After months of waiting, Supernatural season 9, episode 1 “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here” airs tonight. Prepare for the fall with a refresher on season 8.
Supernatural‘s eighth season revolved around the Winchester brothers trying to seal the gates of Hell permanently. To do so, they had to complete three trials.
After killing a hellhound and rescuing Bobby’s soul from Hell, Sam was tasked with curing a demon in the season 8 finale. Sam had nearly cured Crowley when Dean arrived to stop him since completing the trial would be fatal.
Meanwhile, Castiel worked alongside angelic scribe Metatron to seal off Heaven as well to prevent the battles of Heaven from spilling to Earth. However, Metatron betrayed Castiel and stole his grace, rendering him human. Metatron then expelled all the angels from Heaven.
The season 8 finale ended with Sam collapsing in pain as he and Dean watched the angels fall to Earth.
So what can we expect in season 9?
“You never want to say that it’s going to be not as epic, but that was a pretty big end to the season. I think the way to make that resonate would be to have the early parts of Season 9 deal with the fallout of the epic event,” executive producer Jeremy Carver tells Zap2It.
“The best way to really make that take hold is with a character-driven approach in that we’re watching all our characters across the spectrum deal with the events of the finale and the ramifications.”
“I think the setup of the season is really great. We’re starting hitting the ground running, which is a really good premise,” Misha Collins adds. “Basically these really powerful angels and the demons we’ve already been dealing with are out to get us, and that’s a very formidable foe. That sets things up nicely.”
‘Supernatural’ season 9 premiere ‘I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here’ synopsis
The official press release had the following information about the episode:
FALLEN ANGELS — Dean (Jensen Ackles) is frantic after Sam (Jared Padalecki) collapses and the doctor tells Dean his brother won’t make it. Desperate, Dean sends out an all points bulletin via prayer to every angel in the area, asking them to help his brother. In exchange, Dean will owe that angel a favor. Numerous angry angels race to find and kill Dean, but one, Ezekiel (guest star Tahmoh Penikett), gets to him first. Meanwhile, Sam fights for his life and must face some familiar demons to do so. Castiel (Misha Collins) struggles to survive without powers. John Showalter directed the episode written by Jeremy Carver (#902).
Be sure to check out episode stills and a sneak peek clip from the episode as well.
Watch a promo for the episode
Watch ‘Supernatural’ season 9 online
If you’re unable to catch the Supernatural season 9 premiere live tonight, you’re not out of luck. If you want to watch online, the CW posts new episodes of the show to its site the day after they air.
You can also find new episodes within 24 hours on iTunes and Amazon. The last five episodes to air on The CW are available 8 days after broadcast on Hulu as well.