Review | 8x14 | Trial and Errror

Trial and Error by Andrew Dabb continues the latest string of 'old-school' Supernatural episodes, which further reinforces the impression that the writers deliberately turned the season around, because they realised their narrative in the first half of the season was not working all that well. Now, as was to be expected after a run of mostly standalone episodes, Trial and Error returns to the demon tablet storyline, but it does so in a surprisingly interesting manner. Granted, the case-of-the-week is handled rather clumsily – the pacing is off and most of the one-off characters are incredibly grating – but the episode makes up for those flaws by giving us some truly touching moments between Sam and Dean. Overall, I am really happy with the way things are going at the moment. Keep it up, writers!

( Fighting evil is a marathon, not a sprint. )