From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Criss Angel Is a Douchebag"

"We are but poor, lost circus performers. Is there a village nearby?"

Magic gone bad... which is pretty much an avid description of most uses of magic on this show.

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Family Remains"

"Daddy, where is my Pantene?"

Remember when Supernatural had so many episodes in the first season that I started cracking jokes about it?

Don't know why that came up.

Anyway, here's Family Remains.

What If... Sam Winchester killed John Winchester? (Part 6)

Last time we glanced into this world, Dean Winchester had been torn apart by Hell Hounds. Unlike in the Prime Timeline, however, Dean's vampiric nature means that he was not taken to Hell after the fact. Heaven and Hell conspired on what to do next, Raphael decided that Heaven would take the lead on getting Dean Winchester to Hell so he can shed blood there and open the first seal. It seems that the Winchesters have, for now, won the day... but for how long?

Let's find out!

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Heaven and Hell"

Ironically, the movie Supernatural Road Trip was not well-received.

Last time, Sam and Ruby bang-a-ranged and scarred Dean for life, Ruth Douglas started hearing the voice of angels, and we ended on a cliffhanger where said angels wanted to kill her.

Caught up? Ballin'. Let's carry on.

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "I Know What You Did Last Summer"

Can you hear me now? ... good!

It's time for Season 4's big two-parter to cap off the mid-season! Let's do it!

What If... the Trickster never reset the Timeline? (Part 4)

Last time, Team Reset had hit quite a hell of a stumbling block - namely the Apocalypse. Lucifer had risen and, it all once more led to that graveyard outside of Lawrence. This time, rather than Sam, Michael, and Lucifer being stuck in the Cage, it was now Gabriel and Michael in the cage. With Anna atomized and Bobby dead, Dean is now completely on his own... or so it would seem.

Let's see what happens next!

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Wishful Thinking"

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What If... the Trickster never reset the Timeline? (Part 3)

Last time, we ended on a bit of a sour note indeed. With his plan to reset the timeline blocked off by two of his older brothers, Gabriel found himself having to work to prevent the Apocalypse itself.

...he failed. Despite some changes in the timeline everything, as Gabriel of the Prime Timeline might say, inevitably went down the same road. Sam still killed Lilith, which still released Lucifer. The Apocalypse is nigh... and the Devil is rising.

So, what happens next? Well, as of this writing, I still haven't finished Season 4, but don't worry... I'm still going to mercilessly dig into spoilers for the show I haven't yet reviewed.

You have been warned!

What If... the Trickster never reset the Timeline? (Part 2)

Oh, c'mon, you knew we'd be coming back to this one. I basically all but completely guaranteed it eight months ago.

As almost always now - spoilers below the cut for things I may not yet have covered in my Supernatural reviews. You've been warned.

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester"

"Dean, I just don't see Halloween-themed Junior Mints catching on."

See? I told you we'd be getting back to it...

What If...Sam Winchester killed John Winchester? (Part 5)

Last time, we took another look into the world where Sam Winchester had shot the demon Azazel dead when the latter had possessed John Winchester during the events of Devil's Trap. On the latest part, Dean once more made the deal that would see Sam resurrected after being killed and the brothers teamed up with Bobby, Jo, and Ellen to stop Lilith and Ansem from opening the Devil's Gate.

As in the OT... they failed.

Also, it seems there's already some interplay between Heaven and Hell, as Lilith met with a grumpy Raphael to tell him that things were indeed back on schedule.

So... what happens next? Let's take a look!

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Yellow Fever"

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"It was either this or more Wincest fanfics, so..."

..no, really, I promise. It's not problematic. It refers to someone being "yellow" as in being fearful or a coward, not the slang term for... y'know what? It's not important. It's just unfortunately implications due to the origin of the supernatural creature in question this time around.

...anyway, let's get on with it.

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Monster Movie"

...what? Yeah, I could have saved this for Horror Month 2023. There's one more thematically appropriate coming up.

Last time, we were left on a sour note as Jack Montgomery succumbed to the beast within and lost everything to his nature as a rugaru, leaving Sam's fate in the near future in question.

This time... shenanigans at Oktoberfest!

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Metamorphosis"

"Okay, so the safety word is Wildfire."

The recap is largely concerning the previous episode and Sam pursuing the use of his psychic abilities (despite telling Dean that he hadn't been), capped off by Castiel's warning to Dean to stop him.

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "In the Beginning"

"Look, it's either this or the DeLorean two lots over..."

So, last episode, we had a hell of a lore dump, learning the reason that Dean was rescued from Hell by Castiel: the 66 Seals are being broken and Lucifer is soon to be rising.Given that when a seal is broken it is lost, it seems that Heaven and the Winchesters are fighting an uphill battle, if not a losing one. This time, we'll be shifting gears to the side a bit... or in reverse, as it were.

Just remember, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit.

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester"

Let's show these ghost bitches how we do it downtown!

Last time, Dean returned from Hell under mysterious circumstances! While Sam had clearly teamed up with Ruby to hunt demons in his absence, Dean and Bobby summoned up the creature responsible for Dean's resurrection - an angel named Castiel. Season 4 was definitely set off with a bang... so what happens next?

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Lazarus Rising"

Where will you be when diarrhea hits?

DEAN WINCHESTER IS SAVED!

...oh, wait. That comes later.

What If... the Trickster never reset the Timeline? (Part 1)

So, back in the Mystery Spot review, I had proposed the theory of what might have happened if the Trickster hadn't reset the timeline at the end of the episode, forcing Sam to live in a world without Dean and with seemingly no way to bring him back. Then, I'd said that it was a question for another day.

A little over a month later, we have now finally reached that day... for the first part of the tale, anyway.

So buckle in... and ponder the question... what if?

By the way, major spoilers for later in the show follow on from this. So, if you haven't watched further in the show than my reviews have gone, turn back now.

Got it? Okay... what if? Let's do this.

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "No Rest for the Wicked"

"CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SOOOOOOON!"

Okay, so... first off... 150th From MadCap's Couch! Party hard! Second, weird choice for a Valentine's Day episode, but here we are.

Hopefully, it's not a bloody one.

Huh, Jensen?

Huh?

You get it?

Do you get it?

DO YOU GE-

From MadCap's Couch - Supernatural: "Time Is on My Side"

Look what I've become
The nightmare that she should fear
Is the father you left alone

Here we are, the penultimate episode of Season 3.

Recap time!