The Monster at the End of This Book Review

April 2, 2009

By John Keegan

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I have a feeling that quite a few fans will take the first half of this episode personally. The writers were definitely tossing out a few well-aimed shots at certain, shall we say, "overly enthusiastic" segments of the fandom. They weren't above poking fan at themselves, particularly some poorly received episodes and their eternal ratings struggle, but they were mainly taking shots at their more strident critics with just the right mixture of tolerant affection and scathing mockery. (The slash conversation, in particular, was classic: "They do know we're brothers, right?")

In the grand tradition of Whedon, this was the classic bait and switch. The first half of the episode felt like a gimmick, tossing out the meta relentlessly, and there was no sense of where it would go. If anything, I was content to sit back and see if the gimmick could last a full hour. The second half, however, took a decidedly darker and more meaningful turn.

I love the idea that Chuck was a prophet of the Lord, and that his barely-regarded "Supernatural" novels were eventually going to be hailed as "The Winchester Gospels".

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In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural interviews

April 2, 2009

With the recent release of In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural, The SF Site interviewed BenBella Books' Leah Wilson, Keith R. A. DeCandido, author of Supernatural: Nevermore and Supernatural: Bone Key, and Jamie Chambers, Supernatural RPG game designer (source: Keith R. A. DeCandido LiveJournal).

In the Hunt, published on March 1, 2009, is an anthology of essays on Supernatural, written by professional writers and fans, on everything from the Winchesters to the show's mythological and urban-legend source material. For more information, click here.

For In the Hunt reviews check Firefox News, SF Universe and Blogcritics.org.

For Firefox News In the Hunt interview with Wilson and DeCandido, click here.

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