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Sam Winchester - Jared Padaleki Dean Winchester - Jensen Ackles Castiel - Misha Collins 
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Sympathy for the DevilSam and Dean are miraculously transported out of the place where Lucifer is rising, but find themselves the target for every demon around. They learn of the sword of Michael, a weapon that can defeat Lucifer, but getting it will prove more hazardous than they could imagine. Introducing the Devil himself as the latest opponent for the Winchester brothers is pretty much raising the stakes to a place where there's nowhere else to go. This is the final face-off, the ultimate battle and so it's going to need to exceed everything that's gone before. Fortunately, we're off to a good start. There's plenty of action as demons come out of the woodwork, prove to be not who they appear to be and generally make a nuisance of themselves, but they are nothing compared to the angels. Now they really are pesky, and so powerful that there really is no way to stand up to them, unless you happen to have one of them on your side. It's bloody, it's messy, but then again it is the end of days. It's also funny. The wit and humour of the show is retained despite the dire situation the boys find themselves in. A look, a nicely delivered line of dialogue. It's all there and right up to standard. Welcome back Sam and Dean. We can't wait to see where you're going to take us. TopGood God Y'allA whole town has fallen under the influence of demons and the Winchesters find themselves up against other hunters that they considered as friends. Unless, what they're facing is something much more powerful than just demons. The first of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (War in this case) makes his appearance and the fact that these guys are going to be around opens up a few possibilities for future stories. For this one, it's pretty straightforward with a monster-of-the-week feel to it, but so accomplished is the show now that we can forgive that because it's still entertaining and fast-moving enough for that not to matter. The scene in which Castiel calmly announces that he is going to look for God is very sharply written and sets up some interesting mythology for the show to play with. TopFree To Be You and MeNow that he is apart from his brother, Sam attempts to make a new life for himself, but apocalyptic omens bring him to call in some other hunters who aren't too happy when they learn what he's done. Castiel comes to ask Dean for his help in tracking down God, a task whose first step is to trap and Archangel. SUPERNATURAL has always been about two brothers looking after each other, no matter what the friction is between them, so it is strange to see two stories going off in different directions. Fortunately, they both pass muster. Sam's is the more dramatic one with friends becoming enemies and new friends getting mixed up in Sam's business against his will. The kicker, though, is in the revelation of exactly why Lucifer and his demons have been interested in Sam from the very beginning. Now that's a plot arc. The Dean plotline is so much more fun as he and Castiel form up a comedy duo thanks to a wonderful performance by Misha Collins and some nice lines for Jensen Ackles. Collins' showing as an angel faced with a brothel where Dean has determined to get him laid is utterly brilliant and worth showing up for alone. The arrival of the Archangel Rafael is pretty impressive and when he announces that God.... Ah but that's a spoiler too far. SUPERNATURAL continues to mix drama, horror and comedy with a smart lightness of touch and is impressing more with every episode. TopThe EndDean is refusing to let Archange Michael use his body as a vessel in the fight against Lucifer, so the angels send him five years into the future to see what that decision is going to mean to the world. Once there, he also sees what it's going to mean for Sam and himself. Fans of Jensen Ackles rejoice because you get not one, but two of the boy in this story. SUPERNATURAL pulls off its trademark trick of taking a hackneyed old idea (overused in HEROES for example) and breathing new life into it. The depiction of a world abandoned by angels with Lucifer in charge is impressive, but it is actually the view of the characters that is the fun here. Castiel has turned into a womanising, pill-popping human and Sam is now the Devil, but Dean...well Dean's still Dean, but without the humanity at his core. The dialogue is great with present Dean and future Dean sparring off each other nicely and the special effects of putting Jensen Ackles on the screen twice are absolutely flawless. You really will believe that there are two of him. Jared Padalecki as Lucifer is less convincing than we would have liked, but then you can't have everything. Another excellent episode in what is now a very fine show. TopFallen IdolsJames Dean's car apparently kills an aficianado. Abraham Lincoln takes out a history buff. Sam and Dean suspect ghosts when they locate a waxworks museum in town with actual memorabilia of the killer spirits, but they have to rethink their strategy when the decidedly non-dead Paris Hilton gets in on the act. Forget what's actually doing the killing in this return to the monster-of-the-week format because it's the incidentals that raise the show above the level of its stories. Here we have the scene where Dean takes the engine number off the car that they suspect of being possessed, a killer Gandhi (now there's a phrase we never thought we'd use) and Paris Hilton holding forth on how sad it is that people idolise...Paris Hilton. Now that's cheek and irony on a majestic scale. TopRole Playing Game2010 sees the return of what we're told will be the final series of SUPERNATURAL, but on its new home of LIVING TV. To get the juices flowing, take a look at the real world and online game recently announced: "In 2009, Emmy Award nominated US drama Supernatural found a new home in the UK – LIVING. To raise awareness for the UK premiere of series five starting early Feb, LIVING is launching one of the UK's most complex alternate reality games (ARG) ever, which will offer one viewer the ultimate Supernatural prize – a chance to appear in the show." "Supernatural season four ended in suspense as Lucifer was freed from hell and on LIVING season five follows Sam and Dean Winchester as they face their toughest battle yet; the apocalypse. To promote the new series, LIVING is creating the Fight the Apocalypse ARG, which calls on Supernatural fans to mobilise their armies and join the fight against Lucifer." "The ARG is based around collecting hidden symbols - 'Enochian Sigils' - which players must locate, photograph and send via MMS to a shortcode,. One of the first truly cross-platform campaigns of its type, the ARG utilises online, mobile, print and real world elements." "Enochian Sigils have been hidden online and at real world locations throughout the UK and clues to the Sigil locations will be delivered by Castiel (Misha Collins) in specially filmed sequences on the Fight the Apocalypse website (http://www.Luciferiscoming.com). Once located, Sigils are photographed on any mobile device and using Image recognition technology – which recognises any image taken on a mobile phone camera – are uploaded to the player's profile. " "In the ARG players have two ways of making it to the top: locating and photographing Enochian Sigils, and building an online army of support. Players can invite friends to join their army via email and through Facebook. On the luciferiscoming.com website, Supernatural fans can create their own profile and contact friends to join their army, manage their game playing and collection of Enochian Sigils, as well as view other contestants' profiles and join forces with other players. For fans who want to play on the move, all core game functions will be available on the mobile site." "Online media partners are collaborating in the game, with some sites creating their own bespoke mini challenges for gamers to find sigils. Twitter is the social hub for Fight the Apocalypse and will countdown to the start of the game, as well as announcing new clues, and creating a community around the game and the new series of Supernatural. Followers of the Fight the Apocalypse Twitter feed will be given tips and additional mini challenges quick challenges to win extra prizes. Fans can follow the Fight the Apocalypse Twitter at www.twitter.com/fightapocalypse." "The first clue to start the hunt will be released on the 20th January. Fans can pre-register for the game now at www.luciferisrising.com." And it's only available in the UK so get registered now. TopGame TrailerTopSeason 5 TrailerTop Top |
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