Discussion of 2.18 "Hollywood Babylon" - Aired 4/19/07 (CW-US)

[prydain]

Summary:

Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) make a trip to Hollywood to investigate the death of one of the actors on a horror film set after rumors begin that he was killed by a ghost.

They discover the death was a publicity hoax but when the executive producer and a studio executive are killed, Sam and Dean realize they are dealing with a haunted set.

Gary Cole guest stars as Brad Redding, one of the stars of the horror film. Ben Edlund wrote the episode directed by Phil Sgriccia.

Source (http://cwtv.com/shows/supernatural/episodes)

[goldenboy]

I thought this one was pretty good. Funny. Lots of good jabs at Hollywood and the show itself. I think Ben Edlund might actually be my favorite writer for this show.

[prydain]

This episode was way better than "Tall Tales". I enjoyed it. I liked Gary Cole a lot, he was cool, he brought back nice memories of "American Gothic". ;) Seeing Dean as a complete fanboy was pretty funny. I also liked the fictional McG. And it's hilarious when the girl fake screams at the beginning and I laughed out loud when McG heard her real scream and told her what a good job she did, lol.

Cool episode, although I think two comedy episodes so close to each other is a little overkill. Two a season would be nice though, if they weren't spaced together.

[teentitan]

This episode was the proverbial spot the reference show and I loved it!!
The Gilmore Girl reference, Die Hard, Horror movie commercial (good fun that was), being a food stuffing PA, the Canadian reference, and the proverbial walking into the sunset. This was just plain ol' fun and I enjoyed it.

[honeyrose]

brilliant episode!!