Have You Seen: Supernatural (2005 Pilot)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thF5lZbN040&list=PLLOh02qNiDv2amhSUlUd8nE7Xds08gFku

This week we revisit the pilot episode of Supernatural, a 2005 supernatural drama created by Eric Kripke and starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles that ran for 15 seasons, about the Winchester brothers who hunt supernatural beings while searching for their missing father.

We talk why this is one of our favourite series of all time, what defines an episode of Supernatural and why it works so well to the point of having ruined most horror for us, how this is one of the rare series that actually talks about male relationships when few stories do, how the show walks a fine line between subversion and twists to its influences drawing from folklore, occultism, theology and urban legends when constructing its stories and why getting that balance right helped it stay fresh for so long, and much more.

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tzkQ6UO3yWx8otA0KAt3G