WFB Deja Vu Review: Supernatural 10.11 “There’s No Place Like Home”

WFB Deja Vu Review: Supernatural 10.11 “There’s No Place Like Home”

Have you ever heard the saying “Hindsight is 20/20”? It means that we are all wiser about the past once we know the future. Last year the WFB writing staff tested this theory with a new review series called “DejaVu Reviews”. We would like to share a few more of these “looking back” insights with…

A Celebration of Supernatural at DePaul University – Part 3

A Celebration of Supernatural at DePaul University – Part 3

By now, you have probably read Alice’s two excellent reports on the joint academic/fan conference “A Celebration of Supernatural” at Chicago’s DePaul University. Her articles (Part 1 and Part 2) conveyed the varied topics and deep conversations that took place at several of the conference panels, plus she relayed in great detail the insights shared…

Let’s Discuss: The Ethical Dilemmas in Supernatural’s “Brother’s Keeper”

Let’s Discuss: The Ethical Dilemmas in Supernatural’s “Brother’s Keeper”

The day after we were all stunned by Supernatural’s season 10 finale, “Brother’s Keeper”, I started to write the “Threads” review that you were probably expecting. That draft lists all the predictions we got right and all the theories that went wrong. It explores the repercussions of pursuing the cure and the mind-blowing shift in…

Threads: Supernatural 10.22 “The Prisoner”

Threads: Supernatural 10.22 “The Prisoner”

What can I say about “The Prisoner”? I can’t honestly say I “liked” this episode. “Like” doesn’t describe my emotional or intellectual response to it. It was intense, but even that doesn’t seem to be the right description. It elicited fear, foreboding and dread. I was tense for the entire episode, and afterward I felt…

Threads: Supernatural 10.19 “The Werther Project”

Threads: Supernatural 10.19 “The Werther Project”

On the surface, “The Werther Project” was a very dark episode. It focused on the ugly consequences of dark magic and the tragic act of taking your own life. These themes were very real and have dire projections for the brothers’ future. Looking deeper, though, this episode also offered a few answers and one strong…