Supernatural has had a cult following since it's debut in 2005, and fans of the show are the most passionate advocates of this show, with good reason. For the last few years, this little show has had huge ambition and creatively has grown stronger from Season to Season, yet has struggled to capture big ratings each week, particularly in America. The show started it's life on The WB Network, and moved in it's Second Season to the new CW Network, placed alongside shows such as Smallville and One Tree Hill. Whilst it's ratings increased in the critically acclaimed fourth Season, The CW did and has done little to promote the best show on it's network, and it has taken passionate fans of this show to practically promote it itself in the US, with much success. Supernatural started it's life in the UK in 2005 on ITV2, and was shown up until last year, where the show was unceremoniously dumped from their scheduling, leaving UK fans to protest for a channel to pick up Season 5, and thanks to Living, and some ingenious Marketing in the last few weeks (CW take note), it made it's premiere last night in a double episode premiere- Sympathy For The Devil and Good God Y'all! I am a huge fan of this show, and last nights episodes did not disappoint. Sympathy For The Devil led into the episode where Season 4's huge finale ended- conveniently constructed to allow for new viewers to understand what had previously unfolded in Season 4 and get up to speed. All the key characters were once again introduced- Dean, Sam, Bobby and Castiel, as well as some newer characters and firm
Favourites to the Supernatural family such as Chuck and Zachariah, and a newly formed Meg (Season 1 villain). The episode was dark and disturbing, creating a real feeling of impending doom and paranoia, particularly played out superbly between Dean and Sam, who's underlying trust issues finally burst to the surface. Good God Y'all was a totally different episode- very bright and colurful for a Supenatural episode, and was filmed brilliantly to throw viewers used to the dark and gritty filming off balance. Paranoia was the theme of this episode, with an introduction to 2 more key characters- the brilliant mum and daughter team Ellen and Jo. Some good information was revealed in both episodes, but the most important theme was the destruction of the brother's relationship. Dean and Sam are two of the most intriguing characters in any TV show - Sam's growing acknowledgment of his darker side and his anger issues, Dean's subtle discontent with his brother and painful betrayal at the hands of his brother. These are flawed characters with many trust issues between themselves and the world they are surrounded by, but the show has, and always will be, about them, so it is lucky for us that we have two amazing actors, Jensen Ackles (Dean) and Jared Padalecki (Sam), who have taken two characters, and grown them into people we genuinely care for after 5 seasons, we feel their pain, distrust, joy, fear- they make us feel for them, and that is not easy to do. For a small show, it has everything - genuine scares, amazing dialogue, huge aspirations, brilliant cast and guest actors week in week out, superb chemistry between the two leads and a great team of writers. If there is one show you start watching this year- this should be it. If you don't believe me, watch Dean in episode one compare Michael, an Archangel who has a significant role in the show later in Season 5, with Cate Blanchett without laughing- you will be hooked on this family drama!! Buy it- I promise you will not be disappointed, only for the fact you can't believe you haven't watched the last 4 seasons of this amazing show!