Lazarus Rising

Lazarus Rising brings us back into the world of Supernatural, of course, with clever new scenarios under way.

Many wondered what the writers would have in store for Dean after the amazing finale to the third season. No worries, since this remains the best season opener of the first five years. From the moment that we see Dean crawling out of his grave, we know that we are in for a bigger season. The introduction to the new story lines involving a higher power is certainly to raise questions, but the writers are to be congratulated for risking it and finally bringing some religion-based faith into the show, what most supernatural-themed shows are afraid of. One can only predict what will happen in what is the show's strongest season.

This episode is when the show fundamentally shifted (for a few years) from a weekly case of the week procedural to an melodrama that has an long term, multi faceted plot. Neither version of supernatural is really worse than the other but this episode more than seasons 1, 2 and 3's openers grounded the season in a ongoing story. It also beefed up the religious content of the show much more so than prior forays into the material. This is indicated something different but good was coming for Sam and Dean.

Of course the introduction of Cas is iconic. Re-watching it today and it struck me just how *cinematic* this episode is. The scene in the gas station and the final scene in the barn are some of the best visual story beats in the show's entire run.

I binged watched the first 7 season, This is in my top 10 of of favourite episodes, Castiel make his debut and Dean gets as helping hand out of hell

Will have to go down as one of the best episodes simply because of castiel's entrance at the end of the episode.

Dean returns from the afterlife in hell six feet under in a grave and he walks to a gas station in the middle of nowhere. He steals an old parked car and drives to meet the skeptic Bobby that believes first that he is a supernatural creature. Dean thinks that Sam had made a deal to release him and they drive to Illinois to meet Sam that tells that he had not succeeded in bringing Dean back. The trio drives to meet the psychic Pamela Barnes to seek the answer and she organizes a séance to conjure who saved Dean. He finds that a being named Castiel saved him, but Pam becomes blind when she sees him. Then Dean and Sam go to a dining where the waitress and the owner are demons. Dean discovers that they are scared and also do not know who saved him. During the night, Sam sneaks from the motel room to vanquish the demons and meet Ruby that is using another vessel. She tells that no demon took Dean from Hell. Meanwhile, Dean and Bobby conjure Castiel in a barn prepared with many supernatural traps. When the overwhelming Castiel appears, he tells to Dean that he is an angel of the Lord and God has a plan for him.

The beginning of the Fourth Season could not be better, with a stunning episode. The creepy return of Dean in the grave is impressive and the conclusion with the unexpected revelation of Castiel is totally surprising. Further, the unknown Traci Dinwiddie is a very sexy and beautiful woman and I hope to have the chance to see her again. Jen Halley is also a gorgeous woman in the role of a demon. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "A Ressurreição de Lázaro" ("The Ressurrection of Lazarus")