Wishful Thinking
- Episode aired Nov 6, 2008
- TV-14
- 41m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
5.3K
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Sam and Dean investigate when a small town's wishing well actually starts to grant the people's wishes.Sam and Dean investigate when a small town's wishing well actually starts to grant the people's wishes.Sam and Dean investigate when a small town's wishing well actually starts to grant the people's wishes.
Tseng Chang
- Lucky Chin's Owner
- (as Chang Tseng)
Jessica Olafson
- Blonde Girl in Shower
- (as Jesicca Olafsen)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJared Padalecki said that during day of the filming of the scenes in the Chinese restaurant he was suffering very badly from food poisoning. Most of what we see on screen was filmed by Jensen alone, with Jared coming in and doing all of his coverage at the end of the day.
- GoofsThe Concrete News Daily newspaper's cover story "Winning Lottery Ticket a Fake" has the same two paragraphs repeated throughout.
- Quotes
Sam Winchester: I can see you're very interested.
Dean Winchester: Women, showers... We gotta save these people!
- Crazy creditsThe Concrete News Daily story "Winning Lottery Ticket a Fake" is credited to Daily Staff Writer Christopher Cooper, which is also the name of the Property Master for the series. Two other front-page stories have bylines of Chris Loosley and Pat Demens ("pat demons").
- ConnectionsFeatures Captain Blood (1935)
- SoundtracksFriday Night
Written by Howell-Freundlich Overdrive
Performed by Howell-Freundlich Overdrive
Featured review
With Bitterness and Joy
Third time's the charm, they say. Since the previous Comedy Episodes ("Monster Movie" and "Yellow Fever") offered good laughs at the cost of great plotting and pacing, this one finally delivers also on those areas. It is also, arguably, the funniest of the three. And, after an intense Mytharc Episode, a *great* Comedy One offers nice balance to the series.
From the get-go, this keeps on coming up with great moments - clever, witty, surprising, or all at once - at a crucially consistent frequency (unlike in "Monster Movie"), and, equally importantly, it is all played with a straight face: this *is* a legitimate case for the Winchesters - they are as caught off-guard as the audience by the insanity of it all, but they never forget that the supernatural forces they keep facing are almost always dangerous and must be faced with caution. The guest characters involved in the story feel very human with their ordinary lives and problems. And when the story concludes, it has affected all of them and hopefully left the audience appreciating what is good in their lives.
Also, this episode occurs firmly within the Mytharc, unlike "Monster Movie" and "Yellow Fever", which could *almost* as well have been stand-alone episodes in some other season. No, the Mytharc is present here, even if - as we can see from the opening credits - Misha Collins and Genevieve Cortese aren't. The script gives the best bits to Jensen Ackles, and he is on top form throughout, especially when struggling with his metaphorical demons.
Conclusion: effortless greatness, 8/10, but not Classic or truly Exceptional.
From the get-go, this keeps on coming up with great moments - clever, witty, surprising, or all at once - at a crucially consistent frequency (unlike in "Monster Movie"), and, equally importantly, it is all played with a straight face: this *is* a legitimate case for the Winchesters - they are as caught off-guard as the audience by the insanity of it all, but they never forget that the supernatural forces they keep facing are almost always dangerous and must be faced with caution. The guest characters involved in the story feel very human with their ordinary lives and problems. And when the story concludes, it has affected all of them and hopefully left the audience appreciating what is good in their lives.
Also, this episode occurs firmly within the Mytharc, unlike "Monster Movie" and "Yellow Fever", which could *almost* as well have been stand-alone episodes in some other season. No, the Mytharc is present here, even if - as we can see from the opening credits - Misha Collins and Genevieve Cortese aren't. The script gives the best bits to Jensen Ackles, and he is on top form throughout, especially when struggling with his metaphorical demons.
Conclusion: effortless greatness, 8/10, but not Classic or truly Exceptional.
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- ttapola
- May 31, 2011
Details
- Runtime41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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