On the surface, it would seem that the two stories in “Beyond the Mat” run on parallel lines never to meet. Dig deeper, and we can see that they not only intersect, they reflect one another. Each builds on the other in subtle ways that allows us to explore character, motive, and the conflicts yet…
“We’re supposed to die, let us do it with purpose.” These are the last words of Delphine as she prepares to sacrifice herself in order to keep the Hand of God from the Thule and the Nazis. It is sacrifice with purpose that laces throughout the episode, “The Vessel.”
The heart is everything. It is metaphor. It is physical. It is our greatest weakness and our greatest strength. It is the vital organ that keeps us alive. It is the key to our emotional selves. The heart symbolizes so much. It embodies our truths. It can be corrupted. It can be purified. The heart…
The Supernatural episode “Don’t You Forget About Me” is aptly named. Taken from the closing song from the 1980s movie The Breakfast Club, we can take the closing letter of that movie and apply the same concept to the story presented here. In it, we see a group of misfits or outsiders defined by others….
Every so often, we all need to hit a reset button. We all need to purge ourselves. Many religions have seasons for this very reason. Catholics have Lent. Muslims celebrate Ramadan. Each is about cleansing one’s heart. In many ways, it is the only way we can truly move forward in our lives. We…
At baptisms, Christians are asked simple questions such as “Do you reject Satan and all his works?” It is a fundamental tenet of the religion—one that is often said with little thought. In the Supernatural episode “The Devil’s In the Details,” we see that very question asked, explored, and answered.
This profile is about one of my all time favorite Supernatural writers, Robbie Thompson. It was an honor to write about his various writing prior to Supernatural, all of his episodes, and to capture what makes his writing pop for us fans. Getting the chance to connect with him via Twitter for an impromptu interview…
Destiny. Fate. The inevitable. These are all things the Winchesters have faced time and time again.
Children’s tea parties, kiddie pools, and mermaids all appear in Supernatural‘s “Just My Imagination,” a wacky humor episode that exposes so much more heart.
Sometimes, to truly master something, we must in turn teach it to someone else. Underneath the masks and ghost possessions of “Plush,” we see just that. The Winchester brothers have been hunting all their lives, living by the credo of “saving people, hunting things, family business,” but it is only recently that they have chosen…
The imagery of constraint plays heavily into the story of “Our Little World.” Chains, jail cells, handcuffs, and a cage visually cue us.
“People react differently to loss.” Within the construct of “Thin Lizzie,” this statement has more earth shattering meaning than grief—it has cosmic shades of meaning that become all too clear.
