Intro of Death in Supernatural's 21st Episode of Season 5. This is the best intro sequence of a character that i have seen after Captain Barbosa's return in PoC DMC.
That reminded me of a saying. Translated it means: "The Devil knows more due to being old rather than for being the Devil". It means that older people have more experience and knowledge than younger people do, hence why the Devil holds more knowledge due to his age, not his status.
This one was good. Charmed also had a good one. He didn’t seem to like doing his job sometimes but understood it was a necessary part of reality and was very sympathetic to people when it was their time
Supernatural’s Death is the best kind of overpowered, ominous, neutral entity. The other horsemen wore their power on their sleeve and basically every villain loved to show just how strong they are and force people to fear them. Characters like Death are the best because they don’t need to show off, they don’t need to flex. They know how powerful they are and they somehow have less then zero fucks to give what you think of them. Yet they have an aura around them that clearly says “disrespect me and it will be that last mistake you’ll EVER make”
Indeed. Death is a cosmic force, and he _knows_ it and doesn't have to flaunt it. The only time that could come close to flexing is when he has Dean try to be Death (reaping people when their time has come) for a day, and even then it was to teach him a bigger lesson above that anyway. He rightfully points out that to him, mere mortals like Dean are dime-a-dozen bacteria that can't even comprehend the scope of Death's being and the power he wields. Then we get Billie and Betty who were just petty shite knock-offs :/
@@mrreyes5004 Truly. It's like trying to stop rain from falling, the sun from burning, the river from flowing to the ocean. Why would Death need to express his power? He is the inevitable; the ultimate equalizer of life. Not even God can cheat him.
I like how Death is the only thing Dean is scared of.. he talks back to angels, demons, Lucifer, God, Amara, leviathans, and every other monster/deity/entity he's come across.. but when Death tells him to sit down or shut up, he does so immediately
He doesn't have to look back, if he wants that man to die, then he will. End of story. Death is so compelling because where so many heavyweights of the show still feel the need to boast and try to make people fear them, Death is a cosmic force of reality who could pop this insignificant little planet like a balloon in a millisecond if he wanted to and no one on it could do one damn thing to stop him and be KNOWS that. You can end a Famine, you can cure Pestilence, you can end a War, but Death is undefeated, sooner or later, it will claim you.
Honestly, I don't think it would have made a difference. Sparing someone just because they are nice. What was that saying. "Only the good die young." Death does not care if someone "deserves" to die. Deserve has got nothing to do with it.
@@Chirpysemperboy In the Supernatural show, Death was big on respect and knowing your place. Dude was staring at his phone, *slammed* into him, and then chastised the other person for being in his way. That is multiple levels of contempt for other people. Death views Humans as beneath him, and while Dean got uppity he showed respect. That amoeba thought it was the most important thing, which is just insulting.
When Death brushes off his shoulder and the guy just dies.. No heart attack, no Bleeding, no nothing, The guy just drops dead... This scene just screams badass
Can we all take a second to appreciate the guy who dies? On screen for about 7 seconds, and played the role perfectly. Watching the life leave his eyes almost instantly as he starts to buckle and fall.
Death is honestly the only character that made me personally feel insignificant, everything else is so full of anger and vengeance, But Death is indifferent to our worlds petty existence- making sure we know we are hardly anymore important than the ants at our feet.
@@benthompson2136 pretty sure death being lucifer's bitch would be a bigger problem for the humans than death himself...it's not like dean and sam helped him because of the goodness of their hearts.
I forgot how good the early Supernatural seasons were oml. This is hands down the most epic character introduction in the whole show. With Cas' being a close second.
Well the show was only intended to run for 5 seasons. Kripke had a story he wanted to tell and once he told it, he left the show and now we have... whatever it is now
I reckon one of the many things that make this the best character introduction in film/ Television is the way Death kills the man on his phone. All other villains in Supernatural kill in gruesome, intense ways involving claws, teeth, blades and magic, whereas when Death kills someone, he simply wills it to happen, and in an instant, without even touching the man, he dies.
I don't think he died bc he touched him. I think he didn't like that the guy was rude to him. Also notice that he didn't start to die until Death brushed off his shirt
While I agree Death is awesome in this, I do think the man died because he bumped shoulders with him. I don't know if it was intentional or not, if it was that man's time to go or Death simply didn't like him. I would hope that the one responsible for the death of every living thing on the planet would have a better temperament or at the very least the wisdom and professionalism NOT to arbitrarily kill someone whose time hadn't come, even if they were a jerk. It's hard to say. But the reason I believe Death killed that man with his touch is because in some old folklore the Grim Reaper is said to be able to kill anyone simply by touching them, iirc. Heh, I suppose you could say that man felt the "cold hand of death" literally, or at least his cold shoulder. ;)
One of the best intros of all time. Can’t believe they ‘killed’ Death & replaced him with Billie. This character truly was iconic and played the part of an immortal entity perfectly. Now we have Billie as Death & Chuck as God.
@@Marguns21 that's what I said! The og death said it himself that he had been burned too many times by the Winchester's so I'm sure he was looking or at least hoping for an out (that's my opinion at least)
The sky, the white car, the leaves in the wind, and finally the music. Every detail creates an ominous and creepy enviroment perfect for death. Hands down the best scene of the series
Can you imagine him during the 1800's. Trotting through a western town on a white horse, clad in black with two ivory handled revolvers with skulls on them as this song plays. He must have looked like a boss.
Death was sealed away much like the other horsemen. It wasn't like they wandered around in the world, Lucifer broke the box open and they could finally walk, which as we saw multiple disasters and apocalyptic events started to happen When they were on earth. War drove people blood crazy to murder their own children and neighbors with no remorse. Famine made people ravenous with hunger born from the soul itself. Pestilence spread plague and disease that wiped out an entire hospital and would only get worse. And death being present in Chicago was basically going to cause a massive disaster that would've killed millions and millions more after.
@@fallenangel6640 no, she didn’t. she wanted order, an end to Winchester shenanigans. I like OG death better too but, you must have been watching a different show. Her attitude toward the winchesters never diverged pre/post becoming death. even in the times she aided them, she was never a fan of the favoritism Sam and Dean were afforded. And after the thing with the darkness and waking up the empty…lol I’m goin ham on this years old post. Sorry bout that. Needless to say I disagree… respectfully.
The best part of this scene is that Death doesn't necessarily "kill" the jerk. It's very probable that the act of simply touching Death killed him. Death is not vengeance nor wrath, he is calm and cold while following the plan. That's why Billy was never quite as good. She was still new to the job and hadn't figured out that in the end they all come to Death.
This intro was honestly amazing and worthy of Death, because he _is_ singlehandedly _the most powerful character_ on the show, even more so than God. He said it himself, in the end, he'll reap God too.
I don't know why, but I really like how people run to that man's aid to check on him. Even though it's too late, its very touching. The extras do an amazing job. All of them look genuilly surprised and I can see this actually happen if someone suddenly collapsed in public. In fact, I have seen it at least one while I was living in Chicago. Just demonstrates the inherit good in people even if society as a whole is so lost.
@Keys andFood Oh yes. Fighting a house on fire, with more fire. Fighting heat with heat, fighting ice with ice, fighting lawlessness with more lawlessness. How is that not nonsensical again? Death isn't supposed to be killable, that's the whole point of them having the title/name Death.
This intro is one of the most badass intros I've ever seen. Instead of a pale white horse he pulls up in a white 1959 Cadillac. And that song sends chills down my spine.
And the most incredible part of this whole scene is, that after a while, we get to understand this character and his purpose. In retrospect, that "random guy" wasn't just a random guy and he did NOT bump into death. Death bumped into HIM! Death was reaping that guy, for he had to die... he was only being classy about it.
Erick Baddy Crowley's not as powerful as Luci, let alone Death. But it's just how he acts and talks that makes him a badass. "You're good. But I'm Crowley."
Ian Alonzo yeah but as we seen from Castiel, that bind can be broken by someone powerful enough. And Death is waayyyy more powerful than Lucifer, that shouldn't even be debated...
While the intro itself is amazing, I just love the buildup that season 5 gave Death. Right from the moment Lucifer raises Death you know he's going to play some major role and then finally the music starts and you see the car. At that moment the disappointment of the other three horsemen pretty much went away. They were never the important one
I feel that Lucifer only brought out the other 3 because he needed them out in order to field the true "prize". Similar to the weakening of the seals of Lucifer's cage. The other 3 'lesser' horsemen, while powerful in their own right, only served to weaken the door to Death's tomb/prison.
It’s 2020 and this is still the greatest character intro in the history of Supernatural. I remember watching this and getting chills like “Holy Shit...he really killed him with a simply swipe.”
It wasn't a swipe...it was a THOUGHT. Death probably wouldn't have killed him if he politely apologized for bumping into him, but with the snarky comment afterwards instead, Death thought "You arrogant little insect..." and dropped him. That swipe was just to brush dirt off his coat.
I haven't watched Supernatural (yet) but my bf showed me this and I just.. Wow. Probably one of the best introductions to a character in TV history. The power is so obvious and the music is absolutely perfect. Always gives me shivers.
So many shows have over powered characters but I feel like this show truly showed how powerful an entity like death can be. They arent a villain but they just exist and you should show them respect. Someone like him can end you with barely a thought but you are so insignificant he just chooses not to. That level of power is really hard to show right.
Nothing can Really stop Death. In every media he(or she) is in, they are usually the most powerful being around. As long as there is existance there is death. I actually belive him when he says He'll reap god. That doesnt exactly mean he's stronger than God. But he probably knew the whole time how he'd die, and how The whole story would go.
What I love is the fact thatDeath is the creepiest and most badass character ever…but Julian Richings is the sweetest human in the world. He’s like what you’d get if you crossed a cinnamon roll with a golden retriever
Blake Walters Both death and God are omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent, but if either 2 cant remember that one thing, then they are not Gods and should not exist
billy jones That line made no sense, really the whole Darkness thing was really stupid. Death is a concept but season 11 makes you belief that you can hurt someone on a level with and probably even higher than Death... just with brute force
I think Death have the most awesome intro than any villain in SPN. When I first saw this on TV, I literally thought to myself 'he is someone you definitely don't want to fuck with'. Even Lucifer's intro is not this epic (Don't get me wrong. I love the actor who portrait Lucifer but Death take the cake this time.)
Well, if we just talk about Death as...well, Death, and not as SPN version of Death, then I totally agreed with you. I think people shouldn't hate Death. Death actually guide you in the afterlife. I mean imagine going that road alone. And evil is pretty much a word describing villain. Haha. But in my own opinion, in SPN, everyone is a villain, even Sam and Dean sometimes.
oh yeah...well...i agree with you but i have to say i never saw(from my side) dean and same to be villain...even when they were! :D And you are right about the road(afterlife) because it existed from Pagan Gods (thousand years ago)...Anubis(egypt),freya(norse),hades(greek).
In this series Death is more of a good guy, than he is a villain. He is pretty much as close to neutral as you get, but as far as I remember, he's slightly on the side of the heroes.
Is he really a villain though Think about it he's the only one of the four horsemen who didn't get his fingers chopped off And he willingly gave his ring to Dean so is he really the bad guy ohh should I also point out the many times death has helped Sam and dean I mean come on is he really the bad guy for Christ sakes the man loves pizza
some more of my favorite things I'm noticing on my bajillionth rewatch-- Death just walks among us. There really is no grand entrance, no drama or confidence being exuded by this unfathomably powerful being as it walks amongst humans. An elephant is not proud when it walks the savannah- it simply is. Death is not evil, cocky, or smug. He does not revel in his own presence amongst the pitiful humans. He simply _is_. another is the way he's already half out of frame by the time the guy dies. he just looks like anyone of the other background extras. even as he walks away, the camera doesn't seem to notice him. There is nothing in the framing that portrays him as unsettling, ominous, or outwardly powerful. yet again, he just _is_
I'd argue death is evil. At least in Supernatural. Okay so the guy accidentally makes contact with death and dies. Not necessarily his fault I guess. However, later in the episode Dean encounters Death in a pizza place and he has murdered every customer in the place. That isn't really a neutral act. He wasn't just doing his job unless you think coincidentally all those peoples time was up. He murdered them so he could eat pizza in peace and have a chat with Dean.
The symbolism is great in this scene, with the music, Death arriving in his pale steed, the one way sign symbolizing that the path to death is a one way road with only one destination at the end of it, its truly one of the best scenes of the show.
My top 5 favorite introductions number 5: Castiel (showing off his wings with thunder) number 4: Balthazar (it's party time!) number 3: Pestilence ( a bit gross, but cool) number 2: Raphael ( electric wings) number 1: DEATH! the example? the video says it all.
Hands down the best fuckin character introduction ever. The song, the Leaves the wind, the pale Cadillac, the calm walk all show you don’t want to mess with him
This is, in my opinion, the most perfected character intro ever. It's not too short, nor too long. The song really adds to the whole "o death please don't F*UK me too hard" concept. And also, I think it's fair that death killed him, considering that man didn't even care who he so happened to walk right into. And the way death came at him? Brushing off his essence. Symbolic and powerful. And the fact that Death is portrayed as a gentleman of sorts make him even more terrifying than the concept of the Grim Reaper. Indeed, Death is by far one of the most badass characters in the show. Death better not be dead.
People don't give this intro the respect it deserves. Nobody remembers that before Thor and Wonder Woman's epic entries, there was Death on Supernatural, a bloody TV show which makes everyone cower in fear.
I think that's not the point. Death didn't killed him because the bumped into him, he reacts when the man talks, basically he killed him for being a jerk haha
The thought of that is pretty amazing, to be honest. But maybe not for his FIRST introduction, since this intro was all about his power and how little Death cares: simply brushing your life from his shoulder like something unsavoury. It would have taken away from it had it been a child. Still, like the idea a lot
Spectator: what was that?! Death: death. Spectator: but what kind?! Death: instant. Spectator: but there was no sound he just died! Death : I know it's a terrifying thing to have happen it's called a deterrent. Spectator: you couldn't have just knocked him out?! Death: how is knocking him out a deterrent, everyone wants to be knocked out no one wants to be dead. 🙂
This is a popular misconception about Death though. He doesn't kill, he Reaps Souls. Hes the one who comes to collect your soul, not the reason for you dying in the first place. Well unless your rude and bump into him. In other stories its usually only the Souls that refuse to accept their Death that he comes for. Terry Pratchett does a great version of Death showing that hes more like a Guide
@@Azazreal With all due respect, is there truly a difference between reaping and killing? One ends your life; the other takes your soul, ending your life. He is the one whom cuts the string; the reapers are the ones who guide your soul.
@@colt9836 as a friend put it, "Death is an appointment everyone has and nobody knows the time" It's not so much "Death cuts the string". There's a reason it's called "Reaping", Death harvests when the "crop" (the soul of the person in question) is "ripe". It's why Death carries a scythe - a tool for harvesting crops - and not a sword
@@villekuronen6242 Would the Archangel Gabriel be considered a cosmic force? If so then he was the first entity, but we didn't know because he was "Loki." If we want to be extremely technical about it, Michael was the *very* first power the Winchester faced because the two went back in time to stop Anna.
@@mavisgregory578 The “pale mare” is a Biblical reference When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him Direct quote.
10 years later this is still the greatest character introduction I've ever seen
True
Gives me chills
Not just in this show either. One of the most memorable entrances in most shows I've watched
Goosebumps
Fax
Death didn’t even talk, and yet we already knows how badass he is.
a true badass doesnt have to talk^^
Because he is death he doesn't need to talk
Why would he?
He is death; he is inevitable.
Why push the river when it already flows to the ocean?
a true bad ass doesnt need to say he is one, sicne everyone would already know, its like how big dogs dont really bark, they know they are big
Well he's death. I hate when ppl say stupid things
I just love this show's version of Death. He's not evil or antagonistic. He's just very old and VERY good at his job. And that's what makes him scary.
That reminded me of a saying. Translated it means: "The Devil knows more due to being old rather than for being the Devil". It means that older people have more experience and knowledge than younger people do, hence why the Devil holds more knowledge due to his age, not his status.
@@ElmKyh “Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.
-Bohdi Sanders
@@ElmKyhAre you Brazilian. I am and I know that saying as well.
The amount of command he his in a room/on screen is crazy
This one was good. Charmed also had a good one. He didn’t seem to like doing his job sometimes but understood it was a necessary part of reality and was very sympathetic to people when it was their time
Supernatural’s Death is the best kind of overpowered, ominous, neutral entity. The other horsemen wore their power on their sleeve and basically every villain loved to show just how strong they are and force people to fear them. Characters like Death are the best because they don’t need to show off, they don’t need to flex. They know how powerful they are and they somehow have less then zero fucks to give what you think of them. Yet they have an aura around them that clearly says “disrespect me and it will be that last mistake you’ll EVER make”
Well said!
Indeed. Death is a cosmic force, and he _knows_ it and doesn't have to flaunt it. The only time that could come close to flexing is when he has Dean try to be Death (reaping people when their time has come) for a day, and even then it was to teach him a bigger lesson above that anyway. He rightfully points out that to him, mere mortals like Dean are dime-a-dozen bacteria that can't even comprehend the scope of Death's being and the power he wields.
Then we get Billie and Betty who were just petty shite knock-offs :/
Very true.
@@kzamora2548 yes
@@mrreyes5004 Truly.
It's like trying to stop rain from falling, the sun from burning, the river from flowing to the ocean.
Why would Death need to express his power?
He is the inevitable; the ultimate equalizer of life.
Not even God can cheat him.
I like how Death is the only thing Dean is scared of.. he talks back to angels, demons, Lucifer, God, Amara, leviathans, and every other monster/deity/entity he's come across.. but when Death tells him to sit down or shut up, he does so immediately
He is.
He was kinda scared of God at 1st.
@@yhnchiko9971 nope he was just sad that chuck did nothing not scared
@@anthonyy4345 for real. He was really kinda pissed at him
To fucking true lad
No matter how many times I watch this scene I still get chills from it, in my opinion this is the best intro of any character on the show so far.
Badass right? Followed by maybe Castiel then God
Yep, Death rules
What's the song ? Dose anyone know
Jen Titus - Oh death
Mikala Ireland definitely
I love how everyone still agrees that this scene is one of the best character introductions in the history of tv shows
Divided as people are, there are still some things we can all agree on, and one of them is how awesome Death's introduction was in Supernatural:).
Perhaps forever. How the hell do you top this?
And then he was killed so quickly and easily like he was nothing.
🤦♀️
still think that's literally the best
@@purplebean8989 Not in this episode! Not for a long, long time.
The way he slowly brushes his shoulder off and never looks back...and seconds later the man is dead...watching in 2021 and STILL have the shivers.
He doesn't have to look back, if he wants that man to die, then he will. End of story.
Death is so compelling because where so many heavyweights of the show still feel the need to boast and try to make people fear them, Death is a cosmic force of reality who could pop this insignificant little planet like a balloon in a millisecond if he wanted to and no one on it could do one damn thing to stop him and be KNOWS that.
You can end a Famine, you can cure Pestilence, you can end a War, but Death is undefeated, sooner or later, it will claim you.
Just shows how death sees us, insignificant bacteria.
a speck of dust
"What about... Chicago?" "I suppose it can stay. I like the pizza." the power of pizza saved millions from that guy's rudeness !
That's one of my calori favorite quotes in the whole series.
death approves of deep dish pizza
Next time while dying keep a Chicago Pizza to buy him off😂😂
@@abhinavwarrier1708😂😂
How did I miss this series?
That's why you apologize to people you bump into.
Exactly, you never know when the person you bump into on the street is the physical manifestation of death itself
+ dont be a hypocrite
Honestly, I don't think it would have made a difference. Sparing someone just because they are nice. What was that saying. "Only the good die young." Death does not care if someone "deserves" to die. Deserve has got nothing to do with it.
If you're Canadian, you don't have to worry 😂
@@Chirpysemperboy In the Supernatural show, Death was big on respect and knowing your place. Dude was staring at his phone, *slammed* into him, and then chastised the other person for being in his way. That is multiple levels of contempt for other people. Death views Humans as beneath him, and while Dean got uppity he showed respect. That amoeba thought it was the most important thing, which is just insulting.
When Death brushes off his shoulder and the guy just dies.. No heart attack, no Bleeding, no nothing, The guy just drops dead... This scene just screams badass
For him, that guy was a mere bacteria that got his clothes dirty, and he easily eliminated it!
For him, that guy was a mere bacteria that got his clothes dirty, and he easily eliminated it!
Can we all take a second to appreciate the guy who dies? On screen for about 7 seconds, and played the role perfectly. Watching the life leave his eyes almost instantly as he starts to buckle and fall.
Death is honestly the only character that made me personally feel insignificant, everything else is so full of anger and vengeance, But Death is indifferent to our worlds petty existence- making sure we know we are hardly anymore important than the ants at our feet.
You're much closer to bacteria than an Ant compared to death.
IIRC he calls Lucifer a child and says he will reap god one day, yeah the dude is just unnerving to say the least.
@@obed5oa the famous "DEAN WINCHESTER" was just a bacteria to him. You are just an atom to him bro =))
Yes, humans are so insignificant that the Grim Reaper had to ask 2 of them for favors.
@@benthompson2136 pretty sure death being lucifer's bitch would be a bigger problem for the humans than death himself...it's not like dean and sam helped him because of the goodness of their hearts.
A brush with death...
Ha
I like to see as this.
We are merely dust to Death.
Thats how wide the gap is.
Hahaha i like that
@@milowolfface9392 damn deep and true
An near death experience
What an intro. "My name is death and the end is here". Is without a doubt the best line ever...🔥🔥🔥
*outro ;)
@@H_RT. No? It is his character introduction and it was in the middle of the episode.
@@sebastianb.3978 I understood that sentence wrong, you are right, its of course his intro :D
I forgot how good the early Supernatural seasons were oml. This is hands down the most epic character introduction in the whole show. With Cas' being a close second.
Well the show was only intended to run for 5 seasons. Kripke had a story he wanted to tell and once he told it, he left the show and now we have... whatever it is now
@@ghostthad9155still a good show. First seasons were just masterpieces
I reckon one of the many things that make this the best character introduction in film/ Television is the way Death kills the man on his phone. All other villains in Supernatural kill in gruesome, intense ways involving claws, teeth, blades and magic, whereas when Death kills someone, he simply wills it to happen, and in an instant, without even touching the man, he dies.
I don't think he died bc he touched him. I think he didn't like that the guy was rude to him. Also notice that he didn't start to die until Death brushed off his shirt
Master Blair Ironically, that's why I always hated the Final Destination series.
Death wants you dead, you die, simple as that.
While I agree Death is awesome in this, I do think the man died because he bumped shoulders with him. I don't know if it was intentional or not, if it was that man's time to go or Death simply didn't like him. I would hope that the one responsible for the death of every living thing on the planet would have a better temperament or at the very least the wisdom and professionalism NOT to arbitrarily kill someone whose time hadn't come, even if they were a jerk. It's hard to say. But the reason I believe Death killed that man with his touch is because in some old folklore the Grim Reaper is said to be able to kill anyone simply by touching them, iirc. Heh, I suppose you could say that man felt the "cold hand of death" literally, or at least his cold shoulder. ;)
I always thought he died because he was touched by death. Literally.
But who knows.
@Rensune i mean, in the second final destination movie, 2 of them survived. I think that’s why I liked the second one more than the others.
This scene should have been much longer, gave me chills all over.
Kas Koo sammnneeeee
i think any longer and it wouldnt have had quite an impact, i think this length is just right
Ikr death is so badass... wait what?
Nah the length is perfect
@@pixiedust6630 that's what she said
One of the best intros of all time. Can’t believe they ‘killed’ Death & replaced him with Billie. This character truly was iconic and played the part of an immortal entity perfectly. Now we have Billie as Death & Chuck as God.
Real death just got tired of all the bullshit Sam and Dean was doing and removed himself from the equation xZ
well i mean chuck was always God
@@Marguns21 that's what I said! The og death said it himself that he had been burned too many times by the Winchester's so I'm sure he was looking or at least hoping for an out (that's my opinion at least)
And they just killed Charlie.
TBF, if they HAD kept Death on after S10, he would've kept getting flanderised even more so than he already was at that point.
The sky, the white car, the leaves in the wind, and finally the music. Every detail creates an ominous and creepy enviroment perfect for death.
Hands down the best scene of the series
1959 Cadillac Series 62 in pearl white, one of my dream cars
I remember wanting to, but dreading seeing his face the first time I watched it.
Can you imagine him during the 1800's. Trotting through a western town on a white horse, clad in black with two ivory handled revolvers with skulls on them as this song plays. He must have looked like a boss.
Except the song is whistled
@@gravemaster_8879 Damn, now I NEED to see this scene made!
Death was sealed away much like the other horsemen. It wasn't like they wandered around in the world, Lucifer broke the box open and they could finally walk, which as we saw multiple disasters and apocalyptic events started to happen When they were on earth.
War drove people blood crazy to murder their own children and neighbors with no remorse. Famine made people ravenous with hunger born from the soul itself. Pestilence spread plague and disease that wiped out an entire hospital and would only get worse. And death being present in Chicago was basically going to cause a massive disaster that would've killed millions and millions more after.
Omg someone draw this
Pale Rider with Clint Eastwood.
I miss this Death. :( Billie isn't even in the same League.
Cause Billie wasnt the true death
She didn’t have most of the original deaths power
Plus Billie was selfish and wanted power. Death was happy with what he had. Didn't want anymore or less.
Dean Winchester. Even kills death.
@@fallenangel6640 no, she didn’t. she wanted order, an end to Winchester shenanigans. I like OG death better too but, you must have been watching a different show. Her attitude toward the winchesters never diverged pre/post becoming death. even in the times she aided them, she was never a fan of the favoritism Sam and Dean were afforded. And after the thing with the darkness and waking up the empty…lol I’m goin ham on this years old post. Sorry bout that. Needless to say I disagree… respectfully.
@@rockylee3000 nah she's trash
The best part of this scene is that Death doesn't necessarily "kill" the jerk. It's very probable that the act of simply touching Death killed him. Death is not vengeance nor wrath, he is calm and cold while following the plan. That's why Billy was never quite as good. She was still new to the job and hadn't figured out that in the end they all come to Death.
Yeah except his character is consistently annoyed with rudeness and disrespect
The guy just died, like it was nothing. Death didn't even care enough to make him suffer or anything, he just "brushed that man" off the planet.
This intro was honestly amazing and worthy of Death, because he _is_ singlehandedly _the most powerful character_ on the show, even more so than God. He said it himself, in the end, he'll reap God too.
amara and the empty though
then he dies.
@@seandunbar7364 honestly, everything after season 5 is pretty dumb. They planned for it to end on season 5 and it honestly should have
lurkin lurker with the exception of season 7 I would agree with you
@@Mona-kg6hy 100% agree. They really should've ended the show back then.
Julian Richings was one of the best things to have happened to supernatural
he plays a satanist leader in todd and the book of pure evil
I don't know why, but I really like how people run to that man's aid to check on him. Even though it's too late, its very touching. The extras do an amazing job. All of them look genuilly surprised and I can see this actually happen if someone suddenly collapsed in public. In fact, I have seen it at least one while I was living in Chicago. Just demonstrates the inherit good in people even if society as a whole is so lost.
They're all trying to stop Death; little did they know he was walking the other way. 😂
This scene just goes to show how infinitely ridiculous Billie is.
Agreed. Killing Death was a dumb move, because well, he's not supposed to be able to die. It's like trying to defeat chaos with chaos. Nonsensical.
@Keys andFood I have nothing against Billie, but her presence on screen just doesn't scream "Death!"
@Keys andFood Oh yes. Fighting a house on fire, with more fire. Fighting heat with heat, fighting ice with ice, fighting lawlessness with more lawlessness. How is that not nonsensical again? Death isn't supposed to be killable, that's the whole point of them having the title/name Death.
@Keys andFood Agreed.
@@HighLordoftheBathroom Death as an entity never dies, just the physical forms it takes.
As soon as i saw this scene in the episode i jumped up out of my bed and searched for it on youtube! Most fucking epic character introduction.
This intro is one of the most badass intros I've ever seen. Instead of a pale white horse he pulls up in a white 1959 Cadillac. And that song sends chills down my spine.
Its actually a 1950-59 thunderbird
@@daenerysgolden1344 no I'm right it's a 1959 Cadillac.
@@daenerysgolden1344 you can actually see the Cadillac symbol on the front
What's the song tho
@@AkshayKumar-yn4wc It's called 'O Death', there's a few versions so it might take a few tries to find the right artist.
And the most incredible part of this whole scene is, that after a while, we get to understand this character and his purpose. In retrospect, that "random guy" wasn't just a random guy and he did NOT bump into death. Death bumped into HIM! Death was reaping that guy, for he had to die... he was only being classy about it.
I miss that dark ominous aura supernatural had before
Epic when she says "have mercy on your soul" as he falls.
I can literally feel the power radiating off of him through the screen lol
Figuratively you mean probably.
I love watching immensely powerful immortal beings just walkin around with people.
The person whom walked past you is literally the physical manifestation of death itself, yet he seems to be but a frail and gaunt man.
I've never seen a character introduction that has surpassed this. Julian Ritchings nailed this role and he should have seen it through.
Death and Crowley are the most badass characters in the entire show.
+Nintuber well death was more powerful. just listen to the way death talks about him
Erick Baddy Crowley's not as powerful as Luci, let alone Death. But it's just how he acts and talks that makes him a badass.
"You're good. But I'm Crowley."
OK i I got you
Well, Lucifer made Death his bitch for a while, he was kind of bind to him so...
Ian Alonzo yeah but as we seen from Castiel, that bind can be broken by someone powerful enough. And Death is waayyyy more powerful than Lucifer, that shouldn't even be debated...
While the intro itself is amazing, I just love the buildup that season 5 gave Death. Right from the moment Lucifer raises Death you know he's going to play some major role and then finally the music starts and you see the car. At that moment the disappointment of the other three horsemen pretty much went away. They were never the important one
I feel that Lucifer only brought out the other 3 because he needed them out in order to field the true "prize". Similar to the weakening of the seals of Lucifer's cage. The other 3 'lesser' horsemen, while powerful in their own right, only served to weaken the door to Death's tomb/prison.
It’s 2020 and this is still the greatest character intro in the history of Supernatural. I remember watching this and getting chills like “Holy Shit...he really killed him with a simply swipe.”
The stranger IS a dump.
It wasn't a swipe...it was a THOUGHT. Death probably wouldn't have killed him if he politely apologized for bumping into him, but with the snarky comment afterwards instead, Death thought "You arrogant little insect..." and dropped him. That swipe was just to brush dirt off his coat.
The way he brushes off his shoulder as if killing that guy is no more significant than getting dirt off his coat. So badass!
I haven't watched Supernatural (yet) but my bf showed me this and I just.. Wow. Probably one of the best introductions to a character in TV history. The power is so obvious and the music is absolutely perfect. Always gives me shivers.
dude plz watch it show is awesome
While 13 seasons have definitely had its ups and downs, the first 5 seasons (where it was initially intended to end) were truly something special.
@@RagnarokMic
Yeah it started to drag after Armageddon. How do you top that.
@@IskurBlast by doing it all over again but with God himself as the villian
Hope you watched it by now 😍
I don't even watch this show and I know that this is the greatest character intro scene ever!!!
U rlly should start watching spn then! :D
Missed half of u're lyf if u're not gonna watch it
Death and Castiel had the best intro. The song fits so perfectly!!!!
This is the greatest intro in tv period. Shows just how badass someone can be and doesn't even say a word
“I have met God, and you, Sir, _are no God.”_
"And what are you really? A fly-swatter?"
"Destined to swat you, I think."
I watch this scene every few months just to see if it's still fucking awesome.
It always is.
So many shows have over powered characters but I feel like this show truly showed how powerful an entity like death can be. They arent a villain but they just exist and you should show them respect. Someone like him can end you with barely a thought but you are so insignificant he just chooses not to. That level of power is really hard to show right.
Nothing can Really stop Death. In every media he(or she) is in, they are usually the most powerful being around. As long as there is existance there is death. I actually belive him when he says He'll reap god. That doesnt exactly mean he's stronger than God. But he probably knew the whole time how he'd die, and how The whole story would go.
What I love is the fact thatDeath is the creepiest and most badass character ever…but Julian Richings is the sweetest human in the world. He’s like what you’d get if you crossed a cinnamon roll with a golden retriever
I'm as old as God.. well it's an argument at this point neither of us can remember.
Blake Walters Both death and God are omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent, but if either 2 cant remember that one thing, then they are not Gods and should not exist
That sounds familiar... is that a quote from somewhere?
The darknesses doesn’t know death so either he keeps such a low profile that the sister of god himself never heard of him or he was lying
billy jones That line made no sense, really the whole Darkness thing was really stupid. Death is a concept but season 11 makes you belief that you can hurt someone on a level with and probably even higher than Death... just with brute force
Josephi Krakowski I don't think Death is Omni benevolent
I think Death have the most awesome intro than any villain in SPN. When I first saw this on TV, I literally thought to myself 'he is someone you definitely don't want to fuck with'. Even Lucifer's intro is not this epic (Don't get me wrong. I love the actor who portrait Lucifer but Death take the cake this time.)
death isnt really a villain...he is good and evil...trying to keep the world going..something between amara and god.
Well, if we just talk about Death as...well, Death, and not as SPN version of Death, then I totally agreed with you. I think people shouldn't hate Death. Death actually guide you in the afterlife. I mean imagine going that road alone. And evil is pretty much a word describing villain. Haha.
But in my own opinion, in SPN, everyone is a villain, even Sam and Dean sometimes.
oh yeah...well...i agree with you but i have to say i never saw(from my side) dean and same to be villain...even when they were! :D
And you are right about the road(afterlife) because it existed from Pagan Gods (thousand years ago)...Anubis(egypt),freya(norse),hades(greek).
In this series Death is more of a good guy, than he is a villain.
He is pretty much as close to neutral as you get, but as far as I remember, he's slightly on the side of the heroes.
Is he really a villain though
Think about it he's the only one of the four horsemen who didn't get his fingers chopped off And he willingly gave his ring to Dean so is he really the bad guy ohh should I also point out the many times death has helped Sam and dean I mean come on is he really the bad guy for Christ sakes the man loves pizza
some more of my favorite things I'm noticing on my bajillionth rewatch-- Death just walks among us. There really is no grand entrance, no drama or confidence being exuded by this unfathomably powerful being as it walks amongst humans. An elephant is not proud when it walks the savannah- it simply is. Death is not evil, cocky, or smug. He does not revel in his own presence amongst the pitiful humans. He simply _is_.
another is the way he's already half out of frame by the time the guy dies. he just looks like anyone of the other background extras. even as he walks away, the camera doesn't seem to notice him. There is nothing in the framing that portrays him as unsettling, ominous, or outwardly powerful. yet again, he just _is_
I'd argue death is evil. At least in Supernatural. Okay so the guy accidentally makes contact with death and dies. Not necessarily his fault I guess.
However, later in the episode Dean encounters Death in a pizza place and he has murdered every customer in the place. That isn't really a neutral act. He wasn't just doing his job unless you think coincidentally all those peoples time was up. He murdered them so he could eat pizza in peace and have a chat with Dean.
One of the most amazing introduction of a character
Death don't even need to be loud, that subtle theme song and just his presence chills me to the bone Everytime. The lyrics of the song on enhance it
In supernatural this was the best intro they ever did throughout all seasons. It was pure gold.
I think among all the characters supernatural introduced, this guy was the most intimidating among all others.
Only death itself is brave enough not to lock his fancy car in such a neighborhood
It’s so badass
It’s so fuckin cool
His car is literally a pale horse
You know you're in weird fandoms when they talk about missing death and Lucifer.
No matter how many times I see it, I still get goosebumps.
The symbolism is great in this scene, with the music, Death arriving in his pale steed, the one way sign symbolizing that the path to death is a one way road with only one destination at the end of it, its truly one of the best scenes of the show.
2019 anyone?
"My name is Death and the end is here"
yep
Heck yeah!
"I'll reap God too." Now that Chuck has turned heel, i bet that quote will end up being IMMENSE foreshadowing for the end of s15 and the show
2020 and from the looks of things it most definitely is.
Yeah, meet 2020.
My top 5 favorite introductions
number 5: Castiel (showing off his wings with thunder)
number 4: Balthazar (it's party time!)
number 3: Pestilence ( a bit gross, but cool)
number 2: Raphael ( electric wings)
number 1: DEATH! the example? the video says it all.
Hi, 10 years in the future and your comment still stands. Death into scene#1
Hands down the best fuckin character introduction ever. The song, the Leaves the wind, the pale Cadillac, the calm walk all show you don’t want to mess with him
Honestly the old seasons were the best ones
I kinda miss them, the real Supernatural hunt
I miss'em too, but the new ones are good still
This is, in my opinion, the most perfected character intro ever. It's not too short, nor too long. The song really adds to the whole "o death please don't F*UK me too hard" concept. And also, I think it's fair that death killed him, considering that man didn't even care who he so happened to walk right into. And the way death came at him? Brushing off his essence. Symbolic and powerful. And the fact that Death is portrayed as a gentleman of sorts make him even more terrifying than the concept of the Grim Reaper. Indeed, Death is by far one of the most badass characters in the show. Death better not be dead.
Kinda makes you think how DEATH literally walks amongst us...
11 years later and still I get chills.
spine chilling. his face, power, music
“Watch where you’re dying pal..?”
One of the greatest character introductions in history
That's why you should be social distancing at all times.
It's the part when Death dusts himself off that I liked.. The "Brush with Death", so to speak ...
When you're so badass that you go texting while walking and then tell other people "watch where you're walking pal"...
13 years ago this was uploaded and hands down it is still one of the best introduction of character in TV History.
People don't give this intro the respect it deserves. Nobody remembers that before Thor and Wonder Woman's epic entries, there was Death on Supernatural, a bloody TV show which makes everyone cower in fear.
Imagine if instead of a jerk guy it was a little kid that bumped into Death, I think it would have made the scene much more chilling.
I think that's not the point. Death didn't killed him because the bumped into him, he reacts when the man talks, basically he killed him for being a jerk haha
I think it was because he touched him as I have heard lore about touching Death you die and in this case he had a brush with Death.
Thomas is right...if death touches u,its ok but if u touch death like the guy did,you die..and that guy was a jerk...Death we want you back!!
The thought of that is pretty amazing, to be honest. But maybe not for his FIRST introduction, since this intro was all about his power and how little Death cares: simply brushing your life from his shoulder like something unsavoury. It would have taken away from it had it been a child. Still, like the idea a lot
Are you trying to make me cry??? 😂😂👌🏽
..and i used to think Castiel's into was badass
It still is just not as much
Miss old good dramatic and mystery supernatural... what a great introduction of a character
This scene aged like a fine wine. Totally the best intro of a character I’ve seen so far.
I get chills every time
+Aoife Leigh Same here
When I first watched this episode and this scene played, I got shivers watching Death, his introduction was well played out
0:48 I instantly knew buddy messed up. 0:55 strokes his arm and dude dies..... Pretty badass intro
Spectator: what was that?!
Death: death.
Spectator: but what kind?!
Death: instant.
Spectator: but there was no sound he just died!
Death : I know it's a terrifying thing to have happen it's called a deterrent.
Spectator: you couldn't have just knocked him out?!
Death: how is knocking him out a deterrent, everyone wants to be knocked out no one wants to be dead.
🙂
2019: still my most favorite character intro of this entire series!
after watching this scene whenever I bump into someone I always ALWAYS apologize
"Okay, what was that?!"
"Death."
"What kind?"
"Instant."
"T-There was no sound! He just died!"
"Yeah. Terrifying."
13 years later, still looking this up.
In 5 Supernatural seasons, this is the only time death actually kills something.
+Goran Bozic Shit, forgot about that scene. Ok, the only time you SEE him kill someone :)
its not his job ... he killed them because Lucifer was forcing him to do so with a spell
This is a popular misconception about Death though. He doesn't kill, he Reaps Souls. Hes the one who comes to collect your soul, not the reason for you dying in the first place. Well unless your rude and bump into him. In other stories its usually only the Souls that refuse to accept their Death that he comes for. Terry Pratchett does a great version of Death showing that hes more like a Guide
@@Azazreal With all due respect, is there truly a difference between reaping and killing?
One ends your life; the other takes your soul, ending your life.
He is the one whom cuts the string; the reapers are the ones who guide your soul.
@@colt9836 as a friend put it, "Death is an appointment everyone has and nobody knows the time"
It's not so much "Death cuts the string". There's a reason it's called "Reaping", Death harvests when the "crop" (the soul of the person in question) is "ripe". It's why Death carries a scythe - a tool for harvesting crops - and not a sword
one of the best songs for an entry
It's weird to think that death was the first cosmic level entity we were introduced to.
Actually, I kind of expected it since all roads lead to Death, in the end.
technically god was first cosmic entity shown but we just didnt know he was god at that time
@@villekuronen6242 Would the Archangel Gabriel be considered a cosmic force?
If so then he was the first entity, but we didn't know because he was "Loki."
If we want to be extremely technical about it, Michael was the *very* first power the Winchester faced because the two went back in time to stop Anna.
What makes death so op is that he doesn't need the ring. He can give it to anyone and still retain full power.
"I'll reap him in the end, as well"
Now this death was fantastic. He was intimidating yet esoteric. I wish he would have come back instead of the whole billie arc.
It has taken me this long, over a decade, to realize he had a BRUSH WITH DEATH. I'm stupid
A yes, season 5, the last real season in supernatural history. Everything else could be discarted away.
When you watch an average tv show and a scene of this level pops in
Still my favorite character... I need to rewatch this season, it was great!
This gives me chills no matter how many times I’ve watched this show
Bloody Awesome. Just love this scene. Death is the coolest of the four horsemen...
and behold an ashen horse and he who sat on it had the name Death
fresh8ty6 Its Pale horse
And Hell Followed Him.
@@mavisgregory578 The “pale mare” is a Biblical reference
When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him
Direct quote.
Azazreal from which version haha
And I looked and behold a pale horse, and his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with him