![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After “Something Wicked,” you might think it would be natural to go straight into “Dead Man’s Blood,” so that we don’t lose momentum with the Dad Arc. In Season 1, they are still establishing their tone and the various Arcs they want to pursue. Supernatural doesn’t allow itself to go balls-to-the-wall silly for a while. It has “oomph” in the realm of character, and like I said, that’s my main interest. Considering the fact that “Provenance” is book-ended by two powerhouse episodes, “Something Wicked,” and “Dead Man’s Blood,” it seems quite slight in many respects, but in others it has a lot of depth. It’s a messy and silly Monster of the Week, and it’s all over the place, with red herrings strewn in our path to up the ante (It’s the father! No, it’s the daughter! “My sister, my daughter!”.) It features the Winchesters stepping, for the first time, into a world of wealth, which provides some of the comedic moments in the episode. “Provenance” is a piece of fluff, really, in the major run to the end-zones of Season 1, but it’s extremely important (and subtle) in terms of character. Sometimes Supernatural hits the nail on the head with both, but as long as the characters keep developing, and revealing themselves, and contradicting themselves, I’m in. I’d rather see something with character and no plot than the other way around. But it is the accumulation of details, character and otherwise, that make the show work, ultimately. Yes, each season has its own particular arc, its underlying motor and drive. ![]()
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