3.02 - "The Kids are Alright" Episode Discussion Thread
 

The Kids are Alright
The CW
Oct 11th 2007

Dean (Jensen Ackles) pressures Sam (Jared Padalecki) into visiting Cicero, Indiana, so he can visit an old flame named Lisa (guest star Cindy Sampson), he had a tryst nine years ago. However, Dean is stunned when he meets not only Lisa again, but also her 8-year old son Ben (guest star Nicholas Elias), who bears a striking resemblance to him.

However, Ben soon goes missing and Sam and Dean discover that a Changeling, a demonic parasite, is snatching kids from the small town and assuming their form. Meanwhile, Ruby (Katie Cassidy) makes contact with Sam and reveals some startling information about his mom.

Phil Sgriccia directed the episode written by Sera Gamble.

Preview

iiiiiiiiiinteresting..........

Could be. :nod: I just hope Wee!Dean wannabe isn't really Dean's.

Sounds interesting.

Oh me too Bee... I'd hate it if Dean had a kid.

Tahra

Oh me too! Dean having a kid in fanfics is cute and adorable once in awhile but real Dean having a kid? NO! It would just be to much, I like Dean and Sam being the only Winchesters left. :nod: ...they can have kids like WAY down the road...like after the show goes off the air.

Yea totally... And we can just be told just before it finishes that they're about to have kids, rather than actually show us that they've got kids. It's just wrong otherwise.

Tahra

Yup ITA! like have the ending something like Quantum Leap where they don't show us at all what happens just the car driving off into the sunset both boys in it and splashed over that, 'Dean settled down when he turned 40, his little boy is more of a handful then he ever was.' Something like that. :nod:

Yup. Thats exactly it. And then the same for Sam. Don't show us anything, just leave it to our imagination how they got to that point.

Quantum Leap *g* My gosh, I haven't watched that in years even though we have every single season on DVD :lol: I haven't finished Sliders yet.

Tahra

You have all the QL seasons on DVD?! *is jealous* I only have season one so far. :( ...LOVED THAT SHOW! Sam and Al! Hee! ...season one of Sliders was pretty good. :nod:

Yup I think that is the best way to end any show, let the fans come up with what they want, like the OC spelled everything out to much. :nod: ...but I'm hoping we don't get the end of SPN for a VERY long time. :D

Well we had them at work for $29 each, so I bought each season for my mum... Worked out to be like, 20 dollars a season with staff discount. So why not?

Second season wasn't too bad. JDM! I haven't gotten to S3 yet, still 4 episodes left of S2 to go.

Tahra

JDM was in S2 of Sliders? really? :eek:

yay new episode in less then 24 hours! :yay:

Yup he was in an episode called El Sid. He played Sid. So cute!

I know! I can't wait!!!

Tahra

my stomach has butterflies.

Has Kripke said anything publicly about the less-than-enthusiastic response to 3.01?

I don't want a kid on the show because it really changes everything. Although, I must admit I would LOVE to see Jensen playing Dean as a Dad. If we think he's protective of Sam, can you imagine him over his own kid??? *swoon!*

Crystal I haven't heard of Kripke saying anything yet. ...but it makes you wonder just a little bit with epsiode 3.01 being the way it was if EK didn't have to make his own crossroad demon deal with the CW, like yeah we'll give you a season three, but you're gonna need to do some changes....:shrug: I guess we'll find out tonight.

I really hope the kid isn't Dean's...maybe Dean thinking he is all the way through the episode, then finding out he isn't. I'm completely fine with, that way we do get Dad Dean, but we don't get stuck with Dad Dean, because like you said it changes EVERYTHING, even if he leaves the kid with his mother, he's still out there, still somebody to worry about etc.

:bawl: Dean has softly yet surely killed me yet again ! I see the old Dean coming out and I like it. More comments to come after I get my head back on straight !!