With the second to last season drawing to a close, this episode emphasizes a lot of the primary themes of Supernatural: family, betrayal, trust, and loss. The title itself, “Absence,” conveys the sense of loss, driven home by the final scene at Mary’s funeral pyre. They’ve also physically lost Jack, he may have lost his…
Then: “I am a Winchester!” shouts Jack as he kills Michael. He inhales grace: “I’m me again!” He heals Sam after Nick’s brutal attack. Cas is concerned about Jack’s soul. Jack disintegrates Felix the snake to dust. Nick viciously beats the policeman and escapes custody. Nick tries to resurrect Lucifer. Mary tells Jack to “do…
I think this may be Misha’s worst GISHWHES ever. Final Score: ??? I mean how does Lucifer even know that his kid’s blood can be used to bring him back? It’s not like it’s been done before. At least with his stint in the cage, there are some possible explanations on how he…
No, no, no. That’s how they’re kicking off the season closing mytharc? I have so many problems with this. Why are we getting recycled plot-o-rama that’s once again crushing my hopes of a proper season ender? Especially when there’s only one season left after this? Aww man, this is so not improving my cranky mood. …
Honestly, I loved this episode; we’re in the ramp up to the finale, and stuff always seems to happen around that time, so I expected the episode to be shocking. However, I did not expect the degree to which I was surprised by the episode.
Then First things first. Two weeks ago today, Jensen, Jared and Misha announced that Supernatural would be ending after season 15. I’ve been in various states of denial and grief since then. I knew it would happen someday but I sincerely thought we had more time – maybe another 2 years. There’s so much I…
Nightsky was unable to write her usual threads article this week due to attending cons, so she asked if I would do a quick threads lite article. I’m happy to oblige, though my insights will lack her depth, especially since I’ve only watched the episode the one time when it aired last night. I thought…
In light of everything going on in the fandom these days, I have two things to say before I get into the episode. One is that I love all of you, and am so thankful to have all of you. The other thing is that we are far from done. We have over a year,…
THEN: the three Lebanon, KS teenagers comment about monsters. Sam and Dean fight various monsters. Sam mentions, “Mom doesn’t want to leave those people.” We see AU hunters dead in the bunker and Sam filled with guilt and sadness. He says he needs time. The teens mention the kid with the dumb Bambi look. The…
Again, before I get into this review, I need to thank all of the people at The Winchester Family Business for allowing me to write another post. Also, thank you to all of the fans for the love via Twitter. It makes my heart happy to engage with the fandom. With that in mind, please…
The Morning After Delightful. Supernatural’s 14th episode this season provided a much needed break from the deeply emotional, intense trauma that the cast and the fandom have endured for the past several episodes, if not indeed most of season 14. Let’s review why we all needed a few fleeting moments of peace of mind: Sam,…
THEN: Jack handling the snake. Flashbacks of Dean nervously freezing as giant yellow python glides over his shoulder. Michael in Dean’s head. Dean getting knocked unconscious. Donatello the prophet getting his soul sucked out by Amara. Rowena talking about the power of the soul. Jack defeating Michael. Jack’s eyes glowing and wings spreading their shadow…
