1.05: Bloody Mary

Oct 5, 2020 · 54m 29s

Description

In the fifth episode of Supernatural, a game of Bloody Mary unleashes a ghost who lives in mirrors and kills by gouging out the eyes of her prey, and Sam...

In the fifth episode of Supernatural, a game of Bloody Mary unleashes a ghost who lives in mirrors and kills by gouging out the eyes of her prey, and Sam and Dean must find a way to stop her before she claims another victim. The Road So Far

(1:46) The TV Guide description, featured music
(4:45) Playing Bloody Mary as a kid

Dad’s Journal

(6:15) The lore behind the game
(7:43) Who is Bloody Mary?
- Mary Worth/Mary Worthington
- “Bloody” Mary Tudor
(9:24) Based on real divination rituals or mirror lore

Episode Notes

(12:15) The influence of Kripke’s childhood in smalltown Ohio
(13:20) Opening on the slumber party
(18:15) Melted eyes, an unnatural amount of blood, and specific vs.general monsters
(23:24) “What are you? Cops or something?” “Yea, something like that.”
(25:45) Inconsistencies in Bloody Mary’s target, Sam has a dream, and Jill dies
(29:35) Establishing the use of a camera lens and blacklights, a nod to Smallville
(33:00) Tracking down the mirror and researching the lore
(36:14) Back to the highschool and confronting some disbelief
(40:50) Now it's time for the boys to solve the problem, Sam’s secret
(47:45) The episode wrap up and Sam won’t tell Dean about his dreams

Closing Thoughts and Episode Rating