Supernatural - TV-14
Terrifying guilty pleasure -- NOT for kids.
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- TV Rating: TV-14
- Network: ABC Family
- Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jenson Ackles
- Genre: Science Fiction
- >Available On: DVD,Download
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the series' main theme of family loyalty. What do your teens think of the lifestyle the brothers lead? Parents may want to talk about the different ways in which people cope with death. They may also wish to mention the ways in which women have historically been portrayed in horror films. Does the show challenge these stereotypes or reinforce them?
Message
Social Behavior:
Women are brutally victimized. The main characters are loyal to their family, but they go about achieving their ends in questionable ways.
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Some drinking by college seniors.
Violence
Shots of bloody corpses on fire, a possessed car tries to run people off a bridge, gun shots are fired.
Sex
One character appears in a sexy costume and suggestive underwear. A scantily clad ghost comes on to unsuspecting victims.
Language
"Hell," "bitch," "damn," "ass," etc.
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Marjorie Kase
SUPERNATURAL follows the lives of Sam (Jared Padalecki, Gilmore Girls) and Dean Winchester, (Jensen Ackles Smallville, Days of our Lives) in this X-Files-meets-Hardy Boys paranormal thriller. These two brothers come from extraordinary pasts. As children, their mother died from a horrific supernatural event. While Dean spends his life fighting the demons that may have killed their mother, Sam does everything in his power to escape his traumatic past. When their father goes missing on a "hunting" trip, Dean rips Sam from the law school track on a search for Dad and answers to their mother's untimely death.
Is it any good?
Supernatural picks up where the X-Files, Angel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer left off. Supposedly based on real folklore, the overall tone of the program is very eerie. At times, the dialogue drags on, especially when the brothers reminisce about their childhoods. One troubling issue is that all three female characters, including the homicidal specter, are portrayed as virginal prey, and men are treated no better (given that victims were chosen for their infidelity).
The show is entertaining, especially if you're into cute boys and sci-fi horror. But this isn't a show for kids, and not even for some adults.
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