Supernatural Surfacing
Um. Hello. Yes.
So. It's been approximately 10 days since I started watching Supernatural. Watched the latest aired episode last night. I think even for me that's a record for mainlining a series.
( First impressions, which, if you have been a fan of the show for more than five minutes, you have no doubt read a million times already at some point in the last five years )
So. It's been approximately 10 days since I started watching Supernatural. Watched the latest aired episode last night. I think even for me that's a record for mainlining a series.
( First impressions, which, if you have been a fan of the show for more than five minutes, you have no doubt read a million times already at some point in the last five years )
'I also adore Castiel.* For that reason alone, I'm bracing myself for the end of the season, because if I like him I'm going to preemptively assume that he's going to die. I think it'll just be easier that way.'
Same here. The writers couldn't really find much for him to do in the apocalypse storyline other than Angel of exposition and/or comic relief, so I have serous doubts about them keeping him around when the show goes back to basics (that's the term Kripke and the writers keep using) in season six, even though he is a popular character. Going back to basics could either mean A. they do away with the overreaching mytharcs and Sam and Deam just hunt monsters every week and/or B. the show goes back to being about just Sam and Dean like it was the first three seasons. Considering that they've killed off pretty much every recurring character that was involved in the Angel storyline I'm guessing it will be both A and B which does not bode well for Cas.
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I agree with you about Cas. If they tie up the Apocalypse storyline at the end of the season, then, as much as I adore him, there's not going to be much of a dramatic reason for him to stick around. I also agree that the show seems to be trending to A and B. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but there's not really a Cas-shaped role needing to be filled. It's possible that they could keep him around if he survives and still can't return to Heaven, but they'd have to carve out a completely new niche just for Cas and I'm not sure that would work.
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Thanks. Feel free to snag it if you want.
'If they tie up the Apocalypse storyline at the end of the season, then, as much as I adore him, there's not going to be much of a dramatic reason for him to stick around.'
I'm not really sure how they're going to tie up all those loose ends, but Kripke said that the Apocalypse will end by the end of season five; although considering he also said angels would never appear on the show I'm taking that with a gain of salt.
'It's possible that they could keep him around if he survives and still can't return to Heaven, but they'd have to carve out a completely new niche just for Cas and I'm not sure that would work.'
That's true. Since has borrowed so much from Good Omens and American Gods (that was the basic plot of Hammer of Gods) they could use the plot of Stardust; instead of trying to find a fallen star they try to find Cas' fallen grace.
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That is possible. He has pretty much killed off every recurring character (except for Chuck and Cas) involved in the apocalypse storyline. I figure Bobby, Chuck and Cas (mostly Chuck and Cas) are all on the chopping block. Personally I'm sort of excepting Cas to die this season, so I'm just going to enjoy him how ever long we have him for.
'Although finding his fallen grace would be awesome.'
Wouldn't it be though. Plus the show could still have Sam and Dean MOTW episodes AND an over-reaching storyline since they probably won't be able to do over-reaching mytharc type stories after the apocalypse. Where do you go after the apocalypse?
'It's something he could do by himself, so he wouldn't have to be in every episode, he could just show up now and then. Argh! I'm making myself hope! ;)'
Me too! I don't want to get my hopes up
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