Fans of Supernatural enjoy the show for different reasons. So we’re used to the dissent that comes with a whole lot of people expressing their opinions over what they like and don’t like. One element that we don’t seem to fight over, though, is our fondness for the brothers’ relationship. In fact, if you…
Before diving back into this, I again would like to issue a reminder. Please, please, please! I beg, plead, ask and request, no attacks on the actresses. This is a sensitive subject to the fandom in general, I realize that. But this is a look at the demon Ruby, not at the women who…
No Sympathy for a Devil Part I Or A Closer Look at Ruby So I tend to think about Supernatural when I should be thinking about, and writing about, other things. Such as the four final papers that are coming due for Grad school. This week. But what the hey right? This is Supernatural….
Sam Winchester and the Evolution of a “Freak” In the world of Supernatural, the word freak connotes different, dangerous, evil, and nonhuman. Hunters throw around various permutations of the word to describe the creatures they hunt (freaks), the situations they find themselves in (freaky), or negative emotional states (freaked out). Of the Winchester brothers,…
You want to know how freaking impossible it is to critique season six Sam Winchester? I mean, how in the world to you characterize a character that wasn’t a character for an entire half a season? It just blows the mind. Nah, there’s certainly something more to soulless Sam than meets the eye. After…
Each year when I sit down and look at how the just finished season has treated the Winchesters, I’m constantly surprised over how rich the story lines continue to get. In Sam and Dean’s case though, rich often means intense emotional angst and excrutiating physical and psychological torture. Just when you think that they can’t…
‘One never reaches home. But whenever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time‘, Hermann Hesse once wrote. Some people provide those intersections in our lives, and Lisa is the woman who did so after Dean was devastated, broken and utterly alone after losing his brother. I have liked Lisa from…
First off, bad news everyone, take a deep breath, sit down, grab a tissue or your pillow or puppy, kitten, bunny, frog, lizard – whatever it is that helps you get through bad news. Okay. Is everyone set? Good. I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this but Hellatus is halfway done. That’s right. I’m sorry to…
I so remember this time last year. I was still reeling from Sam’s horrible descent into total darkness, all capped off by his inadvertent kicking off of the apocalypse. These were my exact words at the end of my season four analysis on Sam. “Sam’s only options at this point are redemption, insanity or death. Guess…
It’s that time of year, another chance to go through the season gone by and examine closely how the beleaguered Winchester brothers fared in their fight against all odds. Needless to say, we’re talking some major damage to their emotional and physical well being. Thanks apocalypse! Up first, the elder Winchester. Dean’s character progression, much…
A while back, I decided that I wanted to make a list of Top 10 Bobby moments because Bobby Singer is awesome, and he deserves his own list. Then I started going through all his scenes and realized that there was no earthly way for me to pick just 10 moments I loved from Bobby…
Dean Winchester Is Dead – Long Live Dean Winchester ‘You can smirk and joke and lie to your brother, lie to yourself, but not to me. I can see how broken you are, how defeated, you can’t win, you know it, but you keep fighting, just keep going through the motions. You’re not hungry, Dean,…
