‘Supernatural’: Angel heart

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’: Hibbing 911

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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I can’t stop watching Robin Roberts saying “Bye, Felicia” to Omarosa

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‘Supernatural’: Alex Annie Alexis Ann

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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Three gross Congressmen down; countless more to go.

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#MeToo and why I’ll never shut up about it.

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‘Supernatural’: Patience

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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I’ve got some bad news, ‘Game of Thrones’ nerds: Winter is not coming for a long-ass time.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is my hero and cancer can fuck right the fuck off.

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I didn’t even go to Comic Con, and I’m exhausted from all of this Comic Con news

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