Swan Song

Well, what can I say. Very little compared to what has been said before. This was a very best series finale. It went from making me laugh out loud to making me want to cry.

The thing I love about the Supernatural series is the fact that they don't feel the need for bigger and better special effects as they build up to their finales. Don't get me wrong, the special effects are top-notch. But it seems that Kripke and co. depend more on plot and story to sell their series.

This is, of course, absolutely fine. In fact, it's better then fine. It's the way it's supposed to be. Please Kripke and co. talk to Micheal Bay, you could probably point out to him what's wrong with Transformers 2. Always before, Hollywood has relied on increasing special effects to sell their ongoing story lines. Supernatural does not do that, but increases it's storyline instead, and this finale proves it.

Right now, I think Kipke and co. could teach Hollywood a very big lesson (take a look between MIB and MIB2). All I can say, is thank you Kripke and co. you've done us all proud. You've taken us out of the range of idiots to the intelligent audience again. And I know, I'm reviewing the finale of the fifth series before it even comes out here in the UK, but I'm not sharing it, and I will damn well buy the box set when it comes out, so that negates any indiscretion. I know your doing a sixth series, I hope to heaven and hell that your keep the same philosophy in story telling, though I'm sure you will.

I'm a series lover, i have watched over 70 tv shows including this one. I've seen all kinds of episodes, this one was one of the best ever made. This was actually intended to be the series finally. Imagine if they had ended it here. This could've been the best ending ever made to the greatest show ever made. But nooo they had to go for another 9 seasons and ruin the show. I mean have you even seen the crap that happened in S12 and S13 this would've been the perfect show with the perfect ending if it had ended here.

Swan Song is the best episode of Supernatural.

I like season 3 to 6 best.

The best part of this episode is when Dean decides Sam can't go alone. He goes to the cemetery and blasts his music. I love the song choice. It is great to see Sam/Lucifer and Adam/Michael's faces. They are just so shocked that Dean would show up. It is just another reason I love this show. Dean and Sam are the best brothers. They support each other no matter what. I have watched since day one. I hope they will still give us a couple of more years. I love seeing what the writers come up with next. Best show on Television!!!!!!

I started watching this show about halfway through the first season (coincidentally, at a very difficult time in my life), and I was instantly hooked. Since then, I haven't missed a new show, I've bought the DVD sets, and I've often watched the primetime reruns "just because." Over these past 5 years, my great satisfaction with the series has remained constant; granted, a few episodes here and there have been a bit weaker than the standard, but what accounts for a "poor" episode of "Supernatural" would be one of the "very good" efforts from 99.9% of TV-series history. And when "Supernatural" hits one of its (many) peaks, as it does with this 5th-season finale, I really, really, REALLY just want to stand up in front of these guys and applaud their work!

Yeah, I'm gushing, but anyone who has as much admiration and affection for "Supernatural" as myself would understand my enthusiasm; one could only be as enthusiastic if you've been with these guys since the beginning. In many ways, "Swan Song" _could_ have been a VERY satisfying series finale, had "Supernatural" not been renewed for its 6th season. This episode actually manages to neatly summarize the past 5 years' worth of shows (read: Sam's & Dean's lives) beautifully while also plunging headlong into the expected, inevitable outcome. And where the finales for seasons 3 and 4 proved to be edge-of-your-set cliffhangers, "Swan Song" accomplishes the dual feat of leaving me totally satisfied story-wise whilst whetting my appetite for some incredible events yet to surely unfold. So, in essence, this season finale is both a cliffhanger AND the most significant turning point yet in the series' story arc.

None of this would be possible without both the top-notch creative writing (Eric Kripke, did you REALLY pen this by yourself? -- outstanding!!!), with dialogue that only the best playwrights could produce, and the great group of people who bring the writing into the realm of flesh and blood. Jared & Jensen are two of the best young actors currently working, and their chemistry with each other is unsurpassable. No less important are Misha and JimB, who have really proved themselves to be "star"-quality support for our two leads. (The great emotions in this series resonate all the more deeply because of their support.) In all, these gentlemen give this show plenty of heart to match its smarts. (I almost forgot: Mark Pellegrino has been a standout as Lucifer this season. Hats off to you, sir!!!)

I laughed, I cried, and then I cried a little more (the episode features a few shocking developments, as you'd surely expect), and I'm only sorry that we have to wait several more months before we can do it all again! The "Winchester Chronicles" just keep getting better and better.

(For those playing along at home, please pay close attention to Chuck.)