Review for 7x01 'Meet The New Boss'

Sera Gamble’s S7 opener Meet The New Boss is a fast paced, exposition heavy episode, and while it is more plot driven than I usually like, I felt entertained throughout. The episode picks up where the S6 finale left off and resolves some of the open plot strands from last season, while opening a whole new can of worms at the same time. As was to be expected, the episode mainly addresses Castiel’s situation, but it also sets up Sam and Dean’s storylines and introduces the new Big Bad (presumably) of the season. And to top it all off, there are a lot familiar faces in the episode that nicely add to the diversity of character interactions. Overall, Meet The New Boss may not be my favourite season opener ever – I doubt that anything will ever trump In My Time Of Dying for me – but I enjoyed the episode a lot. So far the new season is off to a good start!

( Look at our lives. How many more hits can we take? )