on SPN's season finale

[xparrot]

The short review: eeeeeeeee *flails everywhere*

I can now call it - 11 seasons in and Supernatural just had its best season. Not a single terrible ep in the entire run and several of my all-time favorites, including the finale, which had everything I wanted and a couple things I didn't know I wanted but now totally do, in particular a potentially major game-changer that I did not see coming. There was a casting spoiler that Samantha Smith might be in the episode, but we were assuming ghost, not that after 11 years Mary Winchester would return from the dead...!

(Not to mention, Dean doesn't actually kill a female this season. And given the various character introductions, and how the finale passed the Bechdel test twice, they really do seem to be trying to turn over a new leaf...)

Also I totally called it!

Plus, you know:

Comments

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

There were some filming shots of the hug and I told my friend "whenever Dean and Sam hug, somebody's going to die!" Well, surprise, Dean didn't die...we got a return from the dead :D (However, I figured Mary would return when Amara said she was going to give Dean a gift of what he needed/wanted, since that will always be his mother.)

[sholio]

Still not entirely sure if I'm ready to jump back in, but I'm really enjoying seeing you that fannish about something again! :D The squee is contagious.

[tasabian.livejournal.com]

I've watched continuously since ep 1 (but I'm no early season apologist - there were lots of terrible eps in S1-3)....S11 might actually be my favourite. So many good episodes and I loved that it ended with dean solving a problem...by talking (even though he was completely willing to sacrifice himself.)

Amara wasn't a popular character but I liked her, though the actor did a stellar job of portraying essentially an angry child who'd been locked away and never had a chance to grow. I loved her ending.

As a multi-shipper, loved that Dean got hugged by both Sam and Cas. All the hugs for Dean! Bring on S12.

[rosalui.livejournal.com]

Well, shit! I quit SPN after Season 8 or 9 - do you recommend taking the plunge back in, even just for Season 11? :D