I have mixed feelings about this season. The stand alone episodes at the beginning of the season were brilliant, but should out of place because (1) they had nothing to do with the brothers' relationship, and (2) it was like the whole apocalypse was MIA.

I have been somewhat disappointed in the new writers and maybe some of the directors, too. Sometimes Dean is depicted as dumb, Sam's character jumps all over the place, and there have been some out of character moments (i.e., the boys' exaggerated surprise when Gabriel zapped them back into the motel room in 'Hammer of the Gods' and Dean's reaction to Crowley killing two humans in The Devil You Know).

Sometimes there have been comic book and/or high school horror 101 moments (the over-exaggerated Pestilence) that do not meet the standards set by Supernatural. In several episodes, the boys have been the supporting characters or have been saved by other characters (The Real Ghostbusters comes to mind, but there were others).

For S6, I want to see smart, touch, one-liner Dean, quick on his feet, and (please) Dean winning a few instead of getting the crap beat out of him. I want to see Sam emotionally stabilized (his recent maturity intact, please) keeping Dean in line and watching his back...you know, working together. I like Cas, but I don't care if he comes back or not. Definitely, no third brother. Crowley, as good as he is, should go away this season, too. Bobby and Rufus (occasionally) coming back would make me happy.

I am very concerned for these last two episodes. I think the show has left too many issues to be resolved in a not-rushed manner.

Season 5 will likely be one of the most debated in the history of the series, because of all the side tracking by the writers. I love the show, but admit that we had way too many lulls in the battle with Lucifer. It's almost as if the writers didn't have enough ideas, so they padded a lot. Now that the end of the sesason is upon us, i feel as if Kripke has waited too long and will have to cram too much into the final episodes.

I think the problem with series is that the brothers and the audience all know exactly what's going on, unlike all the other series, and thats taken a lot of the suspense out of it. In addition to this, Dean is understandably depressed, and Sam is being particularly irritating.

This has lead to this series being a lot less fun, aside from the Cas bits which are few and far between, as they have decided to sideline the most interesting character arc in favour of more emo moping....

Also, Lucifer totally sucks as a baddie - Yellow Eyes was scarier, a lot more fun to watch, and generally a much cooler dude......i cant imagine him whining about how much he loved God.

Hopefully season 6 will remember that Supernatural is supposed to be fun and energetic as well as gloomy and emo!

I've been sort of mixed this season. The pacing just seems off. The powers that be have NO IDEA what to do with Cass which is pretty silly because he's an ANGEL during an APOCALYPSE. If you can't find something for someone like him to do, then you have got a problem.

Not sure how much you've seen and all, but while I recognize the need for network TV to fill 22 episodes for a season, the delay tactics the writers have taken so that Michael and Lucifer are MIA for most of the season is ridiculous. Again it's the freakin' apocalypse! You'd think the season would pile on the sense of urgency. But no.

I wish I could say things get better and in some respects they kind of do but even the last two episodes have been a bit of a disappointment considering there's only TWO episodes left this season. I'm just hoping the show ends the season with a bang and not a whimper.

I love season 5, this is the first time every thursday night I get ready to watch this weeks episode. My bloody valentine is a rough beginning, I even cringed. From about episode 15 on the apocalypse really picks up and the larger storyline takes over. Get ready for it.

news flash for you, networks insist a certain number of episodes per season are "stand alone" episodes which are mostly unrelated to any ongoing plot. This is so new viewers can watch it an not feel completely lost and confused. If you are doing a show like Supernatural that has an on going storyline spanning multiple season you want to stack the stand alone episodes the 1st half of the season and the continuing plot heavy episodes the 2nd half of the season to finish strong.