Supernatural's 200th episode aired tonight, and, as it has been called for months, it truly was a love letter to the fans. And it was awesome!
This show loves to go meta, and has done so numerous times with hilarious results, and tonight definitely earned its place on that mantle.
An all-girls high school produced a musical stage version based on the Supernatural books, written by Carver Edlund, as introduced in the Season 4 episode "The Monster at the End of This Book." (For those out of the know, Chuck Shirley (the aforementioned Carver, his pen name, played by Rob Benedict), a prophet of the Lord, was the author of the Winchester chronicles - aka Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean's (Jensen Ackles) lives - which were published as a series of books which have a massive cult following - another nod to Supernatural's dedicated, passionate fan base).
Turns out the goddess Calliope is a fan of Supernatural as well, and has come to enjoy the show and, after the curtain falls, eat the author (guest star Katie Sarife). She's the Monster of the Week, but second fiddle to all the in-jokes, easter eggs and overall nods to the long-running series.
There are some wonderful brotherly moments - reminders of why we the fans love the show - some true belly-deep LOL moments and a great jaw-dropping surprise at the end.
Thanks to the PTBs at Supernatrual for a truly terrific 200th ep. And congrats to the cast and crew for an amazing run. Here's to the next 200!
Supernatural airs Tuesdays at 9pm on the CW.
BTW, also celebrating 10 seasons this year are CBS' Criminal Minds and ABC's Grey's Anatomy. 2005 was a hell of a year for new TV!
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