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‘Supernatural’: This is family business

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 13

Supernatural
“Tombstone”
November 16, 2017

THEN

“I just need a damn win.”

NOW

Sam and Dean are still standing in the street gawping. Cas calmly says he was dead and then he annoyed an ancient cosmic being and now he’s back. That’s good enough for Dean. He says, “Welcome home, pal,” and puts his arms around his angel. HUGGING! YAY! HUGGING!

Cas tells them he was in the Empty. Sam asks him what it was like. Cas is like, ‘Uh, empty? A great nothingness? The name kind of says it all’.

Duh

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‘Supernatural’: Angel heart

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 10

Supernatural
“Angel Heart”
April 29, 2015
Originally published May 12, 2015

THEN: “Promise my family will be okay.”

NOW

Jimmy Novak walks through the front door. He calls his wife’s name. Amelia rushes down the stairs and into his arms. She sobs that she thought she’d lost him again. Jimmy says Castiel is gone. He’s home now. It’s okay. It’s okay …

Claire strokes her husband’s face. Dark blood begins to seep through the sleeve of her cardigan. Jimmy doesn’t notice. He asks how Claire is. Amelia’s face crumples and she cries out.

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‘Supernatural’: I just need a win

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 13

Supernatural
“Advanced Thanatology”
November 9, 2017

THEN

“You and your brother keep coming back. You’re an affront to the balance of the universe and you cause disruption on a global scale.”

NOW

Grand Junction, Colorado. Two boys are recording a nighttime exploration of an abandoned mental hospital. It feels like an equal parts homage to Stranger Things and Blair Witch. They go into an upstairs treatment room and find a small collection of leather plague masks.

Doctor Who Are you my mummy

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‘Supernatural’: Hibbing 911

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 10

Supernatural
“Hibbing 911”
Alternate working title: “Attention CW Powers that Be: THIS is Your Spin-off”
December 2, 2014
Originally published January 18, 2015

THEN: “You betcha!”

NOW

Sheriff Jody Mills girds her loins for the horror that is before her. A deep breath. “You can get through this.”

She is standing in front of a Bavarian-style festhaus and conference center. A large banner hanging over the entrance welcomes her to the Minnesota – Dakotas Sheriffs’ Retreat. She starts for the door … and the handle of her rollie bag slides off in her hand.

I like to imagine that her inside her head voice is saying,

SPN Bobby Balls

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‘Supernatural’: Alex Annie Alexis Ann

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 9

Supernatural
“Alex Annie Alexis Ann”
April 22, 2014

THEN: “Vampires! Gets funnier every time I hear it.”

And then Sheriff Jody Mills and her sassy pixie hairdo kill the vampire with a fire ax because that’s how the HBIC do.

NOW

Jody is waiting outside the station when Sam and Dean arrive the next morning.  There are smiles and warm greetings, but sadly, no hugging. Boo! Whither the hugging?!

Sam asks after her shoulder. Jody shrugs. She asks how they’ve been.  Dean lies that they’re peachy. Sam winces and gives a more honest accounting. “Touch and go.”

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‘Supernatural’: It matters what you do

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural, supernatural: season 13

Supernatural
“The Big Empty”
November 2, 2017

THEN

Mandroids. Laser eyes.

NOW

Dean has a case – a man seemingly murdered by his dead wife. He’s surprised that Sam is interested. He wonders if they’re going to leave “Damien” in a circle of holy oil to Netflix and chill while they check it out. Sam says no, they’re going to bring EJ with. Dean balks. He calls it adventures in babysitting the Antichrist.

Writer Meredith Glynn seems to be having a contest with herself to see how many one-liners she can cram into this scene.

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‘Supernatural’: Patience

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 13

Supernatural
“Patience”
October 26, 2017

THEN

I went to Missouri and I learned the truth. Also,

spn dean pudding
PUDDING!

NOW

Several days have passed since the boys brought EJ home. Dean is holed up in his room drinking and blasting the Stones through his headphones. EJ has been keeping to himself as well. Sam brings him a laptop and the thumb drive with Kelly’s final message. Sam says he hopes that it can begin to answer some of EJ’s questions.

The boy seems both overwhelmed and comforted by his mother’s words. “It’s not fate. You are who you choose to be. And I know you’re going to be okay. You are going to be amazing.” She reminds him that he has an angel watching over him.

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‘Supernatural’: The rising son

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 13

Supernatural
“The Rising Son”
October 19, 2017

THEN

Azazel was a fanatic.  Ramiel was a fisherman.  Dagon had her toys. Asmodeus has his hobbies.

NOW

The doors burst open. Blinding white light spills into Hell’s throne room. The light recedes to reveal a tall man with the fashion sensibilities of End!verse Lucifer (or a Kentucky colonel) and the accent of a True Blood vampire.

He strides to the dais and announces that he is Ahs-Moh-Deus, Prince of Hell, there to rule and restore fire and brimstone order until Lucifer & son return.

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I know you don’t come here for sportsball but the Astros winning the World Series has given me all of the feelings and I am compelled to share them with you

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

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‘Supernatural’: And nothing else matters

by whitney hall, posted in supernatural: season 13

Supernatural
“Lost and Found”
October 12, 2017

THE ROAD SO FAR

Mary came back. Lucifer came back. The Colt came back. The Colt was destroyed. Eileen Leahy came back. Eileen Leahy died because BuckLeming are bullshit. The grenade launcher came back. Jody and Claire are wayward AF. Cas almost died. Crowley brought him back. Floating Space Vagina happened. Bobby came back – sort of. Crowley died. Kelly died. Cas died. Lucifer and Mary fell through the Floating Space Vagina.

What doesn’t merit mention in the montage – at least directly – is the British Men of Letters. Because Show has looked at its life and looked at its choices and realized that the BMoL was a poorly executed bad idea.

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