This week the CW officially picked up Supernatural for season 7, ensuring that Sam and Dean fans won't have to scramble for a new addiction next year.
We still need to end season 6 and resolve the big mysteries of the Mother of All and the war in Heaven, but those storylines will be addressed this season. In an interview with TVLine, executive producer Bob Singer revealed that they're also planning a bit of a cliffhanger for the end of season 6 to segue into season 7, which he said will have the Winchesters playing the roles of Butch and Sundance, or the Wild Bunch. "It'd be telling the story of the last of the cowboys, gone modern," he said.
That could go anywhere, but I have my own thoughts on where Supernatural should go for season 7. Here are my top 7 hopes for next season.
Keep Bringing Back Old Characters
Season 6 brought back a boatload of past characters, from Samuel and Azazel to Lenore and Mary Winchester. I love that Supernatural remembers its past and brings characters back, so I hope they continue to do so. At the top of my list? Dragon expert Dr. Visyak (introduced this season in "Like a Virgin," a tough old cougar who has a mysterious past with Bobby) and Missouri Mosely, the Lawrence, Kansas psychic from season 1.
More Ganking
Is it just me, or are Sam and Dean not killing as many things as they used to this season? I want to see Dean kicking doors down, Sam blowing monsters away with a rock salt shotgun and more bad-ass creature killing.
More Ben Edlund Episodes
I have no problem admitting that the funny episodes are my favorites, and most of them come from writer Ben Edlund. He wrote three episodes in his first three seasons on the show and, for the past two seasons, he's written four episodes each. That's good, but even with four episodes a season, I want more.
Let Jensen Ackles Direct Again
This season Jensen Ackles stepped behind the camera for the first time with the Bobby-centric episode, "Weekend at Bobby's." I was actually impressed with Jensen's directing ability and the way the show managed to have a strong episode without a lot of Sam and Dean. It would be cool to see that again.
Introduce a New Major Character
This one might be controversial, since Supernatural tried and failed in season 3 with Ruby and Bela, but I think it's time the show tried to add another new character to the mix. Sam, Dean and Bobby have been in the mix since season 1, and Cas was added at the start of season 4. The angel is proof that the show can successfully add a new character who becomes a permanent fixture on the show, so as much as I love the four main characters we have now, a new one would be a nice way to keep the show fresh.
Find a Way to Do Monster-of-the-Week Episodes
While the show has occasionally done monster-of-the-week storylines this season, they're few, far between, and not as interesting as the mythology episodes. Back in the early days of Supernatural, a stand-alone episode could be every bit as gripping and exciting as one centered on the larger mythology. I still want the bigger stories, but if Supernatural could find a natural way to work stand-alone episodes into that again like they did before, it would be a nice change of pace.
Get Even More Meta
Every season the show seems to top itself in wacky meta-ness. Season 2 had the film-set "Hollywood Babylon." Season 3 devoted an entire episode to the Ghostfacers. Season 4 brought Chuck and the Supernatural book series. Season 5 brought in the fan conventions and fan fic. And season 6 blew all of that away with "The French Mistake." To be honest, I have no idea what could possibly be more meta than that episode, but Supernatural has always found a way to top itself.
top itself XD
ReplyDeleteWay to pick out the most important part of the post. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMORE NUDITY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs long as SPN is on tv, I will watch.
ReplyDeleteme too! i don't care if they're geriatric and rolling around in wheelchairs, i'll watch to the very end *tear*
ReplyDeleteLike HD said in the other post. SPN could go 15 years, easy! :-)
ReplyDeleteu forgot buttsex ;P we'll get that too sooner or later, have faith! (and help me to kidnap Miss Gamble)
ReplyDeleteI agree WT. Gamble must go!
ReplyDeletePLEASE LOSE THE INAPPROPRIATE THING......IT'S SOOOOOOOWORN OUT.
ReplyDeleteI WANT TO SEE MORE SEXUALITY FROM DEAN AND SAM, MORE SKIN EXPOSURE FROM SAM, DEAN, CASTIEL. I WANT TO SEE A MORE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAM AND DEAN. LIKE REALLY PERSONAL. I WANT TO SEE MORE RALLY BADASS MONSTERS AND MORE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BOYS.....BUT OF COURSE THEY SURVIVE! LET THEM TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND HELP EACH OTHER HEAL.........AH YES.
LMAO! I can't find where the setting is on my dashboard to correct the spelling so how am I supposed to remove it? If anyone knows where it is I would LOVE to remove it. It was never supposed to be permanent. I want to be able to change it often. I wish I never messed with it in the 1st place! ;-) and stop yelling at me! :-P I'm very sensitive.
ReplyDeleteA nonnie giving you a hard time? The nerve! I think the jump link is funny. SPN forever! I love those boys.
ReplyDeleteyes booooo nonnie booooo! the link is just fine *pets HD*
ReplyDeleteif you're gonna say such things then at least have the nerve to name yourself rather than hiding behind anonimity :\ *continues to pet HD*
Aaaawwwwww! Thanks for the support! I'm glad some like the jump link seeing as we are stuck for possibly ever. Don't forget to scratch behind my ears and rub my belly. ;-)
ReplyDeletewell there's a chance that his/her keyboard has the capital key stuck....having said that, yes dude calm down! INNAPPROPRIATE surely is not gramatically correct and HD perfectly knows, but let's just accept this new word as an intensifier of what you can usually expect "after the jump" in the posts of this blog.
ReplyDeleteLast thing, really, sign yourself with a nick or something, your ideas about the show are not so far from ours , but even if they weren't there's no need to hide here, "we accept people of any race, religion, color or sexual orientation". And ideas in this case. Just remember to be respectful in the way you say them.
*even if they were
ReplyDelete(sorry, i type fast and I often forget what i said 5 seconds before, like Ten Second Tom -_- sigh).
Oh Hollowdoll, a giant hug and definitely a nice belly rub ;)
Thanks Watchtower. I crawled out of the fetal position after I spent some time at our Wincest page to heal my wounded heart. The more the merrier here in Ackletown. ;-) we just have to be nice to each other so we don't upset Acklecorn. Smishes to all.
ReplyDeletei was getting there HD i started with your head then i was gonna scratch behind your ears then i was gonna rub your belly :P
ReplyDeleteand yes no one should ever upset Acklecorn or it will be the last thing they ever do *narrows eyes at anyone who is even thinking about it* i'm watching you O_O
what is this chaos and bedlam? simmer down naow! ;-) definitely want more wincesty moments
ReplyDeleteI do hate grammar nazies :( one of the reasons I'm not a huge fan of facebook. someone is always correcting something and it pisses me of big time.
ReplyDeletea friend wrote that her dog dyed and some arsehole corrected it! wtf.
kisses to all especially HD. who needs perfection when we have smut and the winchesters :)
Well said girlvswild. Smut and the Winchesters forever! :-)
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