Supernatural Best Season Only Proves That The Boys Future Is Bright, Despite S4 Flop

In its first two years, Supernatural 's ratings remained fairly low, and the show was in danger of not being renewed for a third season. But the management at The CW, which inherited the show after the unprofitable The WB was shut down, showed patience, and it paid off. Beginning with the fourth season, the ratings began to rise.

Eric Kripke Wanted to End Supernatural with Season 5

During the first years, the creator of the project, Eric Kripke, had a general idea of the direction Supernatural would take and expected to fit it into three years. Then adjustments were made to the original plan, and three seasons became five.

But a five-year plan was a pretty big statement. Although the showrunner had outlines of the general story, low ratings did not give the creators confidence that they would be able to tell the story in its entirety. As a result, the plot was often only described in detail for one season.

Supernatural Carried on Without Kripke After Season 5

As the ratings grew, Kripke began to realize that he might not be allowed to finish the show with the fifth season. In the end, Season 5 was the end of the road for Kripke alone — the creator of the series handed over the duties of showrunner to Sera Gamble, remaining as a producer and creative consultant. He did not interfere with the filming process.

As a result, the fifth season is still considered by many fans to be the best. Moreover, the fifth season was the real finale of Supernatural for many viewers — it became a worthy end not only for the main plot, but also for many secondary arcs.

Kripke Is Excited to Finish The Boys with Five Seasons

So the fact that Kripke's other popular show, The Boys, will only be getting five seasons is a joy for both fans and the showrunner himself:

“I'm excited to finally execute a 5-season plan. [...] Five just seems like a good round number. It's enough to tell the story but also bring it to a climax without wearing out its welcome.”

The Boys Season 4 Lulls Us Awake for Epic Season 5

The Boys recently returned for a fourth season, and this return was not a triumph. The season was met with mixed reviews from critics and viewers, in part because it lost its sharp irony and became more of a soap opera.

But we don't want to blame the creators of The Boys, and Kripke in particular, for the decline in the quality of the show — after all, they gave us three seasons of adrenaline-fueled adventure and a fresh look at superheroes.

There is a fairly simple explanation for this — the penultimate season syndrome. Viewers understand that the main characters will most likely not die and will at least live to see the final battle. So there is no particular sense of intrigue.

And most likely, there will not be a turning point in the plot that will dramatically change the balance of power until the tenth episode. Until then, we can only be satisfied with a soap opera.

The released season of The Boys is literally a rehearsal before a big concert. You might want to skip it, but it's just too exciting: there's a chance that, amidst the tears and melodramatic dialogue, some important information will emerge at least once — and without it, the potentially best fifth season will be a little harder to understand.

Source: EW