It was every Chill or Call of Cthulhu game I ever played. It is exactly what I would do in NIGHT SHIFT.
It was also the one show that everyone in my family watched. We didn't start in 2005, the pilot freaked my wife out. But we came to it later and binged watched all the past seasons one Christmas break. We all sat together and watched the adventures of Sam, Dean, and eventually Cass, Crowley, and later Jack. It was wonderful really.
Updating Sam
Last week I posted stats for Sam Winchester. I chatted a bit with my co-author Jason Vey and he suggested that I instead make a Sam a "Supernatural" race. This would work well with his background as a "Special Child." In fact, it works much better, given his ill-defined and ever-changing powers. I would drop the level in Psychic and give it back in Veteran or more likely Sage.
This works a lot better and ties in a little better to some other thoughts I had while watching the finale.
That Finale
Ok, Finale Spoilers follow. You have been warned.
In the mean-time here is sister group Neoni covering Wayward Son that appeared in the finale.
The last episode pretty much played out as I expected it would. The Winchesters settling into their new routine. To me, it looks like something that would have gone on every day for months without change. Until they get notice of some kidnappings. They consult their dad's journal (nice call back to the beginning of the series) they find some vampires, make short work of them, but in the process, Dean was mortally wounded. Doesn't matter that they fought demons, monsters, the devil, and even God himself, they are still men and Dean gets impaled on a bit of rebar.
Dean dies and Sam has to move on. He does. Gets married (maybe it's to Eileen, I certainly hope so), has a son (Dean Jr.), he grows old and dies. He reunites with Dean in Heaven.
#TheySilencedThem
Let's also talk about the finale and the things unsaid.
The Destiel fans are upset that not only did they not get the closure they wanted, but it also seems some scenes were later edited after filming. I get their complaints. I really, really do. I was in the same place about 20 years ago with Tara. Everything they are complaining about is 100% legitimate.
I do wonder if Covid-19 had not kept Misha Collins out of the filming if things would have been different. Evidence sadly suggests otherwise.
Again, I am left where I was in 2002, I am just going to have to continue the story I want in my NIGHT SHIFT games.
Did Rowena get slighted in the end? No. I don't think so. Yes, there was confirmation that she was bi and then she ended up in Hell. But she wasn't killed for that and let's be honest, Rowena isn't *in* Hell, Rowena is *ruling* Hell. Being in Heaven would have been a punishment to her. She even says if she knew it was going to be this good she would have done it years ago.
No, Rowena in Hell as its Queen gives her character new horizons.
Charlie is easily one of my favorite characters, behind Donna and Jodie, while it is never mentioned (and it could have been) we assume that Jack brought back her and Stevie along with everyone else. While I'd love to see more stories with her I think her best story would be to retire.
My favorite series that never was. Like Charlie, Jack brought the Wayward Sisters back. This we know because Sam gets a call from someone who got his number from Donna. We can assume then that this means Kaia and Claire are also alive. Whether they stay together or not is something to be played out. I know I am not with the same girl I was with at 18 or 19.
Knowing that they are all back though is great for my games, but sadly does nothing for the fandom wanting more.
I will say one of the first things I wanted to do was rewatch the series again from the start. With 327 episodes that would take a little bit; 6.3 years if I watch 1 a week. If I do I should do something with it.
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