I feel we all shouldn't be deprived of anything that executes brilliance. This fan letter is by a fan to Jeremy Carver stating every possible thing we all could have thought about. Since IF isn't allowing me to sharing the direct link (even after omitting every possible invalid words there could be), I don't know why. 𤪠I am just copy-pasting it here.You might feel its too late to read now because the finale is just a few hours away, I'd highly recommend you to read it once before or after watching the finale.
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Dear Jeremy,
I am confused. It is only 2 days until Supernatural's Season 8 finale airs in the U.S., but with so many plots and sub-plots still fluidly intertwining, I have no idea where this story is headed! I have totally given up on speculating, predicting or theorizing what is happening this season! I am intellectually baffled and emotionally exhausted. I think that's a good thing. It means the series is unpredictable. It means I come back week after week for answers. These brainteasers are a significant part of my love of the show. I must say, though, that there are so many mysteries and layers upon layers of misdirection in this season, that I can't keep them straight anymore! Can you help me?
I suppose I should start by telling you that I was thrilled when I heard that you were going to take over as the lead writer of the show. Long before I knew the names of the people who were writing "Supernatural;" back when I was innocently swept along by the story; before I recognized writers' styles or eagerly anticipated a particular writer's turn in the rotation before all that happened, I looked up your name. I believe it was after I saw "Mystery Spot." I became aware that certain episodes put me into an emotional vise. The dialogue between Sam and Dean was absolutely perfect. They would say exactly what I wanted them to say to each other. The emotions they expressed were moving and honest, and the words they used were precise and insightful. I later learned to call these moments "bromance". Beyond Sam and Dean's dialogue, though, some episodes helped me understand their deepest thoughts, fears, motivations and hopes. When I looked up every episode that I thought got "it" right, you were the writer. So you were the first writer I recognized. You might even say I became a fan. I looked forward to your stories and you never, ever disappointed me. "A Very Supernatural Christmas," "In the Beginning," "Free to Be You and Me," "Changing Channels," "Point of No Return" and just about every other episode you wrote I consider pivotal, classic episodes in the series. So, yes, I was thrilled when you took over the story. I still am. I have to admit, though, that this season has me spinning in circles!
In retrospect, prior seasons of Supernatural had simple, straightforward themes:
Season 1: Finding Dad
Season 2: Discovering Sam's Secret and Stopping Azazel
Season 3: Dean's Deal
Season 4: Sam using Demon Blood to Stop Lilith
Season 5: Stopping Lucifer and the Apocalypse
Season 6: Revealing and Curing Soulless Sam; then Stopping the Purgatory Rift
Season 7: Stopping the Leviathans
While we didn't know what was going on at the time, it all makes sense now. Sure, there was always suspense and heartache and each season had its share of poor choices, disagreements, reconciliation, mysteries and big revelations. From that standpoint, season 8 is no different. I would speculate that the big "theme" of Season 8 will be "Closing the Gates of Hell". Ok, I get that. What I don't understand is everything else! It is much too simplistic to say that there has only been one theme this season. Indulge me while I try to list a few other themes that have either been introduced or greatly developed this year:
Sam wanting a "normal" life - Sam didn't look for Dean, found a new life with Amelia, lost it all (again!) and holds out hope to return to it at the end of the trials
Purgatory, its rules, entry and exit points, how it forged Warrior!Dean and how it created an unlikely battlefield bond between Benny and Dean
Naomi - the mystery surrounding the CIAngels, her power and control over Castiel, her history with other angels and her relationship to heaven
The Men of Letters Legacy - A whole new history that has a profound impact on the myth arc. Introduction of Henry and his life's story, the boys' legacy as Winchesters, volumes of priceless information for the boys to use as hunter, the bunker; in other words, a whole new world of stories to explore!
The Angel Tablet - Originally synergistic with Naomi's story, it has branched off into a separate story with Castiel and Metatron, figuring out the scribe's motivation, and the possibility of closing the Gates of Heaven.
The Brothers Maturing - The first half of the season was torture as we watched two brothers who barely recognized each other, fought all the time, said things that were deeply hurtful, and stayed together only to hunt, find Kevin, or survive. The second half of the season (especially the last few episodes) has done a complete turnabout with hugs, mutual understanding, support, tolerance and honesty in short, everything I could hope for between the brothers!
There are a lot of story lines here! Then, just to turn up the heat a little, you wove secondary plots and subliminal mysteries throughout the episodes! These enigmas aren't cleverly hidden in just one conversation, or subtly written into back stories. No, they are laced into the stories week after week after week. So, as attentive and devoted fans, we have created theories and possible explanations for all of the context clues and canon changes that have bombarded us this year. Let me see if I can remember all of them'Sam's lost year - Jeremy, you have said that there is nothing mysterious here. Sam wanted to live a quiet life, with Amelia. Simple as that. Yet there are hints that something more happened! There is an attempted-suicide theory (Sam, worn down by remembering Hell and his Lucifer hallucinations, became despondent after losing Dean. His attempt to kill himself in the Impala was side-tracked when he hit a dog). This suicide theme was reinforced by "Heartache" when it was revealed that Brick drove his car off a bridge when faced with the prospect of living alone without his life partner.
A second theory is that none of it is real. There were countless hints at dream worlds in the first half of the season. The idealized quality of Sam's memories of Amelia and the super bright lighting of his flashbacks suggested something other than reality. There was the mysterious figure standing outside of Sam's Texas home. Was it Don? Dean? An Alternate Reality Sam? Then Dean's advice to Sam to "never take a joint from a guy named Don" without knowing that Amelia's husband's name was Don, had to be more than a coincidence! Sam's conversation with Amelia's father was rather harsh, with him telling Sam that he was basically a broken man. Then Sam's revealing monologue to Fred Jones in "Hunteri Heroici" was that you can't live in a dream world because reality will always find you. The latest variations on this theory involve dark towers and alternate universes! Jeremy, were you just reinforcing the point that Sam couldn't live the normal life he fantasized about, or were you intimating that it is all an illusion?
A third theory supported by sub-text is that memories have been altered. Naomi altered Castiel's mind and we certainly know that angels can alter human memories. Were Sam's activities in his missing year wiped away and new memories implanted? Did she control and train him too? It has already been revealed that she manipulated Samandriel's and Ion's minds, and they said she has done it to many (if not all) angels. The faulty memory theme was reinforced when Castiel corrected Dean's memory of his escape from Purgatory. To deepen the memory references, Sam is now remembering intricate details of his life; details that Dean has long since forgotten. Jeremy, I don't think we are imagining these clues, but we are certainly working hard to make sense out of them!
The second theme that was pursued throughout several episodes was that monsters aren't always monsters, and that they can choose to be good. As early as the fourth episode of the season, you dedicated an entire show to creating empathy for a group of teens that became werewolves ("Bitten"). This theme of "good" monsters was furthered through the season-long story of Benny, a vampire that Dean trusted. Benny's story is developed with empathy in "Citizen Fang" making him a completely likeable and trusted character. While the "things aren't always black and white" idea has been explored for years by both Sam and Dean, why would you spend so much time reiterating the point that monsters can be the good guys? Which other characters are you trying to suggest are battling with their true nature?
A third theme that permeated the second half of the season was fathers making sacrifices for their children. This was more subtle, but a few weeks ago I documented no less than four episodes ("As Time Goes By", "Freaks and Geeks", "Everybody Hates Hitler" and "Remember the Titans") that scared us with their ominous exploration of legacies, deaths, or impossible choices fathers have to make to save their children. So far, this theme hasn't been further developed, so why was it introduced?
Lastly, you are teasing us with references that Crowley and Naomi have a prior history, maybe even to the point of not being who they are pretending to be. Mesopotamia references, using endearing terms when speaking to each other, etc. Now I can't even trust that the King of Hell is really a demon!
Jeremy, WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH ALL OF THIS??? I have heard a phrase many times this season as fans, actors, writers and media analysts try to make sense of Season 8. Believe me, I share their sentiment when I say that I think my head is about to explode! Some speculate that it took you several months to get your "sea legs" as showrunner and that you experimented with, then dropped themes as they proved unpopular or unsuccessful. They believe that it took you a while to find direction, but you are now on a true course. Since I would find it distressing to think that several weeks of this season were simply experiments, or worse yet, mistakes (and I believe you have demonstrated writing talent beyond making mistakes of this magnitude), I choose to not subscribe to this explanation.
A second possibility is that there is just wildly inconsistent writing capability on your staff, and we go from great to mediocre, epic to forgettable based on the writer. Better writers give us canon, poorer writers give us mistakes. While this may be true, there are just too many subthemes to be ignored. The last possibility is the one that I choose to believe. I believe that you are setting up an immensely intricate myth arc that will take at least three years (and hopefully more than that!) to unravel and explain. I believe you have a plan. I want you to have a plan. Originally I had hoped to get Sam's lost year, not looking for Dean, Naomi's agenda, Cas' manipulation, closing whatever gates'all resolved this season. I had hoped that by Episode 23 I would have a lot of answers. I have given up on that!! There's less than a week left, and Cas is heading in some new, crazy, misguided direction; a Knight of Hell is released again (ineptly by the brothers); Sam is being attacked both emotionally and physically, and may be losing his resolve to complete the trials; Dean is alone in supporting both his brother and their quest; and Crowley, Naomi and Metatron are still mysteries.
Jeremy, I have to acknowledge there have been missed opportunities this season, but overall, it has had some of the most gut-wrenching, emotionally-intense, best written, spectacular episodes of the series. While the choices differ from fan to fan, there have been several stories that have become instant classics. Expressions of "Finally he said that!" or "They have a home" have echoed across the world all at once as fans glued themselves within inches of their screens. Don't even get me started on the emotional whiplash I have experienced with finding new friends while killing off old friends, and the new and inventive torture loosed upon some of the good guys (Cas and Samandriel immediately come to mind), and the brother's relationship'! The worst heartaches ever throughout the first half of the season followed by the most beautiful brotherly reconciliations, hugs and love we have ever seen delivered in the second half of the season.
I promise I will write to you again this summer, after I have seen the finale and know all that you have to share with us this season. For now, though, I have to marvel at the amount of faith you have in fandom! You are either giving us the most complex season of all time (a judgment only hindsight can deliver once all is revealed), or are baiting us with clues and multi-year story set-ups that we have to absorb and just hold on to patiently for years. Or'are we, as fans, seeing way too many things that just aren't there? Jeremy, please help us make sense of all of this! Your hint of "perception" is doing more to fuel rather than resolve the speculations! Please tell us to just be patient, or to believe in you, or something so that I know how to channel my overwhelming emotions! Dear Jeremy, what in the name of Chuck is going on????
Fans, what other answers had you hoped to get by next week? What other clues were dropped on us that haven't been resolved? What other theories have you read that are still bugging you? What would you say to our fearless leader, Jeremy Carver? Where is your heart and head going into the season 8 finale??
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