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robin2099

Yeah not a fan of this episode. It was OK, but we've seen this storyline done before on this show, and bringing back a character who was attached to one of the five worst episodes in the series history did not help matters.

PhantomStranger

I didn't mind seeing her back but almost every episode now feels like we've seen it already. I think they've run the tense dynamic between Sam and Dean into the ground.

TGM

I didn't remember that chick from the past, so this episode was meh. This whole season as generally been meh.

Baron Of Hell

I think she was that one chick the boy saved in the past episode. You know the one episode with the supernatural stuff.

TGM

this show is suffering from killing off too many great characters in the past. they are pulling out these people from prior episodes that are virtually unrecognizable and hold no emotional weight to them.

hanshotfirst1138

Wonder if there's any way to reinvigorate the show at this point? This far in, they've played it from so many different angles and pretty much every supernatural thing there is.

PhantomStranger

Probably not, unless they were willing to expand the cast again and mess with the formula. They've been deathly afraid of introducing a permanent female cast member on Sam's and Dean's side. I actually thought last season was pretty good until it ran out of steam at the end.

These days I am far more interested in what Castiel and Crowley are doing, but their "jobs" introduce a very limited set of storylines. Does anyone care by this point which faction is ruling Heaven? They've had about six different groups of Angels fight over it.

hanshotfirst1138

Are they too scared of frightening away the large female audience who watch for the hunky leads? I think they'd done just about all they can do with the Sam-Dean dynamic, they have to shake things up somehow.

I'm surprised they've never sprung Lucifer or Michael. Why not have Heaven attacked by some pagan gods or something? Like you said, they've run that storyline into the ground too.

PhantomStranger

I would like to see Lucifer back as well for an extended run, but that actor probably commands too much money these days. Name actors don't want to commit to their shooting location in Canada and the two leads are getting paid a substantial portion of the budget.

TGM

Death needs to come back, because that guy was the bee's knees.

starseed1981

I love his addiction to fried foods.

But yeah, this season sucks so far. Season 8 was arguably there best ever and made up for alot of the junk in season 9. But this season is all junk so far. Fingers crossed it improves.

hanshotfirst1138

He was awesome, Ritchings was brilliant. That subtle, soft voice with a hint of menace that although it never did, you knew could boil over into omnipotent power you couldn't even imagine. And I like how "Appointment in Samsara" implied that sometimes, the weight can be heavy and he isn't as callous as you'd think. "Heavier than it looks, isn't it?" And as far as the "Why don't omnipotent beings just change the rules when they feel like it" explanation was actually fairly satisfactory. And his obsession with junk food and "buh-bye" license plate were hilarious .