Last night’s episode “Caged Heat” revealed that Crowley was not the big bad after all. He was really more of a used car salesman, all talk and no substance. The fact that he was personally doing the torturing hints that he was doing the bidding of someone else. The King of Hell is upper management,…
In Praise of Brotherly Beauty With our show taking a course of pain and mistrust, my soul feels like being thrown into a meat grinder. Not the most relaxing place to be. So, I had to take care of it, by looking for some of the beauty I have loved the show for from…
Sam – Blood or No Blood? That Is The Question! In the beginning, the world of Supernatural was somewhat black and white, more or less -there were things that were good, things that were evil. Human/not human. Plain and simple. But things changed. Our heroes got engulfed in evil circumstances, they, forces of light,…
I welcome another guest author! Fs425 has come up with a real fun (and lighthearted) look at the search for Sam Winchester’s true personality. Enjoy! —————————— WANTED: A PERSONALITY FOR SAM WINCHESTER! Every dedicated Supernatural fan will tell you they know everything there is to know about Dean Winchester. He loves classic rock, classic cars,…
Embarking on describing why I love the younger Winchester turns out to not be as easy as I first imagined it. After thinking about what I love about Dean, it came only natural to say a word about Sam. Ah, Sam, There is some ridiculous quality to it, some pathetic element as well, when…
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…
The lawyers for Supernatural have probably been busy working on the contracts for Season 6, and one can only congratulate them on their choice of priority. But a number of issues arise in the episode Swap Meat which appear to require a little lawyerly attention and analysis. Disclaimer: the arguments below are based on general legal principles in use in common law jurisdictions. (NB “Common…
Part one can be found here: https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/6591-the-enigma-and-cruelty-of-sams-winchesters-powers-part-one/ Part Two “How sure are you that what you brought back is one hundred percent Sam?” (Azazel, “All Hell Breaks Loose”) Wherever Sam was, it did change him. The man who returned from the grave was a different one. Not blatantly visible, but his reactions changed. He…
The Enigma and Cruelty of Sam Winchester’s Powers Part One “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest feat is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us” Nelson Mandela Kind readers, before I begin, allow me to warn you…
So look who went all meta! After reading all the other great writers on this site take turns at character metas, it occured to me I hadn’t done one in a while. I’ve actually been working on this since the end of “Sam, Interrupted” but was inspired to finish it after Jasminka’s fantastic “Dean Winchester Is Dead –…
One of the mysteries of season 5 has been the question of where Sam’s powers have gone. In season 4 we find him quite a formidable force indeed. He re-established the fact that the demon ‘ray gun’ does not affect him when Samhain uses it in It’s The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester ; an ability which…
Sam and Dean – Guilty As Hell? The Double-Edged Sword of Guilt of the Winchester Psyche ‘Guilt is the very nerve of sorrow’, Horace Bushnell once said. Everyone who ever felt guilty will easily second that quote, and it doesn’t matter really why the emotional condition we call guilt entered our system. We…
