History Supernatural / TropesEToL

* GutturalGrowler:
** Dean gets increasingly gruff over the seasons, which was already notable mid-way through the show, continues going to basically the end of it. Especially jarring when the show uses a Season 1 or 2 clip in the "previously on" segments.
** Castiel, too, is fairly growly, although this is on purpose; actor Misha Collins felt that as Castiel's natural voice shatters windows and makes people's ears bleed, his voice in his human vessel should be rather tough-sounding. (He has also confirmed that he and Jensen Ackles 'compete' during their scenes together to see who can sound growlier, although this [[SarcasmMode may not be literally true]].) It was even lampshaded by Dean himself in "The French Mistake", when he tries to mimic Misha's gravelly voice [[ItMakesSenseInContext while pretending to be Jensen playing Dean]].
** Bobby could also be considered an offender, as could Crowley... it's pretty much just a cast full of [=BatVoice=].

* EvilIsSexy: Invoked. The tagline of the show is ''"Scary just got Sexy!"''. Also see: Crossroads demons, Meg, Ruby, Lucifer, [[spoiler: Soulless Sam]], Amara, and many, many others.

** The [[ForWantOfANail future version]] of Castiel in "The End." Having [[BrokenBird lost his powers and given up on]] trying to save the world, he turns to copious amounts of drugs and sex to occupy his time.

* ForWantOfANail:
** "What Is and What Should Never Be" involves a DyingDream LotusEaterMachine where Dean imagines a world where Mary never died and he and Sam grew up as normal people. Everything seems perfect except that he and Sam lack their characteristic bond due to not growing up so close, and Dean's SelfDeprecation portrays him as a deadbeat sleaze who lies and steals from his own family.
** "My Heart Will Go On" involves an alternate timeline where the Titanic never sunk, the ramifications of which cause the Impala to be swapped out for a Mustang, Ellen to survive Season 5, and Dean to win at rock-paper-scissors.

** [[spoiler:Jesse]] is half-demon, having been given birth to by a possessed woman. He looks no different from a normal human, but is described by Castiel as being more powerful than either a human or demon.
** ''[[ShoutOut Two And A Half Men]]'' implies that regular shifters are all the half-human offspring of [[spoiler:the alpha shifter]].
** "Clip Show" introduces the half-human, half-angel Nephilim, considered by Heaven to be an 'abomination'. [[spoiler:Castiel and Metatron kill the only one on Earth, a woman named Jane, as part of the trials to close Heaven]].
** Later, Jack is introduced, who is a Nephilim that is the child of the archangel Lucifer and a human woman named Kelly Kline.

** Alastair to Dean. When Dean was in Hell, Alastair tortured Dean for decades until he broke completely, and then taught him the arts of torture so his student could apply his teachings on the new arrivals. Plays up the avuncular thing kind of the way Azazel used to. Thankfully no signs of StockholmSyndrome -- at least not that survived his resurrection.

** Although [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Doctor Hess]] claims to be doing important work, fighting against monsters to let many people "sleep safetly in their beds at night", she proves to be worse than almost any monster in the series. She has had hundreds, if not thousands, of monsters killed, good and bad, not for what's best for the world, but for her [[AbsoluteXenophobe discrimination]] against all monsters, and for the British Men of Letters' desire for absolute control. She is also [[WouldHurtAChild not above killing children]], having Mick Davies kill his best friend when he was a student to test his loyalty. After seeing the American hunters, particularly the Winchesters, prove a constant annoyance, Hess not only has Mick executed for siding with Sam and Dean, but also [[FinalSolution attempts to exterminate]] all American Hunters, their families, and any witnesses. Overall, she is the dark reflection of the shows's main heroic faction, and brings the series a whole new meaning of [[HumansAreBastards "humans are bastards."]]

* HateSink: While [[EvilIsPetty Zachariah]] always came across as a [[SmugSnake condescending prick]], he at least seems to be on humanity's side, until he reveals that Heaven had no intention of stopping the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Apocalypse]]. Tasked with convincing Dean Winchester to allow himself to be possessed by the ArchangelMichael, Zachariah uses any methods he can to convince Dean to say yes, up to and including torture, even going as far to resurrect his younger half-brother Adam Milligan, making it appear that Heaven is using Adam as substitute vessel for Michael, to lure out Dean. Torturing Sam and Adam in front of Dean, Zachariah boasts of his superiority before he is finally killed.

** In [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E02AreYouThereGodItsMeDeanWinchester "Are You Their God? It's Me Dean Winchester"]] the VengefulGhost of [[WellIntentionedExtremist Victor Henriksen]] claims that Lilith slowly tortured him and all the other innocent officers to death after Sam and Dean left them in the police station, specially mentioning one poor woman she brutally flayed before his eyes. However, whilst very much in character for [[{{Sadist}} Lilith]], when we saw the event play out in the previous seasons "Jus In Belo" she simply blew up the building they were in, killing everyone instantly.

** In season 3's "The Kids Are Alright" upon being prompted to investigate them by Ruby, Sam discovers that [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Azazel]] had his [[FamilyExtermination mother's family, the Campbells, massacred]] to the point where he can't find any members who are still alive. Come season 6 and suddenly there are quite a lot of living Campbells, with them being able to pull together at least a dozen or so members, and at least two being specially stated to be the brothers' third cousins. At no point does either brother ask how they survived or even bring up the massacre.
** In "Are You Their God Its Me Dean Winchester" the VengefulGhost of [[WellIntentionedExtremist Victor Henriksen]] claims that Lilith slowly tortured him and all the other innocent officers to death after Sam and Dean left them in the police station, specially mentioning one poor woman she brutally flayed before his eyes. However, whilst very much in character for [[{{Sadist}} Lilith]], when we saw the event play out in the previous seasons "Jus In Belo" she simply blew up the building they were in, killing everyone instantly.

** In early Season 2, when Dean and Sam first encounter the Roadhouse, it's clear the concept that there's a whole subculture of hunters beyond their own family and a few close friends is news to them, and that John kept this from them. Later seasons would intermittently introduce other hunters that Dean and/or Sam knew from having gone on hunts with them pre-series.

*** This episode also features a few inconsistencies with demons. The episode states that demons usually possess someone with a weakness, like an addiction or some sort of emotional distress. At the beginning of the episode, this is demonstrated when a demon possesses a nervous flyer. Sam even states that simply Dean panicking leaves him wide open to demonic possession. Later in the series, it is shown that demons can possess anyone regardless of strength or willpower, even [[spoiler:John Winchester]], for example.

* HornyDevils:
** John encounters a town filled with succubi in the ''Rising Son'' comic prequel series.
** Richie mentions killing a succubus in "Sin City."

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex:
** Played straight, once FridgeBrilliance sets in: Dean, on the rare occasion he has a sex scene, is shown to be very much a "lover," with deep and romantic engagements. Sam (whose entire life was actively orchestrated by Hell), on the other hand, fucks, to put it bluntly. It's a contrast to their personalities too, since Dean is the shameless flirt who ReallyGetsAround and Sam often acts much more compassionate and is more respectful towards women.
** Justified, however, for Sam without his soul, as he actively doesn't care about anything emotional.

** In turn, most humans see supernaturals as things that need to be killed even if trying to live in peace and leave humans alone. Sam and Dean have flip flopped on this issue, but generally hold a KillEmAll view point.

** A second variation of Ectoplasm is introduced in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS08E06SouthernComfort Southern Comfort"]], that unlike the first is a dark slimy green colour. This is the tell tale sign of a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Spectre]], an "avenging Spirt" who is created when the individual was killed in an act they consider a great betrayal, and thus latches onto those who carry similar grudges and force them to act out their fury.* EldritchAbomination: