SCOOBYNATURAL REVIEW: Crossover Episode Shows Why SUPERNATURAL Is Still Going Strong

SCOOBYNATURAL REVIEW: Crossover Episode Shows Why SUPERNATURAL Is Still Going Strong

Supernatural's hilarious crossover with Scooby and the rest of the gang was one of the most entertaining episodes in the series' 13-year history. Hit the jump for my SPOILER filled thoughts on the show...

Review Opinion
By jph152 - Mar 30, 2018 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Supernatural
***SPOILERS AHEAD***
 
 
When news broke that the CW’s long-running fantasy horror series Supernatural would be doing a crossover episode with, of all shows, Scooby Doo, the reaction was a mix of surprise and excitement.
 
Yes, it’s weird for a live-action show that’s featured cartoonishly graphic violence to mix with a kids series, but there was always the potential for something awesome. After all, both shows deal with mysteries and monsters.
 
That’s one of the things the show addresses early on, as Scoobynatural ended up being a hilarious, meta episode that was one of the most entertaining hours of TV I’ve seen in a long time. Supernatural has never been afraid to be weird and a little bit goofy, and this has led to both great and not-so-great moments. In this case, embracing the opportunities for self-referential humor worked in the show's favor. 

This was clear when Sam and Dean first met Scooby and the gang. The gang was portrayed perfectly, as their aw-shucks innocence hilariously clashed with the increasingly brutal mystery they get entangled with. They are, of course, characters from a show made for children, so putting them in the middle of a standard Supernatural mystery where people are actually getting killed made the episode equally shocking and funny. 

The gang's realization that the ghost at hand wasn't simply a real estate scammer in a mask made them question their whole reality. As it turns out, seeing cartoon characters go through an existential crisis can be pretty hilarious.

The episode was made even more meta by the reveal that while the ghost was real, the plot behind it was in fact just a real estate scheme. 

Like in 
any episode of Supernatural, the show's strongest point was its leads. Dean, a massive fan of the Scooby Doo cartoons, was having the time of his life living inside an animated series. His fruitless efforts to get with Daphne were funny, but his disdain for the absurdly friendly Fred was what really got me.

Sam, on the other hand, was as skeptical as he usually is. His reaction to Mystery Inc's indifference to seeing dead bodies was hilarious, as he addressed pretty much every complaint the viewer might have about this episode's logic.

Because of its ridiculous premise, Scoobynatural isn't meant to be taken all that seriously. The episode let us know that from the very beginning and kept reminding us with each ridiculous twist and turn. This episode proved that weird ideas can work as long as the writers are aware of the ridiculousness and are careful in the execution. It also made me want to binge watch my old Scooby Doo VHS tapes.
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TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 3/30/2018, 6:54 PM
Don't even watch the show but tuned in for this. It was great. Dean's "Scooby-Dooby-Do" at the end and his fanboying when the guy said "meddling kids" was hilarious.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 3/30/2018, 7:09 PM
I was pleasantly surprised, also did they use Matthew Lillard from the Scooby Doo movies as the voice of shaggy in this episode? I swear it was him lol
TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 3/31/2018, 2:13 AM
@bobevanz - I’ve been trying to figure out for sure who did the voices and have seen nothing but lillard actually did voice shaggy in a couple cartoons when casey kasem (RIP) began making a turn for the worse
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 3/31/2018, 8:29 AM
@bobevanz - They did actually. He’s been the default Shaggy voice for a while now. Just as Kate Micucci has been the default Velma for a while, taking over for Mindy Cohn.
California
California - 3/30/2018, 7:10 PM
Supernatural is a great show, one of the most underrated series of all time. I’m so glad it keeps going strong year after year.
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 3/30/2018, 8:06 PM
Give me a good sci-fi horror and I'm in, but this show will never have me. Just not my thing. This episode, though, sounds interesting. I think I need to see it.
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 3/30/2018, 9:11 PM
Scooby doo had as many team-ups as the Thing or Spider-Man in the Hanna Barbera Universe...loved the Jose and the Pussycats team up the most!!!!



GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 3/31/2018, 3:44 AM
@incredibleTalk - Jose and the Pussycats? Was that the Mexican version of the band?
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 3/31/2018, 8:30 AM
@GreedoSarducci - We know what he means.

He’s referring to the second Scooby-Doo show, ‘The New Scooby-Doo Movies’, where they’d team with either future Hanna-Barbera stars or real celebrities.
GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 3/31/2018, 8:02 PM
@FlixMentallo21 - yeah, but you missed the point... it was funny!
jj2112
jj2112 - 3/30/2018, 10:52 PM
Sam: And we don't have a talking dog.
Dean: I don't know. Cas is kind of a talking dog.

He. These two.
captquirk
captquirk - 3/31/2018, 5:49 AM
I have enjoyed Supernatural since the start. The shows storylines sometimes get dull, "kill vampires, kill demons, hunt Lucifer". But, it is these quirky episodes I love. Makes me wish they didn't kill the Trickster. I miss that guy.
zeon00
zeon00 - 3/31/2018, 12:05 PM
@captquirk - the tricksters he never dies
samantha1990
samantha1990 - 3/31/2018, 7:12 AM
The part that had me laughing the hardest was when they find the first dead body, and the lines right after:
Velma: Jinkies!
Daphne: Jeepers!
Shaggy: Zoinks!
Scooby: Ruh roh!
Dean: Son of a bi*ch...
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