Supernatural - For Atheists and Believers

I love the way Supernatural questions the existence and goodness of God, angels, demons. Nothing is black and white in Sam and Dean's universe. Although one could argue that Dean, the older brother, tends to see things in black and white. (He hated Ruby because she was a demon and it didn't matter that she wanted to help Sam and tried to keep Dean from going to hell. He also questioned the existence of God and the goodness of his angels.) Demons equal evil. I think Dean's transformation came when he met Castiel, the angel who pulled him out of hell. He didn't believe that angels really existed, and who could blame him considering that for the better part of his life he's been hunting demons and no angel ever stepped in to help. As Dean met more angels throughout the 4th season, he saw how cruel and selfish they can be. Just like the demons.

The fact that Supernatural doesn't say anything definitive about the existence of God, makes the show more interesting. It wouldn't be as nearly interesting if they came out and said that God doesn't it or that God does exist. I think it's better this way. They leave it up to the viewer to decide for themselves. The storyline they went with was that most angels have never seen God so that way no character on the show, thus far, can say that God really is up there somewhere.

Even though angels and demons are prominent in this show, they are metaphors. Sam and Dean are just two brothers trying to do some good in the world who find it increasingly difficult to judge with certainty who the good and bad guys are.