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18th May '13 12:44:56 PM Morgenthaler

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17th May '13 1:02:49 PM Morgenthaler

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Crosswicking.

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12th May '13 8:20:54 AM Morgenthaler

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Crosswicking.

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* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Seasons 1-2 initially had the Yellow-Eyed demon as the BigBad, who gets replaced by the more powerful Lilith in seasons 3-4, and then by the Devil himself in season 5. Lampshaded, along with VillainPedigree, near the end of season five when Sam asks Dean if he remembers when they just fought things like wendigos. When it comes to the big bads, the usual downside of the ManBehindTheMan structure is averted, as the lower-ranking villain usually has to free the higher-ranking villain before they can step in. Yellow-Eyes released Lilith, who went on to release Lucifer. After season 5 this trope is subverted, since Lucifer was thrown back into Hell, and none of the season 6 big bads are more powerful than him. Then briefly played straight again when [[spoiler:Castiel]] becomes a villain so powerful that he can destroy the Winchesters and almost anyone else with a finger snap if he wanted to, [[spoiler:but his power is unstable and he is forced to repent and give it up.]] In season 7, the new main villains are the Leviathans, who are the first that Sam and Dean can actually beat in a straight fight. After their defeat it's back to Demons and Angels in season 8.

3rd May '13 5:02:23 AM Morgenthaler

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3rd May '13 4:41:20 AM Morgenthaler

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Crosswicking.

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* StoryBreakerPower:
** A fifth season episode introduced Jesse Turner, the purported AntiChrist who somehow gained really high-level RealityWarper powers because he is a half-demon HalfHumanHybrid (which raised all sorts of questions), and who was obviously more powerful than any other character seen up to that point, even making the primary villain ''{{Satan}}'' seem like a joke by comparison. Having probably realized this, the writers quickly [[PutOnABus abandoned the character]] by writing him out at the end of his first appearance.
** Castiel is made of this trope. Angels are among the most powerful beings in the ''Supernatural'' universe, even "grunt" angels like Castiel can effortlessly dispatch most demons and monsters, heal fatal wounds, and even resurrect the dead. While this was fine for [[StoryArc Story Arcs]] where he was fighting other angels who were equally powerful or even stronger than he was, it trivialized the MonsterOfTheWeek episodes as Cas could just locate the monster and zap it in two seconds. Thus, the writers were forced to continuously include excuses and storylines which explained why he couldn't help the [[BadassNormal Badass Normals]]. In the seventh and eight seasons, the writers continuously toy with the idea of killing or permanently incapacitating Castiel, but they won't because [[BreakoutCharacter he's one of the most popular parts of the show]], and his episodes get the best ratings. Also, he's funny and arguably [[TheHeart the show's heart]], so his other attributes make the show more enjoyable. The writers just need to figure out how to dispower him (it's not like the show is any stranger to the "OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow " effect, anyway). 
** The Colt, a supernaturally powered gun that can supposedly OneHitKill anything. Originally it was limited by the number of bullets it had -any old regular bullet wouldn't work, they had to be enchanted like the gun- so the heroes had to save them for kills that really mattered. In season 3, however, the heroes figured out a way to make new bullets for the gun after extinguishing the original supply. Without the limited ammo, the gun quickly became story-breaking as Sam and Dean no longer needed to figure out monsters weaknesses and could just kill anything they came across by shooting it. Once they realized this, the writers had Sam and Dean lose the Colt, and replaced it with Ruby's knife, which is also a OneHitKill, but only works on demons. The Colt briefly resurfaced in season 5, only for it to be revealed that it actually can't kill everything. It's lost again after only a single episode in the heroes' possession.

1st May '13 10:17:25 PM DarkLiterati

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25th Apr '13 3:11:03 PM morenohijazo

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* SuperstitionEpisode: In the episode "Bad Day at Black Rock," Sam accidentally invokes (by touching) a cursed rabbit's foot. He has incredibly good luck for a while until he inevitably loses it (as father figure, Bobby puts it "Everyone loses it"), and then Sam's luck goes extremely bad. Not a straight example perhaps, because the rabbit's foot is a cursed object, so it isn't just superstition - though how it works is based on superstition - because touching the rabbit's foot really IS good and then bad luck. 
* SycophanticServant:
** Dean. He just has to ''think'' their father sent a cryptic message, and he'll jump. He makes [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Lugnut]] look like an independent thinker. Later in the series, he comes to resent his dad. Oh, the magic of CharacterDevelopment.
** The majority of demon-kind, Meg included, become this to Lucifer in Season 5.
* TheOphelia [[spoiler:Sam and then Cas]] both deconstruct very prettily in Season 7. Although it's possible to interpret [[spoiler:Cas]]' behaviour in terms of [[ZenSurvivor Zen attitude]] and his characteristic [[NoSocialSkills lack of people skills]].

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25th Apr '13 3:04:45 PM morenohijazo

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12th Apr '13 1:42:23 AM Morgenthaler

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Atropos is not really more powerful than the other Gods.

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6th Apr '13 9:31:24 PM Morgenthaler

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