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Supernatural: Brother's Keeper (2015)
Anti-climatic in a way....
The episode was okay... We were promised by Jared, Jensen, Misha, and Mark that it would be almost as intense as S5 finale, but it really wasn't. It was just a "meh" episode. Kind of a disappointment given what we were promised.
BUT OH MY GOSH I AM SO UNBELIEVABLY HAPPY THE MARK OF CAIN ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. The entire "Hi, my name is Dean Winchester, and I'm poison and kind of a douche so just stay away from me forever k thanks bye" has been getting SO OLD JFC. Like, that plot has been going on for 1.5 freaking seasons and I've just been getting bored of it lately. Glad we have a completely new(ish) plot now (even though I expect it'll be really similar to S7 with the whole "WE GOTTA DEFEAT THE LEVIATHANS/DARKNESS"). Oh well. Needed a break from the personal struggles. BRING ON ANOTHER APOCALYPSE :D
And I'm still getting tired of this "what castiel isn't a character, he's a prop" thing they've got going on. Maybe the writers haven't realized, but there is more than just Sam and Dean on the show. Some Dean + Cas interactions would have been nice, but I understand it would have been really hard to squeeze that in this episode. The "Everyone loves something" comment from Cas made me smile though :)
Supernatural: Dark Dynasty (2015)
Worst episode to date
Honestly, I'm kinda fed up with this already. The whole Charlie dying thing was 100% completely and utterly unnecessary. It would have been so unbelievably easy for her to have called Castiel and ask for help, and he would have shown up in a heart beat. Because he's an angel. Angels can hear prayers (including informal ones such as longing, etc). They can fly.
Some serious continuity errors happening here.
Also, I agree whole-heartedly with the other reviewers, with Sam being this weird other guy that was so not Sam. He obviously would have gone back to her and stayed.
Before this episode aired, I was a little bit wary of having Charlie in an episode that wasn't written by Robbie Thompson. I wasn't sure if I could trust any other writers with her, as Robbie was the one who created her in the first place. Guess my gut feeling was right.
I've searched my brain for ages, but the only reason why Charlie died that I can think of is to just cause more "man pain" for Sam, Dean, and Cas, which is still completely unnecessary. This is nearing the end of the season, they haven't wrapped up a single thing, and yet they're bringing more in. Not the best move. If they plan on leaving it all to the finale, it's gonna be tacky, with bits and pieces sticking out at random places. I'm kinda scared that the MoC issue won't even be solved in the finale, but I hope to god it is. The story line is actually starting to get really boring, we need something new next season that doesn't involve pushing Castiel's and Sam's problems to the background.
And I'm seriously disappointed with them continuing their usual habits of killing off every single female supporting character. Charlie was the only one who added diversity to the show. She was the only supporting female, the only explicitly canon lgbtqa+ person on the entire show. Getting real tired of having to watch a show that purely revolves around hetero white guys with their manly man problems. Pretty sure I'm not the only one.
Anyway, I'm probably drowning out everyone with my complaining, but hey, it's justified.