#spn finale
November 19, 2021 - Supernatural trends as the fandom celebrates the Rusty Nail’s first birthday.
Exactly a year ago, Supernatural finale “Carry On” aired and the chaos truly began.
Jensen Ackles posted a video, in which he sings along to Carry On My Wayward Son (sort of Supernatural’s theme song) [x]. Despite what the song promised, there’s no peace for us.
The description reads: “Road Trippin to New Orleans and of course this tune comes on the radio. Today marks one year since the series finale of Supernatural aired… seems like yesterday. #CarryOnMyWaywardSon #SpnFamily”
There are also various tags trending on Twitter:
couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name:
things Old Man Sam looks like:
- an English teacher with a severe drinking problem
- an unsub on Criminal Minds
- your uncle who’s not allowed to come to family Christmas because your parents filed a restraining order against him when you were 3
- my sleep paralysis demon
- man who’s too senile to realize there’s no lenses in his glasses
- man who’s wondering if he remembered to turn the oven off
- theology teacher who believes his class will change your life
- Mr. Roger’s shadow self
- Count Olaf, but a Chad
- Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween (2018)
- old man who’s like, really into bird watching
- tenured professor but no one actually knows what he’s supposed to be teaching
- Mr. Feeny, if he never got to meet the Matthews family
- Me when I dressed up as the grandmother in Billy Elliot for a musical theater class performance in 11th grade
- what Bernie Sanders thinks he looks like in his mind’s eye
- the Unabomber
- guy you’ve lived next door to for years and you think he’s really nice if a little socially awkward and then one day the police show up and tell you he has dead bodies buried in his basement
- man you just discovered lives in the neighborhood haunted house that everyone thought was abandoned
- your ex-boyfriend at your high school reunion, cementing the feeling that you really dodged a bullet
- Peter Capaldi if he stayed on Doctor Who any longer
- an actor who’s realizing he just spent the last 15 years of his life working up to a terrible finale episode
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If Cas was here
In the Hebrew bible, the name Moriah occurs twice, both interpreted in the same place: Genesis.
“Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, whom you love - Isaac - and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
It was there all along, guys. So much can be interpreted from just a title. God was never on their side…
you were the only one who cared about a good ending of Supernatural. I’m sorry i ever doubted you
oops spoke too soon apparently
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- anger
- anger
- anger
- denial
- acceptance (…that sadly, due to covid, the production was stopped and the last 2 eps were never filmed, leaving it to us and our imagination to come up with what could’ve been :/ )
Disclaimer: I stopped watching mid S9 & only just came back for this last run of episodes, post-the-Covid-break. So I’m not well versed in the current mythology, though I gather Becky says there will be two endings. Ever since the end of Despair (s15e18), I’ve had this visual in my head of an ending. I’m not quite sure how to get there, since again, I’m not up on current mythology. But I wanted to write this down for myself. It’s not a Dean/Cas romance ending, but a friendship ending, and a good ending for everybody and yeah, kinda Dean heavy, but I know what I’m about, idk. But I just had a visual and for the first time in what feels like 1,000 years, I had something in my head that I had to get out through writing, and once again it’s SPN, so like…here’s what I’m picturing:
First of all, Jack defeats Chuck. But it drains all his power and leaves him powerless & more or less human. Idk who becomes God then…Amara? Michael? No one? But when Chuck is defeated, everyone comes back – all the people Chuck deleted, all the Apocalypse World people, all the people like Eileen who died & came back. Everyone. And The Empty, as a gift to the boys for ending this nonsense, spits Castiel back out – (as a writer, I know it was actually a good ending for Cas, his pure happiness, but as a fan I won’t stand for it to end that way). Then angels & demons are suddenly sucked back up into Heaven & Hell, to put things right. As this happens, Dean turns wild-eyed to Castiel, thinking he’s being taken…but he doesn’t go. He stays. And it’s in that moment they realize he is human now, blessed to be part of the humanity he loves now. (From this point on Cas’ outfits consist of button-up shirts with the top 2 buttons undone, black slacks, no tie & no trenchcoat). And then somehow we find out – if Amaara is God or whatever, she gives them the 411 – that angels & demons are on lockdown and unable to return to Earth. “At least for a millennium or so. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still things that go bump in the night, boys.” (Also, idk enough about what’s up with Adam, but pls insert your own happy ending in here for that boy, he fucking deserves it, the poor kid).
Then, for some reason – idk, maybe when they came back all the people in the world realized something had happened, things don’t just pick right up where they left off, everyone is a little dazed – a bunch of people are at the bunker with the boys, Apoca-World people & stuff. And there’s kind of this montage, with a score, maybe a folk-rock song, idk, but like people slowly getting their bearings and heading out; the family with the two daughters, bags slung over their shoulders, shaking the boys’ hands in thanks and then heading up the stairs /fade them out to the next scene/ Sam & Eileen sweetly kissing /fade them out to the next scene/ Jody & Donna & the girls hugging the boys goodbye, heading up the stairs /fade them out to the next scene/ Dean setting a burger down in front of Cas, who smiles softly because there are some things he missed about being human /fade them out to the next scene/ Garth saying goodbye to the boys, heading up the stairs /fade them out to the next scene/ Sam & Eileen having amazingly hot sex /fade them out to the next scene/ Jack trying out his powers on a houseplant, nothing happens, he nods, accepting this is permanent /fade them out to the next scene/ Charlie & Stevie, with one of those great Dean-&-Charlie hugs where he cradles her head, omg /fade them out to the next scene/ Sam & Eileen in bed together, facing each other, hands pressed palm to palm, fingers interlocked, gazing loving at each other /fade them out to the last person/ Bobby gets a hug from Sam & then Dean, Cas goes to shake his hand and Bobby gives him a gruff look and then pulls him in for a back-slap hug. “You boys stay in touch.” Sam’s all, “Always, Bobby.”
Then all that’s left is the four guys + Eileen. Sam says to Dean, “I’m gonna take Eileen home, get her settled. I’ll be back in a few days.”
Dean says, “Or you could stay, you know?” He looks like it’s hard to say, but he’s also happy for Sam. “It’s not that far.” (Is it, idk, where does she live?)
Sam’s all, “You mean, like move in with her? Naw, man, naw. We aren’t there yet.”
Dean goes, “That’s not how it’s seemed this last week around here,” with a waggle of his eyebrows.
Sam blushes, so soft, a soft baby. “No, Dean. I mean…we aren’t there, *yet*.”
“Attaboy,” with a slap on the arm.
Then we get Dean hugging Eileen goodbye, she and Sam head up the stairs, Dean turns to Cas & Jack at the table. Cas stands up awkwardly, says, “I suppose I should consider getting a place of my own. Humans do that, yes?”
Dean goes, “What? No. Are you kidding me? Sam’s gonna be spending a lot of time – and I mean a *lot* of time /suggestive tone/ with Eileen. You’re not gonna leave me to clunk around this place on my own.” Then he pauses, can’t quite meet Cas’ eyes, so not good with emotions that he knows what Cas said before The Empty took him but Dean can’t quite acknowledge it. “Unless, like, that’s something you need. For yourself, I mean. To not be here. If you wanna move out…”
Cas, firm and sure, “I do not.”
Dean looks up, a smile of relief on his face, “Well, alright then.”
Then Dean turns to Jack. “What about you? You gonna try to bail out on us?”
Jack, confused, says, “No, not at all.”
Dean asks, “Then what’s your plan? One day at a time?”
“Actually,” Jack says, and slides a pamphlet over that’s been sitting with a stack of papers on the table, “I hadn’t had time to give it much thought, but I was thinking this.”
Dean picks it up. It’s a college pamphlet. “College, huh? Following in Sam’s footsteps?”
“*Community* college,” Jack emphasis. “So I could live here &, idk, try it out. See what I want to do next. The pamphlet says there are many options ahead of me.”
Dean gives Jack his patented half-smirk/half-smile. “Alright, we can work with that. What do you need?” He reaches in his back pocket for his wallet. “Money for books? A credit card?” He may have taken a while to get onboard the Jack-train, but he’s there now, proud Uncle Dean.
“I think I’ll need a birth certificate and a, uh,” he glances at a list he’s been making on a piece of paper, “a social security number?”
Dean nods. “Okay. I can take care of that. I know a guy.”
He’s happy with both Cas’ and Jack’s answers.
/fade out to the next scene, scores starts back up, idk maybe we use a rock song here?/
There are a few wide shots of regular people going on about their lives, animals in the fields, people walking the streets, life going on, etc. Then we start to see all the people we know who are still alive, living their lives…Garth, Charlie & Stevie being happy and domestic, Jody & Donna & the girls, Bobby, other people idk, Jack walking onto campus with a backpack over his shoulder & smiling on his first day of college, Sam and Eileen cooking in her kitchen & cute-kissing & being adorably cute together like so smushy cute.
/fade into the next scene/ Cas is at the kitchen table researching, Dean walks in and heads to the fridge.
He asks, “You got anything, Cas?”
Cas says, “I think there is a nest of vampires in ***insert place*** and a poltergeist in ***insert place***. You could probably take care of one and hit the other on your way back. And for your pleasure, you will pass by ***something like the world’s largest ball of string***.”
Dean grins, thrilled about the cheesy tourist trap idea, “Oh, I’m down with that. You in?”
Cas gives his doubtful face. “It’s Jack’s first week of school.”
Dean nods, “Say no more. I’ll call Sammy.”
/Final scene – music starts, Ramble On by Led Zeppelin/
Dean is standing outside Eileen’s apartment, at the back of the Impala, with the trunk open. Sam comes out with a duffel, tosses it in the trunk among the other weapons. We see the classic shot from the trunk POV of the two boys. Sam smiles, content, ready. “We got work to do.” The trunk slams shut. We see the boys get in the Impala, shut their doors at exactly the same time. The view is from the back of the car as it revs up and starts off down the road.
Ramble On plays as we watch the Impala drive off until we can no longer see it.
Cut to credit screen that reads – “Carry on, my wayward sons & daughters. Thank you for 15 years of memories.” - Love, Eric, Jensen, Jared, Misha and the entire SPN cast & crew.
Boom, bam, credits roll.
(Sorry, I can’t for the life of me figure out a Read More break)
Guys. The number of people I see calling Sam’s son “Dean Jr” is absolutely sending me.
The Jr suffix is ONLY used if the child is named directly for his father. Little *checks overalls* Dean was not. He was named for his uncle.
If anything, he would be Dean Winchester, II (as in Dean Winchester, the second of his name).
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
MY NAME IS DEAN OF HOUSE WINCHESTER
THE SECOND OF HIS NAME
SON OF A BAD PARTY CITY WIG AND [REDACTED]
Not gonna lie, when I wrote it, I also thought of Daenerys
Ayyy, they can commiserate about their poorly-written, senseless endings!
Guys. The number of people I see calling Sam’s son “Dean Jr” is absolutely sending me.
The Jr suffix is ONLY used if the child is named directly for his father. Little *checks overalls* Dean was not. He was named for his uncle.
If anything, he would be Dean Winchester, II (as in Dean Winchester, the second of his name).
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
So, when we first watched the finale, my husband was like “it was fine, I don’t get why you’re THAT upset. Sucks Dean and Cas couldn’t be together, but eh.” (He did, however, hate the Sam wig).
But the more we talk about it, the more he’s like “Jesus Christ, the fuck were they thinking?!”
He was also watching DeanCas fanvids last night
So now he’s back to early-morning rage-tweeting at the CW about their treatment of Cas ♀️
I was struck with SUPER random inspiration for a fic, and now, after 6 months I’m mad again that they couldn’t have even bothered to use a single ‘Hello, Dean’ sound clip from one of the 12 seasons he was in to give them a happy en—
Fine, I’ll just go write.
Still mad tho.
Bringing something “full circle” is a great device for thematic elements over the course of a story. Bookending can be great.
However, years of rigorous, detailed, painful character development and movement of stories should not, under any circumstances, be destroyed for the sake of bringing something “full circle.”
That’s not a satisfying ending. That’s saying to your viewers; your readers; your fans, “Remember all that time you invested? Eh, didn’t matter. Train’s right back in the station. Hop on off. Sorry for bumpy ride around the block.”
The cause and effect is negated. If you start a story, throw in a bunch of emotional, situational, and personal development in the middle, you should end up further down the road than where you began. But if you start a story and are able to take away all of the middle and you still end up right where you began with no betterment or differences save for the age of your characters… that’s not a good ending.
It’s like you make a sandwich just to remove all the filling and eat the bread. Why make the sandwich if you just wanted bread?
Why create meaningful relationships and focus large portions of entire seasons on them, only for them to be completely erased in the end? Why focus so much on free will and finding who you are and being happy despite everything, only for him to die unfulfilled, alone, and co-dependent… right where he started?
I saw a post somewhere and if I find it, I’ll tag the OP, but it went something like this:
Sam, if the last 15 years never happened: White picket fence, wife, dog, kids, etc.
Dean, if the last 15 years never happened: Dies alone on a hunt gone wrong.
Sam, after 15 years of character development: White picket fence, wife, dog, kids, etc.
Dean, after 15 years of character development: Dies alone on a hunt gone wrong.
No matter what the issue was and how or why that was the ending we got… it was deeply unsatisfying to someone who has been on this journey since day 1. Since the absolute beginning. I’m not discussing this through the goggles of a ship. I’m speaking as someone who appreciates well-written stories. As someone who invested twelve years (eighty percent of the entirety of the show) in a character and the development of a deep, meaningful relationship (whether or not you view it as romantic).
There was a lot missing from that finale. A lot. I can make jokes about it all day, but overall, I’m deeply disappointed and hurt by whatever went down behind the scenes for that to be the final product (something, I’m certain, we’ll never know).
I’m done beating the dead horse. I’ll carry on (heh) with my fic writing. Because no matter what happened with that finale, I will never not love these characters. They’re in my heart and under my skin (literally, I have Cas’s tattoo on my arm) forever.
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Wait I. Hold on. While dean was dying on the rebar he should have mumbled I’m coming for you cas and the show cuts to black
