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Originally conceived to have a 5 year arc this series is still around in
its eighth season. Although it began life as a buddy buddy brother
roadtrip kind of show as the years have gone on it has become darker and
more philosophical. Dean and Sam are beer swilling junk food gulping
good old boys. Although they rarely remove their shirts to show off, how
they maintain those trim physiques given their diet and lifestyle is one
of the show's mysteries along with the other imponderables: how they
race around the countryside without getting any speeding tickets, fake
all those FBI Passes and rarely get caught using them, keep hiding that
arsenal of weapons, afford and maintain those immaculately pressed suits
they wear when impersonating the FBI. Most at home in denim and plaid
despite sleeping in those clothes in that speeding car they never seem
to look rumpled or sweaty. At 6' 4' Sam does not buy those jeans off the
rack. In one episode last Season Sam was shown shirtless performing a
workout worthy of any bodybuilder.

Given the sibling rivalry shown on screen one wonders what Jensen Ackles
thinks of Jared Padalecki getting top billing in the show's credits.
Although Dean is the older brother on screen and in real life having him
call Sam who towers over him his little brother is amusing. Both grew up
in Texas a state where guns are a way of life. The violence and gore
factor belie the fact that this show is more popular with women than
men. As the series budget increased with its popularity the creatures
and special effects become more sophisticated.

I thought the season began weakly but it improved as it progressed.
Getting hooked on a series such as this is not about believing the
preposterous storylines because they're so outrageous they defy
suspension of disbelief. This is about becoming attached to Sam and Dean
and wanting to see how they get themselves out of their latest scrape.
In the end their situation is hopeless and its resolution would spell
the end of the series.