Episode 2.03 Bloodlust

Episode 25 already? Wow! But also, this episode is a big one. A difficult one, too, since it marks a lot of firsts and introduces a lot of Big Concepts into the show that Sam and Dean will wrestle with for the rest of the series. Mostly, it clarifies that the morality of hunting isn’t black and white. Monsters aren’t all evil things that need to die. And Dean gets told that he’s just a killer for the first time. Which... is honestly what will eventually drive him to the culmination of his entire character arc over the next fifteen seasons.

In this episode, the horrific final order that John gave to Dean in 2.01 is exposed from a completely different angle through Gordon. Dean was ordered to kill Sam if it came to that, if Sam “lost his humanity” and Dean can’t save him. It’s the fundamental difference between Dean and Gordon, because where Dean will do anything and everything (including selling his own soul) to save Sam, Gordon killed his own sister without hesitation when she “lost her humanity.”

The wheel in the sky keeps on turning, and I think this is my longest episode yet... (sorry!) :’D

Things referenced this week that might be of interest:

The Superwiki page for this episode

My tag for this episode

Network Arena for this episode

Casting sides for Gordon Walker

Casting sides for Lenore

The production draft script for this episode

Video of Jared at Jaxcon 2018 talking about injuring his wrist while filming this episode

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