This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 5 “Bedtime Stories”. Sam and Dean investigate a series of gruesome murders in a small town that seem to mirror fairy tales. 

We discuss how the show has changed what EMF detectors do; how good the little old lady is; and the frog who becomes our MVP of this episode.

We also call out Dean’s casual homophobia (Fairy Tales are for everyone Dean!) and how we think his character has changed at this point because he never used to seem like he had such fragile masculinity until recently, and Joy has a theory about why this might be. 

There’s also lots of discussion about Fairy Tales and their links to folklore and horror movies.

Joy’s Easter eggs are about how the Led Zeppelin pseudonyms the boys use in this episode actually link to the fairytale theme of the episode; the Pagan roots behind the Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and how they have changed over time; and how storytelling is especially important to women’s safety, and links to the true crime community.

Stay safe out there, have each other’s backs, and always keep fighting!

Sources used:

https://epguides.com/Supernatural/  (for dates of episodes)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032137/?ref_=ttep_ep_5 

Joy's show notes

 

 

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Releasedatum: 8-4-2025 05:00:00