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…
“Who We Are” Supernatural picks up from last week as Sam takes the fight to the British Men of Letters and Dean tries to de-program his mother. It looks like this season we get two finales for the price of one. There have been two stories running concurrently this season. Lucifer’s child and the British…
“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…
“Twigs & Twine & Tasha Banes” Supernatural brings back two characters introduced earlier in the season to ask for Sam and Dean’s help on a hunt. With such a small number of episodes left until the finale it feels odd to have an episode that doesn’t appear to be connected to the ongoing arc. This…
“The Memory Remains” Supernatural sends Sam and Dean on the hunt for a low level God as Mr. Ketch starts working towards his inevitable betrayal. This is definitely one of those episodes where there isn’t a lot to say about what goes on. The case of the week is fairly standard as these things go…
“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…
“Ladies Drink Free” Supernatural develops the relationship between the Winchesters and the British Men of Letters with an old fashioned Werewolf hunt. As I’ve said before, this show has been on the air so long that there is a typical formula associated with the monster hunts. It’s at the point where a lot of the…
“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…
“The Raid” Supernatural focuses on the Men of Letters and explores Sam and Dean’s strained reaction to Mary’s affiliation with them. I mentioned last week that the Men of Letters plot was in need of development and this episode certainly brings that. It can be really interesting to separate Sam and Dean to enhance their…
“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…
