Holy Hell, What a Premiere

The season premiere of Supernatural aired on Friday, September 21st at 9pm and can I just say once again how much I love this time of year? At least, concerning television.

For those of you who don't know, Supernatural is a television series about two brothers who devote their lives to fighting anything well, supernatural. It's on its seventh season and if you haven't been following, you should be! By far my favorite show on TV.

SO, I'll quickly do a recap of what happened in the episode. If you haven't seen it yet, I wouldn't read this post. Or at least, you could skip down to the end where I discuss my thoughts on it. 

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki 

The episode began precisely at the moment that it ended months ago. Castiel (Misha Collins), our angel gone crazy, is now filled to the brim with all of the souls from Purgatory and if that's not enough, he's calling himself the new God. Dean (Jensen Ackles), Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Bobby (Jim Beaver), of course, try to talk Cass/God out of it, but he won't hear it. Instead, he chastises the brothers for betraying him and attempting to kill him in the season finale. Rather than destroy them, however, he decides to let them live for the moment on account of how they're clearly no threat to him. Oh yeah, and they used to be friends once upon a time. However, they're told to mind their own business and stay out of his way. He leaves them with the threat that if they do  try to act against him, well, they'll feel his wrath.

As Dean decides to lay low, fix his car, and have a few drinks, Cass/God runs rampant on the world, smiting those who he feels are unworthy. And Sam is slowly going crazy due to the strain of having his walls in his soul knocked down. He's seeing glimpses of Hell and refuses to let Dean and Bobby know, due to overhearing a conversation about the three of them not being able to catch a break. Well, Sam, I hate to break it to you, but whether you fill them in or not, none of you will ever catch a break and you know that your situation can't end well. But Sam goes along with his plan to act like he can tell what's real and unreal when he is hallucinating.

Meanwhile, Cass is being destroyed from the inside out because the weight of the souls are too much for him. Not to mention, along with the souls is a Leviathan (possibly a few? I was confused about that) living inside of him.

Sam convinces Dean not to give up and try to defeat Cass, so the three of them conjure up a plan to wrangle Death (played by Julian Richings) into doing their bidding. The boys break into a couple's home to steal an act of God captured forever, aka sand struck by lightning (aka fulgurite). The whole scene is amusing as the husband and wife catch the boys mid-break-in and end up tied to chairs, forced to watch as our heroes bind Death with a spell to do whatever they want. Mainly, kill Cass. Obviously Death doesn't appreciate being their lapdog, but after an especially chilling confrontation between Death and Cass (who makes an appearance), Death gives the boys the opportunity to convince Cass into giving up the souls to Purgatory once more. Sounds easy, no?

Jim Beaver

Luckily, Cass is experiencing gruesome side-effects from having the Leviathan inside of him and he agrees willingly to rid himself of the souls and monsters. With a touching apology, he gives himself up and the boys think he is dead until he opens his eyes and stands up with, "Well, that was unpleasant." We think everything might be okay until Cass starts freaking out and we find that the Leviathan has held on inside him and completely possesses him.

The boys really can't catch a break. This is how the episode ends, leaving us dying for more due to this unexpected twist. Not to mention the mind blowing visit from Lucifer (played by Mark Pellegrino) who tells Sam that he is still in Hell and everything around him is just the ultimate torture -- the illusion that he is free, but still trapped in Hell.

Misha Collins

The episode was an awesome start to the season. With the usual introduction of a new enemy and yet all of the excitement and lingering questions that need answers remind us more of a finale. The actors were awesome, as usual, especially Misha Collins, who got to play a very different Cass than he is used to. The Cass who is possessed by the Leviathan is devilishly deranged and creepy. 

All in all, this episode was by far enough to keep viewers coming back for more this season. I must say, I love how after seven seasons it hasn't lost my interest yet. It is still refreshing and original (something I couldn't say about Smallville).

So: How will Sam and Dean deal with the Leviathan? What does that mean for Earth? Is Sam really trapped in a cage in Hell? Or is he just going crazy? I guess we'll find out the answers to these questions when we keep watching!