The Witches of Letters: A Supernatural Rewatch Podcast

This week we are wrapping up Season 4 by talking about our highlights of the season, our hot takes and thoughts on the character arcs for season 4, behind the scenes fun facts about the final episode of the season, fandom facts, and as usual we finish by playing end of season games. Joy has also brought back prank wars and reads some haunted doll stories to Laura. Stay safe out there, have each ot...

In this episode Joy, Laura and their guest Wally from The Wally Verse break down season 4 episode 22 “Lucifer Rising”. Sam and Dean are still at odds over Sam’s increasing reliance on Ruby and his demon-blood powers. Sam, convinced he must stop Lilith to prevent the apocalypse, continues working with Ruby to find and kill her. Meanwhile Dean has to deal with the angels who are trying to keep him a...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 21 “When The Levee Breaks”. In the penultimate episode of season 4 Sam escapes Bobby’s panic room, where he had been imprisoned by Dean and Bobby so he can detox from drinking demon blood, and meets up with Ruby to get his fix. She reassures him that he needs it to stop Lillith. Dean tracks them down and the brothers fight. This episode set...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 20 “The Rapture”. Sam and Dean find Castiel unconscious in some rubble after what looks like a huge fight between the angels. When he wakes up Cas is gone and his human vessel Jimmy Novak is back in his body.  Sam’s addiction to demon blood also continues to spiral out of control. We discuss whether Sam acting like a vampire is hot or not,...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 19 “Jump The Shark”. Sam and Dean receive a call from a young man named Adam Milligan, who claims to be John Winchester's son and go to meet him. They help Adam investigate the disappearance of his mother, but things take a dark turn when it’s revealed that Adam and his mother have already been killed, and ghouls have taken on their for...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 18 “The Monster at the End of This Book”. Sam and Dean discover a series of books titled Supernatural, which turn out to be detailed accounts of their real lives as hunters, and track down the author.  We discuss how meta this episode is, how rebellious Cas is actually kinda hot, and Laura has a rant about Sam being a hypocrite. We also dis...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 17 “It’s A Terrible Life”.  Dean wakes up as Dean Smith, a corporate executive at Sandover Bridge & Iron Company, while Sam is Sam Wesson, a tech support worker at the same firm. Neither of them remembers their real lives as hunters. They have to team up to fight a ghost who is haunting the building and killing their colleagues. We disc...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down Supernatural season 4 episode 16 “On The Head of a Pin”. Dean is recruited by Castiel and Uriel to use the torture skills he learned in Hell to interrogate Alastair, a powerful demon they captured last episode, when other angels turn up murdered.  We discuss how we feel seeing Anna again, how both Sam and Dean are bad boys in this episode, how well Jared pl...

Welcome to part 5 of our Halloween 2025 special bonus episodes where every Friday in October we are bringing you local lore that has been sent in by our listeners, and also some of our own. This is our final part. Happy Halloween!! In this episode we are joined by a special guest and we cover: Dragurs Karly's personal haunting Anne Boleyn’s ghost Mothman Stay safe out there, have each other’s...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down Supernatural season 4 episode 15 “Death Takes a Holiday”. Sam and Dean investigate a small town where people have stopped dying, even after fatal accidents occur, and discover that the reaper assigned to the town has vanished. The brothers use astral projection to leave their bodies and operate as spirits to find out what’s going on. We discuss how bad Sam...

Welcome to part 4 of our Halloween 2025 special bonus episodes where every Friday in October we are bringing you local lore that has been sent in by our listeners, and also some of our own. In this episode Joy and Laura cover: Knuckers The Legend of the Broadwater Midsummer Tree Zombie Road, Missouri The Flying Dutchman Ching Shih the pirate queen Church yard rituals in Norfolk, UK Stay safe out t...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 14 of Supernatural “Sex and Violence”. Sam and Dean investigate a series of murders where seemingly happily married men suddenly slaughter their wives. They discover a siren is luring men and compelling them to kill their loved ones.  We discuss how the topic of domestic violence is handled in this episode, the LIES Sam is telling Dean, and...

Welcome to part 3 of our Halloween 2025 special bonus episodes where every Friday in October we are bringing you local lore that has been sent in by our listeners, and also some of our own. In this episode Joy and Laura cover: Ghost Ships The Grey Lady of Ormesby Hall The Cursed Ship of the River Tees Ankou The Ghosts of Roseberry Topping and the mines. Stay safe out there, have each other’s backs...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 13 of Supernatural “After School Special”. Sam and Dean investigate what they think is a case of demon possession at their old high school, but it turns out to be a haunting. We discuss our feelings about the motives of “Dirk the Jerk” in this episode, and we don’t agree with the writing that tries to make Sam out to be his bully. Laura als...

Welcome to part 2 of our Halloween 2025 special bonus episodes where every Friday in October we are bringing you local lore that has been sent in by our listeners, and also some of our own. In this episode Joy and Laura cover: Haunted dolls The Lantern Man Killer Clowns of Florida The Paulding Light Stay safe out there, have each other’s backs, and always keep fighting! Sources used: Joy’s https:/...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 12 of Supernatural “Criss Angel is a Douche Bag”. Sam and Dean investigate a series of bizarre deaths linked to magicians who have gathered in a small town for a magic convention. We discuss the episode title, how we both love magic, the sneaky sneaky murder rope, and some of the dark themes that feature in this episode. We also discuss how...

Welcome to part 1 of our Halloween 2025 special bonus episodes where every Friday in October we are bringing you local lore that has been sent in by our listeners, and also some of our own. In this episode Joy and Laura cover: Florida Skunk Ape / Swamp ape Augustine Steward House Cuban Club ghosts of Tampa Bugul-Noz Haunted Orlando Bunyip Stay safe out there, have each other’s backs, and always ke...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 11 of Supernatural “Family Remains”. Sam and Dean investigate a supposedly haunted farmhouse, but it turns out that feral children, who were raised in secret and hidden within the house’s walls, are to blame.  We discuss the predictability of this episode, the references to “The Shining”, and call a flag on the use of night vision near the...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 10 of Supernatural “Heaven and Hell”. Dean, Sam, and Ruby try to protect Anna, a woman who can hear angels’ voices, from the angels who want to kill her, and a powerful demon, Alistair, who wants to t*rture her for information. This results in a showdown between the two sides. We discuss how the dynamic between Dean and Ruby has changed as...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 9 of Supernatural, “I Know What You Did Last Summer”. Sam and Dean have to protect Anna Milton, an escaped psychiatric patient who claims she can hear angels and also seems to have psychic powers. We discuss our thoughts so far on the arc of this season and the seals Lillith has to break, if the angels are good guys or bad guys, we still ca...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down Supernatural season 4 episode 8 “Wishful Thinking”. Sam and Dean investigate a small town where strange things are happening after a magical wishing well in a local restaurant starts granting people’s wishes. We discuss how this episode is funny and emotional, but not scary; how Jared had food poisoning during the filming of this episode, which is funny bec...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down Supernatural season 4 episode 7 “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester”. Sam and Dean investigate mysterious deaths in a small town just before Halloween, and discover that a witch is sacrificing people to summon the demon Sam-hain, and break another one of the 66 Seals that would unleash Lucifer.  We discuss “Sam Hain” (eye roll), how “ganked” is the word...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 6 “Yellow Fever”. Dean is infected with a mysterious illness that causes extreme fear and paranoia, and eventually leads to death. Sam and Bobby come up with a plan to save him. We discuss the snakes, the funny softball team names, and how Dean is so adorable and vulnerable in this episode.  We also discuss the character of Luther and how h...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 5 of Supernatural, “Monster Movie”. Sam and Dean investigate a series of bizarre murders in a small Pennsylvania town during Oktoberfest, that appear to be the work of classic horror movie monsters. We love this episode so much! We discuss how good the actor who plays Dracula is, how amazing all of the references to old monster movies are,...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 4 of Supernatural, “Metamorphosis”. Sam and Dean work with a family friend to investigate the case of a man who is slowly transforming into a flesh-eating monster called a Rougarou, due to a family curse. We discuss the different ways demon dust exits the host body on this show; Dean’s reaction to finding out about Sam and Ruby’s relationsh...