In Part 1 of my Supernatural convention reports, I described why I thought Osric Chau was the heart of this year’s Chicago convention (Richard declared that Osric was the convention’s “#1 Fan”). (Osric’s jacket during his panel. I didn’t have a copy of this picture at the time I wrote Osric’s story, but Alesia…
Talk about nostalgia! This episode screamed classic ‘Supernatural’. Even the “Then” sequence brought back great memories of seasons past. And it feels like forever since we had a good old fashioned ghost hunt. Not to mention all the warm and fuzzies. I love flashback episodes. It’s so fun to get a peek at Sam and…
I always hate this part of the season. Its sweeps, so TPTB for “Supernatural” go for the stories they think fans will love, even though it’s very obvious that in the last four weeks there has been little to no movement on the season mytharc. This is where my challenges as a reviewer become tenfold,…
If you have not seen tonight’s episode then spoilers are below…be warned. Brief recap: The episode begins with a classic Supernatural murder scene. This time an old man gets poked by a big ol’ back hoe type machine. The poke was not gentle, shall we say? The story is a classic Supernatural episode with…
It’s that time of week! Time for our panel of Supernatural experts at TV Fanatic to chime in on the latest episode. Myself, Sean McKenna and Carissa Pavlica had some things to say about “Heaven Can’t Wait.” We talk about our favorite scene, Castiel handling his new life, and what is in the world is…
Hello! Welcome to another spoiler-lite preview. With only a few episodes to go until the mid-season hiatus, we’re getting to the pointy end of what has been set up as the first half of the season 9 arc…and by pointy end, I mean that jabby bit that the show is about to stab into all…
Like with special effects, there are certain “tricks” and techniques to narratives and storytelling which, if it’s done right, the audience should not notice without effort. When it goes wrong, the audiences’ mind catches it and will reject the story even if they’re not conscious of it immediately. The first and most important rule of…
Thoughts on 9×06: Heaven Can’t Wait This episode was better than I expected in many ways and yet in so many other ways surprising. Going in I anticipated something more explosive, pardon the pun. Rather we got a quick look at the subplots that have been quietly in motion for six speedy weeks with very…
So far, season nine has been about the human condition. Supernatural has explored it in various and powerful methods throughout its history, but in this episode it is a vibrant thread. Normally, we explore this through Sam and Dean themselves—but the show takes advantage of the supernatural characters available to them—here a former angel and…
You know, I’m not much of a shipper all things concerned. I mean I have some opinions on which relationships work best for a character based upon what the narrative has done so far, but in general, as long as the creators put some effort into justifying the pairing, I don’t care. Still, I have…
Part 1 of my report on Chicago’s Supernatural convention described the overall energy and dynamics of those fabulous three days that fans spent together with their favorite TV personalities. While it is true that each convention is unique, they are all a place where fans feel free to express themselves unabashedly through music (Karaoke!) and…
Welcome Robert Berens. You did a very nice job. I guess I wasn’t looking forward to this episode quite as much as some people. I’m impatient (in a good way) for what’s going on between Sam and Dean and the nasty road that’s taking us down and though I’m interested to see how Castiel…
