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Synopsis: In 1962, the Italian ocean liner Antonia Graza disappeared without a trace. Forty years later, the ship is discovered abandoned and adrift by a salvage crew that intends to cash in on their find by towing the ship to port. They soon discover they aren't alone, and the ship is haunted by malevolent spirits that have already lured other ships' crews to their deaths. Who's in it?  The movie stars Julianna Margulies , Ron Eldard , Isaiah Washington , Emily Browning and Karl Urban . You can read my review here:  Movie Review: Ghost Ship (2002) (wizzley.com)

I gave myself a little bit of time to reflect on it. After all, any finale of a favorite series is going to bring mixed emotions. Now that I've done that, my opinion is still the same, the finale was a big let down. I'm not saying there weren't likable moments. Dean ( Jensen Ackles ) discovering that pie festival, for example, was pretty funny. And, I'm willing to admit, Dean's surprise goodbye did have a bit of an ironic/artistic quality to it. The problem is, I just feel like this episode wasn't needed. Last week's penultimate ended as perfectly as you could end a series, Sam and Dean saved the world and rode off into the sunset in full control of their destiny. Why ruin that by showing us their destiny? I would have much rather have had the series leave that up in the air so we could go on debating what happened to them and maybe, some day, see a made-for-TV reunion movie that answered some of the unanswered questions. My other big issue with this episode...

Synopsis: With Dean ( Jensen Ackles ) still in a funk, Sam ( Jared Padalecki ) encourages his brother to investigate a case with him on Halloween involving possessed toys. Dean agrees and the brothers soon find themselves facing a comic book store owner's ghost that puts the two of them in a real-life horror movie situation. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/supernatural-episode-review-mint-condition/

Synopsis : Amy Bruni and Adam Berry visit a New York home that once belonged to the state's first executioner, Edwin R. Davis because the home's current owner thinks there is a demonic spirit trying to kill him. My Thoughts: 1. For all the talk about the dangers of amateur investigations, Amy and Adam sure made a bit amateur mistake of their own. They went into the house assuming the ghost they were trying to talk to was Edwin Davis rather than first doing their research to see who else might have lived in the home or going in with no assumptions at all. 2. The video of the homeowner, Jason, falling down those basement steps was inconclusive. To me at least, it looked like he stumbled. I saw nothing that convinced me he was pushed by an unseen entity. And, his claim he couldn't stumbling first could easily be explained by the fact he hit his head. 3. Also, as much as I tried to use my imagination watching Amy and Adam's video of those same steps, I just cou...