As we quickly approach the finale of season 9, I thought it might be fun to look back at how the Winchesters have fared in finales over the years. Did they succeed or did they fail in their goal?
Before we proceed, just let me say that I love Sam and Dean, and would certainly want them on my side, no matter what, if another Apocalypse was nigh...
Season 1: Devil's Trap - the Winchesters (all three of them!) fail to kill Azazel.
2: All Hell Breaks Loose II - while Dean does succeed in killing Azazel, they fail to prevent the Devil's Gate from opening.
3: No Rest For the Wicked - the Winchesters fail to kill Lilith thereby sending Dean to hell.
4: Lucifer Rising - Sam does succeed in killing Lilith, but, oops!, that opened Lucifer's cage and brought about the Apocalypse. As my daughter would say, Epic Fail!
5: Swan Song - arguably the WInchester's finest moment as they succeed in putting Lucifer back in his cage and ending the Apocalypse.
6: The Man Who Knew Too Much - Sam and Dean fail to stop Castiel from gobbling up all the souls in Purgatory, thereby becoming a pretty douchebag god.
7: Survival of the Fittest - Dean succeeds in killing Dick Roman (thank Chuck!) forever (we can only hope!) ridding us of the Leviathan threat.
8: Sacrifice - Sam fails to close the gates of Hell forever because Dean won't let him die (awww!).
So the scorecard:
Successes = 2
Mixed = 1
Fails = 5
Hmmm. Does that mean we're going to be stuck with Metatron for another year? That the angels will still be amongst us? Or that the angels get sent back, Boogertron gets his, and Dean goes dark side? I for one am really looking forward to finding out. Here's to a Winchester success for this finale!
