'em Sock'em robots episode.