CW

(Season 4, Episode 6)

Well now, here we have an episode that is not what it appears to be. The team over at Supernatural played a bit of a trick on the viewers. We can usually count on the “THEN” footage at the start of the show to set the mood for where an episode is headed. This week that footage featured Lilith, Lilith/Ruby, Gordon, Castiel, and demon roasting Sam. On most occasions, an opening like that would signal a pretty heavy mythology episode with some big developments. That wasn’t really the case here. “Yellow Fever” is a pretty stand-alone entry in the Supernatural books, with just a tiny little bit of bigger picture stuff tucked away. But it would be hard to hold that against anyone, especially given that priceless ending.

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