Supernatural:
The Complete Second Season

Review By: Christopher Guerrero
ChrisGuerrero@TheCinemaSource.com

Supernatural delivers a thrill-induced and emotion-driven second season with the same gritty, roadhouse aesthetic that viewers fell in love with last time around. The series concentrates on the Winchester brothers Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) and their journey towards facing the Yellow-eyed Demon who murdered their mother. Killing everything that goes bump in the night along the way, the brothers grow closer to the same vengeful goal that drove their father away from the family.

The second season of the series places the Winchester brothers and their father John (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in a terrible road collision caused by the Yellow-eyed Demon himself. After being rushed to the hospital, a beaten and bloodied Sam and John drown with worry as they watch over Dean, who has slipped into a coma. While on his death bed, Dean finds himself having an out-of-body experience and is soon haunted by a reaper sent to usher him into the afterlife. Sam struggles to find a way to save Dean while John concocts a plan of his own. Necessary Spoiler Ahead! Just as Dean begins to accept his fate, John makes a deal with the Yellow-eyed Demon offering his life and the demon-killing colt for the restored life of Dean. This season premiere hurls the Winchester brothers as well as the viewers into a world of despair and certain doom. John Winchester is gone along with the only weapon powerful enough to kill the Yellow-eyed Demon. Now, a broken Dean must carry out his father’s wishes to watch over Sam, who may play a pivotal role in the Yellow-eyed Demon’s evil intentions.

The shocking situation at the feet of Sam and Dean sets the tone for a season that can only be described as one hell of a ride. The ride gains speed as the brothers lay waste to everything from clowns to vampires, while simultaneously being pursued by authorities and even a fellow hunter. As the Yellow-eyed Demon’s plans begin to unravel, the story adopts a sense of disorder that seems insurmountable. It is this thrilling pace that keeps the viewer glued to the screen, waiting to see what happens next.

The series’ mastery of feeding the audience’s voracity for excitement is merely a piece of the second season’s collective worth. The unmistakable chemistry between actors Padalecki and Ackles brings a massive degree of humor and ardor to the screen, causing viewers to truly care for the brothers Sam and Dean. The season’s other weapon of success is the sheer magnitude of top-notch acting. Fredric Lehne delivers a scathing performance as the vile Yellow-eyed Demon. Jim Beaver loses himself in his role as family friend Bobby Singer. The most notable of them all is certainly Jensen Ackles, who rises above his below-average contribution to Smallville’s fourth season. Throughout this second season Ackles ...