Bobby getting his due with an episode focused on his life outside the Winchesters is something the show needed at one point. This episode has everything you could want from Supernatural episode. It has wonderful banter between Bobby and Rufus. It has some great throw away gags-Garth, How are you still alive?-that turned out to be more in later seasons. It handles an ongoing plot issue-Bobby's deal-in a satisfactory way. It furthers the show mythos in a way that works without being predictable. I.e. the burning of Demon bones.
The soundtrack rocks and Ackles' direction has the raw energy of first time effort. This is just great.
The soundtrack rocks and Ackles' direction has the raw energy of first time effort. This is just great.