This was the first article I ever wrote for The Winchester Family Business. It was a deeply personal essay, and I was a little nervous about exposing myself in writing it, but I had come to marvel at this little show and the effect it had on my life, and I wanted to express all those feelings and share…
With fall in the air, the 11th Season premiere of Supernatural is close at hand. No matter what you may have thought of season 10, the finale set up many new storylines for this coming year. Dean no longer has the Mark of Cain, he presumably killed Death (though we know it’s never that easy),…
I can easily recall the excitement I felt about Supernatural Season 10 in the early fall of last year. Between Demon Dean, Sam going dark, and the possibilities for Crowley and Castiel, I was very eager for the season premiere. After three excellent episodes, however, that excitement began to wane. And then it waned some…
The human mind loves a story. We’re just perfectly built to be captivated by a dramatic narrative. And if words that flow together effortlessly make a great story, well – you know what they say about a picture. But, if a picture’s value is a whopping thousand words, then a moving picture is certainly worth…
(Photo courtesy of Fangasm) Warning: There are mild spoilers for Season 10 in this report. Cost and logistics are making it increasingly harder for me to attend the Supernatural New Jersey conventions, especially Q and A sessions with guests, but I was able to go to Jared and Jensen’s Meet and Greets again last weekend,…
Warning: This article contains spoilers that came out of recent interviews from San Diego Comic-Con. As Supernatural Season 9 fades farther into the distance of our minds, Season 10 is coming ever closer, and with it, new storylines for the brothers (and Crowley and Castiel, of course). I’m one of the fans who was critical…
When we sit down to watch an episode of Supernatural, we do it with the same expectations that we have whenever we view a TV show (or read a book, or go to a movie, for that matter). We expect to be entertained. But beyond that, and perhaps more accurately, we want to feel something….
(Photo of Jared and Jensen courtesy of Fangasm) This past Sunday, I was fortunate enough to attend Q and A sessions for both Jared and Jensen in Washington D.C. (my neck of the woods). It’s a little treat I give myself, and since I only bought a Sunday general admission ticket this year, I decided…
Since I fell in love with Supernatural in the fall of 2009, I have engaged in various activities related to the show: I have read a multitude of forum posts, watched loads of videos on YouTube, voted in many polls, bought books, magazines, and all the seasons on DVD, travelled to conventions, read countless articles,…
Dysfunctional. Co-Dependent. Toxic. Destructive. These are the terms that have been flying around the Supernatural fandom lately, especially after the last two episodes. But strong opinions on the brothers’ relationship are nothing new. Fan commentary has always included statements like, “The brothers constantly lie to each other,” “the brothers won’t really talk to each other,” …
It’s that time of year again. Yes, my closets are filled with hidden presents for my three boys, I’m making travel plans, and I’m knee deep in “to do” lists for all the tasks that have yet to be finished- but that’s not actually what I’m referring to. Instead, It’s the time of year when…
Last summer, I wrote an article titled “Supernatural Season 8 and the Case for Hope.” This essay was a reaction to Season 7 which, for me, told a story that was often devoid of hope and heavy on despair, while simultaneously lacking excitement. In that season, the boys lost Bobby and (temporarily) Castiel, were forced…
