so, let's establish the timeline once again: i have just finished season four and have started season five. i was actually in the middle of an episode when i decided to give it a rest for awhile and in that lapse i decided to start writing this. we've now established where we are with things. i just decided to go with a shorter title this time to avoid a mouthful like the last one, lol :p

i don't know how often i'm going to be writing these, but this feels right again, so i'm doing another piece of documentation. it really is fascinating to me to capture all these little snap shots into my perspective at different point. i'm sure one day i'll be looking back at all of them to get a full picture of my perspective.

anyway, in line with the title for this one, reflections, i'm going to reflect on everything i'm written to this point and my overall feelings at this point.

i think the best place to start would be reflecting upon my thoughts expressed in my initial blog post written about supernatural. it's honestly funny to consider that i'm a little over a month out from writing that intial blog post and so much has already happened in my life since then. it really puts into perspective how quickly things can change before you know it! especially since i was in the middle of season one back then and am now at the start of season five in such a relatively short amount of time.

there's a lot that initial blog post covers, but i really had almost forgotten how important the decision to get into supernatural felt at the time. it's discussed in some detail there, but really, a lot went into the choice. now, being interested in supernatural feels so natural already. it slotted into my personal history's catalogue so easily, despite how different it is from a lot of my other interests. i suppose that's a trend, though, for the 2020s overall. i seem to really just be drawn into so many different things now, in comparison to the types of things that fascinated me during my teenage years. it's cool!

i still have a primary interest in dean's character overall, even now, but i have gotten very attached to sam, too, by now. i actually, in a way that is natural given the show itself, feel truly they are not to be separated and should always be found with each other as a pair of brothers. they truly are a duo and i love them as one :) they naturally work off each other in a way that feels really natural given the circumstances of their lives and as two brothers! i find them deeply interesting and they really are the draw that keeps me watching.

that, and well, of course wanting to see where the show goes and what my favorite characters get up to in the next episode. supernatural is great to me due to it's length, there's a ton of ground to cover and so much to look forward to! i'm so happy i get to experience it :)

i touched upon this a little in both blog posts i've written about supernatural so far, but i keep considering doing rewatches. i haven't done another one since the first initial one i did of the first couple of episodes in season one, but i really do think the show is good enough that i want to start it over again despite only being a few seasons in, haha. i find it to be so wonderful and just watching it tends to make me very happy and to uplift me when i'm feeling down, despite all the bad that happens in the show.

i really do think the earlier seasons, season one especially, had an atmosphere that faded away as the series went on. the vibes behind an episode of season one or two are completely different to the vibes found within a season four or five episode, and of course those are only a few seasons apart. i imagine this feeling is only going to intensify the more the series goes on, naturally.

still, i really do miss everything season one set up even if i'm loving the new stuff too. season one had a very specific vibe i already miss. things like acknowledgements of where they're getting their money seem to just disappear as the series goes on, left up to assumption of the viewer to be naturally assumed by that point yet still i feel something is missing in a way.

though, i also want to say, i get why a lot of these details aren't focused on as much these days in the show. it just built so much interest in the show to me to see the establish of many of the things that became typical and expected later on. i think the show's gotten better as the seasons keep going on honestly :D supernatural feels like the gift that keeps on giving!

going on, i'm also going to reflect on season two and three some more, too. i think their overall quality was better than season one even if i've already explained in various ways why i like season one so much. though, getting to this topic involves delving more into what was discussed within my second blog post written about supernatural specifically.

i think the two's quality is about equal, even if the two follow very different premises as a natural result of being... well, two separate seasons. still, i think they work best as a unit overall, more than other seasons. i still think they're a step up from season one honestly, in terms of writing and the plots, but i still rank them lower than season one overall. that's what emotional attachment will do to you, lol. i find season three's premise to be of more interest than season two's, but it can only exist in the context of what season two had going on. they're fascinating!

wow. that is honestly all i have to say about those seasons. i thought i'd have more to add, but there seriously isn't much to say, i guess. i mean, (spoiler warning) - i laughed during dean's death scene in the season three finale and i found sam's death in the season two finale and how it lead into season three's whole premise to be really interesting, but that is seriously about it.

so, onto season four now, huh? guess i can finally answer the question of how i felt about castiel's character! or, at least how i feel about him as of now, anyway. seeing as i'm still only on season five, it still has plenty of time to develop and change over time as the series goes on! well...

i like castiel. especially in season four, he wasn't around in any way that felt overwhelming or frustrating to me and i would say that is still holding up even now in season five. i still primarily prefer sam and dean to be by themselves, but i haven't minded having cas around when he is, in fact, apart of an episode. i found everything with jimmy novak really interesting and the personality and story they've given cas so far has been really cool, so if anything i feel as though he's added good things to the show :) yay! this is probably the best outcome i could have hoped for when it comes to castiel's character.

more about season four itself- it was a major jump upwards in terms of the quality! i love season four and season five because so far they've both been packed with so many quality episodes. season four had so many good episodes, i loved so, so many of them and it became my favorite season since the first season. (though of course i've loved all the seasons so far.)

i was worried going into season four, but from the start, lazarus rising proved to me i could look forward to what i was watching. then, especially towards the end of the season, there was so many good episodes. back to back bangers, really. i feel like the energy at the end of season four was brought right over to season five, too.

season five has been good through everything i've watched so far, with me currently being in the middle of my bloody valentine as of writing this. i truly think if it keeps this up it'll go over season four in terms of my rankings of the seasons. it really has been that good, and i'm sure i'll expand upon what i think makes seasons four and five so good at some point down the line.

i'm not sure what else to add as of now, so i think i might as well officially publish this :) if i want to write more, i could always add more to this blog post or write another one entirely. i love supernatural! yay, woohoo! yeah!