I was wondering when they were going to have one of those funny episodes again after the death of the Trickster, so I was pleasantly surprised by the recent episode. The brothers and Castiel investigate the strange death of a man whose heart literally beat out of his chest.
As the Winchesters take a much deserved break for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am going to reflect on the events of this season an how they have renewed my interest in this show.
Things are certainly heating on Supernatural in what has got to be the best season the series has had in the last few years. The episode starts with Dean seeing a disheveled Castiel walking down the road, but when he looks back, the angel is gone.
Since he first came on the scene, Garth has quickly become one of my favorite characters on the show. D.J. Qualls has a knack for playing the innocent and naive kid even though he's experienced. The brothers found themselves battling a hyperpossessing civil war ghost with Garth and the battle between good and evil once again took on shades of gray.
Other than a few flashback, we haven't really seen much of Dean's Purgatory savior Benny, but the latest episode shines a light on this vampire's motives for getting back into the world.
Benny has an agenda and it's to avenge the human love that his maker and nest took from him. He was part of a group of vampire pirates that bled the rich and let the sea wash away their victims. That was until he met free spirited Amelia who was traveling the world.
Benny ends up running away with her and his maker tracks him down, kills him and vows to drain Amelia. His first business when he came back was to avenge her death by killing his maker. A nasty fight leaves him injured and he calls Dean in to help him out.
I’m not going to stop watching Supernatural. Yes, there’s plenty of misogyny, double standards, pointless plot trends, and other annoyances to go around. Yes, this season has me shouting at Dean during every scene—and though I hope it’s an intentional plot device, I am pretty sure it’s just same old, same old.
Let’s recap, shall we? Sam wanted out of the family business from episode one, yet Dean sort of bullied him back into it, spanning multiple seasons of Sam yearning for a non-hunting life while Dean insisted it was their duty. And when Dean died and went to hell, Sam not only kept hunting—he also tried to rescue Dean to no avail.
Then, when Sam went to hell—in a much worse way than Dean, mind you—Dean moved on. He lived with Lisa for a year, being a father to Ben and pretty much living in paradise. Even though Sam returned—and was even soulless—he tried to leave Dean alone to live his dream.
Now, however, Sam tried to do the same out of loneliness while Dean was in purgatory—and Dean came home furious that he dared to do such a thing! Dean Winchester can do no wrong, and god forbid Sammy try to have a life of his own.
