The unsettling and nauseating body horror portrayed in Supernatural's episode "Time Is On My Side" showcases the existential terror the characters face while highlighting the lengths they are willing to go to save each other. While the show is often known for its brotherly love story and mind-bending fourth wall breaks, it is at its core a horror show. This particular episode from Season 3 perfectly captures the disturbing and twisted nature of supernatural horror.

In Season 3, the Winchester brothers, Sam and Dean, are desperately racing against time to reverse Dean's demon deal.

After Sam's tragic death in the Season 2 finale, Dean made a deal to trade his soul for Sam's life and was given a year to live. By the end of Season 3, Dean is left with only three weeks to live. In "Time Is On My Side," the brothers find themselves interrogating demons for information about Dean's impending death while also hunting for a creature that steals organs from its victims.

The creature in question turns out to be Doctor Benton, a 19th-century surgeon who has managed to cheat death through gruesome means. He steals organs from unsuspecting victims and uses maggots to aid in the healing process.

One scene in the episode portrays the horrifying nature of Doctor Benton's activities.

A kidnapped runner wakes up to find himself strapped to a table with bloodstained walls and a jar full of squirming maggots. Doctor Benton, with his patchwork skin and clouded eyes, approaches the runner and proceeds to slice open his skin, crack open his rib cage, and remove his still-beating heart. The scene is accompanied by the runner's terrified screams and the sickening sounds of slicing and crunching.

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