I don't know which is worse, though, the shoehorned Hawley guy or yet another sheriff who lives in a town with supernatural shit going on all over the place yet refuses to see/believe our protagonists and throws up endless roadblocks to their progress in saving the world. That kind of storyline always drags on…

That is the Hulk Loophole.

I also got a jealous (more protective than romantic) vibe from Ichabod when he came into the room where they were researching and slammed his palm on the desk. He did not seem pleased.

True, but I was glad they didn't depict the Shawnee as some throw-back agrarian spiritual noble martyrs (a la every Star Trek episode ever) or beaten alcoholic outcasts living in one of the Dakotas in 12X55 1965 mobile homes in this episode. Yeah, OK, bikers - but cool ones that stupid Hawley, who generally thinks…

That storyline made me avoid the entire season for YEARS.

I really think Joss was pissed at Charisma for her real-life pregnancy messing up his season 4 plans. When I re-watched "Angel" recently, it was SUPER obvious during the final interviews, gag reel stuff, episode commentary, etc. on the DVDs that there was a glaring lack of her participation. Which sucks.

Definitely not a good thing - why does some female character inevitably get impregnated with some unholy supernatural spawn? It's like "Alien" never happened…this shit CAN happen to men, ya know?

That form-fitting grey shirt, his unbound hair, and dat ass…are you kidding me show? Way too much glory for a Monday night.

He SO did!

Yes, but mine is a happy apocalypse, where fresh fruit, plentiful toilet paper, and clear roadways for driving the fuck outta Dodge will be the norm. Don't rain on it, buddy.

Personally, I'd head to a tropical island. Year-round growing, planting, fishing, etc. in a place where zombies can't swim out to get you. Despite my affection for New England, I wouldn't go there in a Zpocalypse. It's a cool factoid you mention from World War Z, though - makes sense that winter would "look" like a…

I know they shoot the show in Georgia but, damn, what a bunch of redneck (and/or hipster) assholes they keep encountering. Get the hell out of the Deep South, y'all! I'm quite sure that the survivors in Vermont are MUCH more civilized.

I didn't like the regretful - or at least unhappy - look on Daryl's face when Michonne asked him, "Where's Carol?" Whoever is with him, it's not Carol, though, and I don't think it's Beth either. I think that either Carol got grabbed by the same people who got Beth (seems vastly unlikely because she is a hardcore…

I was thinking of "Hammer of the Gods" with Kali, Odin, et al. That whole hotel episode was awesome - but the cool gods got killed off way too soon. (Wait, are these "pagan" gods not Greek?)

Good point on the ambiguity of the MoL.I think Henry was definitely good - although, like the Winchester's own journey, the closer the Men of Letters got to the demon-verse, the more the line between them got blurred. That thing with Abaddon kind of signaled that crossover. Are you thinking of any specific MoL's? (you…

GAVIN ROSSDALE as some, um, mightily perturbed demony English fellow.

Mmm, spreadable.

What, no "Last Tango in Paris" jokes?

Is it just me that wants the Greek gods to come back?

That's a terrific summation - thank you! Your comments about the show's awareness of its own style makes me think of the season 4 episode, "It's a Wonderful Life," when the fake office life set up by Zachariah collapses - along with its bright, primary colors - and the signature neutral tones (brown, grey, black)…