Hellatus...

[mangacat201]

... is making me do desperate things. Supernatural has been THE SHOW that really got me started into fandom and the crazy existence of being a fangirl, but like many things when they get older (and I know the past couple of years have been hard on some people's fandom love) my unbridled excitement for the show has maybe not waned so much as changed in quality over time. I found myself fondly remembering episodes or scenes, but with little drive to actually rewatch as I felt maybe a little apprehensive that I might not be watching with the same kind of fannish dedication and lacking that carefree attitude of just finding everything that Show ever did awesome, no matter what.

For various reasons, I've been looking into random episodes lately and I found myself spellbound with what we have in that show, no matter the ups and downs. And I just rewatched Swan Song... I know, there's one to rekindle the flames. But actually, when it came on first as the finale of season five, I was watching together with my friends and we were all so anxious of how it was going to play out... I ended up being so numb and floored that I couldn't even really cry over what happened because everything was just so much! So, on this rewatch I bawled my eyes out naturally because it rebranded the image of those boys' story and how profound and relevant it is when you break it down to the most basic into my mind. It was just beautiful and I'm never not going to love Show for giving us those moments of laughing, crying, screaming through the highs and the lows and I'm glad that we still get to look forward to that year after year, no matter how much we bitch and whine. This show and this fandom are unique and I'm proud to call myself one of your own.

And to end this self-indulgent melodrama on lighter note, tell me your rewatch stories... which episodes do you like to revisit over and over again? Do you marathon? Is it a different experience to rewatch the early years after such a long time? Did you start out with the very beginning or join later in the game and mainline seasons on end?
Talk to me, folks!

Comments

[deedlit50.livejournal.com]

Oh jeebus, this post. I can relate to this post on a cosmic level. I love revisiting supernatural and am still convincing new people to watch it for the very first time. Because of this, I like to rewatch it with other people mostly- either to take in their first time excitement or to analyze every shot and story arc. I love rewatching early episodes and realizing that yes, this set is ALSO Bobby's house with yet another paint job and random furniture to make it look different. Or how Gordon was kinda right all along when he said that Sam was going to become a monster and how knowing what's going to happen later makes his actions take on a whole new perspective.

It's just one of those shows that I don't think I will ever fully move beyond. That being said, I did stop watching the new episodes some time ago. I slogged my way through season 6 but somewhere in season 7 or 8, I kinda got distracted by other things and never picked it back up.

As for favorite episodes to rewatch, I have a number I like from each season. Home will always be one of my all time favorites. I love the emotions that come from returning to the one place Dean has spent his life running from. He swore he'd never go back to Lawrence and that makes me wonder how many cases in and around Lawrence the Winchester boys passed up. I want a Caleb or Pastor Jim(?) fic where Dean/his father have heard about a case in or near Lawrence and they hand it off because of reasons.

Anyway, some of my other all time favorites are Asylum, Scarecrow, Faith, (oh God, Faith. It kills me in the feels. Every. Single. Time.) Hollywood Babylon, and Monster Movie. There are ton more and of course the big plot moving episodes like Swan Song make the list but the ones I rewatch the most tend to be case-centric. I do love a good marathon about once a year though.

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

You might be interested in the rewatch polls on my journal! :-)

I didn't start watching until last year, and S9 is the first one I've watched in real time. And I went through some of those seasons pretty quickly, because I couldn't wait to get more of the big story arc. So it's nice to go back and spend a little more time on them on rewatch.

[mangacat201.livejournal.com]

Wow, there's really people who do that, come in now? That's so great... I mean, I've infected loads of people in my time, but I can see how a close to 10 year tenure would be a looming maw for potential newbies! Glad you found enjoyment in the show and fandom love!