Fantastical Musings

Okay, now I regret saying that I wanted an episode with more plot. This episode almost had TOO much plot. So much happened! My head was spinning ! First of all, I think we should all have a moment of silence for Meg, who appears to be actually dead. Despite the fact that she was a demon, I actually liked her a lot. Plus, I’m pretty sure she was the longest running female character on the show, maybe the longest running recurring character on the show in general! Plus, I thought it was really cute that she called him Clarence. Their relationship was adorable. In other big news, it seems that Cas has finally shaken off Naomi’s influence, which is good. Especially since she wanted to KILL DEAN!!! Man, I’m still SO upset about that. I mean, manipulating Cas into trying to kill Dean is just cruel. Like, I don’t know if I’m being controversial here, but I think she’s an EVIL woman. I don’t like her at all. I also find it interesting that Crowley tried to make a deal with her. That doesn’t bo...

Okay, so this episode was kind of adorable. Basically, this episode is about the god Prometheus, who dies and is resurrected every day. The only problem is that Prometheus has forgotten who he is and has fathered a son who faces the same curse. Sam and Dean decide that they must break the curse in order to help the son. So, they summon and try to kill the god Zeus. They eventually succeed with the help of his daughter Artemis, but unfortunately Prometheus is killed in the process. Like I said, I find Prometheus and his little family to be kind of adorable, and I thought it was especially cute that Sam and Dean brought them to their secret bunker, but I did find this episode to be a little random. Like, Sam and Dean suddenly have to kill Greek gods? Like...okay? Did they not think about the repercussions of that at all? I would have been a little more cautious about destroying a pantheon. Also, they were very trusting of Prometheus and the people around him, which is unusual for them. I...

I don’t know what it was, but I felt kind of weird about this episode. Maybe it was the fact that it centered around a witch who was having a relationship with a woman who was also a dog. Maybe I’m a prude, but I found that to be pretty awkward. Honestly, this entire episode kind of missed the mark for me. I just didn’t find it to be very interesting. First of all, I think the whole episode would have been more enjoyable if we’d met James in a previous episode. They say that James saved their lives in the past, but I checked, and he actually hadn’t been on the show before. So, I’m not sure why the writers did that. They have eight seasons to work with; they could have easily have picked a character from the past to highlight. Secondly, I just wasn’t invested in the whole witch-on-witch crime concept of the episode. I guess the point was to show that not all witches are bad, but, to be honest, I dislike witches so much at this point that I just don’t really care how the show portrays th...

I have to be honest, I didn’t really like this episode. I found it kind of boring. We’ve seen a lot of episodes with people who have made ten year deals with demons, and, honestly, I don’t think I needed to see another one. So, to me, that whole aspect of the episode was kind of a throw-away plot. I just wasn’t that interested in it. I am, however, very interested to learn that we now have a plan to close the Gates of Hell. I’m a little skeptical that the Winchesters are going to make that happen (mostly because we have like seven seasons left, and I can’t imagine that there will be no demons in any of them). I have to say that I am worried about Kevin. He doesn’t seem to be taking care of himself, and that concerns me. Hopefully he’ll be back to a normal life at some point; I really hope he doesn’t get permanently sucked into the Supernatural world. I’m also really enjoying the fact that Sam and Dean seem to have settled into the Men of Letters’ secret bunker. Dean having his own bed...

I hate to say it, but I was kind of bored by this episode. I just wasn’t that interested in the whole World War II, evil Nazi scheme plot. Honestly, I think that storyline has been done to death. It’s in so many movies! Indiana Jones and Captain America are just the tip of the iceberg. I’m just not interested in hearing about any more supernatural Nazi crimes that writers have invented. What they did in real life was bad enough without elaboration. Anyway, now that I’ve dismissed the whole Nazi necromancer (ick) plot, I should say that I hope we see Aaron Bass again because I did enjoy learning about the Judah Initiative. Maybe Aaron and his golem can become hunters too! Honestly, I don’t know what else you would do with a golem. Speaking of golems, I have to say that the golem in this episode was very unusual. I’ve read tons of books with golems in them, and none of them speak out loud, so I’m not sure what’s going on with this golem. It’s very strange. Sometimes, I don’t mind when Su...

So, after eight seasons, I finally feel like I know/understand what’s going on with the Winchester family. To which I say, it’s about time! So, Heaven paired up Mary and John because they represented the hunters and the Men of Letters (which sounds pretty pretentious to me, I have to say). So, they were basically bred for strength and intelligence, which is both incredibly weird and also makes a lot of sense. There’s a reason that the Winchesters are super hunters. Anyway, I really, really enjoyed this episode. It was so interesting to see John’s father and understand the way that their father grew up. The pieces are falling into place, if you know what I mean. I am sad that Henry died because I feel like it could have been really cool to have him show up again. However, I have to say that I don’t relly like Henry. His obnoxious, stuck-up attitude about hunters was really annoying, and I didn’t like that he kept treating Sam and Dean like they were stupid. That being said, I thought th...

Oh my goodness, this was a FANTASTIC episode! I nearly fell off the couch because I was laughing so much! Seriously though, I thought this episode was great, especially after the stress in the previous episode. There were five things that were really good about it: Charlie Charlie Charlie Charlie Dean wearing medieval clothes and giving the speech from Braveheart . Seriously though, I ADORE Charlie. I wish she was in every episode! She just fits in so well with the Winchesters, like she’s the feisty younger sister they never had. I’m also just really glad that we have a good, strong female character on the show (as opposed to Amelia (no shade to Amelia, but, also, shade to Amelia)). I also just loved the little world that they set up in this episode! It was so fun and cool, and I really enjoy that Dean just got so INTO it! Dean has this tendency to really embed himself in whatever subculture they encounter, which is an interesting psychological trait, but also really fun. A...

Okay, it’s official. It took eight seasons, but this show has broken me emotionally. The title “Torn and Frayed” is a really good descriptor of what happened because this episode left me feeling like I should burst into tears. Seriously, I just feel wretched about everything in this episode. First of all, I am HEARTBROKEN—simply heartbroken—that Castiel killed that other angel, Alfie. For some reason or another, that was just really painful for me. I think it was the fact that they had just spent all this time rescuing this person who had been horribly tortured, and then Castiel turned around and killed him without really knowing why. It’s just kind of shocking and hard to accept. To that end, I hate Naomi even more now. The fact that she’s erasing Cas’ memories and making him do things that he doesn’t want to do is really tough to accept. It also seems like she did something to torture him, which concerns me. Anyway, I’ve no idea what her end game is in this situation, but I have a fe...

Oh my goodness, I do not know how to feel about this episode! I mean, so much happened and there’s so much to unpack! To me, it felt so much longer than forty minutes. There were so many twists and turns, and there was so much DRAMA. It was like a little movie! (Side note: now that I write this, I realize that I liked the episode a lot.) Okay, so I want to preface all of this by saying that everyone acted badly in this episode. First off, Martin was completely off his rocker. I don’t know why Sam thought he was sane enough to hunt, but I can tell you with certainty that he is not . The fact that he threatened Elizabeth in order to ensnare Benny is beyond insane, and I wish Sam could have seen it happen so that he realized how badly he screwed up. Speaking of Sam, his behavior was also reprehensible. He wants to kill Benny, who literally saved his brother and isn’t hurting anyone!! Now, I get that Sam doesn’t believe that Benny isn’t hurting anyone, but I don’t get why Sam finds that so...

If I had to describe this episode in one word, it would be adorable. Seriously, I thought it was just really cute, and that’s not something I often say about Supernatural . First of all, Castiel is just too precious for this world. When he said, “I’m going to be a hunter!”, my heart just melted. Like, Castiel has had his issues in the past, but he so obviously wants to be a good person, and it just hurts my heart to watch him try to deal with that. Plus, Castiel trying to interrogate the cat was just too cute for words. (It was almost as cute as when Castiel said he would watch over Dean while he slept (cue the aww!)). I think anyone with any experience of cats would know that they would never crack under interrogation. Any self respecting cat would just blink at you in a disapproving fashion and lick themselves. (Be aware that I’m typing this as my cat sits on my lap, so I speak from a place of experience). I thought that the actual plot of the episode was good. I enjoyed the who...

YASS! Cas is back! I’m glad they didn’t make us wait any longer. The show just isn’t the same without him. However, I am concerned about what’s going to happen with Cas. First of all, I’m disturbed that Castiel chose to stay in purgatory to punish himself. I mean, I get that he wanted to punish himself for his wrong doing, but I feel like he should have told Dean that he intended to stay. Putting all that heartache on Dean wasn’t right. I also don’t get what purpose staying in purgatory serves. I suppose that it made Castiel feel better about his own actions. However, if he really wanted to atone for his wrongdoing, he should have tried to do good in the world. Also, he didn’t seem to care about his wrongdoing at the end of season seven, so I don’t really get his decisions here. I’m also very irked that the show is setting up another conspiracy in Heaven. I mean, personally, I find all these Heavenly plots very boring. I don’t care if Naomi (whoever she is. I feel like she might be an ...

Oh my goodness, the DRAMA of this episode. It was almost too much for me, and I thrive on television drama. Like, seriously, Sam and Dean need to go to family counseling because they have a LOT going on. Okay, let’s get into the episode. I didn’t really care for the main plot (in case you missed it, this episode centered around the ghost of confederate soldier who forced people to seek revenge against those who wronged them); however, I do think that it was important because it really exposed how much has changed in Sam and Dean’s relationship. There is clearly a lot of bitterness at play, and I honestly don’t know how they’re going to get passed it. I mean, there are about seven more seasons, so obviously they reconcile to some degree, but I can’t imagine that they’re ever going to have the same closeness again. I do have to say that I’m mostly on Dean’s side in this argument (if we’re taking sides). The fact that Sam didn’t look for him is just really, really difficult to accept. I m...

Okay, well now things are getting JUICY. This episode was a nice change of pace after the last two disappointing episodes of the season. We’re finally learning more about Benny, more about Sam’s relationship with Amelia, and more about what happened in Purgatory. It’s all FASCINATING. Speaking of Purgatory, it’s really starting to look like Cas was captured by Leviathans, isn’t it? I’m sure he’ll be back at some point because I don’t think they’d kill him off in that way, but, in the meantime, it’s looking pretty grim for Castiel. Anyway, the big focus of this episode was Benny. His vampire pirate story is really something else! Someone could make some big bucks turning that idea into a teen romance series. But, I digress. Benny has decided to hunt down and kill his vampire maker before he kills him, which, fortunately, he is successful in doing. But seriously, can we talk about how fun it is to have Benny as a character? I love that Dean is friends with a monster now. It really shows...