Supernatural: Season 4 - Episode 14

Sex and Violence

This episode has it all. Rock, Violence and as the title suggest Sex. Growing up I read all of Greek Mythos and a lot of horror is based on the same themes. I am glad to see Supernatural giving a nod to Greek Mythology with the flower of Hyacinths - the flower found at each murder - is also the name of a figure in Greek mythology, who was the mortal lover of the god Apollo. In one version of the myth Hyacinth is killed when Zephyrus becomes jealous of Apollo's love for Hyacinth. The other nod was for the creature of the week being Siren. In Greek mythology, the Sirens were portrayed as bird-like women, but later, because they were often associated with the sea, they were pictured as mermaids. Their seductive singing lured sailors to their death on rockbound coasts.

The Siren in Supernatural appears both as women and as a man (Nick Monroe) to lure its victims in. It explains that the appeal of seducing its victims is to fall in love again and again. Apparently, that love isn't only a sexual love, but any kind of love (e.g. brotherly love) - it latches onto Dean's love for Sam, turning it on itself.

The Siren's song in Supernatural is transmitted through bodily fluids. It first charms its way through the victim's defenses by reading their mind and acting accordingly, pretending to be the "perfect person" for the victim, and then infects them with spit or other bodily fluids. We see that infection happen in three ways: The men who then killed their wives or other loved ones all had sex with the siren disguised as a beautiful woman. Dean shares a flask with the charming and seductive Nick, and later, the siren spits into Sam's mouth to infect him.

What was your favorite part of the episode? Would you like to see more Greek Mythos references or is that just me? Don't forget to watch Supernatural, each Thursday at 8 p.m. following Smallville on CW30!