I feel that way too.  Yes, maybe they'll run it into the ground but maybe they won't?  There was a lot of backstage stuff happening and a real shot to their confidence in the days of the writing/filming of season four.  I would much prefer they get a fifth season and, with an end in mind, plotted it out and then we…

At this point, "favourite characters from the past" is nigh-on impossible since the show has killed them all off - the recurring ones, at least.  I can only think of Felicia Day's Charlie (who I don't much care for) who already guest-starred this season and Garth who they mentioned nobody had heard from recently.…

Uh, yes regarding the writers.  About half of them left because of job security. The current showrunners, I've heard nothing about, unless you count all the negative comparisons to Dan Harmon.  My understanding is that Andy Bobrow (who has been with the show for a while) may be promoted to head writer or some other…

Sarah was a pretty big plot point, if I recall correctly, because she was the first woman Sam was interested in after Jess.  And she didn't die!  So it was a big deal - because the potential for *something* was always there.  The other people were, in my understanding, pretty random because the point wasn't whether…

Yeah, it clearly was weak plotting and just an easy way to reintroduce Abbadon.  As people have pointed out *above*, there were lots of things that just didn't make sense with that scene.  And considering they've only seen one successful exorcism of that nature, wouldn't you want to test-drive it?  Get everything…

I read all the reviews but I don't usually comment.  But yeah, as much as I try to give people the benefit of the doubt and I think it's fair that you don't have to like a show to review it, I don't think Supernatural's reviewer *wants* to be doing this.

I didn't think the episode was *that* bad.  There were definitely some things that were done for the sake of convenience (they really didn't think Abbadon's hands would reanimate once her consciousness returned?) and some bits they could have cut but overall, stuff happened.  Maybe too much, really.  The angel plot,…

Oh, for sure.  I don't watch the show for Cam and Mitchell who are mostly mean to each other and most often play off of stereotypes.  I don't really watch the show for Gloria or Manny either - the former because she's usually a walking stereotype and the latter because he has an obnoxious schtick.

Well, yes, but I've given up hope for a nuanced characterization for Cam.

This was probably the most caring I've seen between Mitchell and Cam.  I feel like that's sad for a show in its fourth season, for a couple that's been together that entire time.

I can believe he's a "Nice Guy" but I can also believe that he's just badly written.  I don't think George isn't supposed to be a complex character but the writers have him act in ways that contradict his straightforward good guy role.  Instead of having him *be* complex and complicated, he ends up seeming like a…

I know I'll go back and watch it eventually (I'm generally a completist) but it's not like the acting from Rachel Bilson is so sharp that I feel any actual drive to get on that.  Good to hear there's at least some energy to the over-done plot.

I stopped watching a few weeks ago when I realized they were returning to the George/Zoe well.  It's just not interesting.  George is the obvious "good" choice - charming, well-educated, clean-cut but that doesn't make the pairing any more appealing because I don't think it offers either of them any growth.

I assumed that Metatron meant what would the world look like after for Sam and Dean, personally.  I'm guessing the trials have some kind of permanent effect on those who go through them, if they survive. It definitely makes sense, too, that demons and other monsters might be an issue too.

I'm torn.  I didn't find the episode that funny but I do think it was well-done.  Mostly, while I thought the break up hit the proper emotional beats, I wasn't happy that Abed initiated it, even if he was pretending to be Troy.

I think it was around the point where they realized that Dean was the fan favourite.  People liked seeing him kick ass but they also liked seeing him struggle emotionally (and kudos to Jensen Ackles for pulling off both masterfully).  Dean was always portrayed as hyper-competent and I think that lends itself well to…

I definitely agree though I don't know if it happened because Jensen Ackles is the better actor (though I don't disagree).  Sam was meant to be the audience entry point in the first season but I think Dean (by virtue of Jensen Ackles, mind you) became a fan favourite and they wrote to that end.

I just watched (over the last few weeks) this entire show…  And I felt the exact same way you described in your first and second paragraph.  Despite considering where Alicia is coming from as someone who is older and, ostensibly, more world weary, I still have minimal sympathy for her because the idea that she doesn't…

I thought it was pretty clear that Troy meant the picture - he's only ever going to be soul-melded to Abed but Britta balances him in a lot of ways - and she was happy to have Troy share that with Abed because it reduced the necessity of her being the one to share these things (things she ostensibly doesn't find…

I've only commented on the AV Club boards a few times because I find it mostly scary for that exact reason!  (Shit, you're not supposed to admit that, right?  I was told they can read fear…)