Supernatural on the Rocks

This is 1x07 - "Reflections." Welcome to the mid-season finale of The Winchesters . Father figures loom large as the hunt for the Akrida races on. John works with his mother, Millie, to decipher notes from his father, Henry, in order to get the Ostium working again. Mary is offered a dark deal by Roxy - her father in exchange for the Ostium. This episode was directed by beloved Supernatu...

This is The Winchesters 1x13 - "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye." Welcome to the Season 1 Finale of The Winchesters. In a flashback, John receives a letter from the Mystery Man that sets him on his path towards Mary, the Men of Letters, and his destiny. In the present, Carlos, Latika, and Ada race against the clock to figure out how to defeat the Akrida and the Queen, who is finally revealed. An...

This is The Winchesters 1x12 - "Tears of a Clown." John and Mary are on the run from the cops, living the Hunter life in a motel room eating greasy burgers, but all is not well between them as John refuses to confront what happened with Kyle.  Carlos and Latika pick up a case featuring a Creepy Clown luring unsuspecting folks into his Hall of Mirrors, only to never return.  Ada is back a...

This is The Winchesters 1x11 - "You've Got a Friend."  John is framed and arrested for Kyle's murder and Mary plots to break him out before he's taken to prison.  A magical artifact forces Latika to relive a deeply painful painful secret from her past, but one that will bring her closer to the team.  Mary and Millie discuss bringing someone else into Clubhouse. Links: https://linktr...

This is 1x10 - "Suspicious Minds." Mary and John are confronted by an unexpected guest at the Clubhouse, claiming to be a former Men of Letters who wants to help them defeat the Akrida, but might have ulterior motives. Carlos and Latika track down a familiar, former Akrida victim in their ongoing quest to find ways to defeat the Akrida Queen.  Links: https://linktr.ee/spnontherocks Support th...

This is 1x09 - "Cast Your Fate to the Wind."  Fate, Destiny, and Free Will collide this week on The Winchesters . A team of vampires roll into Lawrence in search of an amulet that can offer a glimpse of Destiny, resulting in John Winchester getting a dark look at his apparent Fate. Mary and John attempt to hide their new relationship from the team to keep things simple, but everything may be...

This is 1x08 - "Hang on to Your Life." Welcome back to The Winchesters after the 6-week midseason hiatus. The show jumps back in with a fun episode immediately following the team's showdown the Akrida. Mary and John hang back to stay with Samuel Campbell as he recovers from his wounds, and to discuss their own developing relationship. Latika and Carlos head to Kansas City to investigate the death...

This is 1x06 - "Art of Dying."  Mary gets a call from a retired hunter and family friend asking for help investigating the death of a fellow hunter, but the team's work is hampered by missing details surrounding the death.  Lata struggles with her role in the group as a pacifist, while Carlos meets someone who throws him off his game.  In this week's voiceover, Dean asks a long  ...

This is 1x05 - "Legacy of a Mind." We're meeting new family members and dancing around relationships this week on The Winchesters . Ada's backstory begins to get fleshed out when we meet someone from her past during the case.  John springs into heroic savior mode when Mary's life is threatened by the Monster of the Week - a spider creature that crawls into people's dreams and traps them in th...

This is 1x04, "Masters of War." It's time to dig up painful memories this week on The Winchesters as John and Carlos go undercover at a veteran's hospital while investigating the suspicious death of a WW2 vet. Therapy and healing are major themes, not just for John and Carlos, but for Mary too, who gets Latika's help in confronting the loss of her cousin Maggie.  We'll let you know if Jensen...

This is 1x03, "You're Lost, Little Girl."  Mary is still on the hunt (heh, hunt) for her father, Samuel, but only finding dead ends.  The case-of-the-week sees Mary's young neighbor go missing and Latika taps into folklore passed down through her family to help solve the mystery. Meanwhile, Ada displays an impressive bit of witchcraft while she and Carlos interrogate a demon, and John re...

This is 1x02, "Teach Your Children Well." Mandy and Emily dive into the second episode of The Winchesters , which is decidedly less sepia-toned than the pilot. John Winchester and his mother are at odds about him joining the crew on hunts and Ada tries to offer some advice. Mary continues to follow a trail from her missing father, Samuel, which leads them to case of a missing boy in Kansas. How ar...

Welcome to something new here at SPN on the Rocks: The Winchesters Weekly! If Jensen Ackles can return to weekly episodes of Supernatural so can we. We're going to be posting recap episodes of The Winchesters every week as we follow along with the new old adventures of Mary Campbell and John Winchester. Don't worry - episode 6 covering Season 6 of SPN is on the way. This is 1x01, "Pilot" of The Wi...

This is Part 2 of Episode 5 of SPN on the Rocks. We wrap things up with Season 5 the only way we can - with the Apocalypse. Sam and Dean are in the fight of their lives and their souls as they race towards the final showdown between Lucifer and Michael.  At least they have Bobby and Castiel in their corners.  Season 5 also marks the end of creator Eric Kripke's time as Showrunner and we'...

This is Episode 5, Part 1 of SPN on the Rocks. We're back and the Devil is here! This season pits the Winchester Brothers against each other on a celestial scale as we finally meet Lucifer. We also discuss the ongoing theme of Free Will vs fate and destiny in Supernatural, and whether or not the brothers are better together or apart. Stay tuned for Part 2 of Episode 5. This episode is sponsored by...

Listen to Episode 4, Part 1 here . Mandy and Emily are back with their thoughts on the rest of Season 4 of Supernatural.  They discuss the growing tensions between the angels and demons, the balance of monster-of-the-week and mytharc episodes, and the possible rising of Lucifer. Thank you for listening! Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episodes, and we'd love i...

This is Episode 4, Part 1 of SPN on the Rocks, covering Season 4. Mandy and Emily discuss the light-shattering and series-shaking arrival of Castiel, Angel of the Lord to the world of Supernatural. They also look at Dean Winchester returning from Hell, only to find his relationship with Sam strained to breaking as Sam builds a new allegiance with an old enemy. Stay tuned for Part 2 of Episode 4. T...

Listen to Episode 3, Part 1 here. Emily and Mandy are back with their thoughts on the rest of Season 3 of Supernatural! They talk daddy issues, anatomically correct wounds, and Sam and Dean’s obsessions over one another. Stay tuned for their discourse on Season 4! This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, our favorite podcasting tool. We've been fans of Zencastr since the beginning. They provide a cr...

Welcome back to Supernatural on the Rocks . This is Episode 3, Part 1 . In this episode, Emily and Mandy tackle the beginning of Season 3 of Supernatural, including the good, the bad, and the ugly. Join them in unpacking their first impressions, criticisms of underdeveloped characters, misogyny, and their love of The X-Files ! Join us to remember the road that was. This episode is sponsored by Zen...

Welcome to Episode 2 - "Season 2." This episode picks up where we left off at the season 1 finale, following Sam Winchester and the Special Children towards war. We'll dig into Dean Winchester's characterization and why it's so important that what's dead should stay dead. We also discuss Supernatural’s growing trouble with POC and LGBTQ characters and how it begins to affect the plot. Join us to r...

This is Supernatural on the Rocks, a new Supernatural podcast hosted by two of the voices behind Glee on the Rocks. Every episode we cover a season of Supernatural, digging into the mythology, the characters, and the fandom it left behind. Join us to remember the road that was.

This is Supernatural on the Rocks , a new Supernatural podcast hosted by two of the voices behind Glee on the Rocks.  This will be a limited series podcast: every episode we cover a season of Supernatural, digging into the mythology, the characters, and the fandom it left behind.  When there's too much to cover in a regular episode, we'll add topic-specific bonus episodes. This is Episod...