Yes, I am going to take a couple minutes on my blog to totally ‘fan’ out right now. It’s no secret how much I love the show Supernatural (Thursday nights, 9pm, The CW network). I have literally seen every single episode of this show, most of them several times (DVD packs are a beautiful thing).I go on the websites daily and check out ratings news. I read interviews with the writers to try and find out what direction they are intending to go in with my characters (whom I affectionately call ‘theboys’). It’s a rare thing when a television show can get under your skin and not just transport you somewhere else but in a strange twist of artistic fate, grabs a hold of you and infiltrates your consciousness.
This show is like that for me.
It started rather innocently. Let’s face it. The guys are hot. They drive an even hotter car. And, as if that wasn’t cool enough, they get to shoot guns and listen to classic rock. It was like getting a dose of kick ass eye candy every week. But somehow, episode after episode I just seemed to get deeper and deeper into the mythology of the show and (even better, and it’s something I appreciate so much as a writer myself), I got deeper and deeper into the hearts and souls of Sam and Dean Winchester.
I've laughed with them and cried with them. I've even dreamed about them. It's a writer's wet dream to create characters that people think about and talk about and I always think about that when hours after the show is over, I'm still playing scenes back in my head or wondering how Sam or Dean would react to a real-life situation that I happen to be in.
We have now somehow landed onto Season 4 (time certainly flies). And they’ve had their ups and downs with the stories. Some things have worked and some things haven’t. And every year, I root for them to land homers – to take the show in the direction I believe it could go. They’ve gotten so close so many times; almost…but somehow not quite.
Until now.
They are ON FIRE this year. Absolutely, hitting every episode out of the park. Last night, I was literally screaming at my television, cheering on the boys, fighting for the boys, praying for them. I wish I could be a fly on the wall of that writer’s room this year; take a dip into their creative process. God, I would love to write for television. Just watching the process over these last 4 years, how they are blessed to take on characters for such a length of time that they actually get to grow with them. That’s heaven for a writer. And I imagine too, for a lot of actors. It shows. It shows in the performances and it shows in the dialogue and it has been a ride watching it unfold.
It’s no secret to us SPN fans, that Master Kripke (the show’s creator, as we affectionately call him) is planning on ending the show after Season 5 and I’m trying not to get sad about it.
I’ll miss those boys every week. I really will.
I’ve spent almost every week in their lives for 4 years.
Weird, I know...but true.
But I must give props where it’s due and this year, they are not only earning their stripes – they are completely owning them and it's completely f**king cool to watch.
We have now somehow landed onto Season 4 (time certainly flies). And they’ve had their ups and downs with the stories. Some things have worked and some things haven’t. And every year, I root for them to land homers – to take the show in the direction I believe it could go. They’ve gotten so close so many times; almost…but somehow not quite.
Until now.
They are ON FIRE this year. Absolutely, hitting every episode out of the park. Last night, I was literally screaming at my television, cheering on the boys, fighting for the boys, praying for them. I wish I could be a fly on the wall of that writer’s room this year; take a dip into their creative process. God, I would love to write for television. Just watching the process over these last 4 years, how they are blessed to take on characters for such a length of time that they actually get to grow with them. That’s heaven for a writer. And I imagine too, for a lot of actors. It shows. It shows in the performances and it shows in the dialogue and it has been a ride watching it unfold.
It’s no secret to us SPN fans, that Master Kripke (the show’s creator, as we affectionately call him) is planning on ending the show after Season 5 and I’m trying not to get sad about it.
I’ll miss those boys every week. I really will.
I’ve spent almost every week in their lives for 4 years.
Weird, I know...but true.
But I must give props where it’s due and this year, they are not only earning their stripes – they are completely owning them and it's completely f**king cool to watch.
AND YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING TOO!
because you're missing out on a wild ride.
So, in the spirit of FanGirl(dom), I'm going to list my Favorite Top 10 Supernatural Episodes (So Far...):
1.. Lazarus Rising
2. Everybody Loves a Clown
3. Bloodlust/Metamorphosis (tie)
4. Bad Day at Black Rock
5. Home
6. Skin
7. The Pilot
8. Fresh Blood
9. Nightshifter
10. Wendigo
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