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I like how Supernatural - and other shows I watch (such as Psych) - will bring in actors from the 80s and 90s. Typically (not always) it seems they have actors who were in a popular film back then, but didn't have great careers, so maybe they're helping to revive their careers, I'm not sure really.

That said, there were a few things about this episode that I liked.

First off, it was a good story in which Sam and Dean were trying to crack a case of an evil ghost. As part of the story, Sam and Dean were getting framed by Detective Sheridan (played by Jason Gedrick), but slowly they pieced together clues. Then Sam and Detective Ballard cracked the case open.

That brings me to the second thing I liked about this episode...

I knew Jason Gedrick from The Heavenly Kid and Iron Eagle. I figured maybe they cast him, because they liked those movies and/or they liked him as a younger actor. I mean, those movies were some 20 years ago, and I haven't heard his name since then.

So I find it interesting that SPN does that, brings back these sort of forgotten actors.

And that leads to the third thing that struck me.

At the end of the episode, Dean asked Sam if she (Detective Ballard) looked familiar to him, and he says, no why.

I figure most people would think of that as idle chatter in the script, like maybe they crossed path's in a prior episode.

But I figured she was somebody, and I couldn't place her face, so I looked her up. It's Linda Blair, the possessed child in The Exorcist. I figure yeah, much of her career has been cast in horror films, but for the most part, I feel like she's been a forgotten actress. I haven't seen her in anything big for decades, so it's pretty cool they brought her back so-to-speak.

Anyway, that was a fun bit at the end of the show. Ya need to watch these guys from start-to-finish; they've got tricks up their sleeves.

So I'm not sure if you care about my past but I was born the year Zeppelin formed and I learned about Zeppelin in grade school when I went to a friends' house and his older brothers had a whole bunch of Zeppelin albums. When he started playing some songs, I was like, wait, I've heard that, and that, and it went on. I guess I was always pretty naive growing up. I knew lyrics to songs, but didn't know who sung them. So, not only because I knew a bunch of their songs, but also because the name sounded cool, I became a fan at a very young age. I've always felt they were the best band ever, because I think they have the best drummer, bassist, and guitarist in the whole world, and then Plant has a vibe that completely works.

Now I own every album, have read album sleeves, books, memorized lyrics, tried to sing like Robert Plant, and I'll have Zeppelin 1, 2, 3, 4, Houses of the Holy, and Physical Graffiti all loaded into my car's CD player. I've got practically their whole discography on iTunes, I've watched countless videos on youtube and read lots of info.

Having said all that, I learned things in this movie. There's so much to love. Like how they got into music at a young age, their influences, how their relationships formed, and ultimately how the band came together. Sure, I knew bits and pieces, but this film pulls it all together and gives great perspective.

I like how the first 2 albums came to be, and how thoughtful Page is of what he aims to convey with the music. I like how he brings out the imagination of Plant, to help create lyrics for songs, and I like how Plant uses his voice to complement Page's guitar. I always knew how much Bonham meant to the band with his tempo and talent, but I didn't know that he knew Plant going way back, and I like how Page wanted everyone to be heard equally for how talented they were.

The bit about JPJ being a session bassist and playing with Page when Bassey sang Goldfinger.

So all that was new and interesting to me.

What I also liked was showing footage from concerts. In the one concert in London - I think it was London (the first time their family members apparently showed up to see them) - Page tweaked the melody and it sounded really good. Too much of that I never had the privilege of paying witness to myself, so those types of things were interesting to me.

Another reviewer here alexbeachboard said he's looking forward to a sequel and so am I. They only go so far as to show the band and their successes through Zeppelin II, but I really love III, I am real curious to learn about that album, along with how Stairway to Heaven came to be from their mouth's. In the Evening, Houses, Physical, I love The Rover. I have so many favorite songs of Zeppelin.

I am so thankful this movie was put together. It's not only a learning experience, but so fascinating. I love the perspective. Honestly, I didn't know this was new, didn't even know they were working on this, so wow, what a treat.

Bring us more, please.

#GetTheLedOut.

This movie was alright, with the Duke meeting a girl that didn't know his identity. Then in typical fashion, the drama is that a fake story - about their relationship - is released, she finds out and then the conflict is that he lied.

That's where the movie lost me. I mean, most women would be absolutely thrilled to find out the man they're attracted to is actually a Prince. At the very least, I'd think she'd want to be curious about why he's hiding his identity, but common sense says - if she has a brain at all - that she'd know why. Duh. But the movie falls into a typical unrealistic trap that I find most Hallmark movies fall into; where someone's dishonest, or there's some conflict of sorts and common sense is pretty much tossed out the window for everyone's lack of trust or inability to rationalize the truth.

I mean, this girl should have been calling friends and saying, OMG, you know who I met, but instead she's like, I can't trust you anymore.

She ought to think about things from his perspective. He has a reason for wanting to hide what might be the biggest secret in the history of secrets. Duh.

This movie could have been so much better if there was something more to the punchline than, I can't trust a Duke hiding his identity. Whatever. Get over it. Or better yet, maybe he ought to find a girl with a brain on her shoulders.