I had the privelge of seeing this episode at NYCC, two days before the air date.
When the show was first leaked in June 2021, I've been on the edge of my seat to see how it turned out, if indeed it got to be a show at all given SPN's history with spin-off attempts.
The energy in the room at NYCC matched the same kind of energy I saw online Tuesday night, and with good reason.
I have to always put pilots in a separate category in my head as an episode since they're just the establishing proof of concept episodes.
Therefore, I have two requirements for a good pilot: 1) Does it have a world/characters that I would want to follow and 2) Does it make me ask enough questions that I want to tune in next week?
And in this case, this pilot succeeded on those requirements. I absolutely loved it!
Aside from some pacing issues at the start (which again, it's a pilot so I'm not really faulting it for that), the episode felt familiar. This show's pilot had to pull double duty compared to its predecessor, the SPN pilot. It had to draw both new and old fans in to watch it, and have them enjoy it.
I've been a fan of SPN for a decade now so I'm far from a new fan but, as a fan, this episode and indeed this serie's potential felt like the last two years since 15x20 Carry On of SPN didn't even happen.
There are new characters, Carlos and Latika along with Millie and Ada, and the younger forms of characters we already know which are John and Mary.
I enjoyed the premise, I enjoyed the feeling the episode gave me through aesthetics alone, I loved the humor and the setting up of the world.
One big note for me is just how cohesive the cast already felt on screen. The chemistry was already there, even if they had a couple lines of pilot-expected expository dialogue. It already felt like that #spnfamily atmosphere and that they just immediately have chemistry that doesn't have to be forced in through writing and direction.
I was hooked onto each character the minute they were introduced and am invested in how this story plays out, especially considering that we've already had some SPN canon contradictions. But, I don't fear about those, because the creators have addressed that yes, they know, and yes, it's part of the story. I can't wait to learn all of these twists and turns.
And, finally, I don't have the words to properly describe the feeling/sound in the NYCC screening hall and in my heart and soul when Dean was first heard in the beginning and then when we got to see him again in the end.
Some have already said this but, if I could go back in time, I would love to show this to myself the night of Nov. 19, 2020.
Suffice it to say, even though I know how John and Mary's stories end, I'm onboard for this mystery, this atmosphere, these characters, and what place this story has in the overall SPN Cinematic Universe TM.
Great job, and I look forward to more!
When the show was first leaked in June 2021, I've been on the edge of my seat to see how it turned out, if indeed it got to be a show at all given SPN's history with spin-off attempts.
The energy in the room at NYCC matched the same kind of energy I saw online Tuesday night, and with good reason.
I have to always put pilots in a separate category in my head as an episode since they're just the establishing proof of concept episodes.
Therefore, I have two requirements for a good pilot: 1) Does it have a world/characters that I would want to follow and 2) Does it make me ask enough questions that I want to tune in next week?
And in this case, this pilot succeeded on those requirements. I absolutely loved it!
Aside from some pacing issues at the start (which again, it's a pilot so I'm not really faulting it for that), the episode felt familiar. This show's pilot had to pull double duty compared to its predecessor, the SPN pilot. It had to draw both new and old fans in to watch it, and have them enjoy it.
I've been a fan of SPN for a decade now so I'm far from a new fan but, as a fan, this episode and indeed this serie's potential felt like the last two years since 15x20 Carry On of SPN didn't even happen.
There are new characters, Carlos and Latika along with Millie and Ada, and the younger forms of characters we already know which are John and Mary.
I enjoyed the premise, I enjoyed the feeling the episode gave me through aesthetics alone, I loved the humor and the setting up of the world.
One big note for me is just how cohesive the cast already felt on screen. The chemistry was already there, even if they had a couple lines of pilot-expected expository dialogue. It already felt like that #spnfamily atmosphere and that they just immediately have chemistry that doesn't have to be forced in through writing and direction.
I was hooked onto each character the minute they were introduced and am invested in how this story plays out, especially considering that we've already had some SPN canon contradictions. But, I don't fear about those, because the creators have addressed that yes, they know, and yes, it's part of the story. I can't wait to learn all of these twists and turns.
And, finally, I don't have the words to properly describe the feeling/sound in the NYCC screening hall and in my heart and soul when Dean was first heard in the beginning and then when we got to see him again in the end.
Some have already said this but, if I could go back in time, I would love to show this to myself the night of Nov. 19, 2020.
Suffice it to say, even though I know how John and Mary's stories end, I'm onboard for this mystery, this atmosphere, these characters, and what place this story has in the overall SPN Cinematic Universe TM.
Great job, and I look forward to more!