I all but SKIPPED for joy when I saw we beat Smallville again!

Victory is sweet, ain't it? :-)

I'm trying not to get my hopes up that the same will happen this coming season

Especially when SPN is in the "timeslot of doom" you know? Grrr...

but ... damn, it'd be awesome wouldn't it?

It would be freaking amazing!!

Things bode well - the nice summer ratings we've seen lead me to believe SPN's had some new viewers catching up on the show

I've actually been thinking the same thing and it's been good that for the most part, CW has been showing them in order, which always helps when new viewers aren't completely confused as to what's going on.

(I like to think the finale ratings were just an anomaly - we were up against, what, 3 other finales at the same time?

PLEASE let that have been an anomaly because otherwise it's too depressing to think about again, you know? AHBL rocked and the ratings were so dismal!

[*I'm a total geek when it comes to ratings, can you tell? :P]

LOL! I think it's great! I'm used to being about the only one around who's interested in this so it's nice!