Supernatural Season 5

Right now you can watch Supernatural Season 5 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 8,534 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Jared Padalecki anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Supernatural Season 5 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Supernatural Season 5 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Two brothers and one fallen angel - against all the might of Satan and his army! As the Apocalypse grows closer, threatening to turn Earth into a battlefield soaked with human blood, Sam, Dean and Castiel struggle against daunting odds. New foes arise, including the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2009. What separates Supernatural Season 5 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Supernatural Season 5 a chance. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Jared Padalecki grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.