CMelody t1_is4hq7s wrote on October 13, 2022 at 6:23 AM

I loved Supernatural (and still enjoy the premise and main characters) but I felt like it was becoming far too repetitive, so I quit around season 5. I might go back now that it has been several years since I stopped watching to watch the back end of seasons.

The Walking Dead was my favorite show for several years (I even modded the sub), but just like the comic, I had to quit when Negan showed up. I love Jeffrey Dean Morgan, but the deaths that happened upon his introduction were a bridge too far for me. And like Supernatural, I felt like the show became formulaic. Group finds what they think is a safe place, shit goes to hell, a bunch of people die, they find new digs, lather, rinse, repeat. And it also felt like it kept trying to one up itself on portrayals of truly despicable human beings. It felt like it had become misery porn, and I had to shake that off for my own mental health.

Roook36 t1_is5cfjm wrote on October 13, 2022 at 12:45 PM

Season 5 really is a good place to quit the show. There are still good episodes after that. But season 5 completes a massive arc in a very satisfying way and it'd honestly be the perfect series finale except for the last 5 seconds.

Either way though, I always recommend the S10E05 episode "Fan Fiction" You can watch it right after the S5 finale as it doesn't have much to do with anything that happened after that, and it's a fun meta episode as Sam and Dean find a school putting on a musical play based on their lives.

(Well, technically I guess it does have spoilers for the S6 premiere as it lets you know neither Sam or Dean are dead...but considering the show has 15 seasons that's not really a big giveaway)

philipfoden t1_is5p8ls wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:21 PM

Wouldn't give Supernatural a try tbh. Season 5 is the best point to stop watching, and season 6 is the worst. I watched around 9-10 seasons before giving up.

CMelody t1_is68zcg wrote on October 13, 2022 at 4:33 PM

I liked what Vince Gilligan said (paraphrasing here) about ending shows before they feel like they stayed at the party too long. Five seasons really does seem like the sweet spot for so many shows to wrap things up.

Educational-Tower t1_is4p8zk wrote on October 13, 2022 at 8:06 AM

I gave up in season four. Way too repetitive.

ozgun1414 t1_is6wkzr wrote on October 13, 2022 at 7:06 PM

after god and sister season i felt like what more can happen after this and cancelled it. now keeping only first five for my recollection.