And for some reason I had completely forgotten how good season 7 actually is (Spoilers ahead). I know majority of the fandom considers seasons 6 and 7 the worst of the show's run and season 6 really is a hot mess (yet somehow has one of the best episodes ever), but 7 is a pretty good season. I admit, the only things I remembered of the season was that Bobby dies at some point, there are Leviathans, the boys have to ditch the car for most of the season, and Dean and Cas end up in Purgatory. Imagine my surprise then when the first 2 episodes alone include one of Misha Collins' best performances as an actor, some amazing Dean and Cas scenes (yes, I'm a shipper), one of the best gues stars Supernatural has (Julian Richings as Death) and the return of the amazing Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer.
I was not expecting much from the season but the acting and the guest stars alone make it better than season 6. Jared Padalecki does a fantastic job portraying Sam's crumbling mental health and Jensen Ackles is always amazing in showing Dean's grief for people he's lost. Sure, the season would benefit from more Misha, but we get Felicia Day, who is awesome in everything she does, Jewel Staite from Firefly as Sam's childhood crush, Rachel Miner returns as Meg as does Alona Tal as Jo, and it's always a pleasure to see Colin Ford back as young Sam. There's a Buffy reunion in an episode where James Masters and Charisma Carpenter play a married couple. And we get the introduction of Garth, who really does grow on you. The season has made me cry, as Supernatural always does, but how can you not cry when watching episodes like Death's Door or Defending Your Life? It has made me laugh, mostly because Garth is hilarious, but also Sam chasing Kevin outside a hospital will never cease to be funny. This is why I love Supernatural. It's funny and heartbreaking and it does not take itself or its fans too seriously.
I don't really have anything insightful to say that others haven't said before me, but this season tends to get a lot of crap from fandom and I felt I needed to defend it a little bit. It's not without problems of course but it's definitely better than season 6 (sorry anyone who does like that season, I just don't like Soulless Sam at all). Onwards to season 8 then! I don't actually remember that much of it either, except Dean-feelings, but that's pretty much a gimme. I'll probably have thoughts on that too later on.
