I'm going to treat this in my mind like the pilot for a new show. That way, it's okay for the new characters to be over-the-top and rough around the edges, it's okay to ask really big and obvious questions and leave them hanging because they're going to drive the plot for the upcoming season, and it's okay to be intrigued by these two hot guys named Dean and Sam and wonder who exactly they are and hope we get to learn more about them soon.
Otherwise, I would be one unhappy camper.
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Mind you, they seemed to try to cram an awful lot into 40 minutes which made parts of it seem a bit rushed, and there was a big ol' pile of exposition as well. But overall, I gave it a thumbs up.
And let's face it, anything is better than the Season 3 premier episode *shudders*.
But I liked Sam having to use the golf club, and I'm willing to put up with this weirdly distant Sam as long as we get some backstory on him soon. Dean's "am I in Heaven?" broke my heart a little, and the opening montage was way cool. So it wasn't all bad.
I have to admit to wanting to thump both Sam and Grandpa as well, but I think that just means they did a reasonable job with the story - they made me react. I spend an awful lot of my time watching Spn just simply wanting to hug Dean - he's been beaten down so many times now and he just keeps getting up and exceeding everyone's expectations.
So overall, while it was no Lazarus Rising, I think this actually wasn't so bad. Anyway, we'll see what comes next, right?
That mentality lets me watch and enjoy all seasons of the show.