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Endings are a tricky business, both in real life and when it comes to wrapping up a popular television series. Of course, this is even more true when said TV show has been gathering fans (and fan expectations) for 15 seasons, meaning that the merits of a series finale such as the one delivered by
Supernatural fairly recently will probably be hotly contested by viewers for several years. While we can always guess at the ways that series-ender could have been more fulfilling, now we re hearing about the original plan for the finale, but I think many of us will agree that the
I don’t know why I ever entertained the thought that “Supernatural” might go out without all kinds of emotions and reactions, since the show has always inspired those in its fans – so why should its last few episodes be any different? Last week’s episode brought intense and varied reactions and saw the loss of Castiel; this week’s episode was very different but it somehow managed to engender varied reactions again.
We didn’t lose any of the remaining three major players, however, and I’m still shocked about that. I had convinced myself, in an attempt to somehow prepare myself for the anguish, that either Sam or Dean or both were going to die in 15.19. I was so on edge I could barely think of anything else on Thursday (which makes work challenging) and I had my box of tissues and glass of wine at the ready. Slice of pie too, and fuzzy blankie. Not that any of that is going to be all that helpful next week, probably. But I was so convinced that we were losing at least