The Review at the End of the Universe
“All Along the Watchtower” Supernatural wraps up season 12 by returning to the Lucifer’s child plot as the father comes looking for his son. Lucifer as a character has been a lot like this season in general. He has been random and unfocused. This season more so than any other I can remember has jumped…
“There’s Something About Mary” Supernatural focuses on the Men of Letters as a threat when they start their mission to kill all of the American Hunters. This is actually a really big story and I’m surprised that the writers chose to deal with it so quickly. The systematic killing of the American Hunters is something…
“The British Invasion” Supernatural continues developing Mick questioning his training and how that relates to practical hunting while setting the stage for the end of the season. Last week was an eye opener for Mick. He learned that things aren’t as black and white as he initially thought and that not all “monsters” are necessarily…
“Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell” Supernatural takes Sam and Dean on a Hell Hound hunt as Lucifer tries to find a way to escape Crowley’s clutches and Castiel is presented with an opportunity. This episode opens in a way that could place it anywhere in the series. A cold open involving a couple who were…
“Family Feud” Supernatural picks up the Lucifer love child plot as the Winchesters hunt a ghost left over from a recovered shipwreck and Mary continues to work with the Men of Letters. One standing challenge that must come up a lot in the writers room is how to make a ghost hunt not feel derivative…
“Stuck in the Middle (With You)” Supernatural brings the Winchesters against a very powerful demon that turns out to be much more than they could have ever predicted. I’m aware that the description sounds like a fairly generic plot for this show and it definitely is but the execution of this made made it much…
“Regarding Dean” Supernatural focuses on the brothers when Dean is hexed by a Witch and slowly starts to lose his memory. Stand-alone character driven episodes are definitely a welcome diversion now and again. This show started with Sam and Dean so it’s always good to give them an opportunity to have an old school adventure…
“Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets” Supernatural continues with the Nephilim concept when Angels start turning up dead under mysterious circumstances. It’s clear that Lucifer’s illegitimate lovechild is going to be the major story this season. This episode even teases the fact that the child of an Archangel will be insanely powerful and it could be…
“First Blood” Supernatural returns from hiatus to pick up where it left off with Sam and Dean’s arrest after their attempt on the Lucifer possessed president’s life. I get the impression that the writers had written themselves into a corner with this scenario. Sam and Dean being arrested by the government is one of those…
“LOTUS” Supernatural wraps up its 2016 run with a trip to the White House when Lucifer possesses none other than the President of the United States. In the Supernatural universe the president is a man named Jefferson Rooney (David Chisum) and we don’t learn much more about him than his name. We do find out…
