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Examples of modern Supernatural cannibalizing itself:

11×20: Fuck, we’ve written ourselves into a corner with Amara. I know! Let’s flush all the subtlety of S5 down the shitter, invalidate all previous observations about the order of the SPN-verse and make God an actual character with Relatable™

Quirks™!

11×23: Oh, shit, we don’t know how to top God and insert more drama. Quick, bring Mary back and ruin all of her background mythology!

S12: Shit, we have no idea how to make this arc compelling and angsty. Quick, devalue the boys’ past Hell experiences to make their current status seem more important and impactful! Alistair, everyone’s favorite antagonist, is now incompetent even though he managed to break Dean!

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