Henry Winchester Appreciation Post

It’s a shame Henry was around for only a single episode (and later a flashback). He had potential, and his introduction brought forth the most constant home the Winchesters have ever had (not to mention the potential for new conflicts). Outside of that, Henry was fun and a pretty good dude, so here are a few reasons to love and appreciate Henry Winchester. 

• He’s a snazzy dresser. 
• He’s introduced to Sam and Dean by falling out of a closet. Not the most dramatic entrance the show’s ever given but probably one of the most humorous. 
• He was minutes away from being inducted into the Men of Letters when Abaddon attacked. He was a legacy and part of the side of Sam and Dean’s family that had been involved in the academic side of the supernatural (in contrast to Samuel’s side which was all hunting). 
• It was pretty sad that the first thing he found out about 2013 was that his son was dead. 
• He’s a huge nerd. 
• He adapts pretty well to being sent 60 years in the future. His gaffs aren’t even that bad. (The computer thing, for one, is pretty funny.)
• He didn’t abandon his family. In fact, he was so worried about leaving his son to grow up without him that he nearly abandoned the whole Abaddon mess to be with John and Millie. (Later we find out he was actually afraid of dying and leaving his wife and child without him.)
• He tried to steal the Impala. 
• He doesn’t really get along with Sam and Dean at first, but he comes around as they are his grandsons and they aren’t “knuckle dragging hunters” as he first thought. 
• He still visited his friend, Magnus, after Magnus was banished from the AMoL.
• He and Dean came up with the plan to trap Abaddon in her vessel by shooting her with a bullet engraved with a devil’s trap. 
• He died a really gruesome death. He had his guts pulled out. 
• He was buried in a MoL cemetery. He’s one of only a handful of characters to actually be burried. 
• Henry was one of the few blood-relatives of Sam and Dean we’ve seen on the show and his entrance not only explained a bit of information about the past, but also may have given us insight into the motivations of other characters. He also introduced a new location and the potential for new plots and I only wish he could’ve stayed around just a little longer.