Reviews

TV Goes to Hell: An Unofficial Road Map of Supernatural by Brigid Cherry, David Lavery, Lorrie Palmer, Laura Felschow, James Francis Jr., Bronwen Calvert, Aaron C. Burnell, Stan Beeler, Mikel J. Koven, Erin Giannini, Jutta Wimmler, David Simmons, Stacey Abbott, Lorna Jowett, Lisa Kienzl, Darren Elliott-Smith, Gunnella Thorgeirsdottir, Simon Brown, Alberto N. García, Karen Petruska

plastic's review against another edition

4.0

it was good! i genuinely love reading academic articles about supernatural, as if liking spn alone wasn’t embarrassing enough. i even took notes on each chapter and felt that i learned a decent amount through researching some the topics deeper/watching some of the films mentioned/etc and making more connections btwn spn and gothic literature and horror movies and the bible and folklore etc etc! i’m being so earnest right now i’m not sure why! this collection of essays made realize that i do actually love early season castiel and how goddamn GOOD the first five seasons are. goddddd it was literally all about family and free will and love! how could u not enjoy this show! so much thought and love was put into it :(

that being said the organization/curation of this collection was a bit hit or miss w me? especially towards the end a lot of the passages felt repetitive. multiple essays used the exact same episode and scene for their examples, and would even repeat the same quotes for the same purposes. and the grouping of the essays didn’t always make sense.

anyways those are more minor details i guess. i think i will always love spn in some way and in this case i love the fandom as well, for all these people to come together to write essays for a CW show that made an inexplicably large impact on our lives.

stephgraves's review against another edition

5.0

Is it disingenuous to be a fan of a book you contributed to (even in a small way)?

Actually, the most of the essays are really good, tight and thoughtful. And face it--the subject matter can't be beat.