Rewatch of Supernatural 2022
Season 8
So I went into season 8 with the foreknowledge that this is the season where Sam starts out very out-of-character by having not looked for Dean all year. But it’d been a long time since watching it, and I put on my rose-colored glasses determined to find the hints I’d missed that made it make sense.
Only to see that this is the season that committed character assassination on both brothers:
Sam—I found something I was missing
Dean—recites list of every mistake Sam ever made including ones he wasn’t responsible for, like being soulless
Sam—Well, then you’re better off without me
Dean—You just don’t realize what you want so I will make you want to be a hunter again by reciting the list of every mistake you ever made
Sam—Okay, I’ll do something really hard to fix it
Dean—recites list
Sam—You and the world are better off without me
Dean—Screw the world, I can’t live without my brother
It’s all written very ‘hit the viewers over the head because nuance is too subtle’ and it’s like the writers never watched the first 5 seasons at all.
At the end of the rewatch I realized I cared more about several of the guest stars than I did about Sam and Dean—in fact the only reason to watch this season again is to appreciate Kevin Tran and Benny and Garth and Charlie and Grandpa Winchester and Aaron, the kid with the golem, in their stand-alone episodes.
Sigh. So here are the individual episode thoughts. I apologize in advance for how snarky they are this time.
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