I...don't fully understand all the hatred this season gets. I've been watching since September '05 (the pilot episode; I was a kid and my mom told me the show wouldn't make it past sweeps) and I'm not ready to give up on it yet. Season 13 is the first season in a long time (8? 10?) that didn't have any "clunkers" for me. (Every fan's opinion will vary, but for me, "clunkers" are episodes like Route 666, Bitten/Paper Moon, and There's No Place Like Home.) The filler is better-integrated into the plot than any other season, a few old friends make cameos (and a few, like Bobby, kick up their feet and stay awhile), and old enemies--Lucifer, the biggest bad, Amara perhaps excepted--waits in the wings, getting generally batted around like a rag doll all season long. Meanwhile, our boys (and I include Cas in that group; bite me) struggle with new challenges (parenting the antichrist comes to mind) and attempt to save their mother--and, as always, wind up saving so much more.
First, let's clear the air: I had significant issues with how Mary, the Men of Letters, and the Rosemary's Baby-esque antichrist plots were handled in season 12. (I threw, kicked and punched a great deal. Fortunately I have a karate dojo to go to.) To be specific, I hated that the antichrist brainwashed Castiel (what, again?), that Mary let herself be seduced so easily (she isn't *really* like that, is she?), and that the Men of Letters refused to see sense. Lucifer, too, was strangely under-utilized after the mid-season mark, and I saw no reason why that should be the case. I will miss Crowley terribly, but I do feel his death (and the aftermath, which is explored in season 13) was handled well.
Season 13 makes Jack an entirely different sort of antichrist, shows Mary in a much better light, and restores Castiel to something like normal. Lucifer gets a very developed role that explores his motivations and desires from a viewpoint that is almost sympathetic, at times (and at worst, it's still comprehensible why he is the way he is). The beats here come strongly from seasons 4 and 5; Jack starts off similarly to how Castiel did in season 4, curious about humanity and also a little frightened of it. Intense concepts like loss and suicide return in a big way. (Compare "Advanced Thanatology" and "The Big Empty" to something like "Death Takes a Holiday," for instance. The episodes won't suffer by comparison, and that's saying something.)
There's also a lighter touch to the comedies this season that I missed for the past three years or so; Scoobynatural is the obvious example, and Tombstone is another treat. Supernatural is a show that combines and crosses genres, and that element is alive and well in season 13.
Ultimately, the season ends with a sort of reverse Endverse (with Dean saying yes to possession instead of Sam), which fit, to me, with a season that is obsessed with conceptual "what ifs" and longstanding thematic elements. (It's hard to ignore the relationship between Jack and Lucifer. In many ways, it's like the relationship between Lucifer and God, and there are even some parallels to John Winchester in how Dean initially treats Jack.) Saving people, hunting things, and looking out for family--blood and chosen--is still the core of this show. It's the universal constant that binds all thirteen seasons together.
I'm looking forward to season 14. I even hope it won't be the last.
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Last season, the Winchesters were reunited with their long-dead mother, and joined forces with the British Men of Letters. But things turned from bad to worse, with the return of Lucifer and the surprising revelation that the Devil is expecting a child. In season 13, Sam and Dean find themselves facing a creature of almost unimaginable power - one that could save the world... or destroy it.
Episodes (24)
- 1. Lost and FoundOctober 12, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglish
The season 13 premiere continues where we left off - with Sam & Dean facing the loss of their mother, the demise of Crowley, the death of Castiel, and the birth of Lucifer's son. - 2. The Rising SonOctober 19, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishSam and Dean begin to explore what Jack is capable of, when an unexpected visit from Donatello alerts them to the need that he'll need protection.
- 3. PatienceOctober 26, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishPsychic Missouri Mosely (LORETTA DEVINE) enlists the help of Dean and Jody (KIM RHODES) to protect her psychic granddaughter Paientce (CLARK BACKO) from a wraith.
- 4. The Big EmptyNovember 2, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhen multiple patients of a grief counselor (RUKIYA BERNARD) turn up dead, Sam, Dean & Jack investigate and are forced to deal with unresolved grief of their own.
- 5. Advanced ThanatologyNovember 9, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhile working on a case involving the ghost of a demented doctor, Sam and Dean get assistance from an unexpected source - the Reaper Billie (recurring guest star LISA BERRY).
- 6. TombstoneNovember 16, 201741minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishReunited with Jack, Castiel heads with Sam & Dean to a sleepy old Western town, where Dean lives out his boyhood fantasy of confronting a gunslinging outlaw.
- 7. War of the WorldsNovember 23, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWith Asmodeus (JEFFREY VINCENT PARISE) hot on their trail, Sam & Dean continue their search for Jack, when they stumble across a familiar foe.
- 8. The Scorpion and the FrogNovember 30, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishThe Winchesters agree to steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon in exchange for a locator spell to track down Jack.
- 9. The Bad PlaceDecember 7, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishDesperate to prove himself to Sam and Dean, Jack enlists a dreamcatcher named Kaia (YADIRA GUEVARA-PRIP) to help him find Mary Winchester in the alternate universe.
- 10. Wayward SistersJanuary 18, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhen Sam & Dean go missing, Jody Mills unites Claire Novak, Alex Jones, Patience Turner, Kaia Nieves and Donna Hanscum to head off on the hunt of their lives.
- 11. BreakdownJanuary 25, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhen Donna's niece Wendy (SARAH DUGDALE) goes missing, Sam, Dean & Donna discover she's been kidnapped by a man who sells human parts to monsters.
- 12. Various & Sundry VillainsFebruary 1, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhen a pair of witch sisters steal a powerful book of spells from the Winchesters, Sam & Dean get help from a surprising ally - Rowena (RUTH CONNELL), who's back from the dead!
- 13. Devil's BargainFebruary 8, 201841minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishSam, Dean and Castiel search for Lucifer who, meanwhile, strikes an unlikely deal with a local faith healer (DANNEEL ACKLES). Meanwhile, Asmodeus inches closer to finding Jack.
- 14. Good IntentionsMarch 1, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhile Sam, Dean & Cas try to open the rift, Jack and Mary manage to escape Michael's clutches and end up finding an ally in "apocalyptic world" - Bobby Singer (JIM BEAVER).
- 15. A Most Holy ManMarch 8, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishClose to collecting everything they need to open a rift and rescue Mary and Jack, Sam and Dean search for the one missing ingredient at a religious relic black market.
- 16. ScoobynaturalMarch 29, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishZoinks! Sam, Dean, and Castiel are transported into the animated world of Scooby-Doo, where they join forces with the Scooby gang to solve a ghostly mystery.
- 17. The ThingApril 5, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhile collecting everything they need to open a rift to the other world, Sam and Dean find a Men of Letters bunker from the 1920s and a hungry god from another dimension.
- 18. Bring 'em Back AliveApril 12, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhile Lucifer rules over heaven with Jo, Dean (JENSEN ACKLES) gets closer to finding Mary and Jack; and Sam (JARED PADALECKI) and Castiel are perplexed by Gabriel's return.
- 19. FuneraliaApril 19, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishWhile Sam & Dean try to stop Rowena from her deadly mission, Castiel looks to heaven to recruit angels, but is shocked by not only what he finds, but who.
- 20. Unfinished BusinessApril 26, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishGabriel (RICHARD SPEIGHT, Jr.) is back and drags Sam and Dean into his plot for revenge on the demigods who sold him to Asmodeus.
- 21. Beat the DevilMay 3, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishSam, Dean, Castiel & Gabriel must work together to bring Mary and Jack home. Meanwhile, Rowena's encounter with Lucifer may alter things irrevocably.
- 22. ExodusMay 10, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishSam and Dean devise a plan that will save innocent lives. Meanwhile, Jack continues to wrestle with the consequences of his decisions.
- 23. Let the Good Times RollMay 17, 201842minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishIn the season finale, Sam & Dan continue the battle between good and evil, but one impulsive decision could alter the lives of one of the brothers forever.
- 101. Supernatural: 2017 Comic-Con PanelOctober 12, 201742minTV-NRSubtitlesSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio LanguagesAudio LanguagesEnglishThe best moments of the Supernatural panel at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.
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