“Swan Song” wasliterallysupposed to be the swan song of the show as a whole.

Dean’s arc was supposed to be finalized by the time the fifth season ended.

“Swan Song” successfully caps off the battle between Earth and Heaven.

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Before ‘The Winchesters,’ ‘Supernatural’ tried to get a few different spin-off shows off the ground.

Season 5 ofSupernaturaldelivered a strong, confident ending to the show, just as the showrunners once intended.

The scope ofthe Winchester familywas fleshed out to give their dysfunction depth and meaning.

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Two brothers follow their father’s footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.

Sam’s arc in particular was a carefully measured approach to the struggles he’d face.

The show eventually boastedover 300 episodes, though things started to thin out once Season 6 rolled around.

Notevery season ofSupernaturalwas perfect, and that redundancy began to kill the spirit of the earlier seasons.

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Who would’ve thought one character could mark such a turn for Supernatural?

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Sam and Dean Winchester shake hands after being reunited in Heaven in the ‘Supernatural’ series finale.

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