"Supernatural" has come a long way since the days of the yellow-eyed demon. Sam and Dean have slain said demon and even averted the apocalypse. Their latest endeavor, keeping the door to purgatory closed. In a move that can only be described as retconning, it is discovered that when demons die they don't go to hell, they go to purgatory.
The season started with Sam returning, sans soul, from hell where he was trapped with Michael and Lucifer. Also returning with him are various members of the Campbell clan. Sam returning from hell without his soul has caused him to become different in many ways. It seems a conscience is something that is part of the soul because Sam was quite the reckless person without it.
About halfway through the season Dean makes a deal with Death to get Sam's soul back. This was my favorite episode of the season as it had Dean play the role of Death for twenty-four hours. Alas, Death returns Sam's soul but builds a 'wall' to keep him from remembering his time in hell.
The second half of the season ditched the Campbell storyline in favor of a story with Castiel and Crowley trying to open up purgatory with the 'Mother of All' getting in the way. The season ends with Castiel becoming God.
The 'cliffhanger' at the end of the season wasn't as intense as some of the past seasons, in fact it felt kind of awkward. I miss the early days of "Supernatural" when the show wasn't as silly as it is now. I think the whole apocalypse story of seasons four and five has left a void in the story because it was such a big deal. Anything else is nowhere near as dire.
Every season a couple of episodes are made as satire episodes. This season had an "X-Files" themed episode and one that had Sam and Dean entering the lives of Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, the actors portraying Sam and Dean, where "Supernatural" is a TV show. The "X-Files" themed episode was alright but I really didn't like the Jensen and Jared one. I thought it was self-serving and it felt real cheap.
Even though the days of "Supernatural" at it's best are long gone, it's still a great show more often than not. My recommendation is to own it.
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