I recognized episodes up until mid season 8 when I must have stopped watching. Ironically it was almost at the exact point that the Men of Letters came into play.
After watching so much Supernatural I can't help thinking of a couple of things:
1. Have I lost my mind?
2. I wonder if I should change the topic of my Masters thesis from romance novels and social media to Supernatural and social media.
3. How interesting it is to delve into the personalities of Sam and Dean after watching them almost non-stop for 120 hours.
4. Poor Castiel. That dude never gets a break.
Castiel:
Wow, that guy has spent his entire time on Supernatural trying to do good and having the absolute worst luck. He always seems to get involved with the wrong people for the right reasons. While he's done some pretty bad things, I don't think he ever did any of them with bad intentions. In a lot of ways the poor guy was misguided by the lack of a father figure (i.e. God).
I have to admit that Castiel is my favourite character. He's also the most complicated, if you ask me. There's so much about him that we don't know or make assumptions about. And I really don't like how Dean has treated him so far in season 9.
God:
I remember back in the day there had been rumours that that author dude might be God because he disappeared around the end of season 4 or 5 (the numbers have blended together now). But considering I'm almost at the end of season 9 and he hasn't been mentioned again, I'm thinking that rumour was wrong.
Someone did say early on that God has been gone from heaven for a long time and was somewhere on Earth. But that topic hasn't been brought up recently either.
I have no idea if they'll ever get back to this storyline, but it does make you think. First, in many fictional stories, whether they're books, movies, TV shows or something else, things like angels, demons, and the Devil are talked about quite a bit. They're all given faces and names and provide dialogue. But it's very rare to see God (I.e. the God Christians believe in) to be an actual character. Why is that? Are they (and who are they) afraid of offending someone? Do they think they'll get the character wrong so why bother? Or do they think it would end up being too political (I.e. God is Alanis Morrisette)? Maybe it would require too many other explanations and make it too complicated?
Who the hell knows! But it is interesting. How might a God character be added to Supernatural? How would they spin it? Would it be male or female? (In side references God has always been referred to as a he in the show. Is that on purpose? Is it trying to demonstrate a man's inability to believe God could take a female form?) How would they explain where he or she has been all this time?
And why have so few angels ever actually seen or spoken to him or her? Is there another side to that storyline? Is it possible there actually isn't a God but actually just an extremely powerful angel who has mislead everyone?
Sam:
At the start of the show I liked Sam. Now in season 9 I'm no longer a big fan. He's lost a lot of his compassion and empathy. He's bitter and jaded. He's almost too emotional. And it's not because of the things that have happened to him but rather his building hatred of Dean. He's holding a massive grudge against Dean and can't let it go. (Although I'm not sure he should let it go.)
The thing I don't get about Sam is that he's been hanging out 24/7 with Dean for about 8-9 years now and somehow he's still surprised at Dean's behaviour. Come on! Dean is a freakin open book! You can easily predict how he's going to react to any situation involving Sam. And any situation in general. I don't think Dean has actually changed that much in 9 years. He's actually been pretty consistent. So why the hell is Sam so shocked when he finds out that Dean allowed an angel to possess him in order to make Sam better? What did he think Dean was going to do? Sit back and let him die? It's not like he's been able to let Sam go before - why would he be able to do that now?
Dean:
Dean is the quintessential big brother. He will act like a big brother to Sam until the day he dies (permanently) no matter how old they are. Engrained in his brain is the fact that he must - at all costs - protect Sam.
But Dean is also attached to Sam like a kid attached to their special blanket. Sam is Dean's handle on reality. He last link to family and life. Dean is terrified of being alone. He can't imagine life without Sam. I think if he had another family member to take care of he'd be able to let Sam go, but he has no one else, so Sam gets the full brunt of his fears. Dean believes in family to a fault, and he doesn't understand people who don't understand the concept of family, including Sam. To Dean, family trumps everything. And you always forgive family.
Stereotypes:
Dean also acts like a typical guy. He drinks too much. He likes cool cars. He doesn't like to read. He likes guns. He likes women. He doesn't get too emotional. He has rules he can apply to almost any situation. He doesn't quite get subtle hints. He's easily distracted. And the list goes on.
Sam is almost the complete opposite, almost as if the writers were making Sam the pseudo girl in the story! Ironically the only time Sam acts like a stereotypical guy is when he lost his soul. How's that for hidden meaning!?!
Supernatural has had no strong female roles. There was Ellen and Jo, but they were quite short lived and Sam and Dean always seemed to be rescuing them. There's Charlie, whom I really like, but she's not really a regular character - and now they've sent her off to Oz! Oz? Really? Short of story lines were we? There's Sam and Dean's mom, but she's almost like a curse to them instead of a help. And then there's Ruby - who turned on Sam. And Meg - whose another demon. I guess Meg lasted the longest as a strong female character, but the fact that "good" Meg was another actress was weird.
Ironically Abedon - the knight of hell whose trying to take over from Crowley - might be the most significant female character right now.
Crowley:
I think the accent makes it hard for me to think of him as truly evil. He's self-centred and full of himself, but he does have some redeeming qualities. And he's funny and sarcastic, which makes me think there's hope for him. I just wish he'd wear a different suit once in awhile!
It's too late at night to continue thinking about this!
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