| 88 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
The series' grim tone and overall look of a grimy world in perpetual need of dusting or wiping is a long way from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and closer to Japanese movies like The Grudge. [12 Sep 2005, p.45] |
| 80 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
It's likely to startle you the way no show has since The X-Files. |
| 80 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
This creepy storytelling carries extra punch because the drama has an excellent, easy-to-root-for cast. |
| 80 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
A creepy, atmospheric, sometimes downright scary hour of TV. |
| 80 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
"Supernatural" is unlike anything else out there and should build a following among viewers who appreciate its combination of spooky mythology and mystery adventure. |
| 80 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Padalecki and Ackles are hunky, funny and a joy to watch. |
| 75 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
Of all the season's new dark-arts adventures, WB's aptly if generically named Supernatural may be the simplest and the scariest.... It wants nothing more than to frighten you -- and tonight, it does. |
| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
Ackles and Padalecki are good-looking, yes, get to drive a '67 Chevy and will undoubtedly run into a lot of really hot women in peril, but "Supernatural" works. It's just serious enough, just hip enough and, as advertised, more scary than imagined. |
| 70 |
Los Angeles Times Paul Brownfield
A loud, believably unbelievable ghost story, a different ghost from classic lore guest-starring each week. |
| 70 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
"Supernatural" plays like a high-octane B-flick. You could be mildly ashamed at how much you like it. |
| 70 |
Newsday Diane Werts
It's a romp and a half. |
| 70 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
It is a well-made little show of horrors that's likely to scare and thrill its target audience. |
| 60 |
Washington Post Tom Shales
There isn't much in "Supernatural" to engage viewers older than Sam and Dean, but it's certainly not the worst of the new troop of spookers. |
| 50 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
The stars are appealing WB veterans, but it is hard to believe that subsequent episodes will carry the same edge as the premiere. "Supernatural" is not "The Sixth Sense," it's "Ghostbusters' Creek." |
| 50 |
Cleveland Plain Dealer Mark Dawidziak
The creep factor runs high, and it had better in a series called "Supernatural." But the series also has its overly familiar and just-plain-silly moments. |
| 40 |
Variety Brian Lowry
A perfectly serviceable if not particularly inspired bumper. |
| 38 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Leaden, predictable and, at times, unintentionally funny. |
| 30 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
As unimaginative as its title. |
| 30 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
Genre fans used to the emotional depth and extraordinary storytelling of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" will find that this show is not even remotely in "Buffy's" or "Angel's" league. |
| 30 |
Salon Heather Havrilesky
As flat and robotic as the show may be, a teen "X-Files" meets "Red Eye" is likely to pull in high ratings. |
| 25 |
Slant Magazine Eric Neigher
Supernatural's shortcomings could have been mitigated were its plotlines authentically scary. |
| 20 |
Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart
These brothers are like most WB stars and starlets, pretty faces with negligible theatrical skills. |
