It’s back! That show about the erotically codependent brothers and
their pet angel. You know the one. The show that I continue to watch despite
the fact that it leaves me in a puddle of tears after pretty much every episode
– let’s not even talk about season finals. But you know what, I like the pain
and I am not ashamed to admit it; I’m kinky like that.
When we left off last season Sam and Dean had been separated again
when Dean and Castiel were blasted to purgatory after they finally got Dick
(I’m going to miss the Dick jokes). So will Dean find his way back to Sam? Does
Sam even want him back? And what about poor Cas is he still in crazytown?
Speaking of new lovers, Sam has a girl. They met when Sam turned up
and the animal hospital where she worked with a dog he hit with his car – wait
that sounds familiar (someone’s been watching Teen Wolf but really who can blame them). I’m getting mixed
messages about this relationship though because Sam gets all chick flick about
her, but he also bailed on her in the middle of the night so that he could find
Dean.
Sam and Dean’s reunion is as beautiful and heartbreaking as ever –
and it doesn’t take long before the issues start to surface. Dean’s a little
bit cranky that Sam just decided to leave the family business (not to mention
the fact that he didn’t try to sacrifice himself for his brother – doesn’t he
remember how this works?). Of course Sam countered this argument by reminding
Dean that the “family business” got everyone he loves dean… including Dean.
Turns out Sam’s continuing on his path to becoming well adjusted and
he’s finally realized that it’s not his job to save everything. Naturally this
goes against Dean’s entire belief system so that causes some brotherly issues
of the bat. Especially as Dean is kind of proven right when he checks Sam’s
messages and it turns out Kevin Tran: Advanced Placement has been calling him
all year.
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Kevin Tran: Advanced Placement more like Kevin Tran: Advanced
Badass. Because not only did Kevin out smart everyone’s favourite Demon,
Crowley, he also did something that Supernatural fans has been yelling at the
screen since season one. He put holy water (or maybe it was borax) into a water
pistol. Seriously Sam, you’re supposed to be smart, you used your techno-skills
to track Kevin to an abandoned church but you can’t figure out that if you put
those liquids into a water pistol you have an extremely useful weapon.
Anyway, as Kevin Tran: Advanced Placement is explaining his god
given demon killing skills you can practically see Dean falling in love with
him. He’s like Sam, can I keep him. PLEEEEAAAASSSEE. Oh yeah and Kevin says he
can close the gates of hell forever banishing demons into hell… it’s way to
good to be true but don’t tell Dean that because he just looked so excited
about the whole thing (and he seems like he could use something to look forward
to at the moment).
Happy families is soon interrupted by Crowley, who has brought Kevin
Tran’s girlfriend (she’s possessed by a demon and she’s going to her safety
school). Crowley tries to use Kevin’s girlfriend as a bargaining tool but Kevin
is way to Winchester for that now. So Kevin douses the demons with holy water,
rescuing Sam and Dean and allowing them to drive off on the Impala. Of course
this means he has to watch Crowley break his girlfriends neck – Dean doesn’t
understand why he’s so upset, that’s just how they welcome you to the family.
Sam, Dean and Kevin Tran: Advance Placement ride off in the Impala
together and all is well. Except for the fact that Kevin’s all kinds of messed
up on account of her just watched his girlfriend die, Sam still hasn’t told
Dean that his lady friend is still around and Dean is sneaking off to have
cryptic (and oh so homoerotic) phone calls with his purgatory romance.
Great Sam and Dean are lying to each other again because that always
ends so well.
ALSO:
Dean was not at all pleased to find out that Sam let his dog ride
around in his baby – but I think his anger might have underlying causes, like
the fact that Sam managed to live, and be happy, without him (or maybe he’s
just jealous of Sam’s hair).
There were flash backs to purgatory (which Dean keeps referring to
as pure). It seemed to involve Dean running around killing monsters (where to
monsters that are killed in purgatory) and trying to find Cas. Then he meets
Benny (purgatory romance) who says he knows the way out.
Not going to lie, I think we are going to be screaming “WHAT THE
HELL HAPPENED IN PURGATORY?” for the whole season. My best bet, based on the
evidence so far, is gay sex… but that might just be wishful thinking.
The best moment of the episode (for me anyway) was when Sam bought
Dean a burger. The look on his face and the noises he made… you know what this
show has ruined me because I have never been so turned out by someone eating. But
in true Supernatural tradition it
also makes me shed one perfect tear because poor Dean is really not dealing
with his return to normality all that well.
To be fair Sam’s not doing to well either, he FINALLY got out only to be
dragged back in.
Anyway, I have to say this was a pretty excellent opener. It was
intriguing and heartbreaking and most important it felt like Supernatural. The last couple of seasons
have had mixed reviews (although I really liked season 7) but I feel like this
season is only going to please.
The best bits:
- · Bloody Dean
- · Sam’s hair
- · Kevin Tran: Advanced Placement
- · Dean eating
- · Sam/Dog
- · Crowley
I’m super excited to see where it all goes… What’s so special about
this girl that made Sam give up the life? Why did Dean think purgatory was
pure? How is Kevin Tran: Advance Placement get so awesome? Where is Cas? And
for the love of god WHAT HAPPENED IN PURGATORY?
But what I really want to know is, what did you think? Did you like
it? Do you miss Cas as much as I do? Are you angry at those boys for not
learning from past mistakes? Tell me all of your feels in comments or on the
Facebook page.
Till next week, happy hunting.
