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8/10
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
zombiehigh187 November 2011
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The problem with great shows that fans are always expecting the best from the show creators. But sometimes, the show doesn't just live up to our expectations, especially if it had previously succeeded to take our breath away, because after all the writers are just humans and they have their pitfalls.

After the magnificent season two's premier "In my time of dying", "The magnificent seven" just shies away in its face, yet it is still a fine episode, just not as stellar.

Following the events of last season's finale, Now hundreds of daemons are loose and Dean has a year to live. The Winchester boys are left challenging evils bigger than they can handle. Moreover, They are taking the blame from other hunters as they apparently had a hand in freeing those daemons from Hell.

Knowing that if he tries to get himself out of the daemon deal Sam will die and Knowing he has nothing to lose, Dean engages himself in reckless, suicidal and childish actions much to Sam's dismay, who wants Dean to concentrate more on trying to save himself. Dean wants to get the most of his final year trough eating and indulging himself with one night stands and Sam finds himself obliged to allow Dean have some fun. The boys team up with two hunters, a married couple "Isaac" and "Tamara", in addition to Bobby. The team faces the first apocalyptic challenge in the form of daemons of The Seven Deadly Sins.

This episode might not be the best in the show, but it had its share of good moments, humorous one liners and gruesome death scenes. It was interesting to show The Seven Deadly Sins as daemons, However I hopped they would expand their story line, They would have been great villains on the upcoming episodes. Furthermore, the writers seemed to clear off some of last season's characters in the finale to make space for new ones. Katie Cassidy is a nice addition to the show, her character seems to be interesting and her entrance didn't seem forced and delivered the desired effect on the viewer. We will sure see her again. I liked Tamara and I hope to see her again. On the other hand, I can't say the same about Isaac and I'm not surprised he was killed off. The guy was a stupid jerk and was pressing on my nerves.

Probably I have already mentioned this for like the millionth time, But again I can't help it every time Dean says "I'm tired" when he is making a sacrifice I just remember John's same words before he died. And AH!, again with Sam's neck :)
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8/10
Good but the concept could have been better used
CubsandCulture20 September 2019
This does everything an opening episode should do. It sets up most of the stakes for the season, while expanding on the mythos of the show. The western standoff that makes up the 3rd act is a really a lot of fun and I am glad the show tapped into that vibe a little bit here. The hunter couple that only appeared in this episode are fun guest stars-and they do a good job of providing a community reaction to the ending of 2nd season.

But for all that I thought the episode wastes some good ideas for demons. Having the personification of the 7 deadly sins really works as some villains. It roots the antagonism in real world lore while given actors some notions to chew on. Pride, especially, was great in his 3 minutes and the season could have done more with that character. (Imagine if the split the 7 up a bit like the Horsemen in season 5 instead). Even if you want to avoid building episodes around the 7 sins for future episodes Demons being human vices made flesh never exist, really, outside this episode. It is a shame.
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7/10
The Seven Deadly Sins
claudio_carvalho8 August 2009
After opening the gate of hell, Dean, Sam and Bobby seek a lead to them. Meanwhile in Oak Park, Illinois, the citizen Walter is possessed by a demon. One week later, the trio of hunters head to Oak Park to investigate the noise of a sworn of cicadas. They find a family dead of starvation in front of a television and a couple of hunters chasing demons in the area. Sooner they disclose that the demons of the seven deadly sins have possessed locals and they have to destroy them. While fighting the demons, Sam is helped by a mysterious blonde girl with a knife capable of killing demons.

In "The Seven Deadly Sins", dean Sam and Bobby have to face demons with the power of the seven deadly sins. The episode is visibly inspired in "Se7en" and Sam makes a joke with David Finscher's movie. The most intriguing part is the mysterious blonde hunters that saves Sam. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Os Sete Magníficos" ("The Magnificent Seven")
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10/10
Awesome!
super_frog1616 November 2007
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Awesome kick start to the new season. Fantastic idea in my opinion, personifying (or demonifying if you prefer :D ) the seven deadly sins. Fantastic acting, great storyline and dean humour, everything we need for a fab ep of supernatural. Bobby (jim beaver) being in the first ep was a great addition too. I love the character and it is being developed More and more every season. The first episode had the new addition of katie cassidy playing ruby, and i was quite surprised to find that i actually quite liked her. don't get me wrong, i wasn't one of the crazy fangirls baying for her blood as soon as i hard about her, but i was increasingly uncomfortable about the thought of her being in the show. however, for the two lies she spoke, all was well lol. I commend Kripkefor allowing us to get used to her by introducing her quietly to this episode.

The addition of the hunter couple was a nice idea too. Leaves open some story lines for the reappearance of the wife in seasons (fingers crossed) to come (the husband unfortunately biting the bullet fairly quickly). There were a few things which made me cringe on this ep, such as pride and his 'heres johnny!' quip. Wrong, just wrong. But all i all i wasn't disappointed by season opener. Heres to many more to come *raises glass* XsarahX
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8/10
7 deadly sins
shwetafabm30 May 2020
It is easy viewing, time passes and you don't even know but the mythology just never lives up. Why does the demon talk like he is from this century? The demons were pretty dumb for what they should be. That's my biggest problem with the show. They don't make the demons scary.
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8/10
Jesus christ
aarongnr11 November 2019
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Watching the finale of S2 I already knew what was coming. And it happens.

Those 2 hunters accused the Winchesters of opening the portal. But They Closed It. If they hadn't been there, all hell would've been set free so. Dumb.
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6/10
could have been better
princess60009 October 2007
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Alright so it was OK the plot was interesting and the acting was great! I don't like the way Dean's acting he used to care more about his job and staying alive but, now with a year to live he's reckless. I liked seeing Bobby again and hope to see Ellen'Jo'and Tamara again. I also liked that the there wasn't a whole lot of emotion early in the season. I was surprised that they killed all seven of the demons in this ep. I think we'll see a lot of great ideas over the course of this season. The season two finale opened a lot of doors. I'm looking forward to seeing more of Ruby and finding out her story. What else can I say except that I'm excited to see what other great ideas the writers will come up with

Shannon
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6/10
Disappointing, but jury is still out!
mm-3912 October 2007
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Disappointing, but jury is still out. Music, childish behavior etc is a bit too over the top for this episode. I know the writers are trying to make a reckless Dean, but Dean has no heart, unless that is Dean's new character development? Sam and the rest of the characters, just go through the motions in the season 3 opening. The writing for episode 1 of season appear exhausted. I could be wrong,and more character development could evolve in other episodes. Will the new characters add needed life for the plot twists? Will the world besaved? Can the show be saved? Let's keep on watching. 6 out of 10.Maybe, they can have evil twists of Sam and Dean with a differentlooking car for a episode? Mike
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7/10
Solid Opening Episode with some good ideas.
fluffpottomus12 October 2007
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So. I've been looking forward to this episode for a long time. And I'm glad to say I haven't been disappointed. The acting was spot on, and the Seven Deadly sins plot a really good one. I think they could have actually used this one as a more pivotal episode later in the season, with some more raw emotion, because this episode seemed too fast-paced and glossed over. There was only two things that really bugged me about this episode. The first was the fact they killed off Isaac, who seemed to be an interesting character. Secondly I found the Ruby-Sam vs Three Demons Action sequence really cheesy and faked. The slow-mo thing just didn't do it for me. However I'm going to try my hardest to be unjudgemental on Ruby until she gets more then two lines to say.

Although it pales in comparison to the legendary Season Two Opener, 'In My Time of Dying', 'The Magnificent Seven' gets us back into the roller-coaster ride of Supernatural.
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