Comments on: SUPERNATURAL: Abandon All Hope

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:51:02 +0000

OK so as a male that has finally caught up with the entire series,( I started in season four and have been watching the first three seasons retroactively since then) I cant stand the fact that every recurring love interest that these guys have dies! I liked Jo, besides Ruby(bleh) she’s been the only female character to really be around the boys for an extended period of time. Her and Dean got put on the back burner for a season and then the moment it starts to make progress… BAM! she dies. You can say what you want about the apocalypse and this was needed for realism, but i would like just one recurring female character to get out of this show without dying. But, unless they make a 6th season, it’s already to late for that.

By: John

John — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:56:50 +0000

Nicole,

According to Wikipedia you are right about the Colt being able to kill anything.

Or as TWoP has called the gun, “The F***ing Colt That Can Kill Anything Except When It Usually Can’t.”

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:30:31 +0000

Wow – lots of comments!

John – thanks for all of the info on Samuel Colt – one question I had is that I thought the mythology behind the gun on the show is that it will kill anything – demon, angel, vampire, etc. Is it just demons? If so, that makes sense that it wouldn’t work on Lucifer. But, given that he said he is one of only 5 beings that it can’t kill, I do think it works on all kinds of….species? I don’t know what word to use there, but you get my point.

Kimber – you’re welcome for the preview! I’m excited for you that you get to delve into the series from the beginning over the break – can’t wait to hear what you think!

Patty – it was so draining, and yes, it did remind me of how I felt after No Rest. I think a break to process is good.

Andrew – I am sorry you were spoiled. Like Kath said, there has a been a lot of talk about this lately and the general consensus is that it’s no longer a spoiler if the episode has already aired. I do sympathize though – I tend to avoid everything about a show if I’m not watching it live – I’m probably a little on the overly-cautious side I guess.

Tanya – I sobbed intermittently for the last half of the episode I think – you’re not alone!

Angie – Hey new Twitter friend! Lol, glad to know the joking around before taking a shot drives others crazy too. And yes, it was the perfect fall finale.

By: Angiep213

Angiep213 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:41:19 +0000

This was an amazing and emotionally draining episode, but in the best way possible. Like Patty said, it’s the apocolypse, someone they know and love has to die (except for Bobby— please let them never kill off Bobby). As always in those pivotal scenes, cudos to Jensen for once again pulling out an amazing performance. It’s so easy to have key scenes like the small breakdown on the radio with Bobby and saying goodbye to Jo to be overacted and overdone. He hits all the right notes – right down to a shaky breath when kissing Jo’s forehead. Loved loved loved the episode from beginning to end, but I’m with you Nicole on the “let’s not chat and just SHOOT him” aspect. I yell at the tv all the time for that. All around incredible episode, felt perfectly like a fall finale. Can’t wait till January

By: Tanya

Tanya — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:25:50 +0000

I sobbed like a baby when Jo & Ellen died (but moreso when Dean was on the CB with Bobby) so very well done.

2 Months is a LONG time for a new episode.

By: John

John — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:01:16 +0000

Samuel Colt did invent the revolver. It was revolutionary. (My apologies.) His version was called a cap and ball revolver. It did not use a cartridge as modern firearms do, and as the Colt in the show does. It used loose black powder with a separate round bullet (the ball) and a separate primer cap (the cap).

When he died in 1862 neither he nor his company could legally make cartridge firing revolvers because another company owned the rights to that.

By: Give Me My Remote

Give Me My Remote — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:28 +0000

Andrew- Therein lies the debate. If it’s in an article about an episode that has already aired it’s not considered a spoiler. We NEVER put spoilers in headlines as its often hard to avoid headlines. But for the most part, we have to assume that if someone is reading an article about last night’s episode then one can expect spoilers.

Regardless, sorry if you were spoiled. I know how disappointing that can be. But Nicole was well within standards by placing spoilers within the post.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:50:14 +0000

Wow, hey, mind putting spoilers further into the article than the second sentence in the future?

By: Kimber

Kimber — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:17 +0000

John – thanks for the Colt 411! Is this actually a true fact, or it this the Supernatural True Fact? Either way – interesting stuff! And if true, you’re correct, Lucifer is an angel, not a demon. So technically the revolver wouldn’t kill angels!

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:18 +0000

This was one of my all time favorite episodes because it was heart wrenching! Up there with the All Hell Breaks Loose and No Rest for the Wicked.

I am not one of those fans that hates women on the show so I never really disliked Jo and I loved Ellen and I feel like The Show needs to kill some people we know off for this all to seem more real. Come on, it’s the Apocalypse. I really don’t think all my best friends and loved ones are going to survive. It will make the boys stronger. I think that is maybe one of the things that keeps Sam on the side of “good” – he thinks about what they have done and how many people they have saved and he doesn’t want that to be for nothing. At least that’s what I am telling myself. PS, I was a mess during that scene.

As for the rest? It was meant to leave us hanging for two months and give me a chance to recover. I really did feel much like I did after No Rest – emotionally drained and needing some time to process and think.

I continue to look forward to new episodes and can’t wait to see what that evil bastard Kripke has in store for us. Hopefully, I will have some time to go back and rewatch some of the S4 and S5 this holiday for fun.

By: John

John — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:06 +0000

Kimber,

Supposedly Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt Revolver, built the Colt and it is supposed to kill demons.

And that is why I guessed it wouldn’t work on Lucifer. As they kept saying, Lucifer isn’t a demon; he is an angel.

By: Kimber

Kimber — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:40 +0000

OMG, thank you for the Buffy “Hush” reference! When the reapers were mentioned, my mind immediately went to Dead Like Me, but you are SO right! The eerie, silent scene of them all staring – total Gentlemen moment! (Not at all like the awesomely bitchy, sarcastic, and gorgeous reapers of DLM).

This episode was pretty fantastic, and creepy as HELL! Literally! Granted, I don’t have the background with Jo and Ellen to make me truly appreciate their deaths, but I still got teary eyed and felt like hyperventilating. The way it was handled was fantastic, yet utterly depressing. And since you brought up the Hellhounds – whoa. I’m kind of glad there was no visible hound, because the sounds of them, and the damage they did to Jo was enough to give me chills down my spine.

I have absolutely no idea what the deal is with the colt, and why Lucifer and 4 other people are immune to its powers. I also have no idea where this colt came from, who Meg is, or what the colt is even supposed to do (though I assume “kill demons”). But there has got to be a way to defeat Lucifer, right? Or will it all have to come down to Sam-being-the-vessel, and Dean taking up Michael’s stance and defeating him???

For the last few weeks of SPN, I’ve been able to catch it on a CW-affiliate, which has meant PREVIEWS! But last night my VCR (yes, I still have one of those!) cut off the last minute, thereby denying me the preview for their winter return. I had a moment of panic, and then calmed myself by saying, “wait – you know Nicole is great for putting the previews up on GMMR’s site”, and I knew all was well.