"Supernatural" Faith (2006)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator)
Sera Gamble (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Supernatural" (2005)

Original Air Date:

17 January 2006 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

When Dean is accidentally electrocuted fighting a monster, he permanently damages his heart. When he's diagnosed as only having a month...

Plot Keywords:

Black Magic | Reaper | Faith Healer | Grim Reaper | Altar

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Julie Benz	...	Layla Rourke
Rebecca Jenkins	...	Sue Ann Grange
Kevin McNulty	...	Rev. Roy Le Grange
Gillian Barber	...	Mrs. Rourke
Jim Codrington	...	The Reaper
Alex Diakun
Colin Lawrence	...	Jason
Woody Jeffreys
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Doctor
Shawn Reis
Aaron Craven	...	David Wright
Scott E. Miller	...	Cop (as Scott Miller)
Pat Waldron

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:M

Company:

Kripke Enterprises

Trivia:

When Roy is healing the old emphysema patient, and the Reaper is killing the jogger, the background music playing 'Blue Oyster Cult''s famous song "Don't Fear The Reaper."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sam Winchester: [about a taser] How much do you have that amped up to?
Dean Winchester: 10,000 volts.
Sam Winchester: Damn.
Dean Winchester: Yeah, I want to make this Rawhead extra, freakin' crispy.

Soundtrack:

Don't Fear The Reaper

Brothers against Evil: Man-controlled Grim Reaper

The twelfth episode of the terrific horror/thriller series "Supernatural" opens rather unusual since we meet up with Dean and Sam whilst their in the middle of battling a hideously large demonic werewolf type of creature. Normally, each episode slowly and mysteriously builds up towards a climatic battle against a certain type of evil, but it soon becomes clear that this demon won't be the star of this feature episode. Dean quickly defeats him but gets electrocuted in the process and picks up a heart affection of which the doctors think he'll die from within a month. That's only when the actual episode starts, as his loving brother Sam starts looking for a spiritual healer and finds one in the persona of Reverend Roy Le Grange. The blind and highly praised reverend miraculously cures Dean from his heart condition, but the two brothers almost instantly discover that the healing are based on black magic instead of Godly powers. Whenever the reverend heals someone, another poor and up-until-then healthy soul dies from the exact same condition that normally would have killed the believer. It's like the reverend actually instructs the grim reaper to go after someone else. "Faith" is another splendid entry in Eric Kripke's fantastic concept of two young brothers trying to exterminate various types of evil forces. The script of each and every single episode is solid and imaginative and the writers definitely know all the classic horror themed movies, TV-shows and even SONGS! The brilliance of this episode is particularly demonstrated during the scene where the reaper atmospherically chases a jogger through the woods guided by the rhythmic tunes of the legendary Blue Oyster Cult's song "Don't Fear The Reaper". That scene is just pure class and it shows how "Supernatural" is able to please different generations. The depiction of the reaper is quite creepy as well, since he's a sinister old man dressed in black and moving slow. I love this show and have the impression that it keeps getting better with every episode, though "Asylum" (number 10) remains my personal favorite so far.