Supernatural - Fourth Season Part 1 [DVD]

It's a scandal that this show isn't on a major TV network. Season 4 of Supernatural looks set to be one of the best seasons for this show. So often with a TV series season 1 is great and one looks forward to another series which usually comes up okay; then comes series 3 and by that time, generally you sometimes forget its on or don't put the tv on in favour of doing something else - with SUPERNATURAL this just doesn't happen. The first episode of Season 4 "Lazarus Rising" is probably (at the moment) my all time favourite SPN episode. I have watched it over and over. Jensen Ackles is an incredible young actor - co-star Jared Padalecki doesn't slack either - and the quality of the filming, lighting and Kim Manners' direction takes this show out of the ordinary run of the mill scary TV show. Creator Eric Kripke's decision to make the episode "Monster Movie" entirely in black and white was very courageous but it worked so well - a fine tribute to the old Hammer-type horror movies - with a touch of humour added. I can't wait for this DVD. It said there's only 1 but, seriously, if the DVD only has 4 episodes on it... I'd buy it!

I tried at first to ration the number of episodes I could watch. I tried one a week but after the panic attacks and the night sweats I tried two a week. Then I tried watching three on the CONDITION that I watched at least two from series one to three. By now I was off work and twitching violently at the smallest sound. I had also started to think I saw Sam and Dean in random parts of Bristol and in my bedroom but this was obviously wishful thinking. In the end, and despite the TRAVESTY of waiting until September 2009, I watched them all and as with all the other series, words (almost) fail. Depicitng angels must be the hardest thing to do without being naff or just too savvy. Castiel is perfect, Uriel very disturbing, Lazarus Rising is just a fantastic episode, but Yellow Fever shows skill and with a nod at Twin Peaks, the continual flow of irony. Jensen is brilliant, happy with Dean and ready to push him forward a bit. I am probably too obsessed with this to have much of a critical edge left: Monster Movie was clever but a bit slow, and the Hallowean job might have been predictable, but for a man confronted with expensive therapy bills until PART TWO (and then god forbid, until SEASON FIVE) I am just think this is an awesome idea and long may it prosper.

To start with i must say, the script and wit in each storyline here has been exceptional making Supernatural the best american television show since Buffy The Vampire Slayer, season 4 has upped the ante (which i thought would be hard to do after the perfect Third Season)and i must praise the ever increasingly good looking Jensen Ackles for the best acting i have ever,ever seen, truely astonishing how he plays Dean after 'doing a Buffy' and being resurrected and brings forth that emotion drawn out from Dean's experiences in Hell is truely magnificent and emotive to watch it lures you into the story.
The chemistry between the two leads is as ever magnificent and makes for cracking entertainment through each episode.
Castiel is an interesting inclusion to the series as he and Dean play off of each other to truely remarkable speed and with such power behind their scenes it creates so much (sexual and dark) tension between the two that makes this arc all the more interesting.
the fight scenes have cracked up several notches too as well as the ever astonishing use of on screen gore as notified in the previous seasons has become a major trademark.
and now for the episodes themselves.

Lazarus Rising-10/10-the best way to start a season ever, from the bewildering and eerie introduction scene of Dean awaking from his grave and in pure 'Twilight Zone style' finding it hard to adapt but quickly coming to realisation of what has happened, there are many twists and turns throughout, loads of tension, action and witty dialogue followed up with slick direction making this one of the best ever episodes.

Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester-10/10-cracking and exciting from the get go, following straight on from the previous episode as hunters have to come to terms with the souls they couldn't save when they return to haunt the hunters in a true spectacularly viscious style, this is yet another perfect Supernatural episode.

In The Beginning-10/10-amazing! more is discovere about the traumatic events of the pilot episode and what lead Dean and Sam to avenge their mother's demise, turns out she was a hunter herself, many more twists are unveiled when Dean is propelled back in time by Castiel,remarkable.

Metamorphosis-10/10-after the cliffhanger of the previous episode we are lead into an episode of self discovery as well as the drk realisations coming to the fore about not being able to save an innocent man cursed with a genetic disorder that causes him to become addicted to raw meat, and human blood.a stunning character analysis as well as slick direction and pure tension making this another corker.

Monster Movie-10/10-time for a lighter toned episode now as the brothers come to confrontation with a mysterious shapeshifter recreating scenes from classic monster movies, this is not your average Supernatural episode but it is the most fun you could ever have.

Yellow Fever-10/10-another humourous episode but also incredibly dark as a mysterious virus is plaguing a town causing them to become scared to death by the least scary of things, more twists are added to the main arc as well as some friction between characters, plus some witty sequences and fantastically paced direction.superb!

It's The Great Pumpkin Sam Winchester-10/10-it's Halloween and that is one of the minor excuses to propell views into an episode filled with the most ghauls possible in an episode which features an fantastic zombie showdown and a confrontation with tweo superb villains n a urder mystery several cuts above the rest, one of the greatest episodes ever as more is added to the main arc and more questions are raised with the stunnng concluding sequence between Castiel and Dean.

Wishful Thinking-10/10-some light entertainment is to be had here as Sam and Dean encounter a town with a mysterious wishing well causing wishes to have darker twists that the victim will not see coming, guest starring Ted Raimi (Joxer from Xena) as a wonderful protagonist for the episode adding humour as well as vulnerability to the role.

I Know What You Did Last Summer/Heaven & Hell-10/10- stunning two parter that is very ar heavy as another villain is introduced and the main arc has yet another twist put to it, Dean reflects on his time spent in hell, while Sam and Dean conide in Ana, a mysterious new character whith a strange gift...to hear the angels, but just who is she?and why to angels and demons want her so badly?there are some brutal sequences here and chuck loads of gory moments, but it helps in the tension caused throughout the episode.

Family Remains-11/10-beyond perfection and another favourite episode of mine, this is a very brutal twist on the average family haunting episode dafying just about everything as the apparent ghost of a woman who commit suicide in the attic of a mansion haunts its recent addition to the house, a family looking for a fresh start, but may suffer a bloody finish.Dean and Sam not only confront the ghostly presence but must also face the dramatic consequences of not being able to save the family.an amazingly scary episode that shows what is lacking in horror films of late,truely exceptional.

pre-ordered season 4 pt 2 already and cannot wait to see how this season will end, purchase today!!