Supernatural (TV Series) Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire (2015) User Reviews

Exceptional return to the glory of the old.

[ahmadmobeenqazi · 10/10 · 8 October 2015]

Now that's what you call an outstanding return! Supernatural, I am so glad I kept on believing in you and supporting you, and more often than not, you repay that with flawless entertainment and gripping story. This season's premiere is, well, a "premier" evidence of good returns.. Oh boy! This is some serious screenplay achievement, I would say. Eleven years in and still coming up with ways to hook the audiences in and inspire them.

Okay, so now let's delve into some details.

-Darkness. There was a general fear among the fans that it would be another example of "good concept, awful presentation" (looking at you, Leviathans!).. But guys, it's not. It's so not like that. In fact, the gloomy atmosphere, black vein zombies, pitch black smoke and an enigmatic portrayal by that woman.. They were all well executed. My only concern is that last bit where the darkness is implied to be "possessing" the baby. This is because, a) the woman in the smoke was very good and b) it reminded me of Lilith and season 4 finale and I frankly don't think that that child possession can be topped. Here's hoping it's just a temporary "stay" for the darkness as she plans to go on and do better, evil things.

-Crowley's storyline was funny and addicting and I enjoyed it thoroughly. And man, that Michael/Lucifer cage reference... I just can't wait!! Yayy!

-Castiel's storyline was arguably the least effective in terms of providing satisfying drama and seriously, this "evil angel on for revenge" stuff is antiquated by now. Take notice, writers!

-Whoa.. Talking about writers, Supernatural tonight showed how fan feedback can be implemented in the story without it being feeling forced or cheesy. We've all been saying how the brothers don't find a cure or remedy anymore and how they go on simply killing demons and the humans along with them. Well, it was great that Sam argued about it with Dean and I have a feeling we'll be seeing the long awaited return of the exorcisms and victim protection programs throughout the season.

-Sam got infected! Well, this would change things for sure. I have a feeling that it's Sam's turn this year to take the central stage after Dean had it for the previous season, and this black vein stuff might hold a key about further information on darkness and her history/nature/plan etc.

-Magic Mike reference delivery was spot on! Jensen is an outstanding actor in any situation, no doubt, but when comedy takes the stage, it genuinely feels like he's enjoying his stuff. And that raises the synergy of the show overall.

All in all, it was an accurately grim, suitably mysterious and genuinely engaging piece of television and here's hoping Supernatural stays like this always and forever.

A significant tonal change in the show. Improvements all around.

[gknovacom · 9/10 · 8 October 2015]

Supernatural has had it's fair share of dark and violent moments, but this season may be the darkest one yet.

Supernatural has had a history of disappointing premiere episodes, but this wasn't the case this time my friends.

First thing to be noted is that the execution of our new evil was done much differently than we've been accustomed to seeing (and MUCH better). In the past, we'd get glimpses of information about our enemy that at times were openly provided. This time is a little different. Very little information regarding the darkness was given, and very little screen time as well. In a way, the show kinda stopped "spoon-feeding" us with this one. And the actress who portrayed the evil gave the character such a bone-chilling tone which made for quite impressive casting on their end. It's a gloomy, mysterious evil that we haven't been introduced to so well since their debut of Lucifer's character.

I'm satisfied to see that serious moments are now more effective whether or not dean still manages to crack a one-liner.

Ultimately that is the most significant improvement. The soundtrack seemed improved, the acting was much more subtle and serious (less "soap-opera" acting if that makes sense), there were some moments a little more disturbing than the show is used to, etc. You'll have to watch it for yourself.

All in all, great episode! Can't wait to see what's in store for us.

In one word: intriguing

[jrdonsimoni-427-87699 · 8/10 · 11 October 2015]

OK so, first off: the ever increasing complexity of the Supernatural mythos is just fantastic! I mean the intricacies of God, gods, angels demons, Death and now the Darkness, simply magnificent. I just love complex and well-written backgrounds and universes and Supernatural delivers every season.

Now, the good points: the Darkness seems to be a legitimately very impressive Big Bad who may genuinely scare the crap out of everyone when she says things like "I don't know this Death.. and he doesn't know me", I mean this implies some serious crap! The actress and the lines she delivers throughout the episode: great writing, great execution, great direction. Simple as that, personally I'm sold for the season on that alone. Next we have the little surprise of Sam becoming infected by something that kills in a matter of hours, so HUGE question mark on how he's going to deal with that (obviously he survives eventually, duh, just curious how). Rowena is in the wind, Crowley back on top of his game (following last season's events), Metatron still out there (though not mentioned in this episode), and the Michael/Lucifer screaming from the cage to warn of the Darkness just gives you chills... can't wait to see if they'll free them to fight her O_O .....

My only negative point here (that prevents me from giving this episode a full 10) is the weird thing that Sam says to Dean in the hospital about "not repeating the same mistakes again" and trying out something different.... uh Dean's plan was good, and quite solid (shoot everything in their way, get out, save everyone), whereas Sam's plan is completely and utterly idiotic, founded on nothing, only to give an excuse to separate Sam from Dean and get him infected. I love the writers, and they've made some of the best television I've ever seen, but this is a very poor plot device, badly implemented and that they don't sell very well. And I'm not usually one for over-analysing shows/movies, I'm normally the guy who watches Pacific Rim and calls it a good movie), but this was too transparent and there was no valid rationale for Sam's plan. Especially hours after he just pushed Dean into doing exactly what they ALWAYS do, i.e. sacrifice the rest of the world in order to save each other (which I can roll with in general). But this is just mad inconsistent.

Overall the episode felt weirdly un-Supernatural-like, somewhat like something out of The Walking Dead especially the Sam/Dean part (which is fine), but still very interesting, and I love the little bread crumbs they give us throughout the episode. Honestly a very good and very interesting episode, but that small dialogue was just completely sub-par (in every way) compared to the rest of it.

Great Start, An Excellent Beginning for Season 11

[reneelbuck · 10/10 · 22 October 2015]

After watching the conclusion of season 10, I really did not think I would be interested in the Darkness. It had never been mentioned previously, and I thought it would get the "put together at the last minute" feeling, but I was wrong. This episode definitely has some season one undertones, and not a bickering back and forth between Sam and Dean. For once they have no leads on what is going on and are just trying to survive. My absolute favorite parts were for Castiel's point of view. After watching the show for such a long time now, we really see the difference between an excellent Castiel episode and a not so good one. I truly felt bad as Castiel struggles with his spell/curse and shocked as the tear rolled down his cheek(when he calls Dean), major emotional scene for Destiel fans. Dean had a great back in forth with our new female evil force, the Darkness. Crowley is also worth mentioning though he did not have such a huge role in this episode (at least not as Mark Sheppard). The result of the Darkness seems to be apocalyptic, so I was very happy that Michael and Lucifer were motioned and I would love to see one or both of them again.

They needed to workshop the script again

[CubsandCulture · 8/10 · 12 October 2020]

The episode ends being enjoyable in large part because the Jensen and Jared started to hit some of their second strive around this time. Singer also rings out some creepy atmospherics from the lackluster script. But there is significant tonal problems present in this episode. It is intended to be a darker, more serious episode but then it has some really goofy bits. The name "The Darkness" is terrible and each time it is used it comes off as parody. The overall episode feels like - much of this season - that it is stuck in autopilot.

Been there, done that

[shwetafabm · 7/10 · 4 July 2020]

Darkness was a plus The tone of the ep was good But we have been here in S2 croaton and i think most of the motws last season were people going crazy, i am just not a fan of this overdone concept but it did fit well After S10 both brothers have done awful things with Sam here really to blame so it was good that they try to do the right thing

Done before but good tone

[shwetafabm · 7/10 · 9 August 2020]

The whole bird box crazy people thing has been done with croatoan virus on the show. I did like that Sam wants to be better.

Where the sun don't shine...

[Johnny_West · 4/10 · 23 September 2023]

Once again, a major evil is unleashed that will take up the entire season, perhaps even longer. At least the incredibly annoying Mark Pellegrino (Lucifer) was not pushed into Sam's dreams, delusions, or nightmares. Thank God for that.

We get The Darkness, which is a pretty lame title for the malevolent entity that is going to take up a full season of dumb mistakes by the Winchesters, as usual. I guess plan B was "God's Sister" or just "Amora Notahora?" "The Darkness" sounds darker?

If she had come out of a dark brown cave instead of dozens of streams of black smoke, it would have been less repetitive. The streams of smoke seem to be used for just about everything. It was nice to see the first five thousand times, but it is getting old at this point.

As usual, the brothers have their guilt-regret-sadness arguments, and Castiel shows up to take some guilt. He has such a pathetic guilt-ridden face that you hope somebody kills him off. It is a drag to see him.

Rowena, like her son Crowley, always gets the best of the moronic brothers. It would be shocking if they were ever ahead of anyone or anything. They have to get sucker-punched, captured, engage in the dumb macho talk with the evil villain, and then they discover they are outgunned, and facing death again.