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)
One thing that will be utterly fascinating is that Executive Producer and Creator Eric Kripke wrote and directed this finale episode. For the first time we will be able to see ‘Supernatural’ entirely through the creator’s eyes: his characterizations, his motivations, his vision. This should be interesting!
THE MYTHOLOGY: We’ve known for a long time that Kripke and his writers will base their stories on existing myths and urban legends. The fact that one can google all their monsters has been a show signature. They will take ALL the multicultural representations of a particular legend and then pick and choose those aspects which best fit their story, thus creating their own unique Supernatural version. For this reason, it is nearly impossible to use the myths themselves to try to guess story direction since we do not know which parts of a legend they will choose. The only danger here for the creative team is to work hard to avoid pulling a ‘Heroes’ in making the mythology as a whole so convoluted, ridiculous, and unbelievable that will have us wondering what the heck happened. One of the great things about ‘Supernatural’ was its simplicity and believability despite the subject matter it was presenting, although suspension of disbelief is getting harder and harder to come by.
Finale Speculation has run rampant as to what may be presented and what questions have been left unanswered. Here is a brief rundown. If anyone has a different theory not listed, we’re anxious to add it!
* What is the end game plan of the Yellow-Eyed Demon?
* How much of what is happening is due to angel agenda vs. demon agenda?
* What happened to the “Leader of the Demon Army” and “Boy King” slant
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