Supernatural: Episode 8: 'Bugs' (2005) - TV Episode Review

Sam & Dean are looking to squash some bugs in this episode!

So I have to say that Supernatural season 1 has been a lot of fun, with thrills, chills, fighting urban legends, ghosties, and all sorts of creepy crawleys! So of course I come up against the one dud of the season so far... And you know what? That is a good thing!

Now that maybe a weird thing... but if you think about it, it makes a sort of sense to it... If you make the first season an absolute smashing success... Then the production team, and the actor/actresses will have to work harder to meet and beat the smashingly amazing season! (That is generally part of the reason why movie sequels rarely surpass the first movie...)

And the dud episode for this season being: Season 1 - Episode 8: 'Bugs' (2005)!

These are just some of the bugs in this dull episode!

 Written by: Rachel Nave (The Shark Tank Redemption), Bill Coakley & Directed by: Kim Manners (The X-Files). Starring: Jensen Ackles (My Bloody Valentine), Jared Padalecki (House Of Fears), Andrew Airlie (Apollo 18), Tyler Johnston (The Phantoms) & Carrie Genzel (Watchmen).

"The manicured lawns. 'How was your day, Honey'. I'd blow my brains out!"

- Dean Winchester (A quote from Supernatural episode: Bugs.)

This episode tells the story of how over 100 years ago, the military massacred a group of Indians that had been living there at that time... Now during this time an Indian Witch Doctor curses the land, so that when an equinox happens, bugs in the land will go through and clean out the area of invading mankind...

In the present time, a family has moved in and started a housing development... And well with it has come the latest equinox, and the bugs start acting weird, and killing the people that are living/working there!

It looks like the bugs are looking to squash some humans!

The only way to save these people is Sam (Jared Padalecki) & Dean (Jensen Ackles) to rescue the unsuspecting people that are living there before the centuries old curse takes out these developers!

In the end... This episode was well acted, and the vision of Kim Manners is as awesome as the other stuff that he has done... The problem that I had with this episode was the story... It just didn't appeal to me as all the other episodes story lines have done so, so far... Anyway, check it out.. The episode is not great, but it is one to check out if you are going through the show religiously...

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