Scary is still sexy! The ninth season of Supernatural has been quite the journey.  And it will continue in Season 10, premiering on Tuesday, October 7th on The CW.

The road so far… (*SPOILERS*)

In the start of the season, immediately after the fall of the angels caused by Metatron (Curtis Armstrong – Revenge of the Nerds), Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki – Gilmore Girls) falls into a coma due to the effect the trials to close the gates of hell. Castiel (Misha Collins – GISHWHES) is unable to heal Sam because of his stolen grace. Dean (Jensen Ackles – Smallville), desperate to save his brother, calls out to all angels to save Sam. Ezekiel (Tahmoh Penikett – Battlestar Galactica) responds to Dean’s calls and informs him that to heal both himself and Sam, he must possess him. With Dean’s consent, Ezekiel enters Sam’s body. Afterward, Sam, Dean, and Kevin (Osric Chau – The Akira Project), with Crowley (Mark Sheppard – Firefly) as their prisoner, race to find a way to restore Heaven and put the angels back, all while battling the Knight of Hell, Abbadon (Alaina Huffman – Stargate: Universe) who his trying to conquer hell.

Throughout the season, Sam and Dean Winchester deal with regular hunting cases with the help of old friends such as Charlie Bradbury (Felicia Day – Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) and Sheriff Jody Mills (Kim Rhodes – The Suite Life of Zack and Cody). Over time, Sam realizes that something isn’t right with himself, but Ezekiel convinces Dean to keep it a secret from his brother.

Eventually, Metatron returns to Earth and Ezekiel is revealed to actually be the angel, Gadreel, a prisoner in Heaven’s darkest dungeon, now realeased. Metatron and Gadreel form an alliance to let allied angels back into Heaven. When Dean finds out about their scheme, he tries to warn Sam but Gadreel takes full control and kills Kevin (BAD HELO! GO TO YOUR AIRLOCK!).

Meanwhile, Castiel reclaims his powers by stealing the grace of another angel. Dean and Castiel team up with Crowley to expel Gadreel from Sam’s body, but are forced to let the former King of Hell go in exchange for his help.

The Winchester brothers’ relationship slowly crumbles because Sam is furious at Dean’s deception and the aftermath of the prophet’s tragic death. Crowley and Dean team up to go after Abbadon and the only weapons that can kill the Knight of Hell, the First Blade and the Mark of Cain. Dean acquires both from Cain himself, the original Knight of Hell and the creator of the rest of the Knights.  In the meantime, Sam helps Castiel search for Gadreel. Castiel then comes face-to-face with fellow angel, Bartholomew, who wants him to join his faction of followers hunting for Metatron. Castiel disagrees with him and kills the other angel in self-defense, causing a number of angels to look at him for leadership.

Dean eventually finds Abbadon and kills her, but the Mark of Cain starts to affect him, bestowing him with great strength, but a painful desire to kill. Metatron continues to play the role of God with the powers of the angel tablet. Gadreel grows tired of Metatron’s tricks and unites with Castiel to try and stop him.

In the season finale for Supernatural The Complete Ninth Season, Sam and Castiel worry about the Mark’s influence on Dean, but eventually realize that he’s their best shot at taking down Metatron. Castiel and Gadreel try to infiltrate Heaven to destroy the angel tablet, cutting off Metatron’s power, but they are caught and thrown in the dungeon. Gadreel is foced to sacrifice himself as part of a spell to free Castiel. Meanwhile, Sam arrives too late to stop Metatron from stabbing his brother through the heart and Dean dies in his arms. Castiel manages to trick Metatron and take back Heaven, but chooses to spare his life and locks him in Heaven’s dungeon though is dying from his draining grace. Sam tries to summon Crowley to fix Dean, but instead Crowley appears in the bunker where Dean’s body has been placed and puts the First Blade back into his hands, reviving Dean as a demon.

Woah, talk about a plot twist. You can watch season 9 all the way through on Blu-ray today!

Special Features
This 4-disc 23-episode pack for Supernatural The Complete Ninth Season comes with some fantastic special features including

• 3 episode commentaries (Always appreciated)
• The Men of Letters Interactive Set Experience (This could have benefited from a “Play-All” – We don’t really need to click room to room.)
• Behind the Scenes of Supernatural: A Fan’s Perspective (Imagine there’s a contest where one lucky fan gets flown to Vancouver to visit the set and film a making-of documentary. Now imagine that everything you thought you knew about the creators and talent behind Supernatural is wrong. This painfully funny short film alone is worth the price of this Blu-ray set.)
• 2013 Comic Con Panel (We’re always waiting for them in the press room while their panel is on and then they show up for our interviews and say funny things like “…As we said in the panel…” Arrgh. So it’s actually really nice that they’ve included this panel in the extras.)
• Unaired Scenes (Carrot tops and bits of gristle)
• Gag Reel (They’ve got a damn funny one this year. Totally worth watching more than once)
• And more! (We couldn’t find the “and more” so maybe this is an Easter Egg that requires some spell to reveal it)

Overall

It’s been a long hard road for the Winchesters and their team, but Sam and Dean and Castiel will never stop fighting to save individuals from supernatural monsters and all of humanity from Angels and Demons. Likewise Jared, Jensen, Misha, Mark, and all the rest of the cast and creators have proven that they won’t stop creating some of the best television available. Because Supernatural refused to crumble after the writers’ strike like most shows, they kept on shooting twenty-plus episode seasons and as a result, they’ve already shot over two hundred episodes in just nine seasons and show no signs of stopping. For long-term fans, picking up the new Supernatural The Complete Ninth Season Blu-ray is a given. For those not yet acquainted? You may want to give Supernatural a try. Supernatural: Season 1-8 is available as a perfect and appealingly inexpensive gift set, and only lacks last season (oh look, that’s available below!). If you like Angels, Demons, monsters, vampires, classic cars, classic rock, or handsome dudes, this show is for you.

Rating:
ComicsOnline gives Supernatural The Complete Ninth Season 4.5/5 Men of Letters.

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