Last night’s episode of Supernatural had a perfect blend of humor and gut-wrenching emotion.  I can’t think of another show on television that would feature a subplot about a booze-swilling bipolar teddy bear, then cap off the hour with a heartbreaking confession that could bring tears to the eyes.  “Wishful Thinking” was not only another solid episode in what’s shaping up to be a great season, but it was also another home run for writer Ben Edlund.  I continue to find the installments written by Edlund or Jeremy Carver to be some of the best of the series.

While “Wishful Thinking” had plenty of wonderful moments, I decided to make a list of the top three, followed by one minor thing that annoyed me.  Read on for the list.

Best Moments

3.  “Kneel Before Todd!”

The end of the episode really packed in the comic book references.  Not only did Todd have Hulk-like strength and enough Superman knowledge to whip out a “Kneel before Zod!” riff, but Dean (Jensen Ackles) tried to talk him down using the old “with great power comes great responsibility” speech from Spider-Man.  I’m a huge comic book dork, so these shout-outs really made my spider-sense tingle.

2.  Teddy Tries to Blow His Stuffing Out

It’s no surprise that Ben Edlund, the writer responsible for an Angel episode that featured maniacal trash-talking puppets, would bring us the character of Teddy.  A seven-foot-tall talking teddy bear who likes to drink booze and look at porn mags sounds like a completely hilarious notion, but Teddy really brought some pathos to the episode.  It’s not every day you see a stuffed animal try to blow his own head off.  It’ll go down as one of the funniest and most disturbing scenes in Supernatural‘s history.

1.  Dean Opens Up to His Brother

Dean has always been one to internalize his emotions, but who knew he was capable of walking around and cracking jokes while remembering everything that happened to him in Hell?  He was only gone for four months, but it felt like 40 years, which means Dean is dealing with a heck of a lot of torment.  The fact that he’s so well adjusted makes me wonder exactly what happened to him down there.  He claims he was in unspeakable anguish, but there has to be something more that he’s not telling Sam (Jared Padalecki).

One thing I love about Supernatural is that even standalone episodes contain wonderful, emotional moments that give us insight into the characters.  The end of last night’s installment was a perfect example of this.  The episode delivered big laughs with its bipolar teddy bear and “Kneel before Todd!” shenanigans, then delivered a heartbreaking wallop in its final minutes.

Worst Moment

It’s not a specific moment, but I did feel that Ted Raimi was sorely underused in the episode.  Those who aren’t fans of the actor likely didn’t think anything of it, but I was hoping to see a bit more of sad, lovelorn Wesley.  If the day ever comes when Supernatural recruits Bruce Campbell for a role, I demand they give him more screen time.

What do you think were the best and worst moments from “Wishful Thinking”?  Sound off below.

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