It’s hard to believe that Bobby is truly gone from Supernatural.
Carrying on is in itself a difficult matter and “Adventures in Babysitting” took to exploring just how well Sam and Dean were able to handle such a tragic loss.
In fact, the return from hiatus was something of a quiet one giving more time for reflecting on Bobby, the idea of moving forward, and simply acknowledging he really was dead.
I wasn’t entirely sure where everything would pick back up. Would there be a time jump? Would it be moments after “Death’s Door?” Thankfully, there was a bit of both leaving Sam and Dean relatively speechless and in a state of mourning that progressed them towards ways of coping without dragging things out or jumping so far ahead that the boys seemed perfectly fine. It truly allowed the tragic moment to resonate for both viewers and the characters.
Which of course meant that Sam needed to fill his time by saving others and Dean, besides even further copious amounts of alcohol, was focused on the singular task of revenge. Which also meant that Sam and Dean split up. Again. Haven’t they learned that splitting up is a bad thing?
At least Dean was off to see one of my new favorite characters, Frank. He’s unlike many of the other friends and acquaintances that the brothers have gotten to know along the way, in that aside from being technologically savvy and a bit of a crazy person, Frank offers up moments of sanity that are bluntly laid out on the table.