The Hunter Games Review

The river ends at the source, that's what Metatron said to Dean about removing the Mark of Cain. We normally think of rivers as beginning at their source. Rivers flow into larger bodies of water, be that another river, a lake, or the ocean. The ocean is the source of all life on Earth. Or perhaps it's the source of the Mark of Cain, the place where Cain killed Able. That would be somewhere in Africa. Rivers in Africa sometimes disappear into aquifers in the ground. Maybe Dean has to perform a ritual with the blade at one of these aquifers.

The fact that Claire's new friends thought they could actually take on Dean in a fight suggests that Claire didn't know enough about him to realize that he's more than a match for two ordinary humans. That would suggest that she hasn't been reading the Supernatural books that exist. Either she doesn't have an interest in that genre, she didn't realize they're real (which is unlikely), or whatever group home she's in doesn't stock violent literature like that. Alternatively, she did know on some level that he would be able to take them and didn't really want him to get hurt that bad. I mean, she did try to stop the fight once she saw the axe.

Rowena probably isn't going to be the villain of the season for the boys. It's more likely she's going to come into conflict with Crowley. The way I see it, she's going to try and take over Hell and either be stopped in a pitched battle against demons, or win and become the Winchesters' new villain next season. The boys seem to be busy with the Mark right now, and that's probably going to occupy them for the rest of the season. I'm not really sure what's going to happen to Castiel. Depending on whether we've seen the last of Claire, either he could mend his relationship with her, or help the boys for the rest of the season.

The Hunter Games Extended Promo

The CW has posted an extended trailer for next week's Supernatural.

The Hunter Games Sneak Peek

The CW has released a clip from next week's episode of Supernatural.

The Hunter Games Promo Pics

The CW has released 13 images from next week's mid-season premiere of Supernatural.

The Hunter Games Synopsis

The CW has released the synopsis for the mid-season premiere of Supernatural.

THE AFTERMATH — After the massacre at the ranch, Dean (Jensen Ackles), Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Castiel (Misha Collins) double their efforts to find a cure for the Mark of Cain but there is nothing in the lore that can help them. Desperate, Castiel comes up with an idea that Sam deems the “single worst idea I’ve ever heard.” Meanwhile, Rowena (guest star Ruth Connell) continues to plot against Crowley (Mark Sheppard), and Castiel tries to mend his relationship with Claire (guest star Kathryn Love Newton) who is plotting revenge against Dean for killing her friend. John Badham directed this episode written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner (#1011). Original airdate 1/20/2015.

The Hunter Games Trailer

The CW has released the trailer for the spring premiere of Supernatural, due out January 20.