While the premiere of season 10 had it's good moments and overall it was likable, it was nowhere near the best season premiere of Supernatural. I wasn't sure what to expect from the second episode, but I have to say, it surprised me.
A continuation from the episode "Black," this episode, "Reichenbach," starts with Sam as Cole's captive, who wants more information about Dean and his whereabouts. While this is happening, we also have Dean and Crowley's struggling partnership, and also have Castiel dealing with his own issues.
This episode starts exciting and stays exciting. The action and fighting was extremely well done, big props to the director Thomas J Wright for his work. He has only done 7 directing episodes for Supernatural before, but it was this one specifically that caught my attention. In particular, there is a fight scene at the end of 'Reichenbach' that reminded me of John Badham's directing in 'First Born' back in season 9, which (in my review at the time) I praised his work and attention to detail that made the scene look flawless. This episode was no different. It didn't matter what the scene was or where it took place, I could not find one problem with the directing; very well done.
All of the actors did a phenomenal job. There is a new actor that was introduced last episode that is also in this one, Travis Aaron Wade, as the character Cole. Absolutely amazing job on his part, he really brought intensity and emotion to the screen, creating a very believable character. I, surprisingly, found myself drawn to his story and am interested in seeing where these new developments might lead him. It's also necessary to tip a hat toward Erica Carroll for her work as Hannah. Whether or not you enjoy the character herself, Erica clearly puts the effort into her role as this new, slightly off-beat angel that has really started to grow on me.
The "Deanmon" (who picked that name?) in episode 1 didn't sit too well with me. It, in my honest opinion, was written more as a sleazy drunk you might fight at a bar rather than any sort of demon we would hope or expect to see. Episode 1 Dean reminded me too much of Soulless Sam from season 6 (hiding from his brother and sleeping with women and not caring. Ring any bells?), this episode, on the other hand, tapped more into the idea that there is, in fact, more to Dean than just bar hopping. Whether this is a good or bad thing, I can't be too sure. But it /is/ something different; and it's my hope they will take this idea and explore it.
The problems I had with this episode were very minor. All in all, it was a well written, well directed, and well acted episode. I hope to see more episodes like this as the season continues.
A continuation from the episode "Black," this episode, "Reichenbach," starts with Sam as Cole's captive, who wants more information about Dean and his whereabouts. While this is happening, we also have Dean and Crowley's struggling partnership, and also have Castiel dealing with his own issues.
This episode starts exciting and stays exciting. The action and fighting was extremely well done, big props to the director Thomas J Wright for his work. He has only done 7 directing episodes for Supernatural before, but it was this one specifically that caught my attention. In particular, there is a fight scene at the end of 'Reichenbach' that reminded me of John Badham's directing in 'First Born' back in season 9, which (in my review at the time) I praised his work and attention to detail that made the scene look flawless. This episode was no different. It didn't matter what the scene was or where it took place, I could not find one problem with the directing; very well done.
All of the actors did a phenomenal job. There is a new actor that was introduced last episode that is also in this one, Travis Aaron Wade, as the character Cole. Absolutely amazing job on his part, he really brought intensity and emotion to the screen, creating a very believable character. I, surprisingly, found myself drawn to his story and am interested in seeing where these new developments might lead him. It's also necessary to tip a hat toward Erica Carroll for her work as Hannah. Whether or not you enjoy the character herself, Erica clearly puts the effort into her role as this new, slightly off-beat angel that has really started to grow on me.
The "Deanmon" (who picked that name?) in episode 1 didn't sit too well with me. It, in my honest opinion, was written more as a sleazy drunk you might fight at a bar rather than any sort of demon we would hope or expect to see. Episode 1 Dean reminded me too much of Soulless Sam from season 6 (hiding from his brother and sleeping with women and not caring. Ring any bells?), this episode, on the other hand, tapped more into the idea that there is, in fact, more to Dean than just bar hopping. Whether this is a good or bad thing, I can't be too sure. But it /is/ something different; and it's my hope they will take this idea and explore it.
The problems I had with this episode were very minor. All in all, it was a well written, well directed, and well acted episode. I hope to see more episodes like this as the season continues.
