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\n\t\tCarry on my wayward sons\u2026 (Picture: CW Network)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tCarry on my wayward sons\u2026 (Picture: CW Network)<\/p>\n
The history of television is littered with \u2018disappointing\u2019 finales<\/a> that let fans down.<\/p>\n I\u2019m thinking of shows like Game of Thrones<\/a>, Lost<\/a>, and, who could forget, How I Met Your Mother\u2019s<\/a> woeful ending.<\/p>\n Yet there\u2019s one TV ending I regularly see criticised online, which I don\u2019t think deserves the flak.<\/p>\n No, I\u2019m not about to start waxing on about The Sopranos<\/a>\u2019 fade to black (Tony died, and it\u2019s pretty obvious when you watch 12 YouTube<\/a> videos explaining it). I\u2019m talking about a very different kind of show. <\/p>\n Supernatural \u2013 which premiered 20 years ago today \u2013 also has a very contentious ending, which at least one fan branded the \u2018most disappointing finale ever\u2019.<\/p>\n If you never watched it, then the basic premise of the series is that there are two brothers, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles), who are hunters. <\/p>\n \t\t They don\u2019t shoot deer, though; they hunt supernatural creatures \u2013 including vampires, ghosts, and anything else you might find lurking in a nightmare \u2013 all of which are extremely hostile to humans.<\/p>\n There\u2019s more to it than that, including a convoluted storyline that reveals Sam and Dean are pawns in God\u2019s (yes, the one from the Bible) plot to bring about armageddon, but that\u2019s the general idea behind the show. <\/p>\n Supernatural was wildly popular in its heyday, running for 15 seasons and hundreds of episodes. It ended, however, on a bit of a bum note with Dean dying on a hunt and Sam retiring from hunting to live a normal life. <\/p>\n The ending\u2019s lack of stakes and drama (they\u2019d just fought God in the episode before) proved divisive in the fandom, and if you look on Reddit<\/a>, you\u2019ll see people saying how much they hate the ending. <\/p>\n \t\t \u2018I feel intense loss when I watch the ending,\u2019 wrote Seranyti in one thread. I don\u2019t feel peace.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Just popping in to say I also hated the ending,\u2019 added Frostflyer. \u2018I don\u2019t have the energy right now to elaborate with the fifteen paragraphs of vitriolic disappointment I had when I watched it initially.\u2019<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Additional-Ear-1996 said: \u2018I could write an entire thesis on why that joke of a finale sucked.\u2019 <\/p>\n This feeling isn\u2019t isolated to Reddit either. On X, Electromignion wrote how much they despised the ending.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018[The Supernautal] ending has been a huge middle finger towards the legacy the show had over 15 years, hindering the main character\u2019s development and being a middle finger altogether to the fans.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018The real monsters of supernatural were the writers who gave Dean that ending,\u2019 chimed in @deanscinema.<\/p>\n Yeah, it was not a well-received ending to a 15-season saga about the endless war between good and evil.<\/p>\n Yet, I believe the finale was probably the best ending we could have possibly got and is severely underrated.<\/p>\n Why? Well, the show ends with both men dying the way they always wanted to. Dean dies saving children from a vampire\u2019s nest, while Sam gets to settle down, fall in love, and have kids. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Even better, despite them being separated for so many years after Dean comes down with a bad case of rusty metal in his spine, they\u2019re reunited in heaven.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the perfect ending for Sam and Dean that reflects their grand dreams. Dean died a hero, while Sam got the normality he was denied. <\/p>\n Even better, the pair, who forged such a strong bond, get the ultimate happy ending when they\u2019re reunited in heaven with all of their loved ones.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, the brothers\u2019 mundane deaths reflect the wider themes of the series about destiny and free will. <\/p>\n \t\t For years, Dean and Sam have lacked agency, always pulled about by other forces in their life, be they supernatural or mundane. <\/p>\n The ending, then, is a meta refutation of the idea that the brothers had to go out in some grand battle for the fate of humanity. They both died in relatively mundane ways of their own choosing. <\/p>\n The ending, then, isn\u2019t a betrayal; it was the brothers finally getting what they\u2019d always fought for.<\/p>\n I guess what I\u2019m saying is if you\u2019re still upset about the ending, like my friend, you should \u2018lay your weary head to rest\u2026don\u2019t you cry no more.\u2019<\/p>\n All 15 seasons of Supernatural are available to watch now on Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Supernatural](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_265855662-919d.jpg\")
\n\t\tThere\u2019ll be peace when you are done\u2026(Picture: CW Network)<\/p>\n![\"Supernatural](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_265855673-6d62.jpg\")
\n\t\tDon\u2019t you cry no more! (Picture: CW Network)<\/p>\n![\"No](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_265855918-c730.jpg\")
\n\t\tOkay I get why the Destiel fans are crying (Credits: CW Network\/Everett\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n![\"Supernatural](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_265855659-35a1.jpg\")
\n\t\tI think the ending is perfect (Picture: CW Network)<\/p>\n
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