For 9 seasons, Sam and Dean have hunted and killed the big
bad, but for the last year we’ve seen a whole new type of evil. Sure, we had
Abbadon as the over-arching demon serving as a primary antagonist for the
brothers to – as they would put it – “gank”, but when she gets killed off
before the finale, the focus shifts to Metatron, the angel responsible for the
angels’ fall from heaven.
Like many others, I wasn’t overstruck on the last season,
and longed for the show to go back to when it was best; two brothers, on the
road, fighting monsters where they found them, and hopefully, with the
conclusion of this story arc we can get back to that. But the thing with a show
like Supernatural, is that it’s like pizza. Even the ones that aren’t that
good, are still pretty great, and in typical Winchester fashion, season 9 goes
out with a bang.
Metatron has gone viral, his miracles causing humans to
rally at his side and Dean has been taken over by the first blade, so it’s up
to Sam, Cas, and new ally Gadreel to save the day. With a little help from
Crowley, Dean escapes the room he was locked in for his own safety, and is soon
reunited with Sam. The brothers then track down Metatron, whilst Cas and
Gadreel attempt to storm the gates of heaven.
This leads to some climactic moments, the battle between
Metatron and Dean is certainly thrilling, both being juiced up on the relics
they have. Cas and Gadreel also have some good moments, including an odd little
role-reversal, in which Cas references something that Gadreel doesn’t understand.
Amidst all of this, the episode features one of the most
heart-wrenching scenes of all 9 seasons so far, and for the sake of being as
spoiler free as possible, I’ll just say that Jensen Ackles delivers a stellar
performance and steals the show here. Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins and Mark
Sheppard also deliver – Sheppard being delightfully sarcastic and likeable as
ever as Crowley – however there’s nothing commendable about them. The show
definitely goes to Ackles here.
Credit has to be given to the show for being incredibly
risky with its themes of religion and portraying Angels and even God himself as
a less than benevolent being. However it’s in the finale, where Metatron takes
the power of God and uses it to his own means that the level of controversy
reaches its peak.
“Do You Believe In
Miracles” is far from the best finale that the show has seen, but it
certainly features some of the best performances, particularly from Ackles.
Furthermore, the last three seconds will cause your jaw to hit the floor, and
for me is the best plot twist that the season has had. In comparison to some of
the highs that Supernatural has seen, this episode doesn’t deliver the scares
and mystery that fans came to love. However as a finale to what has been –in my
opinion - one of the weakest seasons yet, it works well to tie up any loose
ends, whilst delivering a final moment that will have everyone waiting in
unbearable suspense as to what will happen in season 10.
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