Supernatural - The Complete Third Season | 
| Actors: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Running Time: 651
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Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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 Worst Season Yet August 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I remember watching the first season religiously. I went to any length necessary to see episodes that I missed. The show was great! Then came the second season where Dean was an emotional wreck and Sam turned into a wimp. Okay, fine, it's the second season - it will get better. Third season comes and it's pretty good...right up until the writer's strike and all of a sudden I don't get the other 8 episodes promised, leaving plot holes and an overall disappointing season. Then, they want to charge the full price of a regular season for 2/3 of a season provided.
I don't pay full price for 2/3 of a haircut.
I don't pay full price to see 2/3 of a movie.
I don't pay full price for 2/3 of a pizza.
I won't pay full price for 2/3 of a crappy season, even if it is my favorite show (it's a sliding scale).
 We heart the folks at Supernatural August 18, 2008
This wasn't my favourite season. With the writers strikes and budget cuts I personally didn't feel it was the fully rounded package. Most episodes were bloody brilliant, equal and exceeding the top ones of the previous seasons. Yet, when they were bad they were horrid (Red Sky in the Morning, Malleus Maleficarum, Ghostfacers).
For some, the inclusion of the two female characters Bela and Ruby was a mistake. I cannot fault the demon character of Ruby or the actress's performance, feeling that the character served it's purpose successfully and added another layer of intrigue to the show (Is it possible demon's can be good? That evil isn't always evil?) According to rumor she is not returning next season which is not the end of the world completely but I will be pissed if no reason for her absence or lack of mention is given. In the previous seasons I didn't particularly care greatly that characters like Missouri, Ellen and Jo were never seen again but the fact that their characters weren't actually written out...that bugged me to no end.
Bela, ah, the dreaded Bela. No one liked her apparently. But what fans don't seem to realise was that that was the point. But I do understand where they are coming from. The character should have been used to its full potential or not at all. Timing was also something that didn't suit Bela too well, let alone acting skills that left a lot to be desired. Yet one thing I think the writers did do right was Bela's exit which was smart and impacting, we even sympathized.
The clock is ticking for poor Dean this season and Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki manage to add even more to the brotherly relationship between the two and we see that the connection that was originally growing has begun to disintegrate and you get the feeling that they're both keeping up appearances, keeping secrets from one another. And we as the audience lap it up.
It's a dark season but the humor, when it comes (and it comes often) is brilliantly timed and delivered and undeniably I smile through a good 60 percent of each hour. With budget cuts the classic rock music is slightly more limited than usual but there's still just enough there to keep us going.
Supernatural is a hidden jem. I don't know when the stupid CW will dump their floundering pet project Smallville and give Supernatural the attention it deserves but we, the fans (and there are a lot of us), won't give up hope. A good article about Supernatural's plight can be read here: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/04/224112.php
I look forward to Season Four with baited breath, Season Three's finale left me slightly anxious.
A Delight To Devour August 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It was with SUPERNATURAL that I discovered the many varied virtues of Amazon Unbox - and I must say that it's a wondrous thing!
I don't usually watch tv, per se. I do, however, love certain network & cable series. To be able to watch them, on my own schedule and at my own whim, right here upon my own computer screen, is just about the closest I've ever come to being spoiled in the whole of my existence!
Now- for this show specifically: Let me just say that I don't think I've ever embraced so whole-heartedly such a guilty pleasure as offered by network tv before in all my history here on earth. In short, I just love this show!
It's in essence the ongoing saga of a family - well, two brothers, specifically- Sam and Dean Winchester, whose mother was killed in 1983 in a fire over Sam's crib when he was six months old, by a supernatural entity. From that moment, Sam's father, John, has raised his children - Dean, who's four years older than Sam, and Sam himself- to hunt supernatural things, with the ultimate feat to kill the thing that murdered their mother.
The allure of this show lies in the dynamics between the members of this fractured little family. Jared Padelecki and Jensen Ackles play Sam and Dean, respectively. Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Grey's Anatomy") plays John.
There have been recurring characters throughout the three seasons so far, Jim Beaver as Bobby the most notable of Season 3. The acting is simply excellent. There's quite a lot of mythology drawn into the flow of the storyline, though each episode is like an excellent mini horror movie in itself.
The finale of this season left a major and most incredible cliffhanger. I am truly all agog for what happens next!
Finally, if it weren't for Amazon Unbox, I would not have had the pleasure of viewing each of the episodes of this Season of SUPERNATURAL, as I work evenings and nights. I am most thankful it's been available!
Great Season! one thing missing...classic rock.... August 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think that this was the best season of the three. It had action, scary creatures, and its first ever Christmas episode(one of my favorites)!
Dean has one year to live and he is trying to make the best of it by, "killing some evil SOB's and raising a little Hell."
Jus en Bello was another one of my favorites with an unusual ally coming to the rescue. And we also find the brothers in some role reversals, with Sam doing more than thinking and Dean taking it slower. It was very interesting to watch. Can't wait for it to come out.
I did miss the classic rock, but thanks to the writer's strike they had to cut the budget and music was the first to go. But that won't stop me from watching it over and over again.
 Skany race and gender issues August 14, 2008
2 out of 25 found this review helpful
I have always been a fan a Supernatural, and while I throughly enjoyed Seasons 1 and 2 I recognized that the show didn't have the best actors. *AHEM JARED PADALECKI* But the plot was suspenseful and engaging so I kept on watching.
The set-up for Season 3 was a great one, with Dean only left with one year to live. The execution was...regrettable. In Season 3 we have such episodes as, "Malleus Maleficarum", centered around witches. The episode begins with the death of a black women because of a jealous mistress. The woman's cheating, white husband survives, while all female characters in the episode are killed in violent ways. Another instance is "Jus in Bello", where the demon Ruby (Katie Cassidy, who vastly improved over the entire season) is suggesting to sacrifice herself and a virgin secretary to save the residents of a small town from the demonic possession that they are under. Somehow the rational from Dean is that virgins aren't allowed to die, so the Winchesters proceed to shoot dozens of the town's citizens instead. But in the end a black supporting character who's character was building up from Season 2 is killed in a demonic blast. Um. The last episode is the worst, with Sam and Dean (Dean primarily) constantly using derogatory terms towards woman. It is seriously cringe worthy and leaves you despising the two lead characters.
Season 3 had so much potential, bringing in new and exciting characters, Bela and Ruby and upping Bobby Singer's part. Bela especially was a favorite a mine. A thief, and a woman, who didn't see the need to help out the Winchesters at their beck and call was refreshing. But alas, she was killed off the show, trying to help the Winchesters was told by Dean, "I'll see you in hell."
Supernatural used to have strong, empowered women but somehow they've lost their way. It's too bad really. And the episode quality really doesn't make up for the questionable morals.
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