Yeah, you're right about IMTOD and WIAWSNB, especially. Those are both awesome episode that I'd consider better than almost any season 1 episode even. I thought that BUABS was only okay--it was a good episode to watch, but not a favorite of mine. I also liked Nightshifter a lot, but it's not a favorite episode, because the focus was mainly on the story.

And yes, in my review of 3.03, I mentioned Dean herding as one of the good things in that episode. I don't think I called it "herding" though. hehe I'm not into the "understated chemistry," though. While I liked 3.03 better than the other two episodes this season, what attracted me to this show was the overstated chemistry. *g*