Bloodlines

I am so glad i gave it a shot. It has an a really bad rating and i read some reviews so i was preparted for it to suck, and understood it was very winchester light. I skipped it originally and only watched it after the season finally. As a backdoor Pilot taking everything out in the way of supernatural, its absolutly great. I would have happily watched it as it own show, but I can see its placing was wrong it was put in in the middle of the run up to seasons' end and if i had whatched then i think i would have disliked it but on its own, I love the back story and ideas of exactly that 'Bloodlines' it is absolutly some thing i could see either written in its own right. much like Vampire diaries, but the heavy subject matter and setting jars with SPN. so so long as you view it separately its a great episode, (can't believe i am saying this but having the Winchesters in it took away from the story.

I am sad it was never picked up.

This is ultimately a failed experiment and I generally ignore it in continuity of the Winchester story. The central concept of a gangster saga between families of monsters is itself compelling, as evidence that several shows like this have come and gone. I think the bones of a such a series are present and the episode does enough to make me interested in checking out a few additional episodes. Have I come across this as isolated from 8 years of Winchester history I would have more or less liked it. Yeah it is a bit silly and yeah the writing is predictable. But the cast they got had potential and I like the vibe the tone the script was trying to set.

But no it is not *Supernatural.* A gang war over the control of a major US city is too central to society to fit in with the drifter, on the road vibe that the show has had over the years. It also raises a whole host of logical questions-why haven't hunters heard of these crime families? The Winchesters are barely involved in this episode-nothing critical in their story happens here-so at least it is easy to cut out of the series. The writer entirely ignored this moving forward for a reason.

This episode was good! The characters were interesting, the plot was well written. It was a great look into what the world of supernatural looks like outside the perspective of seasoned hunters. It's a shame this never went forward as it's own series.

You know... It's not a great pilot that's for sure and the plot is like whatever other series is. But I like the main story, the love story and the betrayal was good.

I take it over the finale thank you.

I always liked this episode. Never wanted a spinoff just a follow up of the characters of this episode. They never leave characters out of a second episode and this one is due.