This is the episode that introduces Gordon Walker, who will show up again in episodes to come. Gordon is a man dedicated to the extinction of evil and unable to see the shades of gray. There's human & non-humans in Gordon's world and anything that's non-human should just be killed. Or tortured and THEN killed. Gordon's really great character who I just love to hate. "Bloodlust" also continues to show Dean's downward spiral after losing their father. He isn't thinking straight and he's spoiling for a fight. All in all, this is a good episode that's incredibly important for the Gordon storyline, so you really do need to see it.
"Bloodlust" revolves around a nest of vampires. Sam & Dean come to town to investigate cattle mutilations and are surprised to find a nest of vampires at work. They're even more surprised to find another Hunter in the area, Gordon Walker, who specializes in vampires. He and Dean bond over decapitating a vampire and soon they're all having drinks. Sam isn't happy. He thinks that Gordon brings out the worse in Dean and that Dean is just latching onto Gordon because of John's death. Dean disagrees with that by punching Sam in the face.
Also a problem, the vampires aren't evil. They've actually given up drinking human blood and they're kinna upset that Hunters keep trying to kill them The kidnap Sam and try to reason with him. Sam believes them, but Gordon doesn't. He captures the vampire leader, Lenore, and tortures her with dead man's blood. Dean isn't thrilled with torturing anything, even a vampire. And then Gordon makes two even bigger mistakes. 1) He admits that his sister was turned into a vampire and he killed her. 2) He cuts Sam's arm. At that point, Dean pretty much hates Gordon. He's never real fond of people who murder their family members (see season three's "Red Sky at Morning") and the idea of killing a sibling like that hits close to home. (see season two's "Hunted.") And basically nobody hurts Sammy without Dean going ballistic. So Dean punches Gordon, the brothers help the vampires escape and Gordon gets left behind, tied to a chair.
There are some good parts to this episode. I enjoy Sam & Dean pretending to be reporters for the Weekly World News. Or the World Weekly News, Dean can't remember the name. The sheriff just rips right through their cattle mutilation theory and it cracks me up. And I really like Gordon and Dean interacting, swapping depressing stories on how they became Hunters. And I think Gordon's sister dying that way is a nice precursor to the choices Dean will be faced with later in the show. (see "Born Under a Bad Sign.") When Gordon tells Dean that he would have made the same choice in his place because they're alike, it's just a nice setup for what's to come. I also like Dean riding the edge of sanity as he grieves for John. He still doesn't trust the Road House crew, or anyone else, but he's so desperate to have another Hunter to talk to that he just latches on to Gordon. And I like the boys pretending to be doctors. The entire scene is funny as they con their way into the morgue and then have to deal with a severed head. (Complete with a nice "Silence of the Lambs" impression from Dean.) Plus, it's ironic that Dean complains that a lot of strange stuff happens in Florida, considering what will happen to him in season three's "Mystery Spot."
I think this is also an episode that shows Sam's strength. There were moments in season one where I got angry at Sam for shooting down Dean's dreams of the Winchesters' "traveling demon hunting show." Dean's just so needy that I kept wanting Sam to offer him some real reassurance that he needed Dean and that Dean wouldn't be alone. I love Dean. In season one, Sam was pretty focused on holding on to the life he'd created for himself at Stanford and still often reacted to Dean as a stand-in for John. He kept stressing that he didn't want to be called Sammy, the nick-name Dean and his father had given him. His love for Dean was still mixed up with Dean as the authority figure of his youth. By "Bloodlust" he's stopped complaining that Dean called him Sammy and, in fact, tells Gordon that ONLY Dean can call him that. This Sam is different than the Sam who left for college or went along for Dean's road trip after Jessica died. He's no longer a kid running away from his destiny or reacting to Dean like a rebellious teenager. He treated Dean a lot more like a equal. In fact, in this episode, it's Sam trying to take care of Dean.
On the down side, Dean shouldn't have punched Sam. The poor guy gets beat up enough.
My favorite part of the episode: The Impala fixed and cruising down the highway while "Back in Black" blares. Just a perfect scene.
"Bloodlust" revolves around a nest of vampires. Sam & Dean come to town to investigate cattle mutilations and are surprised to find a nest of vampires at work. They're even more surprised to find another Hunter in the area, Gordon Walker, who specializes in vampires. He and Dean bond over decapitating a vampire and soon they're all having drinks. Sam isn't happy. He thinks that Gordon brings out the worse in Dean and that Dean is just latching onto Gordon because of John's death. Dean disagrees with that by punching Sam in the face.
Also a problem, the vampires aren't evil. They've actually given up drinking human blood and they're kinna upset that Hunters keep trying to kill them The kidnap Sam and try to reason with him. Sam believes them, but Gordon doesn't. He captures the vampire leader, Lenore, and tortures her with dead man's blood. Dean isn't thrilled with torturing anything, even a vampire. And then Gordon makes two even bigger mistakes. 1) He admits that his sister was turned into a vampire and he killed her. 2) He cuts Sam's arm. At that point, Dean pretty much hates Gordon. He's never real fond of people who murder their family members (see season three's "Red Sky at Morning") and the idea of killing a sibling like that hits close to home. (see season two's "Hunted.") And basically nobody hurts Sammy without Dean going ballistic. So Dean punches Gordon, the brothers help the vampires escape and Gordon gets left behind, tied to a chair.
There are some good parts to this episode. I enjoy Sam & Dean pretending to be reporters for the Weekly World News. Or the World Weekly News, Dean can't remember the name. The sheriff just rips right through their cattle mutilation theory and it cracks me up. And I really like Gordon and Dean interacting, swapping depressing stories on how they became Hunters. And I think Gordon's sister dying that way is a nice precursor to the choices Dean will be faced with later in the show. (see "Born Under a Bad Sign.") When Gordon tells Dean that he would have made the same choice in his place because they're alike, it's just a nice setup for what's to come. I also like Dean riding the edge of sanity as he grieves for John. He still doesn't trust the Road House crew, or anyone else, but he's so desperate to have another Hunter to talk to that he just latches on to Gordon. And I like the boys pretending to be doctors. The entire scene is funny as they con their way into the morgue and then have to deal with a severed head. (Complete with a nice "Silence of the Lambs" impression from Dean.) Plus, it's ironic that Dean complains that a lot of strange stuff happens in Florida, considering what will happen to him in season three's "Mystery Spot."
I think this is also an episode that shows Sam's strength. There were moments in season one where I got angry at Sam for shooting down Dean's dreams of the Winchesters' "traveling demon hunting show." Dean's just so needy that I kept wanting Sam to offer him some real reassurance that he needed Dean and that Dean wouldn't be alone. I love Dean. In season one, Sam was pretty focused on holding on to the life he'd created for himself at Stanford and still often reacted to Dean as a stand-in for John. He kept stressing that he didn't want to be called Sammy, the nick-name Dean and his father had given him. His love for Dean was still mixed up with Dean as the authority figure of his youth. By "Bloodlust" he's stopped complaining that Dean called him Sammy and, in fact, tells Gordon that ONLY Dean can call him that. This Sam is different than the Sam who left for college or went along for Dean's road trip after Jessica died. He's no longer a kid running away from his destiny or reacting to Dean like a rebellious teenager. He treated Dean a lot more like a equal. In fact, in this episode, it's Sam trying to take care of Dean.
On the down side, Dean shouldn't have punched Sam. The poor guy gets beat up enough.
My favorite part of the episode: The Impala fixed and cruising down the highway while "Back in Black" blares. Just a perfect scene.
