Last week, Supernatural handled the tension of a quarantined town in “Raising Hell” quite well. Each significant party got screen time: the townspeople were justifiably questioning why the…
Supernatural Season 15 Premiere Review: The Beginning is the End in “Back and to the Future”
Perhaps the most obvious tell in this premiere episode that this is the end of Supernatural is the way “Back and to the Future” brings back those season one/season two horror elements. In …
Supernatural 14×10 Review: Dean’s the Cage Now in “Nihilism”
There’s something to say for longevity. When Dean is repossessed by Michael in “Nihilism” and locked away in his own mind, I thought of Gadreel in season nine kidnapping Sam’s…
Supernatural 14×07 Review: “Unhuman Nature” Meditates on the Nature of Humanity, Doesn’t Go Deep Enough
Not much is solved in “Unhuman Nature,” but it’s still a decent story of making the small moments count. Jack’s lack of grace is causing his illness and instead of lying around…
Supernatural 14×01 Review: “Stranger in a Strange Land” Finds a New Way to Tell the Same Story
Supernatural is no stranger to missing brothers or kidnapped friends. Hell, it’s done angel possession before. At one point, Sam is even kidnapped by an angel possessing him during the mid-seaso…
Supernatural 13×21 Review: “Beat the Devil”
I love this episode. “Beat the Devil” is about reliving our past traumas when circumstances dictate it. With a rich history of trauma, Supernatural hasn’t always dealt with the emoti…
Supernatural 13×19 Review: “Funeralia”
Supernatural has been bringing characters back from the dead more often than usual, and I couldn’t get behind the returns because they seemed to be mostly for plot reasons. That’s what I t…