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dean u are so hot my wall is full of pictures of u i watch ur showes over and over again

luv ya

dean your hot as hell (go ahead)

OMG dean is so hot man! oh my god i think i know what happins in the last ep, im so exited, and i cant wait till next week!!!1

whoop love supernatural..hehe love dean

"does anyone know where this show is recorded"

Vancouver

dean is my fav in the world

Hey Guys, I Love ya's !!! Dean u are my fav!!! i watch ur shows over n over, i have the first Season Dvd, set!!!

does anyone know where this show is recorded

hey whats up dean

hey guys, this was one of the best episodes yett ! it was funny, and heartfelt at the same time. plus, there was alot of twists and turns in the episode. for a minute there at the end i actually thought dean was gonna stay in the fantasy world. but just one question, because ive been hearing some rumors, i just really want to get the right answer. is there only 2 episodes left for the rest of the series ? or is it just for this season ?

hi u guys, this show is the best i love u guysssss,

it was one of the greats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I loved this episode by far one of the best! Well done. From the acting (which was amazing) to the little details like the house having a white fence, to the pictures in the house.

The episode had such a great story line itself, but Jensen did GREAT. When he didn't have parts his facial expressions were heartbreaking...GREAT. And even Sam who wasn't in it that much did good with his lines.

This episode didn't fall short of anything at all. And even though they had nothing to prove...this episode defiantly proved that they deserve to have a third season...and more.

Now for people who say that this episode was too much about dean are just stupid, yah know! The main demon story line is all about him...(not to say deans not involved) but Sam has his share of lines. So chill out!!

I just don't get why there’s this Dean vs. Sam thing I love the characters both... they both kick demon ass. They both kick ass acting. And they both are very very fine...meaning there HOT
So chill out and enjoy the show.

Next week looks great!!!!
(But I’m totally bummed that there’s only 2 left)

Great work!!

This episode was heart breaking from start to finish. It was so sad watching Dean trying to somehow have a good relationship with Sam even though Sam sort of rejected him but over all it was a great episode.

This episode was nothing short of superb. I've got way too many words to put here: drop in on the blog at my URL, if you want to see everything I said.

And if this one was excellent, I can't imagine how spectacular and totally heartbreaking the next two will be. If they showed us what they showed us in that preview - what worse and scarier thing are they still holding back to spring on us?

All praise to Eric Kripke, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and the entire stable of writers, cast, and crew!

Amen Roxanne AMEN!!!!

my favorite episode up to date! jensen's acting really killed me. the expression he has when he realizes his mom is alive kills me.

LOVED IT!!!! Dean's my fave anyway, but his was one of the best episodes this season. And that's saying alot, since I've enjoyed them all. I love the relationship of the brothers as much as I love the scary stuff. The show wouldn't be so great without both. Please pray for season 3.

Not one of the best eps, I prefer the brothers together.

What is it with the "what about Sam" nonsense? Are you people serious? The entire central mythology is about Sam. Sam is THE MAJOR storyline. He's the target for the demon and its coming for him is what started the family on their life's path. He's got visions and is one of the chosen kids and a looming dark destiny. How much more about Sam do you want it to be?

Dean is getting subplots and some of the stand alones but Sam is also getting plenty of storyline. So stop your whining.

There's enough room and opportunity for both brothers (and actors) to shine. Ackles really makes the most of the material he's given and tends to stand out a little more. Dem's da breaks.

AMAZING!!!
ah, i was SO excited to see it! i love dean. and i loved that episode!

this was a unbeleivable episode i sersiously don't know why anyone wouldn't like it if they watch the show regularly? it had all the elements to a great show the sadness the funnyness and then the part where dean realizes he has to come back to the real world. i say BRAVO!!!!!!

all I have to say, Jensen deserves an Emmy and every other award you could give him. He is one the most underrated actors on and underrated show. The show, and Jensen and Jared all deserve more than they get.

Awesome!Sweet,funny,scary and sad!I loved the family pics,I laughed my heart out with Dean mowing the lawn,I was really happy he had Carmen,and I was devastated at the cemetery scene and when he decides to get back to his real life.Jeez,Jensen kicked ass at this episode,one of the best written of this season.Loved it!

Well said, Roxanne! Perhaps not everyone can see the forest through the trees.

This was a wonderfully put together episode. It had the ickyness that Supernatural was known for. but the writers didn't fail to add in humour, even for a heartbreaking episode like this one.

Like Gilmore Girls, Supernatural wouldnt work if the relationship between the two main characters didn't work. So for all of you who think this was a "dean show" or whatever, then you are all bloody daft.

Anyways. Kudos to the writers for making me bawl my eyes out while watching Dean be awed by the simples things in life in which we all take for granted.

I am seriously appalled by those who are bashing this episode. My god this wasnt ALL ABOUT DEAN. Open your freckin eyes. This series is about Sams journey ok fine but hello Dean is what is keeping Sam grounded and Dean has been cracking... hes tired and all the crap from the last 24 odd years in his life is catching up with him. He thought the grass would be greener on the other side, that Sam would be happy and life would be good. It isnt.

Dean needed this, he needed the end of that episode as well. Dean needed to be reminded WHY he does this, why he followed his fathers quest, he had to see why John kept going and why it wasnt all about just avenging Mary. I would have figured this would have been obvious to all of us watching it. John was Deans rock, his center and balance and now look at him.... Dean is a mirror for Sam just like Dean is a mirror for John. With Dean in a tail spin how much longer do you think Sam will be able to cope, to handle it all... if Sam breaks that world falls apart. From what we can tell of the season finale and rumors of the next season... Sammy can not afford to be weak... that means we can not have Dean the way he has been this last season. We need Season One Dean back and we will need him quick.

For those of you so upset that this was a "Dean Show"... where were you guys when Heart was all about Sammy... oh I guess that didnt matter huh. You can not have one Winchester without the other and soon enough if you dont give them some point of individuality then they will start to blur together... do you get it people.... Sam and Dean both a roll to play together as a team as well as separate. If they lose that "separate" they wouldnt function as a team.

Jensens acting was by far the best I have seen since Beresford Agenda in Dark Angel. You have come a long way and at this rate you will go far. Jared though keeps getting better and better as this season progresses and this episode by all means proves it. These two together are a force to be reckoned with and as long as Kripke and crew keep writing great episodes like this last one... CW will one of the best shows in Primetime on their hands.

I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record, here, but I love this episode! It was so touching and bittersweet to see Dean happy. I could go on for hours about this episode, but I'll try and restrain myself.

First of all, I adore the lawn mowing scene. At first, I thought it was the absolute funniest thing I had ever seen in my life. It still is, to some extent, but now after rewatching, it breaks my heart. It is so sad to me that one of the highlights of Dean's dream world is being able to do something as common as mowing the lawn.

Another thing I love about Dean is that he is absolutely ecstatic that Sam is happy. He lost one of his best friends because he and Sam don't talk, and yet, he is completely fine with it just because Sam has a shot at the normal, happy life he always wanted.

All of the scenes with Dean and his mother absolutely killed me. I don't really have much more to say about them except for they were extremely well done and were very heartwrenching.

And now, my favorite part of the episode: the scene right before Dean "kills" himself in the AU. Oh my God, show, you cannot do that to me! It totally stomped all over my heart. The music was absolutely gorgeous, and all of the acting was wonderful. Jared and Jensen especially shown in that scene. Jared drew me in with his opening line "Why did you have to keep digging?" and then broke my heart when he said "Why is it our job to save everyone?" I know it was not really Sam, but still, seeing AU Sam say that was very poignant and very well done. And then there's Jensen. He only had about three lines the whole time, and yet, he perfectly conveyed Dean's every emotion and every thought and successfully crushed my heart (along with so many others, I'm sure). For that scene alone, I agree that Jensen should get an Emmy.

Also, my new favorite line might just be "I thought I lost you for a second." Awwwwww, brothers!!!

I didn't think this episode was all about Dean. The Sam in the dream was the perfect counterpoint to the 'real' Sam, and Jared Padalecki was right on song on both counts - a wonderful, subtle performance. Both actors play off each other so beautifully. The scene at the end with the brothers re-united was my favorite part of all.
We're lucky to have both of them on one show!

From beginning to end this episode was amazing. Humour, angst filled with the hard decisions our heroes have to make. Jensen Ackles was amazing in this and watching Dean realize Mary was alive was heartbreaking.

Note to Smallville: take a lesson from Dean and Sam. They're the real heroes, while Superman has become nothing more than a joke.

How many times this season (and last) have I said that Jensen deserves an Emmy? This episode underscores that fact AGAIN. What an amazing installment and kudos all around, especially to Kripke and Jensen.

I'm not going to be an armchair psychoanalyst here and try to dissect Dean's character...you know the man's psyche, as do I. Of the MYRIAD of touching moments in this episode, the one that stands out most to me is when Dean sits on Mary's couch, gazes around in wonderment, looks up at his mother with such joy and love, and then leans in for her goodnight kiss. Dean's little wince then made me feel he wished he could hold onto that moment forever. I also thought that the "family" photos were sweet (and were meant to be), despite some snarky comments posted on some of the boards.

Although the main gist of the episode was to portray Dean's life in an alternate universe a la "It's a Wonderful Life," what I really walked away with is the true heroism of the series' most complex and fascinating character. How I adore this show!

This episode was a total letdown.

I was waiting for something good, with the whole family reunited, instead I had to watch that ugly mess.
It was like Smallville on crack.
Didn't they forget something important here?
Like the other lead of the show? Sam who?

What was the point of this neverending boring Dean adventure, just when the season is ending?
And why Dean would be so happy in a world where he and Sam don't get along?
That's like throwing 2 years of storylines out of the window.

Of course Kripke what he said he would never do and gave all the deangirls just what they wanted, the dean show.

Good luck with that, you're gonna need it.

I didn't think any episode could push DT/IMToD out of first place on my fave epi list but I think WIWSNB may have just done that.

Awesome work from the whole team starting with the set designers. Every little detail of the Winchester family homestead was perfect, from the horribly 70s flowery wallpaper to the incredibly wide array cheesy photoshopped family photos to the garden gnome. It was all so hilariously overdone and perfect.

Raelle Tucker wrote a note-perfect script that just about ripped my heart out in places. And Kripke you can come back as director any time. Supernatural is your baby and interpret that for us better than anyone.

Jared was brilliant as alternaSam. Still the Sammy we all know and love but different in subtle ways so that it was easy for us to buy that he was raised in a completely different way. Kudos Jared, this episode could not have been as amazing as it was without you.

And Jensen. Oh my God. Dude the way you play Dean with so much heart and and soul is magnificent and sometimes just painfully raw. But without a doubt you've made Dean Winchester my favorite fictional character ever. Thank you. And also where the hell is that Emmy?

OMG I loved this show and ever since dean started to cry I cried because he was yelling at his father's grave especially when dean thought he was alive at dean's mind I LOVED the show sO much I hoPE THE NEXT ONE WILL BE GREAT TO.

I LOVED THIS EPISODE!! everything from dean doing normal everyday things like mowing the lawn(lol) and watching tv to dean calling sam a bitch but sam not saying jerk back. i always think i couldnt possibly love dean anymore than i already do, but every episode i get proven wrong. i LOVED dean sooo much in this episode. he wanted to stay in the dream world but he chose not to, just to save all those people. and it was so wierd seeing sam and dean not talking and not getting along! this was definitely one of my favorite episodes of this season!!

I'm going to stop thinking this show can't get any better, because every week it does.
This is the show I always wanted to watch and never thought would happen, a show where characters are actually allowed to unfold in an entertaining, consistent and intelligent fashion.
I loved the thoughtfulness of this episode - Dean's wish showed us much about his self-image and therefore about the brotherly bond, with the doubt and certainty woven together almost seamlessly.
I think Jensen Ackles broke me in this episode, he is a seriously gifted actor.
I can't wait to see the rest of the season.
Kripke and the team rule.

Also, this was one of the most moving eps. ever. I loved watching a hero battle his emotions and in the end, doing the right thing. Keep 'em coming!

Don't get me wrong...I LOVE Dean, but what about Sam? I want an episode where he can rely on his brother, but he is the main character kicking some "you know what". I love how both the brothers rely on each other and have awesome chemistry. This is the best show on television..along with Smallville. :)

man, this episode is GREAT! i loved EVERYTHING about it and nothing that i hated. i just cant wait for next week's episode "All Hell Breaks Loose part I". but this episode ROCKED!! omfg.

WOW i loved it.but it was hard to see sam and dean not get along sort of thing.YA i'm stunned by this episode .WOW. ....

Ok, I'm just going to repost my ep-related comments from the another blog. So, some of what I have written was in response to some comments others had elsewhere. Anyway, here goes:

I was really worried about this episode going in because I thought that it *was* going to be a true alternate reality and I was concerned about what message it would send if Dean was an irresponsible jerk without the loss of his mother and the huge responsibility on his shoulders at such a young age. I would have *hated* that. But, someone on my yahoo group suggested the other day that it might be more of what's in Dean's mind/subconscious as opposed to a true AU. So it helped immensely for me to go in looking at it as such. I was quite happy that it was reaffirmed (for me anyway) at the end, with Dean saying that it was only his wish for his mother to be alive. (The way I saw it) Everything else pretty much got filled in from his own mind once the Djinn granted him his wish in his mind's eye.

As for not seeing Jess that much:

Dean only met Jess that one time. So I think a reason that she may have felt off or that we didn't see much of her true personality because Dean simply didn't know enough about her. There was nothing in his mind to draw from other than the one meeting and the fleeting things Sam may have said about her.

And, here's my original post about the episode:

First off, someone above mentioned how Mary didn't look old enough. Keep in mind that this was all coming from Dean's perception of how they'd be. She still would look like the young beautiful mother he remembered and would only look as old as he imagined she would look.

Sam would be off at Stanford with Jess and without hunting he doesn't think they'd have much in common or that Sam would want to have much to do with him.

I think in his mind, with his mother's death being removed from the equation, that removed the need for hunting. So that leaves everything else that he knew himself to be in the real world filtering into the alternate one. Instead of credit card fraud, he snaked Sam's ATM card. He was still a horndog, so much so that he slept with his brother's girl. It's more what he sees in himself or knows of himself in the real world and how he thinks others see him. He doesn't have much self-worth in the real world so he's not a good guy in the fake one.

John's being dead there, too, I think was a result of it being so fresh in his mind that he still couldn't imagine him alive but he at least managed to give him a peaceful death.

At any rate, the versions we've seen of them all were from Dean's subconsious. Which filled in everything once the Djinn "granted" the original wish of his mother being alive.

I think it also says a lot that the girl Dean gave himself in the dream world, while she looked like a beer ad model, she was "respectable". She was a nurse and she seemed to really care for and understand Dean. That's what he wants and I'm glad he at least gave himself a decent girlfriend. lol.

I thought this was a good episode but I did have a few problems here and there. Some small things with dialogue that I wish they'd have pulled back on a little. The graveside monologue with the "hero" line was a bit much. And I think the end was a wee bit much as well. I also didn't like all of the characters showing up to try to talk him into staying. I think just Sam and his mom would have been enough.

Boy, Sammy was a priss, wasn't he? lol. "I'm going and that's that". The face he made was borderline bitchface. lol. And his clothes really cracked me up.

Jensen was amazing throughout this episode.

It was so sweet seeing how happy Dean was at seeing Sam happy.

I also like how even though Dean doesn't feel like Sam would have much to do with him, AU Sam still went with him in the end. I know the Djinn filtered through there at the end and was using Sam to try to convince him to stay but I don't think it was all the Djinn. I think it was still Dean's subconscious mixing in there, and how he truly felt Sam feels about him. That no matter what, in the end they're brothers and would always have each others' backs.

Anyway, it was a very thought provoking and insightful look into Dean's psyche. He didn't think much of himself or maybe just didn't care if he did anything much with his life as long as his mom was alive and Sam was happy.

I just hope the dean show will end soon.
I want the real Supernatural, the show about two brothers, TOGETHER, fighting evil things.
Call me when it's back.

Every episode I scream to the screen, "where's Jensen's emmy, dammit!" This episode made me fall in love with the character all over. It was such a tragic episode. And Dean, in the end, choosing his real life over this perfect one had me scream in anguish. Damn you Kripke, you really know how to mess with our emotions. And major kudos points for doing that silver stealing scene almost vebatim to the pilot episode. That had me bouncing in my seat. Can't wait for the 2-parter finale. These last few episodes have really taking the show to the next level, IMO. Fantastic!

Oh, what a wonderful episode! I think that was one of my favorites--and I have seen and loved every single last one. Dean was just so adorable! (Especially if you remember the episode "Bugs," in which he states that if he lives that kind of life he would blow his brains out.)

But, oh, the end was absolutely heart-wrenching. He had that LOOK. Ya know, the one where he's sad and he starts getting all sleepy-faced and droopy-like? I felt so bad for him...

And yet, as I said, I absolutely loved the whole episode. In fact, I think I'm going to go watch it right now!

*punches air* SAVE SUPERNATURAL! I WILL NOT REST UNTIL IT IS BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON!

I loved this episode!!!!
I was laughing like crazy one minute but in tears the next.
Dean was just so sad, it's like he can never be happy!!!
It was so sad when he was yelling at his fathers grave and at the end when he admitted to wanting to stay, my god I was in tears!!
But through all the little happy moments Dean knew what he had to do, even if it meant giving up his little piece of happiness:{
Over all one of the best episodes so far!!! Really, Really, Really hope for a third season!!(hint,hint!)
Next weeks episode sounds and looks amazing:):):):):)!!!!!

This episodie was just great!
Dean hugs his mom.
Dean talks with his dad grave.
All the Sam and Dean stuff.
And for the Emmy... Jensen is a very good actor, if they'll give a Emmy one day, good. If not, he will be a very good actor just the same.

Such an excellent episode. I think you've hit on a lot of the points — the humor, the sadness, the family, and what Dean was willing to sacrifice just so everyone else was happy. He didn't even have memories of the happy life, but as long as Mom was alive and Sam was happy, he would be willing to do it.

I am VERY excited for next week and the second half of the finale. Excited and anticipating the pain.

is sam going to die !!!!NO THAT WOULD BE SAD......

That was a wonderful episode. I totally loved it.
I guess all of us at one point wondered how the guys would live their lives if they were not hunters; and this episode showed us a glimpse of what might have been.
It was so nice to see Dean so happy and carefree. It would have been so cool if John was alive too; but i guess it would have been too complicated to fit him in; and to JDM.
Dean had a nice life, still cool.... And Sam, OH God, preppy clothes; he looked funny.
Jensen gave such an amazing performance. I totally loved him.
I cant wait for the next episode.

Dean: "Bitch"
Sam: "What are you calling me a bitch for?"
Dean: "You're supposed to say 'jerk'".
LOL - One of my favorite brotherly moments of the episode

I'd like to give praise to writer, Raelle Tucker and director, Kripke for creatively threading this episode and bringing great attention to detail in the events, emotions and dialog. There was also a wonderful balance between the drama, angst and comedy.

Jared: He transferred back to the Sam in the pilot episode and beautifully brought what Sam would have been to light.

Jensen: What a performance! He has a natural ability to switch from comedic acting to dramatic and back again. I agree that an Emmy nom is much deserved.

Both actors completely transform into their characters, which is something that makes this show as amazing as it is.

Now I'm going to get carried away. This episode had great depth and there's much to address.

The one thing that immediately came to mind during this episode: John's words to Sam in Salvation: "I want you to go to school; I want Dean to have a home". This was the life John wanted for his boys - not just Dean. Because of this, the lack of John's (JDM) presence didn't leave a hole the episode.

Dean and Sam - brothers but strangers? Deep down Dean believed that if they lived normal lives, he wouldn't have been such an awesome caring brother to Sam. Basically, he sees himself as the "jerk" Sam jokingly says he is. Now think about this attention to detail: Dean sees Jessica and immediately hugs her because he's happy for Sam. Sam on the other hand, looks at Dean in an odd way. Not because Dean is hugging someone, but because Dean is hugging his woman. We found out later that Dean bagged Sam's prom date, therefore Sam was a weary of Dean when he hugged Jess. Was Dean's subconscious trying to bring out some deep seeded guilt about initially being attracted to Jessica when he first met her (Pilot)?

I must admit Dean being with Carmen seemed natural. His "dream woman" was a hot nurse (recall his comments in "Faith"). His sad expression when he saw the beer ad with her picture was heart breaking. Dean deserves the love of a good woman. (Woman, I say, not a girl.)

It was pure fun watching Dean enjoy an average existance. He made the most out of what others take for granted. Then the bomb dropped: a vigil being held for Britania Airlines flight 424 (Phantom Traveler) that crashed because Sam and Dean never got on the flight to exorcise the Demon. Also, a girl had drowned in a pool - the one Sam had saved (Playthings). Dean realizes: everyone who John, Sam and himself had saved are dead. Dean has a good heart that is filled with compassion for others and admitted to himself that the "normal" existence was not the life he (nor Sam) were destined to live. He was destined to be a hunter, a hero, like his father, and heroes make sacrifices.

In the end Sam reminded Dean of the "why we hunt". He gave Dean a similar speech that Dean gave him during Wendigo. I know Sam hasn't "kicked ass" in a while, but Dean needed to be the savior here. Until John's death, saving people had been a priority to Dean and he needs to remember that.

As much as Dean wanted to stay in dreamland, he knows the YED is still out there and will eventually come for Sam. This sets up for AHBL next week. I noticed in the previews that Ava's back!

Show of hands: who did NOT cry? I think I came the closest... I only got teary-eyed. THat may just make me a cold-hearted bitch. lol Seriously, though, this episode ranks up there with the best of the season (IMTOD & BUABS). Jensen is oner of the best actors I've seen in a long time, and I hope he gets the proper recognition for it. I don't think I can't love Jensen (and Dean!) anymore after this episode. *wibble* *wubb*

Can I just say that I loved that episode! Dean wanting to mow the lawn and Mary's expression was amazing!

It really broke my heart that Sam and Dean didn't get along though...

And I'm surprised no one's mentioned it, but the part where Dean comes to steal Mary's china, and uh flashback to the pilot? I most definitely had one..