Supernatural Wasted the Potential of One Villain in the Final Seasons

While Supernatural has become one of my favorite shows, there are several flaws that I wish could have been given far better potential. I think when it comes to their use of several villains, some of them are either overused, or extremely underused for the show. 

One specific villain that I was disappointed with both the little use of screentime and storyline, was the cosmic terror known as The Empty. This villain instantly caught my attention, when we got the first glimpse of this thing after Castiel dies again. He awakens in The Empty, where he meets an entity that takes on his own form, mocking him. This creature came off so threatening upon first meeting, and I was looking forward to seeing more of this villain. 

Unfortunately, I felt that the villain didn't get a proper storyline for the show.

The Empty was such an interesting villain. This thing reminded me of Lovecraft horror, an unknown horror that obviously did not belong. I also loved how the entity could take on so many forms, shape shifting has always been of my favorite attributes in horror. 

And the best thing about this monster, was the motivation behind its actions against the main cast. 

It was angry that it had woken up, and all it wanted, was to go back to sleep. Due to the insanity that was going on with the Winchesters and their friends, the Empty had woken up, and was pretty pissed off. It wanted to sleep, but due to the madness and the other battles taking place, it struggled to go back to sleep. 

The Empty started to use pain as its main factor, going after anyone that would dare to mess with it. The Empty also become victorious in season 15, when it was able to claim the soul of Castiel, after he was told that if he is ever happy, he will die.

There was also a really cool scene with The Empty before Castiel was told this messed up deal, when it had possessed a random angel. The acting of this scene made me a little uncomfortable, probably because I knew that this thing was not human. It also kept on smiling at Castiel, heavily implying that The Empty was stuck in its own madness.

I really believed that The Empty was going to become the main villain of either season 14 or the final season. It was pretty disappointing to find this out, because in my opinion, The Empty could have been one of the final villains for the ending of the show. I did mention that Jack should have been the villain in another article, but I think The Empty would have been a much better choice.

It's a huge shame that The Empty was treated more like a side villain compared to the other villains that I thought were kind of tame compared to this entity. I would have loved a storyline of Jack being forced to take down The Empty, after the death of Castiel. This revenge storyline also would have been more much impactful, since Castiel literally confessed his love to his best friend before his death.

A Lovecraftian horror attempting to take over the Earth would have been a fantastic storyline, all because it was angry that many forces had awoken this thing from its eternal slumber.

That would have been an awesome ending for the show. Of course, the Winchesters would have won the fight in the end, but the stakes would have been on another level. 

Man, how I wished The Empty was written as more of a threat for the final seasons!

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Thank you for reading!

Emy Quinn