‘Supernatural’ TV show recap: Everybody loves Golems
“Supernatural” and “Arrow” on the WB are the most enjoyable TV shows out there for my taste.
Last night’s episode especially was fun because we get a new villain group, the evil rat bastard Thule Nazis! Seriously, I can see Nazis being ganged all day long.
‘Supernatural’ recap: Everybody loves Golems
FEB 7 2013 12:30 PM ET
‘Supernatural’ recap: Everybody loves Golems
by Sandra Gonzalez
Guys, I want a golem!!!
In fact, I think Sam and Dean should get in the market for one. Because the (approx.) 7-foot clay man proved to be quite the asset last night when the Winchester brothers found themselves going up against some Nazi necromancers in a really fantastic episode written by Ben Edlund, called ‘Everybody Hates Hitler.’They were certainly not monsters we’ve seen before on the show, so in a rare event, the brothers (and the audience) found themselves on a fact-finding mission. What kills these things? (A shot to the head and immediate torching.) How strong were they? (Not stronger than a Golem.) And what did these necromancers want?
The latter question in particular was a captivating part of the episode. Sam had actually stumbled upon the case thanks to the Men of Letter’s treasure of info, which brought the story of a spontaneously combusting Rabbi to Sam’s attention. That Rabbi, it turned out, had a book filled with the secrets of something called the Thule Society — who were essentially a bunch of necromancers who helped start the Nazi Party. Jerks. The necromancers who chased the Rabbi wanted this book back.
Enter the Rabbi’s curious grandson named Aaron (Adam Rose), who came into the fold when he learned that Sam and Dean were investigating his grandfather’s case.
I tend to be hard on one-off characters we’ve seen on the show, but I have to admit that I really liked Aaron — and his Golem (John Desantis). They were a great mini comedic duo and I appreciated that Aaron was given a lot of backstory in a limited amount of time. (He admitted that despite having a Rabbi grandfather, he was an inactive member of the Jewish faith, and also admitted to smoking a religious gift he was once given. Ha!) I wouldn’t mind seeing this pair again — or seeing Aaron pretend to flirt with Dean again, which was a perfect scene in many ways.
In the end, the brothers defeated the necromancers — although, I believe one got away. And we’re left to wonder if we’ll come to face these necromancers again. —->Continued