As always, you hit the nail on the head. Looking forward to reading your thoughts next season. I agree with everything you said except about Castiel who I feel have become an unnecessary part of the show since Season 6. If he had stayed dead in Season 7, it wouldn't bother me. Actually, it would have helped make the Leviathans stand out as a serious threat.
I wish Dean had stayed a demon a lot longer than he did. Half of season or maybe perhaps the entire season. Sam and Castiel would be working together to stop him and hopefully save him from himself while Dean goes to great lengths to undermine them and maybe tempt Sam into joining his side so they can be demonic brothers.
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On top of that, Dean could have killed Crowley early in the season as a surprising twist, showing how formidable he is. The more I talk about this, the more I wish that was the direction Season 10 had taken. I agree, Castiel wasn't an unnecessary part of the show in Season 6. He was one of the few things about Season 6 that were vital and compelling. I was just saying that after Season 6, it felt like the show had no idea what to do with him.
So they put him through one random thing after another. It just felt to me that Castiel was mostly going through the motions for the past four seasons. Love your th episode.
This, I agree with. Still had they made him the needs-to-be-brought-back-to-light villain of season 7 this would not have been the case. It would have elevated the overall season right up there with the first five seasons. Until they downgraded him in season 8 by making him human and still didn't know what to do with him. Then I saw a pattern and it involved constantly writing a story that only involved one brother, left the other one as a support character the caregiver, the rescuer, and no room for Castiel in the mix.
