8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Supernatural (2005)
Supernatural (2005)
Overview
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Hinduism: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The show maintains a neutral stance by consistently critiquing all forms of absolute power and institutional corruption, whether divine or governmental, while championing individual agency, self-sacrifice, and the strength of chosen family in the face of overwhelming supernatural threats.
The series features a diverse cast of supporting characters throughout its run, though its central roles remain traditionally cast without explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative generally maintains a neutral or positive portrayal of traditional identities, with DEI themes not being explicitly central to its core storytelling.
Secondary
Supernatural features a few LGBTQ+ characters and themes, most notably Castiel's romantic confession to Dean. While these moments offered representation, the immediate death of Castiel after his confession and the earlier death of lesbian character Charlie Bradbury reinforced the problematic 'bury your gays' trope, leading to a net negative impact despite some positive depictions.
The show consistently portrays the celestial hierarchy (God, angels, Heaven) as deeply flawed, manipulative, and often more dangerous or indifferent to humanity than demons. The narrative frequently critiques divine authority and champions human free will against it.
Hindu deities are depicted as arrogant, squabbling, and ultimately powerless beings easily defeated by Lucifer, reducing their religious significance to mere powerful, yet vulnerable, entities.
Supernatural does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The show primarily focuses on supernatural entities, monsters, and human hunters, without exploring gender identity or transition as a plot point or character arc.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Supernatural is an original series that created its own canon for characters, including mythological figures. While angels are often genderless and take various vessels, this does not constitute a gender swap of a character with a previously established gender from source material or prior adaptations.
Supernatural is an original series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. All characters were created for the show, and their races were defined by the initial casting, meaning no race swaps occurred from prior canon.
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