Neither are Sam and Dean above curses, either. RANKINGS. The following list compiles the 15 Worst Supernatural Episodes (So Far). I was so bored I didn't care about the characters I keep wanting them to die so the episode would end. Tread Perilously winds down Horror Month with its annual visit to Supernatural.This year: a Season 1 episode called "Bugs." 04) Season 5. What's scarier than bugs? And then [to] the bee wrangler, on the day of shooting, I'm like, 'How many are we talking here? (For comparison, The X-Files made the concept of being trapped in a confined space amidst angry insect attacks truly terrifying over a decade before.). Coming into it, we had our own ideas about what the best and worst seasons were, and by looking at … Supernatural is about hit 300 episodes. There isn't much closure. Especially of the insect variety. Playthings I am really struggling to come up with ten episodes. It deals with a ghost on the internet, for one thing. Not only that but Sam and Dean don't actually manage to "defeat" anything in this episode. If you're a fan, you know what's coming: we're talking about Season 1's "Bugs," the worst of the worst when it comes to Supernatural's weakest stories from its 14-year run. 05) Season 1. "We walk in [to the set]," says Ackles, "and all of the crew have bee outfits on. Supernatural: 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Episodes Of Season 1 (According to IMDb) The first season of Supernatural was an immediate hit - at least, according to IMDb, where no episode scores lower than a 7! It was meant to serve as a backdoor pilot for a new Supernatural spin-off series titled Supernatural: Bloodlines. Bugs is the 8th episode ofSeason 1. It was fun to have the Ghostfacers back for a while but it would have been better if the Thinman legend didn't wrap up with such a boring ending. After 15 seasons and more than 320 episodes, “Supernatural” will be signing off this fall. ... let's take a look at what is considered by many to be the worst episode of Season 1!...no, not the one with the racist semi-truck. "Bitten" (Season 8, Episode 4) Like a CW reboot of The Blair Witch Project, one of the worst episodes of Supernatural combines found video footage, werewolves, and … *****supernaturalseasonss.blogspot**** Supernatural Season 1 Episode 8 Bugs (SupernaturalSeasonS.BlogSpot.Com) I've heard this is the worst episode - Why is it … “Bugs” is not the worst episode of Supernatural, not by a long shot. It's mostly Sam & Dean talking to Matt about bugs and investigating Native American burial grounds. Guess what? Like with many other season ten episodes (season ten makes up the bulk of this list), "Halt and Catch Fire" is a "meh" kind of episode. Bugs Episode # Season 1, Episode 8 First aired: 8 November, 2005 Directed by: Kim Manners: Written by: Rachel Nave Bill Coakley: On IMDB: Bugs: Outline: Sam and Dean head to Oklahoma to investigate a recent spate of insect-related deaths around a new housing development. Some viewers thought the fantasy drama series was so bad, it was branded "even worse than Game of Thrones." Both episodes deal with monsters that come from the ground — a Tulpa created from the garbage on which the development was built in “Arcadia” and a series of swarming bugs in “Bugs.” In both cases, the development owner is at fault for the monster infestation, though “Supernatural” goes one step further in resorting to the clichéd Native American curse as the origin. "#thinman" is ranked as one of the top ten worst episodes of Supernatural according to IMDb because it was disappointing and full of lost potential. The episode was panned by critics and audiences alike when it premiered. And to add insult to bee stings, the creatures didn't show up well enough on film, so the entire swarm was replaced by a CGI one in post-production, making Ackles and Padalecki's perseverance all for naught. Did they get stung? 12) Season 6. ", For some reason, Supernatural has had a problem trying to make a good episode about werewolves. Supernatural has done found footage episodes to varying degrees of success. It's a blatant filler episode with overt parallels to the famous 90s film, I Know What You Did Last Summer. "Bitten" (Season 8, Episode 4) Like a CW reboot of The Blair Witch Project, one of the worst episodes of Supernatural combines found video footage, werewolves, and a … A funny episode with a ridiculous plot. Among fan and critical discussions alike, "Bugs" is infamous as being the biggest blemish on the show's otherwise consistently crowd-pleasing record. The problem with the format of some of the found footage episodes is they often don't feature much of Sam and Dean, who are the main reason fans watch the show. At present, the episode has a rating of 7.1 on IMDb. "Route 666" makes you think the writer's room was running dry on ideas and really scraping the bottom of the barrel. It follows up on Kate, the werewolf Sam and Dean let live from the season eight episode, "Bitten.". What do you think? How would you rank these? Overall, it was poorly written and failed to have as much impact as an episode airing towards the end of the season should. Sitting down to rank 200 episodes of a show as beloved as Supernatural was not easy. If you're a true-blue Supernatural fan then this probably doesn't surprise you. Supernatural is a great series, so great in fact that it is now into its 12th season and along the way has amassed one of the largest and most loyal fanbases of perhaps any TV show ever. This is a hard list for me to make, its like trying to pick the worst kind of chocolate or worst best day ever, its a hard job but I will Try. And Dog Dean Afternoon. It sits at a 7.4 rating on IMDb. The Worst 238. The main things I care about in life can be found on a screen, film, television, video games, add horror into the mix and I'm in love. This season one episode is famous for being one of the most hated out of the 300-plus episodes of Supernatural. Every season has good and bad episodes. Season 12; Season 13; Season 14; Season 15; Characters With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Andrew Airlie, Carrie Genzel. Many people have their opinions about which episodes are the "worst" Supernatural episodes of all time but this list highlights the bottom of the bottom. But when the root of the problem in "Bugs" is revealed to be a Native American curse -- one that riles the insects around a housing development into attacking its modern white settlers -- the show plays the cliché straight. Fiction Writer. It follows Sam and Dean trying to figure out why hunters are dying all over the country due to mysterious "accidents." Unfortunately, "Bitten" fell flat and thus landed it as one of the lowest-rated episodes of the show. Nerdy kid has a cool best friend that protects him but that he is jealous of. It wasn't an all-out awful episode but it wasn't anything special either. So they will have to go some to make a worst episode in my opinion. My number one worst episode before Bitten was Ghostfacers but Ghostfacers had some funny spots. Like, a couple of hundred?' A status confirmed by its measly 7.0/10 on IMDb -- the second lowest-rated episode of the series. Beyond her death, the episode featured more of the Styne family, Crowley, and Rowena, but Charlie's final scene is easily the most shocking and memorable from "Dark Dynasty. 5 worst episodes of 'Supernatural' Screen grab of "Supernatural" via Youtube/Supernatural Obviously this is an amazing TV show, however, it has had some ups and downs over 12 seasons. KEEP READING: Supernatural: Misha Collins Breaks Down the Winchesters' War with God. Sitting down to rank 200 episodes of a show as beloved as Supernatural was not easy. Sometimes the episode can still be interesting and carry on without them, but "Bitten" doesn't have an interesting enough story to manage that. The series would follow a mafia-style group of supernatural beings such as werewolves and other monsters, in Chicago. It helped, but everyone still got stung. There's a Ghost Whisperer episode with that same concept, and several horror movies that tackle the "death by technology" idea in a much better way. Rewatching the episode, I wanted to write an essay about practically every scene. SUPERNATURAL fans are 'devastated and heartbroken' as they fume over the finale episode. This Week: Supernatural's "Bugs". RELATED: Supernatural: 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Episodes Of Season 1 (According To IMDb) Despite primarily being about two hunters tracking monsters, the show is also about two brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester, traveling the country and trying to get along. Also, the bugs are sort of fake-y and not particularly scary. When the idea of Supernatural tackling its own version of the Slender Man legend was first proposed it made people super excited. For this reason, Eric Kripke has gone on record as saying “Bugs” is the worst episode of Supernatural. Here's my episode ranking from worst to best. And he's like, 'There's actually 60,000.". Sam and Dean head to Oklahoma to investigate a recent spate of insect related deaths around a new housing development. So, it's been quite a while hasn't it? I don't think this is a bad episode. Felicia Day, who played Charlie on the series, quickly became a fan favorite. In a video uploaded to YouTube in 2015 from "Denvercon" -- one of the show's many fan-oriented pilgrimages -- stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are asked about their most "awkward things" to film. Here’s a look back at the season, ranking each of the episodes from worst to best. When we say "everyone" hates "Bugs," we're including those behind the camera as well as those who sat at home watching the disappointing results. Jump to: Spoilers (3) For this episode, all the actors who worked around bees were given costumes with cuffs sewed on the inside of their pants and sleeves to help prevent the insects from crawling into their clothing. Bugs (Season 1, Episode 8) The cursed Indian burial ground plot is silly, clichéd and fully of holes to match the bad bugs VFX. Supernatural's 2018 episode "Scoobynatural" bizarrely, but successfully, brought together the monster-fighting worlds of the Winchester brothers and Scooby-Doo.Both properties are owned by Warner Bros., which, according to Supernatural executive producer Andrew Dabb, made the oddball idea an easier pitch on the grounds of "corporate synergy." Top 5 List - The Worst Supernatural Episodes June 09, 2018 Not all Supernatural episodes are great, some episodes just plain suck (and even the creators/writers hated them, so I'd say that confirmation they really are awful). RELATED: Supernatural: Why the Woman in White’s Return Is So Significant. He goes on to say that the "bee wrangler" assured them they'd be fine as long as they didn't agitate the insects, which was completely useless advice considering Ackles was supposed to be firing off blasts from a makeshift flamethrower in the scene. Directed by Kim Manners. Season 12; Season 13; Season 14; Season 15; Characters Before moving onto Season 7, it’s time to look at the ranking of Supernatural Season 6 episodes. Bitten is a whole level of horrible and badly acted. We learn details about the argument that ended Sam’s relationship with his father; Sam and Dean’s differing perceptions of what John thinks about Sam; John’s habit of checking in on Sam at Stanford. The Singer & Dabb Era. Houses of the Holy. Sam and Dean head to Oklahoma to investigate a recent spate of insect related deaths around a … “Myst… So, with that, here is my ranking of the current 14 Seasons of Supernatural, from worst to best: 14) Season 14. I've heard this is the worst episode - Why is it … Press J to jump to the feed. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. When the idea of Supernatural tackling its own version of the Slender Man legend was first proposed it made people super excited. 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Sam and Dean discover that the housing complex is built on a Native American burial ground that comes complete with a bug curse. Sam and Dean head to Oklahoma to investigate a recent spate of insect related deaths around a new housing development. 11) Season 13. The problem is, her death was lazy and unnecessary. Share Share Tweet Email. The only episode rated lower is the ninth season outing, "Bloodlines," which was a backdoor pilot for a failed spinoff attempt. Supernatural has always excelled in its character-driven storytelling, but "Bugs" telegraphs the brother's backstory without an ounce of subtlety. And worst of all, making them "live through bad writing," specifically name-checking "the bugs.". Right now it has a 7.6 on IMDb. The long-running show, about brothers Sam and Dean Winchester who hunt supernatural beings, aired its last ever episode on Thursday night. well besides everything? It's virtually impossible for any long-running television series to not churn out the odd dud episode, and even Supernatural, one of the most beloved cult hits of the past decade, isn't above this curse. Click to watch the video. In "The Monster at the End of This Book," Sam and Dean track down Chuck to find out how the shut-in writer's series of Supernatural novels so closely mirrors their own "real" exploits. Showing all 4 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Synopsis (1) Summaries. A curse, or hex, is a type of spell work done to cause misfortune, harm or death on whoever it is placed on. 0. It's pretty surprising this episode didn't rank lower but again, I assume there is some forgiveness for how early in the run this episode premiered. But this one has always been my least favorite of … Many of their episodes featuring werewolves fall flat. It's possible that the message here is one of decolonization, and therefore having Sam and Dean remove the supposedly permanent curse would undercut this. Horror Junkie. Showing all 12 items. Because this was a first season episode, like "Bugs," it can be somewhat excused. It’s not polished, but it is fascinating. A Very Special Supernatural Specialis a special documentary-style episode looking back on the first nine seasons of Supernatural. It was the story itself. There are always a few that were just not the writer’s best work. by Fiona Dhamo (article) and ... Bugs. Perhaps one of the best scenes is Dean's confession, which again, seemed a little strange, but Jensen Ackles was excellent during it. 10. You don't write more than three hundred episodes without producing a few duds along the way. Which is why this is on the list. I don't think season 2 HAS a bad episode. It is frightening that Buddy TV thought Bitten was good. Right now the episode is rated with a 7.5 on IMDb. "Yeah, I didn't like that," Ackles concludes. It's not terrible but it's not memorable either. Supernatural Season 14 had some excellent episodes. 02) Season 3. This isn't to say, of course, that "Bugs" is the worst 40 or so minutes of television you'll ever see in your life but, for a show with such a good batting average in the eyes of its core audience, it misses the mark on almost every level. Among fan and critical discussions alike, "Bugs" is infamous as being the biggest blemish on the show's otherwise consistently crowd-pleasing record. There are several renowned powerful curses known in Supernatural which investigated by Sam and Dean during the course of the series. She was one of the first openly gay characters introduced to Supernatural, which made her death particularly brutal. Supernatural is dark, scary, suspenseful — and sometimes, completely ridiculous. Unfortunately, the resulting episode was boring and didn't present anything to the "#thinman" story that was worthwhile. 01) Season 2. I saw that before. So I actually enjoy watching it. From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Bugs" "Put the lotion in the basket!" There are always a few that were just not the writer’s best work. This week we look at what many consider the worst episode of Supernatural of all time Bugs. This week we look at what many consider the worst episode of Supernatural of all time Bugs. Supernatural is a great series, so great in fact that it is now into its 12th season and along the way has amassed one of the largest and most loyal fanbases of perhaps any TV show ever. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. “Bugs” is not the worst episode of Supernatural, not by a long shot. Anime/Manga Features Lead. A status confirmed by its measly 7.0/10 on IMDb -- the second lowest-rated episode of the series. However, this also means that what we end up with is a climax that amounts to little more than Sam, Dean and a frightened real estate agent and his family cowering in an attic, frantically swatting at bees. All they do is wait out the storm when the bugs come to attack. A one-stop shop for all things video games. Some viewers thought the fantasy drama series was so bad, it was branded "even worse … This episode is clearly filler and it doesn't offer anything new or exciting. Supernatural (TV Series) Bugs (2005) Trivia. Related: Supernatural: 7 Enemies Turned Allies (& 4 Allies Turned Enemies), The backlash to Charlie's death was intense... enough so that it got brought up at several fan conventions. Supernatural: Looking Back at the Best Episodes, Many Death Scenes, Scooby Crossover and Comic-Con Chats By Vlada Gelman / November 15 2020, 1:00 PM PST Courtesy of The CW (x3) Other monsters, in Chicago Bugs are sort of fake-y and not particularly scary first traveling. 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