dream little dream supernatural dream little dream tenth episode paranormal drama television series supernatural season broadcast february narrative follows series protagonists sam enter rescue developed episode written directed backstory bobby features major turning point dean search self worth dream sequences altered production issues series creator believes ultimately benefited episode critics gave generally positive reviews praised dual performance production staff work dream sequences heavily criticized actions character plot hunter beaver searches old house suddenly attacked woman maid tries avail wake room finds brother sam drinking bar middle afternoon dean questions drunken sam admits upset able save dean demonic pact left year live sam dean little self worth concerned fate conversation interrupted hospital brothers visit bobby coma search room find newspaper article doctor suffered sleep related death dean visits doctor office learns conducting secret dream experiments study sleep disorders dean tracks young man sleep study dream talk offers dean beer drinks reveals experiment allowed dream drinking yellow tea dreams scared dropped study sam busy conducting research later tells dean plant known african dream root allegedly allows person enter manipulate dreams believe killed doctor manner targeting bobby terrified bobby hides closet dream dean suggests sam use dream root save brothers contact thief frequent sides supply dream root enters room wearing trench coat removes reveal underneath begins kiss sam lie bed sam soon awakened dream dean arrives moments later gives dream root argument claims bobby saved life kicked brothers use root tea soon find clean version bobby house sam goes outside brightly lit scenery flowers singing birds locked house inside dean bobby believe dreaming woman stab wounds approaches bobby reveals wife years prior possessed bobby forced stab know demon death led hunter sam attacked outside angry bobby takes control dream bobby explains man attacked sam unable dream father brutally hit head baseball bat target dna required ingredient dream root tea acquired bobby offering beer dean realizes mistake vulnerable stay awake days attempting track unable endure longer dean goes sleep face sam uses dream root enter dream brothers encounter dream version dean love interest blanket picnic basket invites dean join tells loves disappearing dean denies having dream obvious lie sam sees nearby chases dean finds long hallway enters room comes face face dream version worst nightmare comments real dean feelings self dean attack dog noting possessions personality motives stem father dream dean calls good soldier real dean violently deserve father deserve hell real dean shoots shotgun returns life demon dream dean escape fate reminds exposure hell transform demon sam finds confronts favor sam form father terrified distracted sam kills baseball bat brothers dreams find lied bobby saving life realize stole mystical gun capable killing brothers prepare leave hunt dean admits want die sam promises figure way save production conception deemed series creator homage film episode culmination previous pitches series writer suggesting dream based episode season season writers found concept feasible selected pen dream little dream position writers rotation teamed develop story pairing commented think complement great scary moments think pretty good tissue putting stuff larger landscape writing dream little dream backstory hunter writers knew history grounded family reflecting original teaser depicted supernatural deaths bobby children eating dinner family children ask daddy let happen writers determine following earlier pitch bobby expert previous failed focus changed bobby killing possessed wife planned dream sequences drastically altered production issues scene look like style film stock dean confronted serial killer friday 13th film series production cleared rights use character view friday 13th final chapter help create perfect jason film studio granted permission realized days filming actually rights dire need new concept writers recalled sam dream sequence sam revealed horn dog underneath writers wanted dean opposite dean secretly desires normal family reprise role dean love interest kids retrospect preferred scene jason dean character dean dream major turning point character storyline starts gaining self respect realizes truly wants live begins season little self worth writers realized outlook stems father initially planned reprise role john dean learned morgan busy filming writers instead found inspiration scene film superman iii good evil versions superman confront noted conversation focuses john filming principal filming took place vancouver british_columbia bobby hospital scenes filmed british_columbia distinguish dream sequences director photography blue lighting backgrounds normally uses half seamless transitions dream scenes accomplished background long lens reception initial broadcast episode watched million viewers received generally positive reviews critics happy involved storyline praised amazing job confrontation described scenes seamless painful watch charles happy stolen thought weapon easy lost noted annoyance brothers continue look ridiculous able steal things gave episode despite sluggish pacing half paternal baggage monster week built emotional resonance triumph noted actors performances great winchester moment sam discusses dean demonic pact dark wounded look eyes totally sells brutally good character writing truly impressive work dean dream encounter lauded writing gives best performances history time like charles pointed stupid commented appears eaten writers brains breakfast episode received score bobby backstory bit shock eventually came realize fits love thought dream root aspect worked great deemed creepy unsettling
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