#spn season 10 episode 5

[boszorkanycica]

hillywood totally could have played in the fanfiction episode and that would be awesome

[luxurystark-jackson]

s10 ep5 fan fiction has everything. tech nerd sam winchester. closeted theatre kid dean winchester. subtext. musical fun. a sexy sound desk. destiel. the actual goddess calliope herself. truly an experience you don’t get in other shows.

[salted-snailz]

you can’t spell “subtext” without “butt sex” 👉😎👉

[softcannoli]

my insane “watch all of supernatural in a month and a half” project is starting to wear me down a little, to the surprise of probably no one

[mc-twizzler]

a gif I would make if I knew how to make gifs: the montage of every version of title screen up to that point

[cowboysteph]

they should just release the jackles cut already. if i were the CW trying to profit off of the CW's Supernatural this christmas with a one off holiday special i would simply bundle it with a DVD box set/ digital complete collection wherein the iphone footage of that middle aged bastard crying is included in 15×18

[onespncap]

s05e10 -- "Abandon All Hope"

[thefearandnow]

Me and my partner are watching spn season 10 for the first time and holy shit this show got like so much better we’re so back

[dumb-zombie-girl]

Will definitely do this after I watch it for the first time

supernatural episodes to watch based on the colors i associate them with! 🌈✨

🪓 red: after school special, larp and the real girl, baby, beyond the mat, red meat, who we are

🥧 orange: folsom prison blues, like a virgin, frontierland, time after time, regarding dean, tombstone

🐝 yellow: yellow fever, it's a terrible life, hunteri heroici, peace of mind, optimism, ouroboros

🐉 green: wendigo, bad day at black rock, the end, pac man fever, first blood, the bad place

🧚‍♂️ aqua: bedtime stories, mystery spot, the real ghostbusters, plush, just my imagination, mint condition

🩻 blue: plucky pennywhistle's magical menagerie, the girl with the dungeons and dragons tattoo, dog dean afternoon, heaven can't wait, rock and a hard place, hibbing 911

🧢 dark blue: what is and what should never be, dream a little dream of me, lazarus rising, in the beginning, dark side of the moon, swan song

🔮 purple: hollywood babylon, clap your hands if you believe, slumber party, wayward sisters, scoobynatural, last call

🦄 lavender: wishful thinking, i believe the children are our future, swap meat, about a boy, angel heart, into the mystic

🫀 pink: tall tales, sex and violence, free to be you and me, my bloody valentine, love hurts, various & sundry villains

👻 white: pilot, fallen idols, changing channels, sam interrupted, the french mistake, party on garth

🪦 gray: phantom traveler, ghostfacers!, the monster at the end of this book, the curious case of dean winchester, hammer of the gods, two minutes to midnight

🕷 black: hell house, monster movie, criss angel is a douche bag, black, rock never dies, advanced thanatology

🥾 brown: are you there god? it's me dean winchester, and then there were none, trial and error, safe house, celebrating the life of asa fox, damaged goods

🧥 tan: southern comfort, bad boys, the purge, ask jeeves, don't you forget about me, the scorpion and the frog

supernatural 90 episode rewatch challenge! feel free to comment your thoughts and reblog! :)

[manwiththemagic]

The writers of s11 were cowards. If IIIIIIIIIII was in charge I'd made Lucifer's weird obsession with Sam show up more. Like the writers have very obviously included it and yet when Lucifer is processing the same vessel as cas, and therefore pretending to be cas, he just fucks off and tortures Crowley with fucked up bdsm pet play.

Like the few times casifer and Sam interacted were GOLD. because Sam sees it as his best friend cas, and Lucifer (who keeps talking about Sam like they're toxic ex's) is pretending to be him!! Although not to well. Like his freaky smirk when sending Dean into the past and coming back to harass Sam? Dude lives off of sadistic pleasure.

The way he full on LAUGHS when Sam says he trusts him bc Sam thinks it's cas?? Like gold!?!? Don't know why the writers didn't do more with that.

Also why not do more with the 'lucifer sent Sam visions to get him down to hell'. Like Lucifer is Obsessed w/ sam because that body/vessel is "supposed to be" his. And yet after revealing himself he doesn't try and convince Sam anymore?

He's just given up? Like nah man I don't believe that. I feel like he woulda fucked with Sam more in cas' body. And like it woulda been a way better not-romance-romance plot then whatever the fuck Dean and Amara were..

Like that came outta no where... I mean I get it.. but ew?? We saw her grow up, and maybe id argue "well there were two versions of her!! One physical on earth, the other her actual form and memories as a celestial being!!" BUT NO. SHE CALLS CROWLEY UNCLE CROWLEY.

cause he like raised her for a day or wtv..

Idk s11 is better than s10. Like the episode from baby's prospective?? PEAK CINEMAAAA!! also not that I dislike s11, no I quite love it, I just wish the dean plots were more fleshed out, and that it was more "Dean and Sam vs the world!!" Then Dean vs Sam yk??

Like where's my dynamic duo??

That's part of why I didn't like s10. Like no I loved the IDEA of Mark of Cain dean, and demon dean was hilarious (although I HATE him) but it was just Dean vs Sam, Dean vs cas, Dean vs the world. And idk I liked the idea, cause this time it was sam doing everything to save Dean, but man I just didn't like the fighting..

Also s11 had a mention of TMNT, S10 did not so... points!!

S1 and 2 of spn were peak ofc, and s3 was good but not really memorable for me?? Idk I'll go back and rewatch once I finish the series (just finished s11)

S4 and 5 were also really good, we got Castiel who is peak, blood junkie Sam, which was one of my favorite plots!! And of course a lot more bobby. Rest in peace king!

And unlike some I loveeeed s6-7 like.. the soulless plot, and death? Dean dealing with soulless sam?? Chefs kiss I mean mwah. Then Sam tweaking because of hallucinations. NOT TO MENTION GODSTIEL?? loved him sm stg.

8-9-10 is where it kinda fell off. I mean idk the leviathans?? Weak. Hated them ngl. Idk if they were s7 but either way.. mid. I didn't like purgatory bc no way Sam would do that?? But I did like how it developed deans character..

I don't remember what happened in what season but I lovedddd kevin, hated metatron (but in the "it's because he's well done" kinda way), the tablets were aight, Mark of Cain was uh... something.. (I hate demon dean but he was peak..)

So like idk.. show is peak though, I'm just at that point in the hyperfixtion where it's like "BUT I COULD DO IT BETTER!!" ykwim?? NVM I'm sick with a fever, supernatural is all I have going for me man.

[lol-jackles]

Hello,

It’s nice to see you more active on here at the moment.

I was thinking about how you tend to say that the bi-bros who lean towards Sam are more in line with the GA.

But, I watch lots of reactors watch SPN for the first time, and they often lean towards Dean (I’d say 3/5), and I’ve heard a similar ratio say that they think Jensen is a noticeably better actor than Jared.

So, my questions are, are they letting fan expectations colour their reactions (hellers and Dean girls are very fast to pounce on new reactors), are they already Destiel curious from seeing edits in tumblr (I know of at least one who fits this), or do they acquaint “they make me feel emotional therefore they are the best actor”?

For me personally, on my first watch, Dean killed me with his love for family and Sammy and I empathized more with him usually, at least until Season 4/5 where he started pissing me off regularly. But, when I rewatch, I love episodes like Mystery Spot and Born Under a Bad Sign, or Souless Sam episodes because Jared is just so good when he gets something interesting to do. I find the Dean crying stuff less compelling on rewatches because it’s not as interesting to me (with a few expectations) after the first and second viewing. And acting at mirrors scenes gets old for me in particular very quickly.

In short, I think both are good, with different strengths, but I wonder why so many new viewers that I come across see Jensen as being stronger and Dean as being better. Do the just fail to see past the narrative bias? Or they just like Sean because he’s more fun?

Anyway, I appreciate any thoughts you want to share on this. And I’m also wondering if there is stats anywhere in GA favoring Sam?

First, because Sam girls commit “geek social fallacies” by also liking Dean because they love that Dean revolves around their Sammy. But Dean/Jensen stans don’t return the favor because they hate that Dean revolves around his Sammy so they hate on Sammy even though under their breath they’ve said if Jensen had been playing Sammy all along they wouldn’t change any of the writing.  That’s why there appears to be a Dean bias in the SPN fandom because Sam fans also likes Dean.  

It’s not a coincidence that Sam girls are the fandom’s official representative (all the meta fans on the show are Sam fans).   The show is mostly Sam-centric, if the bitter Sam girls won’t believe me then believe Jensen’s interviews when he said that SPN is Sam-centric and called season 10 a "rare Dean-centric storyline". (X)

Second, Dean is supposed to be a scene stealer, that's what support-protagonist do.  Often our favorite characters are not the protagonist but these scene stealers characters, they are usually cool or very funny. But it becomes a problem when producers try to capitalize on the character’s popularity, like creating a spin-off.   Like spices, which can not take the place of the main course, scene stealers often fail as leads because their “special-ness” evaporates when they have to carry the show. It's why WB canceled Supernatural when Jared told them he was leaving, because they knew a Dean-led Supernatural wouldn't work.

So while I'm watching an episode, I am more drawn to Dean because he’s more fun or interesting to watch. However the next day I remember the episode through Sam’s actions and interactions. Some of my readers tell me that they were surprised that they seem to “forget” Dean when they recall specific storylines, I said that’s supposed to happen with the support-protagonist.  We don't remember much of what John Watson did in the classic Sherlock Holmes or what was Nick Carraway's deal in The Great Gatsby.

It's the protagonist who mobilizes the story and stands out in readers’ or audiences’ minds.  Dean needs interaction with Sam in order for the audience to even remember him because he's part of the protagonist’s story. It’s why I keep saying Supernatural is Sam’s story, it's his Hero’s Journey.   Dean is at his best when he’s focused on Sam (which is why season 10 sucked and season 5 was kind of weak).

Third, Jensen is a personality actor and people are generally more drawn to them. Jared is a character actor who is trapped in a leading man role. Jensen has been Jensen “Dean Winchester” Ackles for the majority of his TV and movie roles since 1998.  It’s why Jensen initially made a bigger splash with Dean in the early Supernatural seasons because he’s already been playing Dean for years since Days of Our Lives.  In 2005 when SPN premiered, Jensen had a 7 years head start playing Dean compared to Jared who was just starting to play Sam and had to create Sam from scratch.  By season 3, audiences began to notice Jared's versatile acting skills and he would soon be tasked with playing different characters because that's what character actors do.

[scoobydoodean]

how much do you think chuck was actually affecting the movement of the plot throughout the series?

personally, i think he was just observing them from season 6 to season 10, but then he actually had to get involved upon amara’s return. and i do like the theory that he was responsible for the “vision” that cas thought he saw from jack, and that he kinda let mary get killed after cas’s prayer in 14x17, before again becoming fully involved throughout season 15. but for the other seasons 1-5, most of 12-14, and really for the overall universe, idk how much can, or should, be ascribed to chuck’s machinations. like i can never decide which route would be most satisfying for me as a viewer, and so i’m just curious as to what your opinion might be :)

Jack visions theory

Probably helps just to say starting off for anyone who might be coming from a different perspective, that my own understanding of Chuck's machinations in Supernatural (at least when it comes to Sam, Dean, and Cas) do not involve directly violating their free will. Chuck's machinations involve shaping the experiences around our characters to convince them to make the choices Chuck wants them to make. For example, when Dean tosses the gun aside in 14.20 and refuses to kill Jack, Chuck shouts "Do it!" instead of putting some kind of mind whammy on Dean that makes him kill Jack because Chuck either can't do that or won't do it because it wouldn't get him off. Chuck needs Dean to do what Chuck wants him to do (kill Jack) because Dean was brought to a point psychologically where he chose it. The same thing is true of Sam in season 4. The demons or the angels or Chuck don't operate Sam like a robot—they slowly convince him to take one turn after another based on the psychological state he's in, the things happening around him, and the things being whispered in his ears until he's killing Lilith and Lucifer's cage is opening, and Ruby says,

No. It wasn't the blood. It was you... and your choices. I just gave you the options, and you chose the right path every time. You didn't need the feather to fly, you had it in you the whole time, Dumbo! I know it's hard to see it now... but this is a miracle. So long coming. Everything Azazel did, and Lilith did. Just to get you here. And you were the only one who could do it.

I refer to Chuck's influence on the narrative as causality rather than fate. I have a tag for this called #spn and causality. 4.18 goes to great lengths to show how difficult it can be to subvert causality. For example, Dean tries to defy the writing by moving himself and Sam to a different hotel than Chuck wrote them to be in, but the motel's neon sign goes out, causing the name of their motel to "change" to "The Red Motel"—the motel Chuck wrote. ("No matter what details you alter, we will always end up here" etc etc). However, this episode goes on to show that it is possible to leap out of causality's flow. Chuck's control of the narrative ultimately works via anticipation. If he can anticipate his creations choices, his writing realigns everything with the narrative. If they do something he is unable to anticipate? They can leap out of his narrative just long enough to make a difference.

How do they leap out of causality's flow? Two things together: Dean and Cas. Quoting myself here in this post:

Leaping out of causality is something Dean and Cas do together in 4.18, 4.22, and 5.22. In 4.18, Dean pleads with Cas to help him save Sam, even though Cas thinks what’s going to happen is fate and can’t be subverted. Cas doesn’t personally act, but he gives Dean the idea that Dean then executes, leading Chuck to say “What are you doing here? I didn’t write this.” In 4.22, Dean pleads with Cas again. They again fight about the inescapability of destiny. This time, it’s Dean’s pleading but Cas’s actions—flying Dean out of the green room (somewhere Dean is incapable of escaping from on his own). Chuck says when they pop into his house, “Wait. T-t-this isn’t supposed to happen” and then “Yeah, but you guys aren’t supposed to be there. You’re not in this story”. In 5.22, after Lucifer takes Sam over (something that was foretold to happen in Detroit), Cas and Bobby despair, but Dean refuses to give up and calls Chuck, who says, “Oh, uh, Dean. Uh, wow. I, uh, I didn’t know that you’d call.” Then Dean goes to Stull Cemetery alone. However, the moment that Michael begins to walk up on Dean and says, “You little maggot. You are no longer a part of this story!” Guess who suddenly appears with a holy oil Molotov cocktail?

Dean and Cas are something Chuck seems to have a lot of trouble anticipating. I think this is true both individually and as a unit. Individually, Dean is the narrative heart, to an extent that his capacity for love is always exceeding the bounds that Chuck anticipates, leading to confounding leaps like showing up at Stull in "Swan Song" and dropping the gun in "Moriah" and saving the world with the power of love in 11.23. Dean in turn pleads with Cas with that heart, and Cas is angel with a crack in his chassis straight of the line. Naomi/Chuck cannot get Cas to do what he's "supposed" to do no matter how many times he's reprogrammed. He has Loving Dean Winchester/Humanity (same thing) Disease and it's incurable no matter how many lobotomies are attempted.

In the season 1-5 setting, Chuck is actually fairly hands off despite all of this being his prophecy foretold. He told the archangels that everything would end with Sam and Dean as the vessels for Lucifer and Michael (5.08) and Lucifer passed these stories on to his princes, and the angels and demons brought that prophecy to fruition—including with deliberate meddling in the Winchester/Campbell bloodline (5.13, 5.14). Heaven and hell act as Chuck's hands and feet, carrying out his plan out of desire and (in some cases) religious fanaticism. Because Chuck's so painstakingly worked on this narrative and everything is set up in advance, he can just watch it play out. When he interferes directly, it's actually to give Team Free Will a better shot at subverting him. Chuck only directly interferes in

4.22/5.01 to transport Sam and Dean to the plane, un-demon blood Sam, and resurrect Cas

5.22 to resurrect Cas again

All that said, I think season 1-5 is the original Chuck canon, which is subverted by Team Free Will working together, and most specifically, by Dean and Cas interfering in ways Chuck did not anticipate. And Chuck was fine with this. His narration at the end of "Swan Song" reveals that he's pleased, even if the story turned in a direction he didn't anticipate (maybe the Michael and Lucifer story started to bore him—they bore me, and him wanting Sam and Dean to mirror them so rigidly was rather uninspired).

I get the sense that Cas is probably a good litmus test for whether Chuck's entertained or not by the story subverting his expectations, because Cas is not "supposed" to be a part of the original story, but Chuck keeps bringing him back anyway. And yet, somewhere down the road, Cas falls wildly out of favor with Chuck, and Chuck is hurling rage at him for never doing as told—the very thing he seemed to like about Cas at first.

Maybe I'll see things that will make me change my mind as I work through seasons 7-10, but so far, I agree with you that season 6-10 seems to be a mostly "hands off" period, with Chuck only arguably interfering once, to bring Cas back a third time in season 7, depending on how seriously/literally you take Daphne's recollection of events in 7.17:

EMMANUEL/CASTIEL A few months ago, she was hiking by the river, and I wandered into her path, drenched and confused, and... unclothed. I had no memory. She said... God wanted her to find me.

It's not necessarily clear exactly where Chuck loses interest (or if for example, Cas might fall out of favor with Chuck before Sam and Dean do). Chuck shows up in season 10's "Fan Fiction" to see a play of his work, so he was clearly feeling fond enough to celebrate his handiwork in an very non-prestigious but intimate setting. But when Chuck shows up in season 11's "Don't Call Me Shurley", he talks to Metatron about traveling (to his other universes, perhaps?). Chuck's writing his memoir, and Metatron claims it's full of self-doubt and nebbishness. Chuck's apathy jumps out to Metraton quick too. Metatron criticizes Chuck for writing only two paragraphs on the archangels in his memoir, lending to the notion that Chuck had come to a point where they bored him. Metraton tries to remind him that Lucifer was his favorite because he rebelled, but Chuck then denies that Lucifer was ever even his favorite! He doesn't like this rebellion thing so much anymore... which might also tip his hand as far as how he's beginning to feel about Team Free Will. I think it's likely that Amara is the catalyst for his change of heart, but I'll have to wait until I circle back to season 11 to have a fully formed conclusion on this.

Then we get seasons 12-15 where—at least arguably—Chuck begins planting the seeds for a new final ending, trying to force Dean into the role of Michael—the son so loyal to him that he killed his own brother. The problem is that Dean's never really been like Michael, and that's the whole reason season 5 never worked. It's also the reason "Moriah" doesn't work. Lilith claims in season 15 that Chuck has a creepy obsession with Dean—Dean specifically. Dean whose loyal love fills Lucifer with such seething jealousy in "Swan Song" that he loses control of Sam's body just as Dean's pleading brings Sam's consciousness to the surface to fight. That same loving heart thaws Amara toward Chuck in 11.23, and I think Chuck... decides that he does not like this. It is something beyond his capacity to express or to anticipate and write around. It is transformative, causality-defying love, that ruined his original ending (and he's BORED and TIRED). And has given Cas Winchester Derangement Syndrome so he can't be controlled. He decides that he hates Dean Winchester's heart, and he tries to obliterate it out of existence and force Dean into the Michael role once and for all.

[cowboylikeyouu]

i'm watching supernatural for the first time and i've been keeping track of every time i cried so far, so welcome to

✨amy's spn cry counter✨

for it to count at least one actual tear has to roll down my face bc i tear up WAY too often and this list would never end if that counted.

i'm currently on s4 e19, so here's the cries up to that point and now i'll just start reblogging this whenever i cry again 🥱

(there were a lot of moments where i wanted to cry sooo bad but they were kind of TOO devastating to cry like idk sometimes i just get choked up and feel like someone stabbed me but can't cry whelp)

#1: season 2 episode 4

it wasn't a specific moment, pretty much just the complete weight of everyone's devastation & worry crashing down on me at once <3 sam's puppy dog eyes whenever he looked at dean were the last straw

#2 season 2 episode 20

when dean saw his mom again in the alternate reality or whatever it was

#3 season 2 episode 21

this one's obvious isn't it, SAM DIED !!! and we got a hug between the two (...that one of them had to die for, but hey, a win is a win) and them hugging always makes me wanna sob

#4 season 2 episode 21 (again)

i can't remember the specific thing that happened at the end of that episode but whatever it was it made me cry

#5 season 3 episode 7

when dean started explaining what's wrong with the car and told sam to fix it jesus i LOST it.

#6 season 3 episode 8

little sammy in the flashback scene, spending christmas alone??? i was a mess. young sam always makes me wanna strangle myself, the actor did SUCH a good job

#7 season 3 episode 11

this one's by far my fav episode so far (it's the groundhog day one) but GOD when they revealed that sam spent SIX MONTHS on his own after dean died??? and it's just??? completely glossed over?? like sure, they basically went back in time so those months don't really matter, but he still experienced them???? HE SPENT LESS TIME ON HIS OWN WHILE DEAN WAS IN HELL LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? idk that one messed me up

#8 season 4 episode 11

actually cried at something that happened in episode 10 (dean talking about his time in hell) but it was during the recap of that episode lmao somehow it hit harder the second time around lol

#9 season 4 episode 13

during the flashback to their time in high school when the teacher asked sam if he even wanted to take over the family business and little baby sammy was like "nobody's ever asked me this :( actually no, i don't want to"

#10 season 4 episode 16

the whole cas/dean interaction before dean went in to torture alastair. like "for what it's worth, i would give anything not to have you do this" ARE YOU KIDDING ME ????

[dearmrshudson]

The post of saddest(?) supernatural moment gave me the idea to maka a list of my own... You know, an honest list which will not push any agenda or exclude one of the main character completely to forcefully feed to a romantic pair which does not even exist.

so here it goes-

10. Dean's reaction after Sam's death in 13x21 :

This one is so nominal and insignificant to be in this list and not one of top moments for a lot, but this scene ripped my heart open when I saw it for the first time. It manages to show us how Dean's whole world will literally fall apart and make him an empty vessel if Sam is gone and he can do nothing about it - and Jensen manages to portray it with just a walk, two blank eyes and then one drop of tear. Kudos.

9. Church Scene in 'Sacrifice' (8x23):

Anyone who has not cried in this scene? Perfeftly shows the core of the show, the deep love between two brothers- despite all the reasons, all the idiological differences, all the mature discussion and all- Sam is the baby brother of Dean; at the end he needs Dean to be there as a big bro, to tell him to let it go, to clutch him in his chest. Ultimately they will always choose each other and nothing else will come between them.

8. Dean's death in 9x23:

One of the saddest death of Dean, and perhaps it comes to this list because of the build-up and drama follows this. Both had their own reasons for the tension they had this whole season, but when the tragedy comes it hits so hard that all those logics fell apart. It scares to peep in Sam's headspace at this time of dean's dying- imagine you discarding the person you love the most as you are reasonably angry with him, and in a few days he is dying in your arms when you have hardly talked out your differences.

7. Why don’t you believe in us too (14x12) :

Probably should come much later in this list, but this scene stood out in my eyes because it was such a fresh air in the terrible plotless mimicry that SPN had become in later seasons. The scene after ages which sums up Sam and Dean, the codependent brothers whom we had forgotten. Such a long time after we see Sam the little brother, witness the emotional turmoil he was going through silently and how it exploded. The only scene which makes season 14 worth remembering. Also Jared just nailed this scene!

6.) Dead or Alive (3x16):

This scene breaks my heart in pieces. Dean bravely going for the last fight before the horrible death he will be facing. And he trying to cheer up baby bro, he wants the last memory with his brother to be in this car- singing along together... How his face slowly glooms at the end and his eyes full of fear... Early seasons really were gems!

5. Sam in Mystery spot (3x11) :

Undoubtedly one of the best SPN episode with perfect blend of mystery, fun, laughter, tragedy and emotion... The funny vibe of the episode ends in a moment when we see Sam is not waking up from the nightmare loop. Then we see a robot- a scary robot who only wants to get his brother back at any cost. This episode is yet another example of how Sam loves Dean just as fiercely as Dean does, and he is not any less codependent.

4. Barn scene and alone Sam (15x20) :

God! What can I say about this!

Just want to add, Sam wandering alone in the bunker after creamating Dean hurts me equally.

3. John's death (2x01):

Cannot forget this one. This episode happens to be another favourite of mine, and the way John sacrifices himself for his son proves that a father can go to any extent for his children. The farewell scene of John - where he asks for forgiveness and goodbye to dean without him understanding brings tears to my eyes. Such a beautiful acting by JDM and so realistic portrayal of a flawed, helpless and loving father.

2. End of Season 5 (5x22)

The ground was set, the battle was about to begin, the ultimate faceoff between Lucifer and Michael was going to start- then what happens? A stubborn idiot boy with a muscle car and hellbent attitude comes in between- knowing that he cannot survive this- just because one of these celestial entities have captured his brother as a vessel and he won’t leave his brother alone. Till his last drop of blood he keeps on trying- trying to reach his brother who is trapped under something much bigger- keeps on telling that It's okay, he is not alone, his big brother is here. And guess what, he succeed. His brother broke free the bind of one of the strongest entity of universe and fought. The climax scene gives me goosebump always followed by a bunch of grief and saddness the ending carries. Had season 5 been the last season of SPN, and this be the exact way the series ended, I would absolutely have no regret!

1. Sammy's first Death (2x21):

No matter how many sad scenes are perfectly executed in SPN, nothing can exceed the emotion of this one. Jensen will also not be able to exceed the level of performance be set in this particular scene. Period.

So this is it... I must have excluded many. And turns out my list is full of Sam and Dean only and I am also not unbiased 🤣🤣 Well, there are sad scenes that do not involve only the brothers and I still like them, but not my top 10. Maybe have to make list of top 11 to 20 in order to include them. 😁

Please share your favourite saddest top 10 as well.

[ananke-xiii]

Here are the stages of grief for belated Destiel fans (I've lived them, I'm still in recover).

1. The downplay: here people acknowledge the existence of Destiel but also think old-time fans exaggerate it. Bear in mind: usually these people have never watched Supernatural before so this can also be called "The blissful ignorance" stage.

2. The curiosity; Usually on Tiktok and usually around Nov 5th, said people get bombared by Destiel-related content. The lingering angst of the fans start to tingle the blissful ignorant's curiosity.

3. The warning: Wise and longstanding fans warn said people against watching SPN. They really do their best, in hindsight one can say that they really cared about newcomers. They scream ZONT ZONT ZO IT at the top of their lungs.

4. The arrogance: said people ignore the wise fans' warnings and proceed to watch SPN thinking they're stronger than anybody and they indeed will AND can ZO IT.

5. The suspect: season 1 starts before said people's eyes and they soon realize Dean is bi-coded and "omg it's so obvious". People start to suspect fans were ALWAYS right.

6. The shock: few episodes in season 4 and now said people are the ones who are screaming. They can't believe their eyes, they repent, they apologize, they BELIEVE.

7.  The rage:  they get angry at the show for gasliting people for 15 years while still watching it because they need MORE.

8. The doubt: people start looking for old online metas because maybe they're getting crazy so they need proofs, receipts, timestamps etc.

9. The certainty: people are now certain even though the show never gave them any certainty. But now they know that "when you know, you know".

10. The consolation: the only thing left to do is watching edits, gifs, other people' comments. Usually these people are never left alone and will be in good company while recovering from the TRAUMA.

TELL ME I DIDN'T SPEAK THE WORD OF GOD NOW!

[rosemariad]

Best SPN episodes of all time

As the year is almost over and as part of my farewell from this show, I wanted to do 1 final thing and chime in on what I think were the best episodes to ever air for SPN in order of original airdate:

Season 2, Episode 12 | Night Shifter

I know what you’re thinking - not a single S1 episode - naturally without s1 none of the other episodes would follow but I see S1 as the foundation for the entire show - after all where talking about a production that resulted in over 300 episodes across 15 years. There’s just so many to choose from some I’m sticking to the ones I liked best

What won me over for this episode was Ronny. As Sam pointed out, the man was no hunter. He stumbled onto the case because of his encounter with the shapeshifter that impersonated his colleague. I think he was motivated by some culpability and wanted to atone for what happened the best he could. Poor guy was just out of his depth and he died for it. But at least he tried to put up a fight and figure out what was going on. It’s tragic that he dies but it kinda works - it was impactful - I never forgot Ronny, despite the hundreds of other victims and casualties we had to see on this show. Ronny was an ordinary man who was condemned unjustly and untimely.

Season 2, Episode 15 | Tall Tales

This episode was so funny! It perfectly played with the brothers’ relationship and it’s one of the few times we get to see Sam and Dean be so childish with each other and at odds without something terrible at work around them or the fate of the world resting on their broad shoulders. Sam from Dean’s immature point of view & Dean from Sam’s irked perspective was just top tier SPN, and this episode easily cemented itself as a classic. It may be one of my top three. SPN was at its best when it wasn’t so serious.

Season 2, Episode 16 | Roadkill

In the very next episode we go from very silly to very somber but I appreciated this story/case for what it was. We have a woman who had died but didn’t know it, stuck in a loop for several years until the Winchesters run into her and break down to her the sad reality of her situation. That final scene was amazing & emotional and for that this episode is near and dear to my heart.

Though wasn’t the following episode Heart (2x17) more or less the same thing? Madison had no idea what she was until the Winchesters had to explain it all to her. Except that time, the hapless woman is a werewolf instead of a ghost & she becomes enamored with Sam & he with her, with the pair becoming fast lovers in record time before he inevitably puts her down (which is so fucked, when in just 10 years the Winchesters would’ve learned about a cure for werewolves after all - though like the vampire cure that’s unveiled in s6, you can’t have fed on anyone so I don’t know if the cure would’ve worked on Madison at the time).

Season 3, Episode 11 | Mystery Spot

What a ride this episode was! The loop was fun to watch. Who knew Dean could die in so many ways. I wonder if anyone ever made an edit to Dean’s deaths to the Dumb ways to die song -- that’s an idea 😅. The reveal that this was all Gabriel’s I mean the Trickster’s doing to get Sam ready to accept his brother’s imminent demise was sobering but in a good way since we see why Sam had to relive the same freakish day on a loop & watch Dean die all the time. He must hate that Heat of the Moment song so much now. This episode was a great introspective into Sam’s character and the life he’d lead without his brother there but also completely on his own, knowing he can’t live the normal life he’s always wanted.

Season 5, Episode 3 | Free to Be You & Me

Sam & Dean break up because of the previous episodes where Sam had chosen Ruby over his brother, despite the fact that she had corrupted him with demon blood & followed her lead, which caused the devil to go free and Sam had to realize that Ruby had been playing him the whole time. Ever since Dean had been distrustful and angry towards his brother & with good reason (you fucked up Sam) - and while Cas sacrificed himself to give Dean a chance to stop Ruby’s scheme he couldn’t get there in time.

So after dealing with Bobby getting crippled & Cas returning to protect the Winchesters and find God, Sam and Dean go their separate ways with Sam taking a break from hunting & Dean hunting solo until Cas shows up less than three feet away 😂. 😁 I love this episode so much - we get our first glimpse of Samifer, Jess comes back (sort of, not really), we get to see Sam take a stand & really stick to being sober (from demon blood 😅) & we get to see Cas and Dean work together on a proper case & Dean trying to show Cas the ropes of how to handle such things as a Winchester would 🤣 when Cas was terrified of the hooker - classic!

Season 5, Episode 22 | Swan Song

Known as the OG endgame for the SPN story, this was a damn good wrap up to the narrative we’d been seeing for 5 seasons. It really brought Sam’s story in particular together since the pilot as he went from a kid who wanted to escape the horrible life he’d been living to a man willing to sacrifice his entire being to spare the world and his brother a terrible fate. Sam took his own fate in his own hands as best he could without compromising who he was at his core. He was brave, unflinching in his conviction and overcame the devil himself in the end, subverting the prophecy that had been laid out before him.

Damn Sam was so cool.

Season 6, Episode 20 | The Man Who Would be King

What can I say about this episode that hasn’t already been said over the years? The deep dive exposition, the perspective from Castiel’s point of view of what he’d been through - it’s devastating. It frames everything that had been happening in season 6 up to that famous moment when Dean realizes that Sam & Bobby were right & Cas had been compromised and working with Crowley the whole time. It’s not like Cas was doing it all for nefarious reasons, he wanted to spare Dean and the others the bloody apocalypse but Dean was fucking brokenhearted all the same. Dean will be pissed at the angel for a long time after this point but look at that face. Cas wants to take it all back but knows that he can’t cuz the damage is done. The episode should be called The Point of No Return lol but I digress.

Season 7, Episode 10 | Death’s Door

Bobby! Though not the last we see of the man, it was his death episode, certainly the point of no return for the character. The man gave so much to hunting, helping countless others we don’t even know about, and instrumental to Sam and Dean for sure! He came through for those guys time and again, opening up his home to the brothers, seeing both Winchesters through some of their lowest points up to his exit and not judging either one or walking away from the boys even when he should have. In the end, he saw them as his sons even though they shared no blood but as he said it so eloquently - Family don’t end in blood.

Season 9, Episode 5 | Dog Dean Afternoon - I already talked about this one in this post, but gonna reference it again here 😄 such a silly episode: https://www.tumblr.com/rosemariad/718562587697184768/my-favorite-spn-episode-ever

Season 13, Episode 16 | Scoobynatural

Need I say more? I loved Scooby Doo when I was growing up - I’ve watched the one where they’re little kids, some of the OG episodes from back in the day, countless movie specials (Zombie Island was my fav!), the remakes & reboot as well as the live action films. So to hear that SPN did a Scooby Doo crossover was amazing - and it was done so well! I enjoyed the whole thing though Dean trying to say the Scooby Doo line at the end was totally cringe 🤣 he was NOT rocking that ascot - sorry Dean.

Season 15, Episode 10 | The Heroes’ Journey

You could say it was Garth’s swan song as he was part of the reason why this episode was so good! At this point Chuck has fucked with the Winchesters’ luck, subjecting the guys to stuff like getting a cold, the Impala randomly crapping out on the road, Dean having cavities & being lactose intolerant? (He ate waaay too many grilled cheese sandwiches) - all hilarious! We get to see Garth is still with Bess & they have a daughter & 2 babies they named after Sam & Cas (I wonder why he chose Cas for the name of his baby when I don’t recall any interactions with him & the angel but oh well, it was probably just the writers having a laugh at Dean’s expense).

But watching Garth step back into the game and come to Sam & Dean’s rescue while they were struggling (to glorious comedic effect) was a pleasant surprise. We never see Garth again in the show but I’d say he left on a pretty high note and basically got a happy ending for himself and his family (we’re just going to assume that when Jack brought everyone back from wherever Chuck sent them, Garth & Bess & the kids were restored safe and sound).

Honorable mentions - I can only add 10 gifs per post but aside from the above I also really liked:

Season 1, Episodes 11 Scarecrow & 12 Faith

Season 3, Episode 12 Jus in Bello

Season 4, Episodes 16, 17 & 18 | On the Head of Pin, It’s a Terrible Life & The Monster at the End of this Book

Season 5, Episode 18 Point of No Return