Season 2, Episode 8 of , titled " Big Mama ," is generally reviewed as a quirky, tonally jarring, yet entertaining departure from the show's typical dark atmosphere . While some critics found the writing nonsensical, many appreciated the injection of levity and horror-satire. Plot Summary
: Julius, moved by the cruelty of the "vampire jerky" process, attempts to put a vampire out of its misery. This leads to a fight where Big Mama repeatedly hits him with a frying pan. Big MamaVan Helsing : Season 2 Episode 8
: Big Mama is the town’s cook, described as their "resident Gordon Ramsay" who is very protective of her recipes. Season 2, Episode 8 of , titled "
The episode is noted for its "Salem Witch Trial" style climax, where the group is hung from a roof; the logic being that if they die, they were human (and thus a "delicacy"), and if they live, they are vampires to be eaten later. This leads to a fight where Big Mama
“I think we all learned a valuable lesson about eating jerky without asking where it came from.” IMDb