Supernatural Most Heartbreaking Death Was Also Its Most Pointless
That character absolutely did not deserve to get killed like that.
Supernatural characters die and get resurrected almost more often than... well, actually, it's hard to think of another show where characters die, get resurrected, and die again so often.
For 15 seasons, Dean, Sam, Castiel and their friends have been to Hell, Purgatory, Heaven, Lucifer 's Cage, the past and other realities, and almost always it has been accompanied by the death of one of the characters.
The seventh season is considered one of the most unsuccessful in the series, and one of the reasons for this assessment by fans was the most ridiculous death of Bobby Singer, a long-time mentor to Dean and Sam, and a character beloved by many viewers.
Robert Steven Singer was a master demon hunter, an expert marksman with a rifle, and the owner of a rich library of rare books and ancient manuscripts.
It was in these books that Bobby searched for information on creatures and supernatural monsters to help Dean and Sam defeat them. His old cap and plaid shirt are familiar to all viewers of the show.
In the seventh season, Bobby dies from a gunshot wound to the head. He was shot by Dick Roman, the season's main villain and leader of the Leviathan monsters.
Bobby was a character who had a lot of great jokes, and was embodied by the brilliant actor Jim Beaver. Jim's character was clearly unworthy of such a shameful and pointless death.
Dick didn't even aim, he just fired his revolver at the van where the brothers and Bobby were.
The writers could have taken him out of the show much more gracefully. After all, this is Supernatural, and they could have come up with a new apocalypse or some particularly brutal attack.
And even the Leviathans could have been great – they eat people alive which could be also used. But no – here's a revolver for you, Dick Roman, shoot, please.
The death of Bobby Singer, the "second father" to the Winchester brothers and one of Supernatural's most beloved characters, came as a shock to fans of the show.
Since then, Bobby hadn't been a regular part of the show for quite some time, appearing only occasionally as a ghost or in flashbacks.
It was not until the 13th season that Bobby from an alternate reality became a character in almost every episode.