Continuing my series examining the themes, tropes and meta of Supernatural season one, here is a link to the first section of my rewatch review of "Asylum" at my journal, in case anyone here is interested in sharing my celebration of the early episodes with me. And also to a masterpost I've created for the collection. I welcome comments and discussion:
Supernatural, Season 1 Episode 10, “Asylum” Written by Richard Hatem Directed by Guy Bee
We open with a spooky shot of the asylum that will become the main focus of the action.
The episode was actually filmed in an abandoned mental health facility in Vancouver, though the building looks a lot more attractive in real life, at least in broad daylight:
The building became a favourite location, used several times over the show’s run, and it’s easy to see why. It certainly provided a chillingly atmospheric backdrop for the action in this episode. I don’t know if they filmed all the scenes in the facility, or whether we’re sometimes seeing studio sets; either way the settings for the episode are super creepy.