Television Review: Supernatural is a show like no other

Title: Supernatural

Creator: Eric Kripke

Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins 

Network: The CW

Release date: Sept 13, 2005

Available: DVD, Netflix, Television Networks

Supernatural is several television genres carefully blended together: a writing masterpiece. The show,  Supernatural or spn, as it is often abbreviated is the longest running live action sci-fi series ever and is about two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, and their family hunting monsters and stopping apocalypses. “Saving people, hunting things, the family business” is one of the most memorable lines of the show, and it expresses the boys’ determination to pick up where their father, John, left off. The series starts with a flashback of the ominous date November 2nd, 1983, where their mother, Mary, is killed. Driven by the anger of his wife’s demise, John raises his sons as supernatural hunters to try and hunt down his wife’s killer and gank every monster along the way. It flashes forward twenty-two years, when Sam and Dean are searching for their missing father. This small action jumpstarts the series as the apocalypse, destiny, hell, and even death is hung over their heads. They refuse to give up on family, which at the core is what the show really is about. “A wise man once told me, ‘family don’t end in blood.’ But it doesn’t start there either. Family cares about you, not what you can do for them family’s there; for the good, bad, all of it. They got your back, even when it hurts,” says Dean Winchester. The shows intense scenes and emotional plotlines improve the seasons greatly. The only negative thing I can say about the show is certain seasons are slow leading up to the plot. 

The show is coming to an end in its upcoming season fifteen. Those who love and have been with the show for years are deeply saddened by the news of its end.  Supernatural premiered in 2005, and it seemed that the show was immortal to canceling and fans just assumed it would be with us forever. Yet on March 22, 2019 the show’s cast revealed the shows end date leaving the fandom shocked and brought to tears. For first-time watchers and the supernatural family,  I encourage you to watch the final season to help the show go out with the bang it graciously deserves.