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Visions of Winchesters: The Supernatural Blog Carnival, November 4

Welcome to the November 4, 2009, edition of Visions of Winchesters: The Supernatural Blog Carnival. I apologize for missing last week’s carnival. As I mentioned earlier this week, I was out with the flu.

Last Week’s Episode
This Week’s Episode
News
Spoilers: On a separate page to protect the spoilerphobes

Last Week’s Episode

TV Review: Supernatural, The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
Sahar did not like last week’s episode. He found it a poor companion to the rest of season 5, which has been a showcase for stellar episodes.

TV Review: Supernatural, The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
Alice Jester posts our second episode recap from Blog Critics, and she is much more complimentary toward this episode. Jester points out the most magical part of the episode: Chad Everett as the old Dean Winchester. Everett was an inspired choice. There was a little part of me that hoped Alan Ackles would play Dean, but Everett just worked.

TV Recap: Curiously Entertaining- A Commentary on Supernatural S5.7 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
Over at Eclipse Magazine, MR Reed shares his opinions on the episode. Again, Chad Everett is singled out for his amazing performance. I would like to read an interview with Everett where he talks a little about his process for taking on this role.

Mini Recap – Supernatural 5.07 “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester”
Julia Thorne gives another nice recap, complete with rim-shot-worthy jokes to open, at TV Over Mind.

Supernatural: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
The final recap gives a more line-by-line interpretation of the episode, which is great for anyone who missed a bit here and there.

This Week’s Episode

Supernatural 5.08 (Changing Channels) Space Promo
Here’s a video promo for tomorrow’s episode. It has been called spoiler-y, so watch with care.

Don’t Miss These Episodes in Novmeber
Ken Tucker singles out Changing Channels as a can’t-miss sweeps episode.

Supernatural Early Review: Parodies Make for Great TV
At BuddyTV, John Kubicek gives an early spoiler-free review of tomorrow’s episode. He thinks its the best of the season. I’d love to have you come back after the episode airs and let me know if you agree.

Everything a Supernatural Fan Needs to Know about Grey’s Anatomy
In another installment from BuddyTV, John Kubicek provides a Grey’s Anatomy primer that will help even the most resistant fan get the jokes made at the hospital sudser’s expense.

Supernatural Sneak Peek: Episode 8, Changing Channels
Dread Central hosts a video peek at tomorrow’s episode.

News
Bobby Goes All In with Supernatural
Jim Beaver talks about filming “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester” and episode 10. There’s nothing really spoilery, but he does touch on themes to come.

Fox Hits for Power in World Series
Supernatural, and a few other CW shows, saw season high ratings last week. Variety breaks it down.

The Big Playback: The CW Again Earns Network TV’s Largest Gains from Live+7 Playback
TV by the Numbers posts the CW’s press release touting the fact that people like their shows, but not enough to watch them live.

That concludes this edition. Don’t forget that I’m still looking for a Sam girl to do a guest post. Email me at popculture AT jennifer-roland.com if you’re interested.

And submit your blog article to the next edition of The Supernatural Blog Carnival using the carnival submission form. Past posts can be found on the blog carnival index page or by clicking Supernatural in the tag cloud.