Supernatural: The Best Bits

Hey guys!
This will be my final Supernatural post for now. Thanks for bearing with me this month and following me on my journey through 15 seasons of saving people and hunting things.
Let’s finish this off with my favorite bits about the show, shall we?

Supernatural on Rotten Tomatoes

The Intros:

Every season of Supernatural has a different intro animation thingy. I don’t know what to call it but it’s super cool. Every time I finished a season I was genuinely looking forward to finding out what the new one would look like. By the way, all of them look pretty badass, so definitely a win here!

The Soundtrack:

Everybody who loves classic rock will have the best of times with this show. I have a playlist on Spotify with all the songs from the show and it’s one of the playlists I listen to most often. I love that they didn’t just go with the most obvious song choices either. So, chances are you’ll hear some of your favorite tunes but you’ll also discover some new ones!

Character Development:

While I criticized in my last post, that season 1 was a bit dire in terms of character development, they really nailed it during all other seasons. Sam and Dean in season 15 are not the same people they were in season 1. They’ve come such a long way, been through so much, and learned a lot which is reflected in their development. Sometimes shows try really hard to just keep the status quo, not daring to change things lest they lose viewers. Here, however, they simply did what was necessary and it really benefited the show tremendously.

Supernatural: The Worst Bits

We’ve come a long way. After binging (almost) 15 seasons of Supernatural and reviewing them this month, I want to conclude with two final posts. Now that I’ve taken it all in I’m ready to pick out the bits about the show I liked best – and the ones that didn’t work for me.
So, today I’ll bring you all the things that annoyed me about Supernatural (a post full of spoilers)!
Make sure to come back tomorrow for the best bits!

Supernatural on Rotten Tomatoes

The Female Characters:

If you look at all the reviews I did this month, you’ll notice that my thoughts on season #1 weren’t posted this year. Actually, I had watched that a while ago and wasn’t exactly blown away. One of the reasons as to why I didn’t immediately continue watching was how women were included in the show. They all seemed super shallow and the same in every episode. I was disappointed and annoyed.
When I got back into the game I noticed that although the female characters on the show became more varied, they somehow just didn’t hit the mark. For the first couple of seasons, I just couldn’t get into any of the ladies, as much as I wanted to cheer for them. You can tell that I’m not the only one who felt that way as for example Bella was quickly written out of the show after it became evident that fans didn’t like her.
As the show progressed we finally got some amazing female characters that are so important for this show: Mary, Charlie, or Rowena are absolutely kick-ass and some of my favorite parts! It’s just a shame that it took so long for the show to finally work that out.

The First Season:

As you can tell from the previous reason, season #1 didn’t exactly manage to hook me. Apart from failing all the ladies in the show, even the two Winchester brothers were lacking some depth. While I was initially inclined to forgive that as there were 15 more seasons for character development, I now think that they should have worked harder on nailing that bit. They had 22 episodes after all! In retrospect, you can clearly tell that during the early season the show was still looking for its identity in a way and especially season #1 simply shows that not everything was in place yet.

Quote of the Day #56

Where is this love? I can’t see it, I can’t touch it. I can’t feel it. I can hear it. I can hear some words, but I can’t do anything with your easy words.

Closer, 2004

Supernatural: Season 15 (The First Half) – A Review

Hey guys!
You know, I started watching Supernatural late in 2019. I had waited this long, so I could watch the entire thing without always having to wait in-between season. I figured, they’ll be done airing the final season by the time I catch up.
…And then COVID 19 hit and my beautiful plan was for naught. Anyways, let’s talk about what already aired of Supernatural’s 15th and final season!

The Plot (according to Rotten Tomatoes):

Sam, Dean, and Cass are left to save themselves and the world one final time. But this time they aren’t just up against any old monster. This time they have to take on God himself, and that guy is pissed af.

The Rating:

We’re not even done with the season and I’m already feeling all the feels.
There’s so much going and I was prepared for sacrifices to be made but those still hit me hard.

So far, the season is super intriguing. The story is well-written and promises to be a worthy end to 15 years of saving people and hunting things.

TMP Television Edition: Journalism

Hey, guys!
Welcome to another entry for Thursday Movie Picks.
It’s a series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves, so if you want to join the party, head over to her blog! It’s pretty easy: check out each week’s topic and come up with 3 to 5 movies that fit the theme.
It’s the last Thursday of the month, so it’s TV time. I haven’t seen too many shows about Journalism so far, so I chose three series that are on my watch-list!

#1 The Wire

It’s a classic and have heard nothing but praise for this show.

#2 The Hour

Same goes for The Hour, the only bad thing about this show is apparently that there aren’t more season (or so I’ve been told).

Supernatural: Season 14 – A Review

Hey guys!
We’re almost at the end. I’m both excited and sad to have come this far. Let’s talk about season 14 while I figure out what to with my life after I finished watching all 15 seasons of Supernatural!

The Plot (according to Rotten Tomatoes):

Season 14 of this drama television series opens weeks after the possession of Dean by the Archangel Michael. Now, Sam, Castiel and Jack must find a way to bring Dean back and stop Michael’s plan to bring demise into the world. Meanwhile, Jack is finding hard to adapt to his new life without powers, while Sam finds himself the leader of a new hunter network.

The Rating:

This was so, so good.
Honestly, most shows get worse towards the end, but with Supernatural it’s quite the opposite. While (especially) the first season was a bit wobbly they managed to find what they excel at and are playing that marvelously.

So, I wasn’t 100% in love with the new problem we are facing (Dean being possessed by Michael), but they spun that story really well. There was enough time to explore this but (in contrast to other seasons), this wasn’t drawn out over too many episodes. Well done!