I often hear no other show could do this, which is 100 percent true.
But Id like to add to that sentence: No other should could do thisand do it so well.
Because its not as ifSupernaturaljust swings for the fences it knocks the ball out of the park.
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And Scoobynatural is the latest example of that.
Lets get into it!
(Need I remind you of the talking teddy bear?)
The oldest Winchester brother heads home and makes the most of his new purchase.
And let the fun begin!!
Trying to figure out whats happening, they think of possibilities: Could this be an angel thing?
Or … could it be the Trickster?
Sam:No, hes dead.Dean:Or is he?
I love this nod to the fact that Gabriel is alive and well.
Well, maybe not well.
Moving on, the boys discover that Baby madethe trip toScoobylandbecause OF COURSE SHE DID.
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But they dont drive for long.
(In reality, he was probably just hoping they had some pie.)
But once they park, they spot it: The Mystery Machine!
And thats when it clicks:Theyre not just in any cartoon.
Having grown up watchingScooby-Doo, Dean thinks this scenario is a dream come true.
These guys theyre our freakin role models, Dean tells Sam.
Well, except for Fred.
Dean is not a fan.
(He feels the opposite way about Daphne.)
And that leads us to this interaction.
Cas is kind of like a talking dog.
(Spoiler: Not much.)
And this is where we get our first taste ofSupernaturals version ofScooby.
Plus, he thinks Daphne is settling with Fred and hes not ready to leave yet.
Its like Im wrapped in hugs, he tells his brother.
But all that is interrupted when a ghost stabs a man in the back.
And when they discover the body, Dean realizes that this isnt quite the episode he thought it was.
But more importantly, Dean realizes that Scooby could die!
As he says, hed take a bullet for that dog.
And speaking of people (or things?)
hed take a bullet for, Castiels here!
It seems that after Castiel returned from Syria with fruit from the tree of life and possibly a wife?
And now, hes being introduced to a talking dog and a very disturbing dead body.
The guys come across a second victim, and this one is in pieces.
Thats when Dean realizes the cartoon must be haunted.
Fred suggests they split up, a plan that Sam hates but one they ultimately go with.
As he puts it, Weve saved the world.
(And theyre usually in real estate.)
As expected, it leads to a trap door.
Just as things start to settle down, the phantom enters and pins Velma and Daphne to the wall.
It then throws Fred across the room and tosses Shaggy out the window.
Scooby and Castiel then dive out the window to catch Shaggy, who lands with a broken arm.
This leads to one of my favorite parts of the episode: Watching the gang react to the news.
They might not have the weapons to fight real monsters, but the Winchesters do.
Aaaand cue the trunk opening!
(And Dean getting bleeped on a cartoon!)
The boy never wanted to hurt anyone, but Jay makes him.
(Jay being the creepy guy from the pawn shop at the beginning of the hour.)
The boys promise to set the kids soul free if he returns them to the real world.
But first, they have to make things right with the Scooby gang.
So, they lie.
They tell them that Velma was right and ghosts arent real.
They even stage the phantom so that they can unmask him and realize its Creeps.
As Velma says, Theres no such thing as the supernatural.
Sam, however, gets a kiss from Velma.
Once again maturingScooby-Doo, Dean declares that he shouldve known Velma was good to go.
Its always the quiet ones!
Yeah, I love this.
Only, this isSupernatural, so no ones amused.
(But really everyone is amused.)
TheScoobyepisode that weve been waiting for did not disappoint.
I love the way they took such a beloved property and made it fit within theSupernaturalworld.
The real mystery remains how these writers do it year after year.
