Fantastical Musings

The new boss is the same as the old boss, apparently.  Man, was this ever a tough episode to slog through. I mean, talk about demoralizing! I hope the whole season isn’t going to be like this because this episode was ROUGH on an emotional level.  First of all, I am both furious and concerned about Castiel. I mean, I know that Levithan said at the end that he was gone, but that can’t be true, right? Castiel can’t go out like that! If he is going to die, it should be more meaningful, not that horrible and disgusting death. All I can say is that they’d better find a way to fix Cas and bring him back, trenchcoat and all. On the other hand, I’m also FURIOUS with Cas. I mean, I’ve been angry with him for like half a season now, but now I’m really starting to lose my temper. HOW DID HE THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO TURN HIMSELF INTO GOD? Any idiot could have told him that that wasn’t going to work. Whenever someone tries to become all powerful in a TV show or movie, they immediately ...

Well! I think we had quite enough psychoanalysis, Freud type stuff for one episode in this finale. In all seriousness though, I thought the writers of this episode did a really good job exploring what was happening with Sam’s psyche in this episode, which was certainly the most interesting part for me. Of course, it’s vital that Sam is able to reunite the two halves of his brain, and I’m glad he had the strength to do that. His journey with the ghost girl was a bit trippy, but I’ll forgive it because Sam confronting himself was a very powerful part of the episode. Sam plot aside, however, I was really disappointed in how Castiel chose to behave in this episode. First of all, killing Balthazar was WAY out of line. I wasn’t so bothered that he killed Raphael, but I am pre-tty concerned that Cas is now calling himself a god. Sounds like he’s getting a bit too big for his britches! Seriously though, Cas did scare me in this episode, and I’m really wondering what he’s going to become in the...

Wow, this episode really broke my heart. I’ve been critical of the writer’s during this season, but I have to hand it to them, I really felt this episode on a deep and authentic level. In case you need a reminder, in this episode Lisa and Ben are kidnapped by demons controlled by Crowley. Crowley tells the boys that he won’t release them until Sam and Dean back down and stop looking for Purgatory. Frankly, I’m amazed that Crowley thought this would work. I imagine he knows the boys well enough by now to understand that they don’t quit that easy. But, maybe he just wanted to play with them. Anyway, Sam and Dean arrive and discover that a demon has taken up residence inside Lisa. They manage to exorcise her, but not before she seriously injures Lisa’s body. They manage to rush her to the hospital, and she survives, but Dean decides that he must ask Castiel to remove her memories of him, as knowing him has brought her so much sorrow. The fact that Dean had to make the choice to have Lisa ...

Now that was an interesting episode. Interesting, but also kind of sad. In case you need a recap, in this episode Castiel explains to the viewers (under the pretext of talking to God) that he’s working with Crowley in order to open purgatory. This was hinted at in the previous episode, but now we have confirmation. Castiel reveals that he was forced into a heavenly battle with Raphael after the non-Apocalypse; when he found himself losing the battle, Castiel discovered that he needed more souls and went to Crowley for help. Crowley and Castiel planned to open the gates of purgatory in order to use the monster souls that are stored there. Thus, Castiel finds himself in a situation where he must constantly betray the Winchesters in order to defeat Raphael. I can summarize this entire plot line in one phrase: the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. I think it’s the first time we’ve ever seen an entire episode from Castiel’s perspective, and you have to admit that it puts a differe...

So, is that it for the Mother of Monsters? If she’s actually dead, I have to say that it’s a rather disappointing end for her character. I mean, she was on the show for what, seven episodes? I don’t want to be judgemental, but that’s a pretty pathetic showing from someone who is supposed to be a major villain. Like, if the Winchesters got rid of all their enemies that way, it wouldn’t be a very interesting show, now would it? I actually think killing the Mother of Monsters so easily is a pretty major failing in the plot of this season (no wonder this season isn’t very well liked among fans!). With Eve dispatched so easily, the overarching plot of the season is a bit murky. Like, what has been the point of all of this? In case you need a recap, in this episode the Mother of Monsters creates a new breed of creatures and sets them loose on a town. Sam and Dean arrive to deal with the situation and learn that Eve (the Mother of Monsters) has come to Earth because Crowley is killing her chi...

Okay, so this was a FUN episode. Seriously though, I was all about Dean in those super tacky cowboy clothes. It was a fashion disaster, but in a fun way. So, in case you need a recap, in this episode Sam and Dean discover a way to defeat the mother of all while reading a journal from the Campbell family library. They learn that the ashes of a phoenix can burn the Mother. Of course, the next problem is that they don’t know where to find a phoenix. Fortunately, they find a mention of a phoenix in the journal of Samuel Colt, and Cas is able to send them back in time to retrieve the creature. They arrive in a stereotypical, old-West town, where they learn that the phoenix is a person and he is a fugitive from the law (although, it seems like he was kind of framed for his crime). Various twists and turns take place, ending with Dean killing the phoenix in a Western style shoot-out. Unfortunately, Dean isn’t able to get the ashes before Cas brings them back to the future. Samuel Colt, howeve...

So, this episode was kind of a weird one. In case you need a recap, in this episode Sam and Dean investigate a string of suspicious deaths. They learn that all the dead people are descendants of men and women who survived the sinking of the Titanic when they shouldn’t have. They survived because the Titanic didn’t sink. Of course, Sam and Dean don’t immediately recognize that this has happened because they don’t know that the Titanic should have sunk (this is why time travel episodes always give me headaches). The non-sinking of the Titanic also means that Ellen and Jo are still alive, which is utterly HEARTBREAKING. With Castiel’s help, Sam and Dean learn that the Titanic descendants are being killed by Fate and that the angel Balthazar un-sank the Titanic because he didn’t like the movie and he wasn’t a fan of the song “My Heart Will Go On.” (To be fair, the whole thing is kind of melodramatic.) In any case, Cas forces Balthazar to put everything back to normal, and all the people wh...

Well, this was a DARK episode. First of all, let’s all take a moment to have a moment of silence for Rufus and Gwen. They were good hunters. Especially Rufus. I liked Rufus; he added some color and pizazz to the show. I don’t really have strong feelings about Gwen, but she seemed like a nice girl, and she certainly didn’t deserve to die the way she did. I am glad that Bobby survived though; it was touch and go for him for a minute. We will not have a moment of silence for Samuel because he was a TERRIBLE person. Honestly, his death was kind of disappointing to me. I wanted it to be more dramatic and more meaningful to the plot. The demise of Samuel was a bit random and anti-climatic in my opinion (although it was super gross, and I did not need to watch the Winchesters cutting into his skull). To be honest, the whole episode was rather gross. That worm thing was utterly DISGUSTING, and all the electrocution and corpses were stomach churning. Personally, I didn’t enjoy the episode, alth...

Oh my goodness, this EPISODE!!!!! I know that I’ve called other episodes the best episode ever before, but this time I really think it’s true. This episode was SO FUNNY! I DIED laughing the whole time. It was so META. In case you need a reminder, in this episode the angel Balthazar sends Sam and Dean to an alternate world to protect them from the angel Virgil. They end up in the world of the viewers, in which Supernatural is a TV show. Sam and Dean find that they’re now the actors in the show, Jared and Jensen. Meta right? You can imagine all the hilarity that ensues. When Sam and Dean return to their normal world, they learn that Castiel now has all the angelic weapons that Balthazar stole. There were some important plot points here, but, overall, I think this was just intended to be a fun episode. I mean, the actors certainly had fun filming it. I loved watching Sam and Dean make fun of Jared and Jensen. I guess it just shows that fame hasn’t gone to their heads (yet, anyway). It wa...

Well, this was fuel for nightmares. SERIOUSLY. This one was DARK. The mannequins alone are disturbing beyond measure. I think I would drop dead on the spot if I saw a mannequin move! Not to mention the creepy ghost girl! I actually think this is one of the scariest episodes that Supernatural has put out in a while, but, above and beyond the scary aspects, it was just really sad. No one really deserved what happened in this episode. The sister didn’t deserve to die, Rose didn’t deserve her accident, and the guys who played the trick on her didn’t deserve to die either. Don’t get me wrong, their behavior was cruel and heartless, but they never intended to harm her. In any case, I thought the “monster” plot of this episode was well thought out and well written. It was a very tight story. HOWEVER. In my opinion, the best part of the episode was Dean’s interactions with Lisa and Ben. That whole relationship is just heartbreaking . Obviously, Dean should be with them, but it’s equally obvio...

Well, I found this episode to be STRESSFUL. And disturbing. Let’s not forget disturbing. I am NOT a fan of those spider people; I can tell you that for sure. I mean, those crazy eyes were stomach churning. The flashbacks were also kind of ominous. Maybe it’s just me, but I found them stressful. I guess there’s a GOOD reason that the Winchesters never return to the scenes of previous hunts. However, the overarching message of this episode was that soulless Sam was AWFUL. I mean, I guess we knew that, but he was really and truly cruel. The fact that soulless Sam used that guy as bait was just horrific. Also, Samuel was a bit suspect for letting him be awful indiscriminately (like I said, I don’t like him either). In case you need a reminder, in this episode, Sam and Dean travel to a town that Sam visited while he was soulless. Sam’s soulless actions catch up with him, and he finds himself embroiled in the case of an arachne (spider person) that he hunted a year ago. Although Sam killed t...

GUYS. I’m so pleased that we have empathetic Sam back! Every time he said something that showed concern for another person, I was like “well, this is DELIGHTFUL.” It feels good to be back to normal, and dealing with empathetic Sam is just more pleasant. (Although, concealing what happened to him over the past year is probably not a good idea. I’m pretty sure that is going to come back to bite Dean.) Plus, I have to say that I enjoyed this episode overall. I mean, come on, how could you dislike DRAGONS? They’re classy monsters. I thought it was rather fascinating that the dragons had human bodies; that’s much more elegant than scales and wings. Although, I have to say that kidnapping virgins is a little bit shady. But, the real question is, if they only needed to push one girl into the lava, why did they kidnap twelve? Seems like overkill. I am very intrigued about this girl who came out of the fire though. I have a feeling that she’s going to be a good villain. Anything that comes out...

This episode was emotionally EXHAUSTING. Seriously, I don’t know how I’m going to get through the rest of this season. It’s a LOT, and it lacks the joie de vivre of previous seasons. In case you need a quick recap, in this episode Dean goes to meet Death to convince him to help get Sam’s soul back. Death agrees to return Sam’s soul, but only if Dean puts on Death’s ring and carries out his duties for a day. Dean doesn’t succeed in this, but Death decides to restore Sam’s soul anyway, putting up a wall to defend Sam from the damaged part of the soul in the process. Sam seems to suffer when his soul is returned, however I am glad that he got it back because soulless Sam was starting to scare me (I mean, he tried to kill Bobby! I couldn’t believe that!). Plus, I assume he’ll be okay in the end because there are about nine seasons left, and I don’t think he’s going to be an incoherent husk of a man for all of them. I also enjoyed seeing Tessa again. Out of all the manifestations of death, ...