Here’s Part II of Liana B’s detailed road map for the Supernatural season finale! Did you miss Part 1? Read it here.

Supernatural: Pre-Finale Preoccupation Part II

(Spoiler warnings? not needed… other than the episode title, photos and description provided by the network, we members of the SFA - Spoiler Freaks Anonymous — have been in serious withdrawal symptoms going into the finale.  Speculation will run rampant, though!  And keep in mind that points are generalities; your views will most likely differ. Part I covers the players, Part II covers the issues.)

We can count the hours now before we get some answers to questions that we’ve been struggling with all season long.  Just a few endless hours to close out season four and set the groundwork for season five.  The riffs of “Carry on My Wayward Son” have become a tradition for each finale and while budget cuts have severely affected the signature classic rock this season, this song’s presence has become tradition.

The players are all in place on the chessboard of the impending Apocalypse.  In one corner we have Heaven and The Angels, with our beloved Castiel, his boss Zachariah, and the dearly-departed Anna who was much more interesting as a human who could hear angels talking in her head than she ever was as a fallen angel.  In the other corner we have the minions of Hell led by Lucifer, and with demons Ruby and Lilith making a power play for Queen Bee.  And smack in the middle of it all are the Winchester Brothers, brave, stubborn, determined, broken, and each drawn by diverging destinies to stop the rise of Lucifer.  For the first time in four seasons, it appears that they will be fighting towards these end means separately.  And it better be the last time… because there is something completely and intrinsically wrong in using the words ‘Winchester’ and ‘separate’ in the same sentence. (Credit: MICHAEL MULLER/THE CW ©2006 The CW Network LLC. All Rights Reserved)

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A few days ago, I put up three clips from the season finale of Supernatural and the comments came in by the bucket load. It wasn’t the number that surprised us, it was the length and intensity of the comments. So, in an effort to find a middle ground between the sides (and there are more than two at this point), we went to our favorite Supernatural guest poster Liana for a few final words.

Supernatural — Pre-Finale Preoccupation Part I

by Liana B.  (mousitsa@sbcglobal.net)

(Spoiler warning? nah, not really… other than the description provided by the network, we members of the SFA — SpoilerFreaks Anonymous — have been in serious withdrawal going into the finale.  Speculation will run rampant, though!  And keep in mind that points are generalities; your views will most likely differ. Part I covers the players, Part II covers the issues.)

SEASON FINALE TIME

Hard to believe we have reached the 22nd episode already. And thanks to the early generosity of The CW, it is a season  finale and not a series finale.  Unlike other seasons, this one seems to have sped right by. But then again, that’s what happens when you are presented with something so truly entertaining, creatively impressive, and completely enjoyable to watch.  Something that one looks forward to every week in great anticipation.  Something that provides so much food for thought that the week in between seems shortened by participating in countless discussions analyzing what was presented.  This is the point where folks tell us devoted fans that we need to ‘get a life’.  Well, I often work 8-10 hours a day, take care of family, spend time with friends, and worry about finances — I have a life! This is simply my way of escaping it for a bit since the problems of the Winchesters truly make my own pale in comparison.  I used to make fun of the Trekkies for their obsession, but now I understand it.  Speaking of which, I wish ‘Supernatural’ lent itself to a cool nickname, like Trekkies, X-Philes, Losties… the ‘Supernaturalies’ just doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.  Of all the possible nicknames I’ve heard for the fandom, SuperFreaks seems to be a catchy one, although it makes us sound like something Sam and Dean would hunt.

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Finally, we bring you part three of our Whovian triptych, as author Brandie Tarvin ruminates on a by-gone era.

There are some things which make an indelible mark upon one’s soul. Historical events like the end of World War II or the fall of the Berlin Wall send shockwaves through the zeitgeist, while more personal events like your first crush or your first successful job remain in the consciousness of few people. And then there are events like the cancellation of BBC’s Doctor Who that fall somewhere in the middle.

The old show featured incredibly talented actors working with fragile props and lousy special effects. Sometimes the scripts came across as mundane and clichéd. I suppose this was the price of a show living at the bottom of BBC’s budget chain. But I loved the show with a passion, as did many of my friends. And if the people around me didn’t love Doctor Who, they hated it with just as much passion. There seemed to be no middle ground. So when I heard the somber news, that the Doctor had made his last trip in the TARDIS, I was crushed.

So, apparently, were lots of fans. No one could bring themselves to admit the ride was over. Fanfic abounded, as did the conventions, and eventually legitimate publishing houses saw a market in publishing further adventures and missing adventures.

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Author Karen Miller jumps on the bandwagon and has her say about the new Doctor Who. . .

I have a terrible confession to make. Possibly it might even be seen as heretical - but here goes.

The very first Doctor Who episode I ever watched was ‘The Runaway Bride’.

And now I pause this commentary so readers can pick themselves up off the floor, reach for a stiff drink and possibly the phone to call for an ambulance.

You good now? Good. Alons-y!

As a child, I remember my uncle loved Doctor Who. I remember him watching it whenever he was visiting. I remember that I loved the theme music, but that otherwise I just wasn’t interested. Fast forward a few decades and oh look! I still wasn’t interested. Friends told me I should watch the rebooted version of the show but no, no, no, I knew better. I caught one glimpse of stupid silver men lurching through a kitchen or something and I said, Ha! That silly nonsense is not for me!

But they kept saying I should watch it, so at last I gave in. I saw that my local tv station was screening an episode called ‘The Runaway Bride’ and I thought: I will watch it, I will hate it, and I will shut them up.

Me and my big mouth.

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As you’ve undoubtedly heard, David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who and in his place will be a 26 year-old, relatively unknown actor named Matt Smith (you can see him here). Since the announcement was made, great debates have popped up all over the fandom - is he too young? Is he too unknown? Is he exactly the kind of fresh blood the franchise needed to stay afloat? Everybody’s got an opinion — even when they have ‘no opinion’ which is the stance of our guest poster, author Keith DeCandido.

Take it away, Keith. . .

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I am now going say something that violates all the rules of the Internet and blogging.

I have no opinion on the casting of Matt Smith as the Doctor.

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