This
message is not only in response to watching the episode but also in
response to a review written by Billie Doux. Her entire review can be
found here:
http://www.billiedoux.com/supernatural3x11.html
The glimpse of life without
Dean was a surprise. I definitely wasn't expecting that. Since Sam
remembers everything, I wonder how much it he told to Dean afterward.
I saw the previews of the Trickster too, luckily for me, once they were
done, my brain promptly forgot all about him so I had no idea what was
behind the time loop.
You said they "keep
staking" the Trickster. I only remember them doing that once in the
episode TALL TALES. Did they do it again in this episode and I missed
it?
As someone who lives in Oregon, I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't
catch this reference on the show, but I have heard of the "Oregon
Vortex" before.
-------Original Message-------
From: Billie Doux
Date: 2/17/2008 3:58:30 PM
To: spnrev
Subject: [supernaturalreviews] Review of "Mystery Spot"
Future Sam didn't turn into Dean, after all. He turned into an
emotionless, demon-hunting automaton.
Sam remembered everything that happened. I'm sure it's only going to
make him more determined to save Dean.
-- I wanted them to write the Trickster back in, but this one wasn't
quite as much fun as "Tall Tales." Unfortunately, they showed him in
the previews, so I knew right from the beginning who was causing the
time loop. Damn those previews.
-- I've heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but not the Oregon Vortex. It
apparently does exist. I did an internet search.
-- Tricksters can only be killed by a stake through the heart. Only
they keep staking him and he doesn't die. Probably because he keeps
tricking them into staking a simulation.
..