In the nineteenth episode of season 11 of Supernatural Sam and Dean face a monster they have never heard of before and meet two new hunters.
Before I get to the episode, there's one thing I forgot to mention last week that I really want to say. These two writers are allowed to permanently kill Charlie but can bring back Rowena in such flimsy way?! Are you fucking kidding me?? I'm still mad about this.
Okay, now that I got that out of my system, let's get to the episode itself. This season is seriously bringing quite a few new monsters to the game. I like that, it makes the plot less predictable. And I love that even Sam and Dean can't figure out what this thing is.
So at this point it is no surprise to anyone that I prefer mythology episodes, but this was good. I love meeting other hunters! And the fact that they are a married gay couple, and they both survive, and they get their happy ever after... That is just amazing, and a huge improvement in term of positive representation on this show.
I like this sheriff. She is open-minded enough to understand that what's going on is beyond her and that while she can't stop it maybe Sam and Dean can do something, but also grounded enough to be realistic and not wanting to understand the situation in full and just deal with what she can deal with.
It's great that Dean reaction to finding out that Jesse and Cesar are actually married is just to ask what's it like to settle down with a hunter. In some other writers (they shall remain nameless) hands that reaction could have been much more negative.
Jesse's confrontation with the old sheriff bothered me a bit. I understand that it would have been a great help to Jesse and to his mental health if someone had said to him: "I believe you, I saw it too." So understandably he is mad. But I also think it is unrealistic to expect an adult in position of power and authority to admit something that will make everyone assume he has gone absolutely insane. Maybe it wasn't the best way to deal with the situation, but he did what was best for himself. Losing his daughter that way and seeing things he did not understand messed him up. Imagine how much worse he'd be if he was driven out by people believing he'd lost his mind.
How creepy are the scenes in the forest and the mines with Dean and Cesar? Seriously, that was pure nightmare fuel for me.
Jesse finally finding his brother and getting closure for his disappearance/death was great and so emotional. I hope he really can move on after getting to give him a proper burial.
Here's what I love about this ending. One, Sam and Dean are self-aware enough to know they could really use the help of other hunters. And two, they also know that hunters almost never get the closure they want and be satisfied with that and when they see someone get that, they decide not to interfere with that. Cesar and Jesse are great characters and it would have been great to see more of them. But let's face it, the whole fandom sighed in relief when they survived and if they returned, they'd probably die. At least this way, they will be happy.
Next week, based on the name of the episode, we get back to the big stuff and see the return of a character I have been waiting for. Can't wait. Also, it is a Robbie Thompson episode, so expectations are high.
In other news, next week also sees the return of Person of Interest. From what I understand, they will air two episodes per week, so I haven't decided yet how I want to cover that, but we'll figure it out next week.
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