It's not that the bravado and new hairstyle aren't a little bit of a turn-on, but darned it if the elder Winchester didn't break our hearts with some of his callous demon behavior.
Black raised many more questions than it cared to answer, which is infuriating after waiting all hellatus for info, but also exciting, because I have no idea WTF is happening and in for a 10-year-old show that's very, very awesome.
I'm thoroughly invested again in the series, the possibilities seem exciting. Especially, seeing as the changes to them and their world are dramatically different from when Sam and Dean first started their journey in the pilot.
The really scary thing about Supernatural is that it's still hitting on all creepy cylinders, roaring down the back roads of our imagination. It not only remains creatively fresh, it continues to attract new viewers.