Supernatural is a television series about two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, who fight supernatural creatures including: poltergeists, demons, and even angels. Recently Sam and Dean had to stop the apocalypse by throwing Lucifer and the Michael, the warrior arch-angel, into the cage (Hell). The show is usually more serious than “Clap Your Hands If You Believe…” (Season 6 Episode 9) but this episode wanted to give off a comedic vibe.
The episode begins with Sam and Dean going to Elwood, Indiana due to the disappearance of four people. When they get to town to investigate and find out there have been reports of crop circles and bright lights. When they hear the disappearances may be due to aliens they laugh but go along with the idea. Sam …show more content…
Many episodes, including this one, take a humorous approach to questionable—and usually mythological--beliefs. This episode touches on the notion of extraterrestrial beings, leprechauns, and fairies which seem like fantastic concepts. Throughout the episode we see different perspectives on aliens and fairies; some people believe in them, while others don’t. The episode’s humor revolves around sass, wits, and snarky remarks. The most interesting aspect of the show is the actors, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki (left) have a brotherly relationship that helps improve the show. There aren’t many problems with this episode, except there isn’t diversity in the cast. The cast consists mostly of white males and the non-white males are perceived crazy. For example, when Sam and Dean ask the townspeople about the abduction they talk to a lady that tells them she thinks its fairies and they just laugh in her face. Later they find out she was right and still think she’s …show more content…
Peter Pan is referenced in the title “Clap Your Hands If You Believe…,” Peter Pan asks kids dreaming of Neverland to clap their hands if they believed in fairies. The opening credits have an X-Files feel to them, as seen to the right. Woodstock and ET are referenced when Dean says to Sam, “No, man. ET is made of rubber. Everybody knows that. But there are four legitimate vanishings in this town. Something’s going on. And Sam? By the way, it’s not the lady’s fault that she took the brown acid.” Brown acid refers to bad trip on LSD, originated from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. There are plenty of cultural raiders throughout this episode.
The concept of the Ubermensch can be seen in Sam because his focus on the present, rather than the past or future. Sam doesn’t have a soul, which would makes some people believe he is superior to the average human. Another model of the Ubermensch is Sam and Dean’s ability to overcome human frailty, like Batman. There are more examples of Sam and Dean showing characteristics of the Ubermensch in other episodes. Almost all Supernatural episodes challenge the way we think about humanness, this one is no different. Sam doesn’t have a soul, making him cruel and careless but he’s more efficient. This makes us question if emotions get in the way of proficiency. The episode also shows the humanness of disease when Mr. Brennan tells Sam he has Parkinson’s
The episode begins with Sam and Dean going to Elwood, Indiana due to the disappearance of four people. When they get to town to investigate and find out there have been reports of crop circles and bright lights. When they hear the disappearances may be due to aliens they laugh but go along with the idea. Sam …show more content…
Many episodes, including this one, take a humorous approach to questionable—and usually mythological--beliefs. This episode touches on the notion of extraterrestrial beings, leprechauns, and fairies which seem like fantastic concepts. Throughout the episode we see different perspectives on aliens and fairies; some people believe in them, while others don’t. The episode’s humor revolves around sass, wits, and snarky remarks. The most interesting aspect of the show is the actors, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki (left) have a brotherly relationship that helps improve the show. There aren’t many problems with this episode, except there isn’t diversity in the cast. The cast consists mostly of white males and the non-white males are perceived crazy. For example, when Sam and Dean ask the townspeople about the abduction they talk to a lady that tells them she thinks its fairies and they just laugh in her face. Later they find out she was right and still think she’s …show more content…
Peter Pan is referenced in the title “Clap Your Hands If You Believe…,” Peter Pan asks kids dreaming of Neverland to clap their hands if they believed in fairies. The opening credits have an X-Files feel to them, as seen to the right. Woodstock and ET are referenced when Dean says to Sam, “No, man. ET is made of rubber. Everybody knows that. But there are four legitimate vanishings in this town. Something’s going on. And Sam? By the way, it’s not the lady’s fault that she took the brown acid.” Brown acid refers to bad trip on LSD, originated from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. There are plenty of cultural raiders throughout this episode.
The concept of the Ubermensch can be seen in Sam because his focus on the present, rather than the past or future. Sam doesn’t have a soul, which would makes some people believe he is superior to the average human. Another model of the Ubermensch is Sam and Dean’s ability to overcome human frailty, like Batman. There are more examples of Sam and Dean showing characteristics of the Ubermensch in other episodes. Almost all Supernatural episodes challenge the way we think about humanness, this one is no different. Sam doesn’t have a soul, making him cruel and careless but he’s more efficient. This makes us question if emotions get in the way of proficiency. The episode also shows the humanness of disease when Mr. Brennan tells Sam he has Parkinson’s