Pick your favorite alter ego of Sam Winchester. Possessed Sam? Demon Blood Sam? Alternate Reality Sam? Mind-Controlled Sam? Discussing the many faces of Sam sounded like an easy topic for my latest Con-tinual panel of Supernatural media professionals… or so I thought until I started listing the many times and ways that Sam wasn’t the brother we…
Dean: “Dude, could you be more gay?!” Sam: (looking flustered) Dean: “Don’t answer that.” Back in the season three episode “Bedtime Stories” (3.05), that’s how Dean responded to Sam’s question about whether or not he remembered the story of Cinderella.
“The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.” ” ― Aldous Huxley My fourth Supernatural character tribute is Kevin Tran aka Kevin freaking Solo + as a bonus, Mama Tran. He got pulled into the Winchester world suddenly and unsuspectingly…
“Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk.” ― Susan Scarf Merrell My second tribute to Supernatural characters is to the Banes siblings, Alicia and Max. I really enjoyed this duo when we saw them on screen. Of course, in traditional Supernatural fashion, their story ended…
In the premiere episode of Supernatural, Dean taunts some local police officers. When rebuked by Sam, Dean says, “They don’t really know what’s going on. We’re all alone on this.” It is thus with a bit of poetic irony that when special agent Victor Henriksen first confronts Dean on the phone in episode 2.12, “Nightshifter”…
Editor’s Note: To celebrate Genevieve Padalecki’s birthday, I went looking through our archives for articles about her portrayal of Ruby. This 2-part analysis was first published in December of 2011. It traces Ruby’s motivations and impact on Sam and Dean from her introduction in season 3 through her death in season 4. It goes deeper…
Editor’s Note: To celebrate Genevieve Padalecki’s birthday, I went looking through our archives for articles about her Supernatural character, Ruby. This 2-part analysis of Ruby was first published in December of 2011. It traces Ruby’s motivations and impact on Sam and Dean from her introduction in season 3 through her death in season 4. It…
Human history, as well as our current culture, abounds with stories about heroes. The Winchesters are undoubtedly heroes, constantly putting their lives in jeopardy for others. We first learned of the Winchesters in Supernatural‘s season 1, where we saw them stepping in between blood-thirsty monsters and vengeful ghosts to save individual people.
Mary’s death, Jessica’s tragedy, Azazel’s vengeance, Lilith’s loyalty, Sam’s addiction and Dean’s mission. Ghosts, Vampires, Djinns, Wendigos, Angels, Demons, Heaven and Hell. It is solely a book.
“What do you want?” This seems to be the crux of the Supernatural episode “Stranger in a Strange Land.” Almost every character gets asked this important question in some manner. Almost every character has an answer. Jamil, the Syrian refugee, answers Michael, “Peace. And love.” Nick, Lucifer’s former vessel, wants peace and quiet from the…
Kind of a retrospective, kind of a character talk, let’s take an in-depth look at three years of how Rowena has been used and portrayed on Supernatural!
[Editor’s Comment: As Sam and Dean’s mom, Mary Winchester was a beloved character in Supernatural for the first eleven years of the series. With her reintroduction to the story in season 12, she has become a great deal more controversial. Guest writer Gail Martin reflects on Mary’s life, examining the emotions and perspectives that may…
