Supernatural - Destiel (Part 1)

We're finally doing it - we're covering Destiel from Supernatural, but it is going to take multiple episodes. In Part 1 we cover and discuss the show and the ship up to "Despair" (S15E18).

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cannot express my love for the 4 part Destiel ep (but I am making it everyone's problem)

I've listened through every episode of this podcast, but I have literally lost track of how many times I've listened to the 4 part Destiel episode.

Overall likes for the series: It's fun! It's incredibly well researched, well-structured and tightly paced! The quality of the production and the chemistry of the creators is a super delightful combo. It feels very friendly and accessible while also being hugely intentionally structured and very professionally executed. And it lends such a validating authenticity to the study of queer media literacy and transformative fan works.

Overall likes for this episode: This episode. The four part Destiel episode. What can I say about the 4 part Destiel episode? (Except that I have brought it up in conversation with at least a solid 50% of the people in my life). What I will say. Supernatural (and Destiel) captured such a specifically fascinating snap shot into the culture of the early 2000's and the way it (accidentally or intentionally or an intriguing combination of both) built out macho male characters that were so extremely performatively hyper-masculine and performatively heterosexual that the dial swung all the way back around and the story took on latent queer coding (and an interesting commentary about the role that sexism and under developing female characters plays in developing homoeroticism between male leads).

The over-view of the actual Destiel timeline (and the various creators involved in the project) is incredibly well done here, and provides a lot of compelling food for thought about the separation of a script from the story it tells- and the explicit messiness that is created when so many people are involved in telling and performing a story. The split between intentional, chronic queer baiting and the resulting explicit queer-coding of a story is perhaps exemplified through the Dean/Cas relationship, and the wild social and fan culture surrounding the show.

listened to this one for the first time deep cleaning my kitchen, and by the end I was committed to going back to finish the whole series just to see it for myself. Amazing work. 10/10.