In the fifth episode of Supernatural, a game of Bloody Mary unleashes a ghost who lives in mirrors and kills by gouging out the eyes of her prey, and Sam and Dean must find a way to stop her before she claims another victim.

The Road So Far

• (1:46) The TV Guide description, featured music
• (4:45) Playing Bloody Mary as a kid

Dad’s Journal

• (6:15) The lore behind the game
• (7:43) Who is Bloody Mary?
• • Mary Worth/Mary Worthington
  • “Bloody” Mary Tudor
• (9:24) Based on real divination rituals or mirror lore

Episode Notes

• (12:15) The influence of Kripke’s childhood in smalltown Ohio
• (13:20) Opening on the slumber party
• (18:15) Melted eyes, an unnatural amount of blood, and specific vs.general monsters
• (23:24) “What are you?  Cops or something?”  “Yea, something like that.”
• (25:45) Inconsistencies in Bloody Mary’s target, Sam has a dream, and Jill dies
• (29:35) Establishing the use of a camera lens and blacklights, a nod to Smallville
• (33:00) Tracking down the mirror and researching the lore
• (36:14) Back to the highschool and confronting some disbelief
• (40:50) Now it’s time for the boys to solve the problem, Sam’s secret
• (47:45) The episode wrap up and Sam won’t tell Dean about his dreams

Closing Thoughts and Episode Rating

• (49:24) Richard’s thoughts and 3.5/5 Rating
• (50:33) Reid’s takeaways and 3.5/5 Rating

Intro/Outro performed by Aaron Barry

Artwork by Erin Gallagher

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