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{{Infobox-TV-episode | |||
| Title = What Is and What Should Never Be | |||
| Series = [[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]] | |||
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| Season = 2 | |||
| Episode = 20 (#42) | |||
| Airdate = May 3, 2007 | |||
| Production = | |||
| Writer = '''[[Raelle Tucker]]''' | |||
| Director = Eric Kripke | |||
| Guests = | |||
| Episode list = [[List of Supernatural episodes]] | |||
| Prev = [[Folsom Prison Blues]] | |||
| Next = '''[[All Hell Breaks Loose (Part 1)]]''' | |||
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2x20 (ep 42) "What Is and What Should Never Be", directed by Eric Kripke, written by Raelle Tucker (May 3, 2007) | 2x20 (ep 42) "What Is and What Should Never Be", directed by Eric Kripke, written by Raelle Tucker (May 3, 2007) | ||
* In the theme of "what could have been and maybe my alternate life means I'm crazy", along with ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "[[Normal Again]]", ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "[[The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati]]", and ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]''. | * In the theme of "what could have been and maybe my alternate life means I'm crazy", along with ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "[[Normal Again]]", ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "[[The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati]]", and ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]''. | ||
* Compare and contrast with the [[djinn]] episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'' ("[[Je Souhaite]]"), in which Mulder, rather than being given an alternate life, gets to make wishes. | |||
* This djinn lives by bleeding dry people, prominently among them, young women. Compare and contrast with ''[[The Matrix]]'' and [[Edith Forbes]]' ''[[Exit to Reality]]'' -- reality is fictional. | |||
Latest revision as of 12:58, 20 September 2011
| Supernatural episode | |
|---|---|
| “What Is and What Should Never Be” | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 20 (#42) |
| Writer(s) | Raelle Tucker |
| Director | Eric Kripke |
| Production no. | |
| Original airdate | May 3, 2007 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Folsom Prison Blues" | "All Hell Breaks Loose (Part 1)" |
2x20 (ep 42) "What Is and What Should Never Be", directed by Eric Kripke, written by Raelle Tucker (May 3, 2007)
- In the theme of "what could have been and maybe my alternate life means I'm crazy", along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Normal Again", The X-Files episode "The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati", and The Last Temptation of Christ.
- Compare and contrast with the djinn episode of The X-Files ("Je Souhaite"), in which Mulder, rather than being given an alternate life, gets to make wishes.
- This djinn lives by bleeding dry people, prominently among them, young women. Compare and contrast with The Matrix and Edith Forbes' Exit to Reality -- reality is fictional.