Post by Trinity on Nov 12, 2020 21:25:04 GMT -5
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Supernatural season 15 episode 18 spoilers follow.
When Deadline recently asked if Sam and Dean Winchester can expect a happy ending, Supernatural co-showrunner Andrew Dabb offered a word of caution: "Well, I would say it wouldn't be Supernatural if it was all happy."
Of course, that's to be expected. After 15 years (!), no series finale could ever satisfy everyone, but what we didn't expect to see was "Destiel's" story finish in the way it did. Two episodes before the end, 'Despair' finally made Supernatural's biggest ship canon... only to then rip it apart just moments later.
Long story short, the angel Castiel made a deal with an entity, offering to give up his own life in exchange for Dean's. Thanks to another deal he made previously, Castiel can only die after experiencing true happiness. So in order to kill himself and save Dean, Castiel finally admitted his love for Jensen Ackles' character in an anguished, tear-stricken confession which led to his death.
All that remained was a bloody handprint on Dean's shoulder, just like the one Castiel left when he pulled Dean out of hell back in season four.
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Reacting to his character's exit, actor Misha Collins tweeted: "Supernatural tonight, watching Cas talk to Dean, I got lost in the story and forgot for a moment that I'm the one who plays that angel and I thought, 'He's how I want to be. He's openhearted and he's selfless and he's true.'"
Misha revealed all. He said: "Castiel tells Dean he loves him and basically makes Destiel canon."
Misha added: "Fans are freaking out after that. To complicate matters, he dies after that. So Castiel makes his homosexual declaration of love and then dies, which plays into a timeless Hollywood trope of 'Kill the gays'. We give and then we take away."
That's a beautiful sentiment, and Collins wasn't the only one who got "lost in the story" either. Those three all-important words Castiel said to Dean were 12 years in the making, a culmination of innumerable "SuperWhoLock" Tumblr take-overs and countless more reams of fan fiction.
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After years of toying with viewers, no-one expected Supernatural to actually canonise the show's most popular ship. But unfortunately, the impact of this victory was immediately negated by what came after.
Although both men have died on this show before, Castiel's death this time round hits a little different. Sure, everyone else on Earth died in that episode too, but the timing of this particular farewell doesn't sit right given how often queer characters are killed after finally confessing their love. Did The CW learn nothing from Lexa's death on The 100?
It's almost like the writers deliberately made a choice to bring back "Bury Your Gays" in the most literal way possible. Of course, no-one would consciously decide to perpetuate this harmful trope in 2020, right? Well, let's just say that this wouldn't be the first time that Supernatural has insulted the Destiel fandom...
When Deadline recently asked if Sam and Dean Winchester can expect a happy ending, Supernatural co-showrunner Andrew Dabb offered a word of caution: "Well, I would say it wouldn't be Supernatural if it was all happy."
Of course, that's to be expected. After 15 years (!), no series finale could ever satisfy everyone, but what we didn't expect to see was "Destiel's" story finish in the way it did. Two episodes before the end, 'Despair' finally made Supernatural's biggest ship canon... only to then rip it apart just moments later.
Long story short, the angel Castiel made a deal with an entity, offering to give up his own life in exchange for Dean's. Thanks to another deal he made previously, Castiel can only die after experiencing true happiness. So in order to kill himself and save Dean, Castiel finally admitted his love for Jensen Ackles' character in an anguished, tear-stricken confession which led to his death.
All that remained was a bloody handprint on Dean's shoulder, just like the one Castiel left when he pulled Dean out of hell back in season four.
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Reacting to his character's exit, actor Misha Collins tweeted: "Supernatural tonight, watching Cas talk to Dean, I got lost in the story and forgot for a moment that I'm the one who plays that angel and I thought, 'He's how I want to be. He's openhearted and he's selfless and he's true.'"
Misha revealed all. He said: "Castiel tells Dean he loves him and basically makes Destiel canon."
Misha added: "Fans are freaking out after that. To complicate matters, he dies after that. So Castiel makes his homosexual declaration of love and then dies, which plays into a timeless Hollywood trope of 'Kill the gays'. We give and then we take away."
That's a beautiful sentiment, and Collins wasn't the only one who got "lost in the story" either. Those three all-important words Castiel said to Dean were 12 years in the making, a culmination of innumerable "SuperWhoLock" Tumblr take-overs and countless more reams of fan fiction.
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After years of toying with viewers, no-one expected Supernatural to actually canonise the show's most popular ship. But unfortunately, the impact of this victory was immediately negated by what came after.
Although both men have died on this show before, Castiel's death this time round hits a little different. Sure, everyone else on Earth died in that episode too, but the timing of this particular farewell doesn't sit right given how often queer characters are killed after finally confessing their love. Did The CW learn nothing from Lexa's death on The 100?
It's almost like the writers deliberately made a choice to bring back "Bury Your Gays" in the most literal way possible. Of course, no-one would consciously decide to perpetuate this harmful trope in 2020, right? Well, let's just say that this wouldn't be the first time that Supernatural has insulted the Destiel fandom...
