# Supernatural 10/1: Two and a Half Men **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789 "2010-10-01T23:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/21 "2010-10-03T22:55:07Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Don’t they have a way to test if someone’s a shifter? All that stuff Sam did last ep to prove to Dean he was real, at least some of that must’ve been to prove “not a shifter”. As mentioned by others, the silver blade test. However, we haven’t seen Samuel touched by silver, yet. All we have to go on is Sam’s word that Samuel is Samuel, and that the Campbells are really the Campbells. (Or if we did see the silver test, I missed it.) ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/22 "2010-10-04T01:16:49Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > > [@Alessan](#): > > > > I doubt it. He would have mentioned him to John, at least. > > Yeah, you’re probably right. Samuel was supposed to have died in what, the late sixties? And John didn’t become a hunter until the eighties, after Mary’s death. So yeah, most likely Bobby never met Samuel before. 1973, actually. I’m not as embarrassed as I probably should be that I know that off the top of my head. It was a really good episode! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/23 "2010-10-04T20:58:42Z")
> [@Mr.Accident](#): > > > [@TBG](#): > > > > Don’t they have a way to test if someone’s a shifter? All that stuff Sam did last ep to prove to Dean he was real, at least some of that must’ve been to prove “not a shifter”. > > As mentioned by others, the silver blade test. However, we haven’t seen Samuel touched by silver, yet. All we have to go on is Sam’s word that Samuel is Samuel, and that the Campbells are really the Campbells. (Or if we did see the silver test, I missed it.) Oh, I know WE didn’t see it, I just assumed that Sam must’ve done the test at some point prior to the season premiere. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/24 "2010-10-07T03:58:26Z")
How about testing Sammy while we’re at it? I don’t think that’s the real Sam, either - Dean’s point about Sam luring the Alpha shapeshifter to come kill all the hunters was not a bad one (but I’m not convinced Samuel is who he says he is, either). Something’s definitely got Dean’s spider sense tingling, and he should know enough to listen to that by now. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/25 "2010-10-07T10:33:11Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > How about testing Sammy while we’re at it? I don’t think that’s the real Sam, either - Dean’s point about Sam luring the Alpha shapeshifter to come kill all the hunters was not a bad one (but I’m not convinced Samuel is who he says he is, either). Something’s definitely got Dean’s spider sense tingling, and he should know enough to listen to that by now. Sam already proved he was Sam in front of Dean in the first episode. ---
**Author:** ![PaleAndTragic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3be4f8/32.png) [@PaleAndTragic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaleAndTragic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/26 "2010-10-07T23:44:13Z")
Also that fact that the actor who plays Grandpa Sam has had major work done is totally distracting. He sorta reminds me of a male Joan Rivers, too much manscaping! Campbells totally hinky, Sam super hinky. Tired of Dean always getting the crap end of the stick. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/27 "2010-10-08T00:45:01Z")
> [@PaleAndTragic](#): > > Also that fact that the actor who plays Grandpa Sam has had major work done is totally distracting. He sorta reminds me of a male Joan Rivers, too much manscaping! Campbells totally hinky, Sam super hinky. Tired of Dean always getting the crap end of the stick. Wait. Skinner from X-files has had work done? He looks way older than he did on X-files, so I didn’t notice. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/28 "2010-10-08T22:01:35Z")
> [@Xan](#): > > > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > > > How about testing Sammy while we’re at it? I don’t think that’s the real Sam, either - Dean’s point about Sam luring the Alpha shapeshifter to come kill all the hunters was not a bad one (but I’m not convinced Samuel is who he says he is, either). Something’s definitely got Dean’s spider sense tingling, and he should know enough to listen to that by now. > > Sam already proved he was Sam in front of Dean in the first episode. Refresh my memory - I’m not recalling that. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789/29 "2010-10-08T23:04:21Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > > [@Xan](#): > > > > Sam already proved he was Sam in front of Dean in the first episode. > > Refresh my memory - I’m not recalling that. 😕 From TV Without Pity > [@](#): > > Sam makes a great show of carving into his own heretofore remarkably healthy forearm with a silver knife and chugging down a quart or so of salt-laced holy water to prove that he’s real [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-10-1-two-and-a-half-men/555789.md?page=1)