Supernatural - Hook Man

 This just wasn't good. So the campfire legend of the boogeyman with the hook gets upgraded to the spirit of a reverend named Karnes killing people Lori Sorenson (Jane McGregor) knows for some reason Sam and Dean will need to investigate and solve. Could the silver cross around her neck be the reason since it was an heirloom of the church he preaches? Lori's boyfriend is hung from a tree upside down and hook slashed for trying to get some sex in his truck, her friend is slashed to a bloody pulp for being promiscuous, and her father in stabbed in the shoulder and drug inside the house for admitting to her he was having an affair with a married parishioner...the reverend seems to be acting on some belief that Lori has this "moral quandary" his spirit feeds from (necklace from silver he owned worn around her neck). To be perfectly blunt, I thought the story sucked ass. I like that Padalecki's sincerity to the part of Sam wanting to help pretty Lori, who feels like a pariah, as everyone around her is scared to be near her, with those she cares about dying...the brief romantic kiss between Sam and Lori thankfully doesn't lead to anything since both are still reeling from their own lost loves. Meanwhile, poor Dean has to disregard a party, where a really attractive college student seems interested in him, in order to find the remains of the reverend and burn them to dust in order to fully annihilate any remnants of the spirit (including any items he once owned, later on). This really goes through the motions and feels almost like a supernatural version of the hook-handed killer in the slicker from "I Know What You Did Last Summer". 

I will say, Jane gets the chance to really belt out a few screams and the bloody mess the hook man leaves behind can be quite effective. But the story is just a bit too cliche and this episode doesn't really do anything creative with the hook killer legend. A disappointment. I don't expect the show to hit home runs all the time. It still bats really well. 2/5