I was ecstatic when Metatron held up a thread from Castiel’s coat and said “This is the curious incident…”! Threads! Metatron, the ultimate writer, acknowleded that a story is woven together (or in his case, unravelled) by layers of minutely detailed, intricate threads. Hurray! We must be on the right track if Robbie Thompson, the…
After reading the book Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls, I had the great privilege of talking with Dr. Lynn Zubernis, one of its authors and a fangirl herself. In Part 1 of the interview, Lynn explained why people join fandoms, why they are ashamed of their fannish pursuits and the tremendous benefits of being in a fandom. …
“We couldn’t find our fangirl selves in the research. …so we decided to write a book of our own on fans – one that we thought, rather naively, would set the record straight. We would figure out what being a fan was all about and we would get it right!… This is not that book….
Okay, so that was an excellent episode! Way to go Misha! Fab directing debut! SOOO many answers are being revealed each week! I love this part of the season. It has edge-of-your-seat excitement every minute. Now we have to sit tight for 3 weeks. This show really knows a lot about torture.
My last Threads recap included a prediction: “I sensed [“Captives” was] the turning point in many threads, many arcs, for the season. Maybe we are getting closer to redemption.” With its in-depth study of the Mark of Cain (MoC), “Blade Runners” might very well have been the front end of that run-away train that will…
Bone Key, written by Keith R.A. DeCandido, was the third novel written as an authorized, tie-in story for Supernatural. The book was published in August, 2008 and takes place mid-season 3, a week after the events of “A Very Supernatural Christmas”. Mr. DeCandido also wrote Nevermore (the first book of the series) and Heart of…
Usually I would write a “Threads” recap of this week’s episode, “#Thinman”. To be honest, though, I didn’t see many hidden meanings or clues that need to be examined. After watching it, I felt like I was the victim of blunt force trauma from the blatantly obvious parallels made between the Ghostfacers’ team and Sam…
For the record, I really liked “Captives”. It was engaging. It had a lot of Sam, Dean and Castiel. It brought Kevin back to us. Mostly, though, it felt hopeful again. In my review of the season so far (Is Season 9 Divine?), I observed that many episodes in the first half of the season…
How have you liked Supernatural’s season 9 so far? Has it been “Divine” as promised? We are just past the mid-point in the season, with 13 episodes behind us and 10 episodes ahead of us. Since there are no new shows to discuss during this three week hiatus, it is the perfect time to reflect…
Ready for our next brain teasing exercise tracking Supernatural Threads? Settle in because there is a lot to cover! On the surface, one wouldn’t have expected “Sharp Teeth” (9.12) and “The Purge” (9.13) to provide many new threads since they were not heavy myth arc episodes. Their impact related more to the emotional tremors that…
Dear Jeremy, Why? That is the question I would ask you if I had the chance to speak with you face to face. Why break down the brother’s bond? Why strip away everything we hold sacred in their relationship? Why spend a great deal of time, in fact dozens of episodes, to establish that both…
Before we get started, I have to say that I am worried sick about the staggering turn of events that took place in Supernatural’s “First Born”! I have been reading as many of your comments as possible, and it seems the entire Supernatural fandom got either chest, head or stomach pains watching Dean take the…
