Jack is resurrected (woo!) without a soul (boo!) by Billie. The “luck” thing works out because - wouldn’t you know it - Sam and Dean are our main characters. /Facepalm. The meta commentary can be overbearing sometimes, guys. The season then proceeds to wheelspin for a two-episode arc about the boys losing their “luck” because God decided they are no longer “main characters”. Jack is awoken in the Empty by Billie, AKA Death. Sam and Dean attempt to use a spell to trap God, but Sam falters, and the spell fails. When Dean loses Cas temporarily, Dean delivers a heartfelt prayer that is legitimately the best acting that has ever happened on this television show. Meanwhile, Dean and Cas enter purgatory to find ingredients to the spell to trap God.
God eventually captures Sam and Eileen, and monologues to them about one important thing: without God (light), the Darkness will prevail. This is all a neat enough idea that I can ignore the obvious womb imagery from Rowena absorbing the souls. She insists Sam kill her because of **prophecy shit**. Interestingly, to ultimately close the fissure to Hell, the witch Rowena sacrifices her life to cast a spell which requires only two ingredients: her still coursing blood and her final breath. It is obvious from their interactions that Cas and Dean’s relationship is seriously strained by Jack’s death, and made especially worse by his corpse’s possession. During this time, a demon named Belfagor inhabits the corpse of Jack, who was killed by God in the season 14 finale.
SUPERNATURAL ENDING FREE
Team Free Will (read: Sam, Dean, Castiel) work with multiple side characters to lure the ghosts back into Hell and close the fissure. Season 15 opens with a three-episode arc that solves the problem caused in the cliffhanger of last season: Chuck (aka GOD) opened every door in Hell and released all of the spirits. With that, let’s recap season 15 so far, and then try to predict the ending of this show for our main characters using textual characterization and major themes. It is worth analyzing this show as a complete piece to pull meaning, themes, and messages from it.
While it is interesting to study that interaction, I think the desires of fans can obfuscate the textual evidence we are given within the scripts, in both positive and negative ways. Second, this is a show with an overactive fan base that often affects the story. It isn’t possible for me to know as much as these other writers, and so I leave that task to them. I discovered the podcast “Supernatural: The Road So Far,” which includes a ton of real-world analysis including critique of the writers, actors, and creators behind Supernatural. The reason I am limiting myself is twofold: first, there are other resources for Doylist analysis from people who are much more knowledgeable than me. This is strictly based on what the “text” provides. I will not be including creator commentary, actor interviews, or any other spoilers or input from the real-world. However, for this series, I will be analyzing Supernatural as if it is a text that contains all of the information I need to understand it, like a book. More on this later!Īnyone who follows my Game of Thrones writing knows that I normally analyze media through both a Watsonian and Doylist lens: in other words, I consider the story within its own world, and then critique it based on real-life knowledge of the creators. In total, I’ve seen every season at least once, and some multiple times (including season 15).īe forewarned: I am a strong proponent of Destiel. I followed the show through season 10 and recently picked it up again when the most recent seasons were put on Netflix.
I started watching Supernatural just as season 7 premiered, so I had the luxury of binging the Kripke-era seasons 1-5 and then plummeting into despair with 6 and 7. Right now, this article will cover seasons 1-14, and the first 13 episodes of season 15. These articles will contain spoilers up to the most recent episode. (Do you get it? It’s clever!) Over the next eight weeks, we will be watching, reviewing, and analyzing the final seven episodes of the CW’s Supernatural, a 15-season long show that is finally coming to an end.īut will it be any good? I can’t wait to find out! Hello and welcome to the first installation of Supernatural: End of the Road.
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