One of those episodes that is slightly out of the ordinary with a couple of good laughs but to be honest with you worth watching for the teddy bear !!!!
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The teddy bear gets a 10
blackmagpie-623682 May 2018
The Babylonian Cursed Coin
claudio_carvalho29 May 2010
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Sam asks Dean if he remember the period that he was in hell, and Dean lies to his brother. When they read about an apparition in Concrete, Washington, they head to the small town. They interview Candace Armstron in the 1 Lucky Chin's restaurant and the young woman claims that she saw and was helped by the ghost. While walking on the sidewalk, they see a man claiming that he had seen the Bigfoot. They discover the little girl Audrey that tells that her teddy bear is sick and the Winchester brothers see a giant bipolar bear with existential problem. Audrey explains that she had wished that the teddy bear could speak to her in the wishing well of the Chinese restaurant. Sam and Dean investigate the location and they discover a Babylonian cursed coin that is a seed of chaos. Now they need to find who has dropped the ancient coin into the well before the whole town goes crazy.
"Wishful Thinking" is a very funny of episode of "Supernatural" that recalls "X-Files". The idea of the bipolar teddy bear is hilarious and I laughed a lot with the reaction of the Winchester brothers. The bullied boy hitting Dean's face is also humorous. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Fonte dos Desejos" ("The Wishing Fountain")
"Wishful Thinking" is a very funny of episode of "Supernatural" that recalls "X-Files". The idea of the bipolar teddy bear is hilarious and I laughed a lot with the reaction of the Winchester brothers. The bullied boy hitting Dean's face is also humorous. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Fonte dos Desejos" ("The Wishing Fountain")
One of the very few truly ensemble episodes
CubsandCulture5 March 2020
By being a procedural show with a case of week format throughout its run Supernatural usually only has one plot going on. Sometimes you get an A plot and B plot structure, usually by splitting up the brothers. This is one episode where there's a whole spectrum of stories going on. It isn't the interlocking and as diverse as multiplots can get. After all each story revolves around wish fulfillment. But this have the 5 or 6 stories make the episode feel quite different.
That the episode also contain some of the best comedy bits in the series and choice brotherly melodrama and this episode is a cut above the rest.
That the episode also contain some of the best comedy bits in the series and choice brotherly melodrama and this episode is a cut above the rest.
Teddy Bear Doctors
ulrikekalb21 January 2020
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Season 4 contains some really funny material! This is another hilarious episode! The depressive Teddy Bear just kills me every time when I watch this...Ted Raimi is great too! The serious aspects of the episode also doesn't come short...Dean's reveal at the
end, that he remembers hell after all...Fantastic acting!
Funny Funny Funny
mm-3921 November 2008
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Funny! Funny! Funny! The fourth season of Supernatural uses humor way more than the first three seasons. I love the super strong kid scene. The Teddy bear scene is great too. The wishes end up being bad wishes. The sad part of the show is the geek's life is better off with the bad wish going wrong, but hey when you hit bottom there is no where to go but up. I like the message be careful what you wish for you might get it. The story's message of having everything you want drives you crazy is told excellently by Dean. Dean says he has his problems too. I agree. Well the Impelia make a great guest appearance and hits someone. Wishful Thinking is a eight out of ten.
With Bitterness and Joy
ttapola31 May 2011
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.
Be careful what you wish for
shwetafabm12 June 2020
Be careful what you wish for
zombiehigh1824 November 2011
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After an intense episode, here is yet the third comic relief of the season. But don't let it fool you, this one has more depth than you might think. On "Wishful thinking" we have a chance to explore the boys' current states of mind and their current wishes. On one hand there is Dean who is obviously crushing under the weight of his memories of Hell and the secret he is keeping from his brother and his perpetual insistence on denying it to Sam. Yet when he chooses to wish for something, the guy goes for a simple pleasure something he can afford because he experienced having his deepest desires before (see "What Is and What Should Never Be") and he knew where this road might lead. Yet he shows some maturity and character development than we could imagine. For first time, Dean finally confesses to his brother that he actually remembers Hell but not willing to share and surprisingly it took him less time than usual to come clean to his brother about the truth on things. (Sam also showed more level of maturity not pushing his brother any further, respecting his will not to share). Dean's fatherly nature also was clear on this one, he was always nice with kids, his interaction with Audrey and Todd reminded me how great he dealt with Lucas on "Dead in the Water", Michael on "Something Wicked" and Ben on "The Kids Are Alright ".
On the other hand there is Sam, who is clearly very different from the Sam we first met three seasons ago. The one who desired a safe normal life. Sam now is becoming more like John, he knows that his life can't get back to normal again, he can never get the chance of happiness and when asked what he wishes for; his answer comes out dark, bloody and vengeful. This is the Sam who had seen more than a normal person could handle, the one whose faith was shaken and the one who could no more trust wishes and fairy tales because he knows there is always a price to be paid for every thing.
My favourite scene is with the boys and Wes in the Impala when he tells them that they have it easy because they are handsome, the boys don't dismiss the idea of being good looking but confess they are miserable and have to fight hard to keep what they already have because they know the painful truth of having what you want it always ends badly and they clearly have learned their lesson.
On the other hand there is Sam, who is clearly very different from the Sam we first met three seasons ago. The one who desired a safe normal life. Sam now is becoming more like John, he knows that his life can't get back to normal again, he can never get the chance of happiness and when asked what he wishes for; his answer comes out dark, bloody and vengeful. This is the Sam who had seen more than a normal person could handle, the one whose faith was shaken and the one who could no more trust wishes and fairy tales because he knows there is always a price to be paid for every thing.
My favourite scene is with the boys and Wes in the Impala when he tells them that they have it easy because they are handsome, the boys don't dismiss the idea of being good looking but confess they are miserable and have to fight hard to keep what they already have because they know the painful truth of having what you want it always ends badly and they clearly have learned their lesson.
Todd for the win, until he murdered his mom irl!
hoosierhempster19 December 2022
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Todd the bully destroyer was the best character in this episode. Todd was only getting even with all those who had bullied him. Too bad in the end he had become exactly what he was trying to get revenge against. Todd had unfortunately become the bully he so hated. Todd handled Dean's punch like it was thrown by an old lady. Todd's neck crack afterwards was an absolute classic move. It's sad that real life story of Ryan Grantham is so horrid. While a teenage acter, Ryan Grantham (Todd), killed his mother so that she wouldn't find out about his plot to assasinate the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau. After she was dead Ryan decided not to go through with his assassination plot and was soon caught. Weird...🤔
Outstanding Episode
attipton15 January 2024
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This episode is amazing. It's long been one of my favorites of the funny variety. It's become a little weird on the rewatch though....
The actor that plays young Todd, Ryan Grantham, who wished for super-strength at the wishing well? He ended up murdering his mother, shooting her in the head while she was playing the piano, before packing guns into his car and heading out to assassinate Justin Trudeau.
That plan fell through so he decided to do a mass shooting at a mall instead. For whatever reason, he finally decided against mass murder and turned himself in without harming anyone else besides his mother.
He was given a life sentence for the murder of his mother.
So.... I love this episode and watched it several times over the years before any of this happened. Now, on the rewatch, I can't help but think about how that kids life has ended up.
The actor that plays young Todd, Ryan Grantham, who wished for super-strength at the wishing well? He ended up murdering his mother, shooting her in the head while she was playing the piano, before packing guns into his car and heading out to assassinate Justin Trudeau.
That plan fell through so he decided to do a mass shooting at a mall instead. For whatever reason, he finally decided against mass murder and turned himself in without harming anyone else besides his mother.
He was given a life sentence for the murder of his mother.
So.... I love this episode and watched it several times over the years before any of this happened. Now, on the rewatch, I can't help but think about how that kids life has ended up.
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