Saturday, November 15, 2014

Supernatural 200th episode Post 1

This review contains HUGE spoilers for the tenth episode of Supernatural. You have been warned.

Last Tuesday, the 200th episode of Supernatural entitled “Fan Fiction” aired. The episode was dedicated to the fans and billed as a ‘love letter’ to the loyal and passionate followers of the show. 

Supernatural Cast and Writiers. 200th Episode Party. CW
The show centered on disappearances at a high school play. The catch, the play was inspired by Carver Edlund/Chuck’s (Rob Benedict) books, Supernatural, which were based of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean’s (Jensen Ackles) lives.

Supernatural is in my top five all-time favorite shows (Which is as close to a single favorite show as I can get). This entire episode was gold. I laughed almost constantly through it, cried at “Carry on Wayward Son” and literally screamed at the big reveal at the end. Pretty much during this review, I’m going to talk about my favorite moments of the episode. Even to get to this list, which is longer than I originally planned it to be, I cut out a lot of amazing things. This entire episode was amazing, and definitely geared towards those heavily involved in the fandom.

The title sequence from this episode couldn’t have been better. “Supernatural  Pilot by Eric Kripke”  type as if it was on a computer was how everything started in the first place, and I think it was so cool to see that two hundred episodes later. I also loved how they put every “Supernatural” title sequence from the show’s ten seasons back to back. It was a great visual for the changes and different themes of the show.

I also loved the little catch phrases that were sprinkled in throughout the episode. While most of these phrases weren’t ones that were recurring throughout the series, they were sayings the fans latched onto. One of the best was at the beginning when Dean (Jensen Ackles) says “We got work to do” While the camera was shooting up as if from the trunk. It was almost an identical shot from the Pilot episode. I also loved the girls playing Castiel and Bobby saying their catch phrases (Hey, Assbutt for Cas and Idjits for Bobby) when Sam and Dean walk into the theater. I also loved when the theater actors used the “Ghostfacers” motto and group huddle before going on stage. This was especially great considering the Ghostfacers (Ed and Harry) are the longest living characters on the show. There were so many other great moments with old phrases from the show but to list them all would make this post really long.

Sam and Dean’s facial expressions throughout the episode were amazing. Jensen and Jared did amazing showing  the confusion and uncomfortableness Dean and Sam had at watching their own lives. One of my favorite moments was Dean’s brief Office moment when he looked directly into the camera, looking so over the whole situation. I also loved the moment when Adam’s character came on stage and Sam and Dean asked who he was. This was a great way to show the memory lapse of forgetting to leave Adam in hell for all those years. Once again, their facial expressions when they were reminded about Adam was perfect. Finally, I really loved the symbolism at the end of Sam and Dean driving in to the Sunset.

Dean and Sam in Supernatural Promo "Fan Fiction". CW
Okay, spoiler time. So once again, this is the big spoiler, so if you haven’t watched, don’t continue.
The best possible ending to this episode happened when Chuck/(God?) returned and had watched the play. This could have been a one-time thing, but there could be a continuation of the character more in the rest of the series. Only time will tell, but I’ll talk about that more in my next post.

I really loved this episode, and there is only one thing I wish had been different. And that is simply that I wish Misha Collins (plays Castiel) had at least made a cameo or something. This episode really was a love letter to the fans, but Misha is one of the staples of the show and the fandom. I wish he had been in it as well. (Also Mark Sheppard who plays Crowley because he's a big part of the show too.)


For Part 2 of the Supernatural 200th episode review, click here. In this post I will go more into more detail about  the Samulet, the shipping and subtext references, Carry on Wayward Son, and Chuck.

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