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At first, the CW's hit television show, Supernatural, didn't sound like something I'd like. I'm not big on episodic monster-killing dungeon crawls and a story about two brothers running from the law in a muscle car sounded like a throwback to the Dukes of Hazard. But upon the wildly enthusiastic recommendations of my friends and family, I rented the first season I'd missed and popped in the disk.
Now, one thing Supernatural knows how to do is grab viewers with a stunning premise. A mother walking into her baby's room to find a dark stranger standing over the crib...it's iconic. The very first few minutes of that very first episode were so gripping that I was hooked. Sure, that first season was a little rocky. It was hard to swallow the idea that our heroes lived off of stolen credit cards and fake IDs, but the whole thing went down a lot smoother when I realized how brilliantly the writers used unusual and creative interpretations of ancient lore.
Smart writing and sassy dialog carry the show, but it's the celebrated bro-mance between Dean and Sam that make it something special. As a romance writer, I suppose I should be wishing for the Winchester boys to find true love with the girls of their dreams, but this show is really a love story about family. The unfolding family drama intensifies and matures each season. The writers are just as clever with their supernatural elements. They have an unfailing instinct for what will horrify--they know that evil in the guise of an innocent child is more upsetting than an ugly monster. They know how to twist the things that bring us joy and show us the ugly sides. So I'm a total squealing fan girl.
And while I'm not going to give away any spoilers, let me just say that the Season 4 Finale had me sitting there with my jaw dropped open. Not many shows do that.
Given that I write Greek Myth-inspired paranormal romances, one of my favorite episodes was about the siren. (Feel free to add that as an entry to my autumn contest in which you could win a gift certificate and a book just for brainstorming with me!)
So how many Supernatural fans do we have out there and are you a Dean girl or a Sam girl?
Stephanie Draven
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actually
I've actually never heard of this show. But it does sound interesting. Now if I only had the channel CW.
Dorothy
I think you can rent it at the local blockbuster or on netflix. There might even be episodes on hulu.com. It has all kinds of supernatural creatures on it. Werwolves, vampires, demons, angels, etc. But they're all done in a unique way.
Stephanie Draven
MIDNIGHT MEDUSA -- Silhouette Nocturne Bites, April 2009
WILD, TETHERED, BOUND -- Silhouette Nocturne Bites, August 2009
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I used to watch it, but it
I used to watch it, but it started getting too misogynistic for my tastes. Some of my friends commented on this early on, but I felt that characters got killed off equally in both genders; deaths were never a case of TSTL, just a matter of most people not being trained in how to respond when something reaches out of your sink and tries to drown you. I can only recall three characters who have been in more than one episode without dying at least once, and two of them are female.
And then it got to the episode where a demonic stripper made men kill their wives, and I saw what they were getting at.
Women-hating
You bring up some good points. I'm sensitive to the how shows treat women, and I can see why you'd think there were shades of misogyny. I suspect though, in this show, it's more a function of the fact that the romantic storyline is between the brothers and women can't be front and center. Also, the strippers were sirens. Now that I think of it though, the Greeks were pretty anti-women at times :P What do you think?
Stephanie Draven
MIDNIGHT MEDUSA -- Silhouette Nocturne Bites, April 2009
WILD, TETHERED, BOUND -- Silhouette Nocturne Bites, August 2009
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Dean
I've watched the show since the very first episode, simply because of Dean, who up until this season I called Alex, because he was Alex on Dark Angel, and I've since forgot his name on Days of Our Lives.
Plus, the show is right up my alley, I loved the X-Files before it got all weird with conspiracy stuff, Millennium, Angel, Buffy-that kind of stuff.
Shelli
Count me in with Shelli - Dean girl
Like Shelli I started watching the series because I was hooked on Dean from when he was Alex in the series Dark Angel. I like even more how the series has amped up the tension each season and really explored a lot of different types of mythological creatures. Love Supernatural!
Theresa Meyers
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I never watched Jensen
I never watched Jensen Ackles in anything else. Now I've got new stuff for my To Be Watched List!
Stephanie Draven
MIDNIGHT MEDUSA -- Silhouette Nocturne Bites, April 2009
WILD, TETHERED, BOUND -- Silhouette Nocturne Bites, August 2009
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Dean - He's kind of my boyfriend
Thanks to Netflix I discovered this show about a month ago. For some reason it's timeslot always conflicts with other shows I watch. I just finished watching season 2, and have totally and completely fallen for Dean. Jensen Ackles hotness aside, the writing is really quite good...creative, imaginery. There is a lot of boy crying. Which isn't a bad thing, don't get me wrong. I would never put down a guy for sharing his feelings and being all sensitive and stuff, but while watching season 2 I seriously considered creating a drinking game. Do a shot everytime Dean or Sam shed a tear. It's a great show. Can't wait for season 3 to start arriving in the mail. Fave episode so far is Hollywood Babylon. The Three Men and a Baby reference had me both laughing and shivering in fear.