Was this Supernatural? No. It's definitely different, but with enough touches of the "mothership" to be highly satisfying to this fan.
First, let's address the elephant in the room. No, Sam wasn't there. We don't know why yet. Is Dean "on a break from Heaven"? We don't know yet. But Dean is certainly thinking of him. Jared and Jensen are ok with each other and that's what counts.
Drake definitely feels like John. There are enough mannerisms from Jensen, Jared and Jeff to make him feel authentic in the role, and we knew he was already a fan, so that tracks too.
Meg is wonderful and to me feels like a younger Mary. There are some solid feels of Sam and Amy, I like her personality and she already seems haunted by the people she wasn't able to save, and has clearly decided she does not want to be a hunter forever.
Some caveats. John would have had hand-to-hand combat training as a Marine. Not just rifle training. Marines are not just dumb grunts. In order to become a Marine, you do have to have a brain (I know, my son is a Marine and had a high ASVAB score- so high the only thing he wasn't qualified for was black ops). A Loup-Garou is a kind of werewolf.
I like the rest of the new crew, Latika, Carlos and Ada (she should really be around more!), Carlos is interesting and I can't wait to hear more of his story, same for Latika and Ada. I really like that it's an ensemble cast and I really like them all. I loved the "Indiana Jones" feel to the first part with Samuel and when John and Mary found the box. The new "big bad" is going to be very interesting! Can't wait to see what other new monsters we get to meet!
I loved the little nods- the postcard in Ada's store that said "Manners", a nod to Kim Manners, one of SPN's best directors. Others spotted D. Nutter on a file, and I'm sure there are others, with more to come.
All in all, I'm so so damn pleased. So happy that I trusted Jensen to steer this ship. If this is the first step in the journey to getting both Sam and Dean back, then I'm strapped in for the trip!
First, let's address the elephant in the room. No, Sam wasn't there. We don't know why yet. Is Dean "on a break from Heaven"? We don't know yet. But Dean is certainly thinking of him. Jared and Jensen are ok with each other and that's what counts.
Drake definitely feels like John. There are enough mannerisms from Jensen, Jared and Jeff to make him feel authentic in the role, and we knew he was already a fan, so that tracks too.
Meg is wonderful and to me feels like a younger Mary. There are some solid feels of Sam and Amy, I like her personality and she already seems haunted by the people she wasn't able to save, and has clearly decided she does not want to be a hunter forever.
Some caveats. John would have had hand-to-hand combat training as a Marine. Not just rifle training. Marines are not just dumb grunts. In order to become a Marine, you do have to have a brain (I know, my son is a Marine and had a high ASVAB score- so high the only thing he wasn't qualified for was black ops). A Loup-Garou is a kind of werewolf.
I like the rest of the new crew, Latika, Carlos and Ada (she should really be around more!), Carlos is interesting and I can't wait to hear more of his story, same for Latika and Ada. I really like that it's an ensemble cast and I really like them all. I loved the "Indiana Jones" feel to the first part with Samuel and when John and Mary found the box. The new "big bad" is going to be very interesting! Can't wait to see what other new monsters we get to meet!
I loved the little nods- the postcard in Ada's store that said "Manners", a nod to Kim Manners, one of SPN's best directors. Others spotted D. Nutter on a file, and I'm sure there are others, with more to come.
All in all, I'm so so damn pleased. So happy that I trusted Jensen to steer this ship. If this is the first step in the journey to getting both Sam and Dean back, then I'm strapped in for the trip!