I don't know how to do a deathmatch, but I'm there with the quotage.

Me either but me too!

A deathmatch is when you do a playoff tree (of quotes, or MOTWs, or whatever), kinda like this and vote at each round to see who's left standing at the very end.

We had them way back when for Buffy quotes. It's theoretically an easier way to whittle down to a lone winner than just picking a favourite, although debate? Can get heated.

Not sure about the best mechanics to oversee one in this forum. I didn't participate in the previous ones here, so I don't know how those went down. A set time per round, perhaps? I can go back and look, after work.

Frankly, I'm disappointed at you people who won't step up and match my pain at top 5 episodes. That hurt, and I did it all for you.

But I think we should toss a couple lists on the table and have people fill them out. I know other sorts will take me a lot longer to compile, because I will need to do more research.

Perkins, ehab, really? "Dean properly fucked..." and you stopped reading there? Who do you think I am? I mean, other than a D/C shipper, I guess.

My top five eps are coming! I need to consider carefully. This is a commitment, lady.

Frankly, I'm disappointed at you people who won't step up and match my pain at top 5 episodes. That hurt, and I did it all for you.

Already done back when you were still compiling spreadsheets. Yes to more lists.

Perkins, ehab, really? "Dean properly fucked..." and you stopped reading there? Who do you think I am? I mean, other than a D/C shipper, I guess.

Just paused long enough for my brain to go someplace unintended. And I've lurked long enough that it didn't seem outside the realm of ita's wish list.

My favorite episodes have a lot of humor so off the top of my head the top five are

"What is and What Should Never Be" I love Dean's joy at mowing the lawn and Sam's reaction when Dean calls him, "Bitch".

"Mystery Spot" for the practical jokes and Sam's increasingly exasperated methods of showing Dean that he is living the same day over.

"Bad Day at Black Rock" there's so much. "I lost my shoe."

"The Monster at the End of This Book" also a very full episode. Probably the laundromat scene is my favorite.

"The Real Ghostbusters" I love everything about this one.

No "Tall Tales"? We were dying laughing at that one.

I narrowed my list down from nine episodes but Tall Tales was never on it. I think the alien abduction ruined it for me, not my kind of humor... but I did laugh when Dean gave Loki props for the slow dancing. The bottom four were "Hollywood Babylon", "Hell House", "Simon Said", and "It's a Terrible Life".

Oooh--funniest episodes. Hmm. I can do 10 of that, I think. In no particular order, except maybe #1 is #1.

• Changing Channels: There's just no question. Freaking brilliant meta.
• Tall Tales: Hey, Gabe was the man before he was even Gabe.
• Hollywood Babylon: "Dean, you know when I ask how it’s going here I’m talking about the case, right? We don’t really work here." I love Dean.
• Folsom Prison Blues: I can't get over Dean in prison. He's just so good. And Sam has epic bitchface. Christ, that reminds me of a hilarious fic about what Dean has to do to keep Sam from getting beaten up, but I don't seem to have bookmarked it, dammit.
• Bad Day At Black Rock: For the same reason it made my favourites of the season. Shoe! Batman! Sam on fire!
• Monster Movie: "The Dude will not abide."
• Yellow Fever: Yes, problematic, but scared!Dean is ♥. God, JA.
• The Monster At The End Of The Book: "Don't they know we're brothers?"
• The Real Ghostbusters: "Like a monkey on the sun it was too hot to live."
• My Bloody Valentine: Squeaks through, because it was also heartwrenching and disgusting, but "Release the kraken." Comedy gold.

Mystery Spot has a great speech that Laga references, but it's just too harrowing an ep for me to rank funniest. And of course, my votes for funniest quotes may not even be from those eps.

I forgot "My Bloody Valentine". Great Cas moments. The way he's still talking after teleporting into the morgue. And "That's how they say hello." "I don't like it." "Noone likes it."

And I thought the guy who played Cupid did a great job. I really felt for him when he realized they were accusing him of murder.

My top five episodes of S1.

The pilot: It's all there! (Including awkward info dumping!) The origin story, the wrestling match in the apartment, Sam's bitchface, Dean's flirting, Dean's smart mouthing, the boys working as a team for the first time, and finally Dean going back to ask Sam one more time if law school if what he really wants (which = my handwavium for why Dean drove away and yet was able to burst into the blazing apartment ten minutes later). LOVE.

Faith: Sam is NOT going to let Dean die. Wan!Dean in a hoodie! Big questions, human motives.

Home: Missouri MF Moseley, for one. Also, Sam's dreams, Dean's phone call to John, Mary!, and that last shot of John.

Asylum: A lot of excellent brotherly ribbing and banter, but beneath it a lot of excellent conflict, as well as a scary-ass sanitarium and possessed!Sam for the first time, blasting the shit of Dean. Who *forgives* him, as usual. BOYS.

Dead Man's Blood: As a complete episode, this stands up for me over Devil's Trap, where it's really only the last few scenes that I adore. This has vampires! ("Vampires. Gets funnier every time I hear it.") And the family working together, with the beautifully balanced moments of screaming matches and angst with some heart to heart discussion.