The Witches of Letters: A Supernatural Rewatch Podcast

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 3 of Supernatural, “In The Beginning”. Dean gets sent back in time to the 70’s, to stop something but isn’t told what. While there he meets his mother, father and grandparents from that time, and has a run in with the Yellow Eyed Demon. We discuss our reaction to finding out that it was Mary’s side of the family who were hunters originally,...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 2 “Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester”. Sam, Dean and Bobby have to fight the spirits of people they couldn’t save. We discuss angel names, Bobby’s underground bunker/panic room, and our reactions to seeing Meg again. We also talk about how cool it was to see a female hunter, for all of 30 seconds; what this season might have...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 4 episode 1 “Lazarus Rising”. Dean is resurrected and thinks Sam has made another demon deal to get him back. But it was actually an angel, Castiel, who brought Dean back because God commanded it. We discuss fun facts and some behind the scenes information about the Holy water used on the show, how they kept Dean’s resurrection a secret between seaso...

Stay tuned to the end of this episode for our season 3 blooper reel. This week we are wrapping up Season 3 by talking about our highlights of the season, our hot takes and thoughts on the character arcs for season 3, behind the scenes fun facts about the special effects, and as usual we finish by playing end of season games. Stay safe out there, have each other’s backs, and always keep fighting!  ...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down Supernatural season 3 episode 16. “No Rest For The Wicked”. It’s the season finale! As Dean's deal with the crossroads demon nears its end, he and Sam race against time to find a way to save him. Will they be successful? Listen to find out. We discuss our feelings about how Bela and Ruby 1.0 leave the show, although we had to cut some of this conversation a...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down Supernatural season 3 episode 15 “Time Is On My Side”. Sam and Dean investigate a case where an immortal doctor is harvesting people’s organs to keep himself alive. We also find out Bela’s backstory. We discuss Bela as a character and how we think the show did her wrong; why chloroform works on an immortal doctor; and Laura does not like the eyeball horror...

In this episode Joy and Laura break down season 3 episode 14 “Long Distance Call”. Sam and Dean investigate cases where people receive phone calls from deceased loved ones, and Dean gets a call from someone claiming to be their dad, who says he can get Dean out of his deal with the crossroads demon. Laura didn’t really like this episode and we discuss why; and Joy doesn’t like how Dean is being wr...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 13 “Ghostfacers”. Ed and Harry are back and they are filming a ghost hunting show in a haunted house. Sam and Dean turn up to also investigate the house and they all have to work together when one of the Ghostfacers team goes missing and they all get trapped. We discuss how Ghost Adventures could have (allegedly) gotten inspiration from th...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 12 “Jus in Bello”. Sam and Dean are arrested, but are then forced to work with Agent Henriksen when the police station they are being held in is besieged by demons. We discuss the new big bad demon Lilith and her origins on the show; what we think about Henrikson in this episode; whose idea it was to record the exorcism on tape and save ev...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 11 “Mystery Spot”. We discuss how hot, and unhinged, Sam is in this episode! Joy explains the special effect used for the bullet wound Sam suffers, and she also has a rant about the British weather. We also discuss our different views about this episode because Joy finds it really difficult to see Dean die over and over again, whereas Laur...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 10 “Dream a Little Dream of Me”. Sam and Dean have to rescue Bobby from a dream world, and Dean has to confront his deepest fears and insecurities. Joy starts the episode with a personal ghost story, and Laura requests dream stories from our listeners because she loves them! We then ponder the motel decor theme, why is it birds? And also q...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 9 “Malleus Maleficarum”.  Sam and Dean investigate a series of mysterious deaths in a small town, which leads them to a group of housewives practicing witchcraft under the guise of a book club. We discuss our feelings about how witches are portrayed on the show; the, probably unintentional, sexism and misogyny in this episode, and why the...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 8 “A Very Supernatural Christmas”. Sam and Dean come face to face with pagan gods who are sacrificing humans around Christmas time. We discuss how, yet again, John is the worst Dad by leaving young Sam and Dean to fend for themselves at Christmas; how much we love awkward Sam; and how Dean is such a himbo, and we love him for that. We also...

This week Joy and Laura are discussing season 3 episode 7 “Fresh Blood”, with our guests Steph and Kara from the Buffy rewatch podcast Prophecy Girls .  In this episode Gordon escapes from prison to hunt The Winchesters down, but gets turned into a vampire! We discuss the crossover cast members from both shows, as well as other links between the two shows, such as the differences between the Buffy...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 6 “Red Sky At Morning”. Sam and Dean investigate a series of mysterious drownings with links to a ghost ship. We discuss how this episode hasn’t aged well, especially the scenes with the older lady basically being a sexual predator; but also the bits we loved about this episode. We also discuss how no one insults Baby and lives; how this e...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 5 “Bedtime Stories”. Sam and Dean investigate a series of gruesome murders in a small town that seem to mirror fairy tales.  We discuss how the show has changed what EMF detectors do; how good the little old lady is; and the frog who becomes our MVP of this episode. We also call out Dean’s casual homophobia (Fairy Tales are for everyone De...

It’s our podcast anniversary! We can’t believe we have been doing this for 1 year already! This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 4 “Sin City”. Sam and Dean investigate a rise in violence and suicides in a small town, where demons have been influencing the residents; while Bobby and Ruby fix the Colt. We discuss how this is our least favourite episode of season 3 so far, mainly...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 3 “Bad Day At Black Rock”. A cursed rabbit’s foot caused mayhem, and Sam and Dean have to track it down before it causes Sam’s death. We discuss Gordon’s motives for wanting Sam dead, and where he’s getting his information from; the happy childhood memories Sam and Dean have of playing soccer and making guns [side eye at John]; and all of...

TRIGGER WARNING for violence against women. If you don’t want to listen to that part skip Joy’s Easter egg which starts at 58:20 and ends at 1:23:17 This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 2 “The Kids Are Alright”.  Sam and Dean investigate a town where Changelings have replaced many of the children; and Dean reconnects with a woman he had a fling with just over 8 years ago, and...

Welcome to season 3 Hunters! This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 3 episode 1 “The Magnificent Seven”. Sam, Dean and Bobby face the Seven Deadly Sins, and meet a mysterious blonde woman with a mysterious knife that can kill demons. We discuss our thoughts about Isaac, and what the hunters in general think about Sam and Dean. Why do they blame them for opening the gate to Hell?? Laura h...

We have a bonus episode for you today! We hope you enjoy these bloopers and outtakes from the recording of season 2 of this podcast. Stay tuned for the start of season 3 on 11th March! Stay safe out there, have each other’s backs, and always keep fighting!   Email us: thewitchesofletters@gmail.com Find us on Instagram   Theme music is Hard Rock (Fireman) by AlexGrohl from Pixabay 

This week we are wrapping up Season 2 by talking about our highlights of the season, both of the show and the podcast. Think of this as our special features episode, and we will also have a bloopers episode out for you later today! On this episode we discuss our meetups in person, including our tour of a haunted pub that Sam and Dean would definitely investigate if they visited the UK (listen to h...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 2 episode 22 “All Hell Breaks Loose: Part 2”. Dean sells his soul to the crossroad demon to save Sam’s life, and the Yellow Eyed Demon opens a gate to Hell. We discuss the origins of Azazel’s name, and how much we love him and his banter, even though he’s the bad guy. We also discuss some production issues that happened during the making of this epi...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 2 episode 21 “All Hell Breaks Loose: Part 1”. Sam disappears and finds himself in an abandoned town with 4 of the other psychic children.  We discuss how no one stays dead on Supernatural; being annoyed that they made Ava evil in this episode; and why Bobby had a map with nothing on it! We also discuss whether Jensen looks at all like David Hasselho...

*DISCLAIMER* Laura had audio issues this week. It will be fixed next week. This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 2 episode 20“What Is And What Should Never Be”. Dean encounters a Djinn who sends him into a dream world where Mary is still alive. We discuss the dream world that has been created for this episode, Dean’s life if Mary had lived, what we think John’s middle name is, and how o...