Supernatural University: Sowing Changes, Reaping … Confusion Gentle readers, I need your help! I have some critical logic and continuity issues with developmenta in the show’s cosmology concerning Reapers. Since I don’t ever want to be unhappy with any aspect of my favorite show, I’m looking for some Canon-Ball Award-worthy solutions to my dilemmas (and…
Supernatural University: Accept, Let Go, And Move On; Lessons from Garth This is the latest in a series of articles on life lessons we can learn from Supernatural characters. My subject this time is Garth Fitzgerald IV. I think Garth has particularly valuable lessons to teach about living a happy life by accepting that some…
Supernatural University: Life Is What You Make Of It; Lessons from Castiel Way back in the summer of 2007, I did a series of five articles styled as “Lessons from …” various Supernatural characters. Those five, in chronological order, were Dean, John, Sam, Bobby, and Ellen. (If you want to read them, each character name…
Announcing: The “Canon-Ball” Award! In keeping with the positive, show-loving nature of The Winchester Family Business, I propose a new and ongoing contest, with multiple possible winners. Here’s my challenge: find a show-affirming alternative to just griping about apparent inconsistencies between current stories and what you perceive as show “canon” from previous episodes. Instead of…
Supernatural University: “I Did What I Had To” – The Pernicious Defense In Holy Terror, character after character – from Theo, to Castiel, to Dean, to Gadreel – repeated the same mantra to justify their actions to themselves and to others: “I did what I had to.” We’ve heard it before from many characters in…
As I use it in this article, “shipping” is the promotion of a romantic relationship between two people, particularly when that relationship includes sex. It’s a favorite television fandom pastime, with fans hotly advocating their preferred ‘ships between TV show characters. It’s mostly harmless, but it’s not a game I enjoy. All too often, it’s…
9.01 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here: There Ain’t No Me If There Ain’t No You Sam’s inner debate: Fight for life, or die in peace? Dean loads angel dice. Commentary and Meta Analysis Put me on the list of fans who loved this episode. I know it created controversy among fans – hell,…
I was on the Monday location tour with MovieGod Russ Hamilton, the location manager for Supernatural.
“Saving people, hunting things: the family business.” That’s been the tagline of Supernatural from the very beginning, memorably given voice by Dean way back in the second episode, Wendigo, and repeated multiple times every season since. But it’s never been a static concept; every part of that phrase has undergone evolution as the seasons progressed….
Relationships are seldom easy. Oh, some friendships can be – but love? Keeping things both fresh and committed can be hard, because the people (shows) we love are uniquely able to hurt us as well as delight us. Here’s some advice on making your relationship with your beloved partner (favorite TV show) work!
In my last short outing, I looked at my top (or bottom?) moments in Supernatural when something in an episode took me straight out of the show by being something I simply couldn’t accept. This time out, I’m doing the opposite: I’m going to call out my top moments from the show when a concept…
Those of you who’ve been reading my stuff know that I absolutely, positively LOVE Supernatural and respect everyone involved in its creation. This is my favorite show for excellent reason; it’s quality television, and everyone in the cast, crew, and writers’ room contributes to that. I applaud and am grateful to them all! Despite that,…
