Preamble: So is it October yet? No? Damn. Every looooooooong hiatus I do my annual (sometimes biannual) series rewatch. Usually I rewatch the current season first and then go back to the Pilot and start watching the series from the beginning. Weirdly, for some reason this hiatus I’m finding myself rewatching the series…
Ever since I started my Summer Hellatus project titled “Supernatural Rewatch From the Top,” I’ve been thinking about doing some retro reviews. So I will start with the first episode that I ever saw—but not with my normal meta twist—instead, I’ll try to remember those first impressions when I saw the show—tell you how the…
Season One Hits and Misses: Part Two Here is part two of the Hits and Misses of Season One. Again, these are in no particular order. Enjoy! Hit: Teaser in the Pilot As openings go, “Supernatural” has one of the best ones around. We begin with a happy, thriving family. Precocious four year old, charming…
Season One Hits and Misses: Part One Since the Hits and Misses of season seven got such a good response, I thought why not take a look back at the previous six seasons and talk about what worked and what didn’t. So, in no particular order, here are the hits and misses of season…
Ever wonder where all these great Supernatural episode titles come from? I did, so I decided to go through season-by-season and find the pop culture references associated with the episode titles. The first season was a bit tricky as you’ll see because most of the episode titles are simply a reference to the monster…
It’s retro recap time! In continuation with the three part series I started with “Salvation” before season six started, here is part two, “Devil’s Trap.” Re-live the magic when the brothers cared for each other! Alice JesterAlice Jester is the founder, editor-in-chief, head writer, programmer, web designer, site administrator, marketer, and moderator for The Winchester Family Business. …
I’m sure you’re asking, why recap “Salvation?” Easy. “Devil’s Trap” and “In My Time of Dying” have always been high on my list, but it just didn’t feel right doing those without covering the first episode in that trilogy. Sure it’s not as good as those other two, but it’s important! So on with recap….
Scenes From Season 1, Part 3 ” by Elle2 It’s the final third of the inaugural season of Supernatural. We’ve learned how the Winchester’s grew up, what drives them, Sam has revenge on the mind and anger issues with John, Dean is a good soldier yet hides his own inner fears, Mary is sorry…
Scenes From Season 1 – Part 2 – by Elle2 The first eight episodes of Season 1 laid quite a bit of groundwork on the Winchester’s history and some conflicts: Sam with Dad, Dean with self-worth, Sam over Jess’ death and gave us some good old brotherly banter. The next eight episodes really found Supernatural’s…
Scenes from Season One – Part 1 — by Elle2 I don’t know where I came up with this idea – other than it happened while I was watching Wendigo and the ‘idea light bulb’ started flickering. Since I’m fairly certain there are no demons, ghosts or angels lurking, hiding or resting in my head, I…
Or There is Something in the Closet One of the perks of a long summer hiatus is the possibility to watch the occasional Supernatural episode without the curiosity and the passionate dread of waiting for new turns in the story. I try not to watch the seasons too often, as I still…
Because nothing defines Hellatus more than taking on the impossible, whether it’s picking the best episode, best song, best character or even trying to convince yourself that it really isn’t difficult to last this period of time without a new Supernatural episode, I’ve decided to try my hand at a particularly impossible task; picking the…
