The Hunter Games

SUPERNATURAL IS FINALLY BACK!

Man, this last month has felt like an eternity. I was going crazy about waiting for this show.

Let’s address the cliffhanger of last episode first. Dean going crazy and killing all of those men was scary. I mean, they were doing horrible things, but does that condemn them to die? In my opinion, no, and apparently Sam and Cas agree. There’s something seriously wrong with Dean at this point, and the Mark of Cain needs to go ASAP.

                This week’s episode was really good, in my opinion. After the mid-season finale, I was a bit disappointed. Usually, something more exciting or heartbreaking happens, something bigger and better than Dean simply slaughtering a bunch of dudes. I mean, the show had been hinting about this happening all season; it wasn’t a surprise to me at all. Last mid-season, they killed Kevin, and I was so taken aback and sad about that; it was a great (AND TERRIBLE) plot twist. Adding Castiel’s vessel’s daughter this year was a nice plot thickener; I enjoyed Claire’s roll in these last few episodes, but it wasn’t exactly carrying the plot. So she’s messed up, but there are bigger things to deal with right now than one teenage girl, though I do admire Castiel’s new humanity-based morals. It’s a nice change from when he was a cold, unfeeling Angel of the Lord.

                Dean, on the other hand, seems to almost lose the last shreds of his humanity again. Throughout the entire episode, Dean was shrouded in shadows and made to look as menacing as possible; it was supposed to frighten you, to wonder what now he is becoming. He’s not a demon and more…and yet he’s not quite human, either. There’s something wrong, and it’s troubling that no one knows what it is, except Metatron, who cannot be trusted at any cost.

Metatron does make a good point, however. The show used to be about saving as many lives as possible, and somewhere along the way, we lost that element. It’s now more character central, which sometimes can be a good thing, but I miss the whole “Saving people, hunting things, the family business” vibe that I used to get from the show. It used to make me question whether or not they really were doing the right thing. Is killing a vampire okay because they are a monster? What if they don’t kill humans? Is that still okay? I miss the morality issues being addressed. They still come into play occasionally when Dean is off slaughtering innocents, but even then it’s just mentioned in passing. I don’t know, but I feel like that used to be one of this biggest points of the show, and now it has taken the backseat.

But the episode was good overall, and next week’s looks good as well. Charlie is back!! I love her because she is so fierce and adorable. But now the question is, why is she attacking Dean?!