Supernatural’s ‘Ladies Drink Free’ Is a Dull Pit Stop on the Road to the Finalé
The show comes back from a seasonal hiatus with a predictable monster-of-the-week episode, but at least it contains some hints for the future.
Jessy Krupa
Jessy Krupa has been writing for PopMatters since 2009, contributing articles and blurbs to the Mixed Media, Channel Surfing, and Sound Affects sections. She's reviewed various movies, TV series on DVD, books, and music for the site, and is PopMatters' resident "Supernatural" expert. She's a wealth of information on pop culture topics as diverse as Disney movies, The Beatles, "American Idol", boybands, Paul McCartney & Wings, "The Man From U.N.C.L.E", SuperBowl commercials, and more. You can follow her on Twitter @JessyKrupa for updates and Dalton Rapattoni fangirling.
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