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Supernatural University: Calling All Angels

Jul 02, 2013 17:11

Supernatural University: Calling All Angels

This is the first of two articles exploring angels in the Supernatural universe. In this one, I'll be looking at the role angels have played and how that developed through the history of the series, including how angels relate to monsters and humans, and how I think their role has both meshed with and ( Read more... )

castiel, sera gamble, myth, winchester family business, jeremy carver, eric kripke, theology, supernatural university, philosophy, psychology, television production, meta, supernatural

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felicia_angel July 3 2013, 18:56:46 UTC

Great meta! I do agree that Angels working into the storyline as a type of monster does work for how the story deals with it, as well as having the various types of Angels making them either semi-relatable (like Castiel, Gabriel, and Balthazar) or making them the villains. And it does work in giving Sam and Dean a new group to fight against, as well as a new world and story-arc to follow. Can't wait for the next part!

bardicvoice July 15 2013, 01:47:02 UTC

Thank you! Hope you enjoy the Castiel piece, now that it's up ... :)

tabaqui July 4 2013, 02:42:17 UTC

Finally getting around to this, and it's quite riveting! I love all the backstory and the 'remember this from episode Blah...?' - sometimes i forget the details, and being reminded makes me wonder all over again at the amazing and intricate mythos that Kripke and the writers have given us.

I *love* that the angel's aren't human. I think they could have played that up even more, sometimes, but it makes them the perfect monsters that you never expected.

Really interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing.

bardicvoice July 15 2013, 01:47:57 UTC

Thanks! I hope you enjoy part 2, now that it's up ... :)

tabaqui July 15 2013, 15:06:30 UTC

OH yay!

I think i have it open in tabs....
:)

karadin July 4 2013, 12:20:37 UTC

I agree that angels are always angels, even if they lose their grace - case in point, Castiel in 'the End' knows he is seeing Past Dean, before Dean can say anything 'you are not you' plus even when stoned, Castiel didn't seem to lose his memories of being an angel ( ... )

bardicvoice July 15 2013, 01:53:23 UTC

Thanks for coming and commenting! I hope you enjoy part 2 on Castiel, now that it's finally up ...

I'm with you in particularly enjoying the Winchesters as being human, not supernatural, beings. Sam having been tainted by demon blood as a baby was enough for me. I wasn't thrilled by the whole 'genetic angel vessel' thing, and the introduction of Henry Winchester as a member of the Men of Letters made me roll my eyes. But I can accept a lot from the love of my life, and that's what this show has turned out to be, so ... *wry grin*

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bardicvoice July 15 2013, 01:54:23 UTC

Thank you! It's finally up ... :)

Hope you enjoy my look at Castiel!

spnmonster September 22 2013, 13:11:41 UTC

Thank you so much for this meta. I admit that haven't thought deeply about angels or demons for that matter on the show, which makes my viewing less rich than it probably could be.

"They lack humanity... They lack our souls, with all the power those souls contain."

And that's just it, right? Demons are humans who've been stripped of their humanity. Their souls have been stripped away, and angels, while having grace, are without souls. That's what makes me uneasy about the Castiel storyline that is coming up. He will be without his grace, but that doesn't make him human either. It will be interesting to see how the writers handle that. What has made Castiel interesting -- and Meg as the other side of the coin -- has been his journey from being a good soldier (hm, not unlike Dean as well now that I think about it) to an individual who makes choices for himself. I wonder too what he and the other angels will learn during their time without superpowers in S9.