Man's Best Friend with Benefits
- Episode aired Feb 20, 2013
- TV-14
- 43m
James Frampton, an old friend of Sam and Dean, has become a witch. Now he's supposedly killing innocent people.James Frampton, an old friend of Sam and Dean, has become a witch. Now he's supposedly killing innocent people.James Frampton, an old friend of Sam and Dean, has become a witch. Now he's supposedly killing innocent people.
- Phillippe LeChat
- (as Sebastian Gacki)
- Hooker
- (as Britney Miller)
- Adam Milligan
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Mary Winchester
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAlthough the Winchesters know James from a previous case, James Frampton never appeared in a previous episode.
- GoofsThis episode is set in "East St. Louis" and not St. Louis according to the opening descriptor. East St. Louis is located in the State of Illinois while St. Louis is located in the State of Missouri. The states are separated by a major river. While the boys are supposed to meet their witch cop friend in his precinct in East St. Louis, the station has a few references to the State of Missouri instead of the State of Illinois. For example, the Missouri state flag is on the outside of the station, not the Illinois flag.
- Quotes
Sam Winchester: [Talking about what he thinks is a stray dog that wandered into their motel room] Okay. Before you get pissed off, look, I-I just want you to know this isn't my fault. She just showed up at the door, okay? Didn't track in any mud. Just wanted her belly scratched. I-I figured maybe she could stay tonight, and we'd try and find her a home tomorrow.
[Opens door, the "dog" has turned into a beautiful woman]
Dean Winchester: ...She can stay the night.
- ConnectionsReferences Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
But the problem is that it feels so OFF as a Supernatural episode. We're told these characters have history with the boys, and that right there for us die hards is frustrating. Because we're sitting there trying to remember and it turns out it is a one and done situation, not a call back.
We're also asked to care about characters to a level I think is unrealistic since we don't know them. We're not invested. It's as if we're supposed to be just because we are TOLD the Winchesters are invested (at least Sam is).
Without getting all rambling, I'll just say it felt like a half baked premise that could have been so much more. Last few seasons we keep hearing how CW is trying to get a Supernatural spin off going and I'm thinking, hell, this would have been a good candidate. Just give us a couple more episodes with these people and then let them go on their merry way.
That ship sailed, I suppose.
- bpvalentine
- Nov 18, 2015