The Witches of Letters: A Supernatural Rewatch Podcast

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 20 “Dead Man’s Blood”, and it’s a vampire episode! The vampires have an antique gun that John wants because it may be the key to defeating THE demon, so the Winchester’s set out to gain possession of it. We loved the first vampire episode of Supernatural. We discuss the details within Elkins’ journal, the vampire teeth SFX, the tension between Sam a...

This week Joy and Laura are discussing season 1 episode 19 “Provenance”. A haunted painting is killing its owners and Sam and Dean are on the case. We discuss how out of place the boys are in this very fancy art scene (well let’s face it Dean is more out of place) and how stuck up and morally corrupt the auction house owner is. Joy loves how Dean is being a “weird cupid”,  Laura loves how badass S...

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 18 “Something Wicked”. Sam and Dean investigate a town where all the children are becoming sick. Is it pneumonia, or is the doctor a soul sucking witch? Joy’s Easter egg this week is about the real Black River Falls, and all the spooky things that have happened there, including an epidemic where lots of children were victims, and therefore really pa...

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 17 “Hell House”. Sam and Dean have a prank war while investigating a seemingly haunted house, and they meet paranormal investigators Ed and Harry for the first time. We discuss tulpas and how the show has kind of created its own in Richardson, TX because of this episode. Laura tells us about her tv show pet peeve of drivers not watching the road, an...

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 16 “Shadow”. Sam and Dean are investigating in Chicago where demonic shadow creatures are killing people. Meg is back and she’s evil!! We also see John Winchester again, albeit very briefly. We discuss the SFX used for the shadow demons, how Meg might be linked to the Salem Witch Trials, and Laura is so annoyed with Dean in this episode for not usin...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 1 episode 15 “The Benders”, and it’s a scary one!! Sam is abducted by the Bender family and Dean teams up with a sheriff’s deputy to find him. We discuss cat jump scares, why Sam can’t just use his powers to free himself, and Joy writes us a ‘fun fact’ jingle, as well as a new podcast motto. Did anyone else notice that the cages completely changed h...

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 14 “Nightmare”. Sam's visions are getting stronger and leads them to investigate a series of deaths in the Miller family. We talk about the evolution from “Dean girl” to “Sam girl” and why that might be the case. Hint, it’s therapy! Dean’s duck face makes another appearance, as does Aunt Zelda from Sabrina The Teenage Witch! We discuss whether the r...

This week Joy and Laura examine Dean and Cassie’s relationship, and Sam's hilarious reaction to seeing his brother in love. Joy’s Easter eggs this episode include a haunted dorm, electoral fraud in Athens, Ohio, and the real life story that this episode is based on that ignited the civil rights movement. We also discuss grizzly death scenes that we are surprised made it onto network TV, and the be...

This week’s episode is apparently really popular within the fandom, but we weren’t feeling it. We thought it was really depressing, but we did record on a Monday so that may have had something to do with it.  We discuss the stupidity of the opening scene and have differing opinions about Dean’s reaction to his prognosis from the doctor. Laura zones out when the conversation focuses on the religiou...

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 11 “Scarecrow”. In this episode Sam and Dean split up and we are not happy about it. Sam tries to follow their Dad to California, and Dean investigates the cases of couples who have gone missing as they drive through a small town. We talk about how much we are loving this series so far, Joy tells us about the origins of scarecrows, and the Vanir god...

This week Joy and Laura examine season 1 episode 10 “Asylum”. This was a scary one! John sends the boys to a haunted asylum where they encounter the spirits of many patients and the creepy doctor, who it turns out is the villain of the episode, and Sam gets possessed and almost kills Dean!  We consider whether Jensen did his own stunts, Joy is surprisingly on Team Sam this week, and we get annoyed...

This week Joy and Laura are discussing season 1 episode 9 “Home”. This was such a good episode and we finally get some more back story, which Laura has been desperately craving! Sam and Dean investigate a case in their old childhood home, and John Winchester shows back up although he hides from the boys. We discuss our love for the character Missouri, all the Stephen King references peppered throu...

This week Joy and Laura get into season 1 episode 8 “Bugs”. Bleurgh! This episode was full of bugs and it was disgusting! We get into a debate about Sam and Dean’s feelings about their Dad which ends up being a bit like a therapy session. Laura gets Joy back for all the Bloody Mary stuff by telling her all about cockroaches here in the UK, and Joy starts a petition for screen doors to be fitted on...

This week Joy and Laura are talking about season 1 episode 7 “Hook Man”. We discuss the nostalgia we feel for 90’s slasher movies, and go off on a bit of a Scream tangent. We also make links between Lori in this episode and Laurie Strode from the Halloween movies. We call out the hypocrisy of religious men, and explain why we think everyone should leave Taylor alone! Joy has another true crime Eas...

Hi Hunters! We have an announcement for you. Listen to us explain why we have decided to change the name of the podcast, and we also pull some tarot cards. Nothing else is changing but we will have to take down the old episodes and upload them again. Stay safe out there, have each other’s backs, and always keep fighting!   Email us: thewitchesofletters@gmail.com Find us on Instagram   Theme music...

This week Joy and Laura are examining season 1 episode 6 “Skin”. TRIGGER WARNING  This episode was a rough one and we do describe a detailed attack on a woman. We were both triggered ourselves and we also discuss this. We discuss all the plot holes in this episode, seriously what was going on towards the end? Did anyone follow? Joy tells us why she hates Dean in this episode as well as some fascin...

Join us for a special bonus episode where we invited our friend Karly Latham on to participate in the chaos. Joy recounts her very own Bloody Mary story from her childhood. Karly, who is a medium, pulls cards to find out if Joy still has an attachment. Then we discuss the spooky things that have been happening since we started this podcast including EVPs in episodes!   Stay safe out there, have ea...

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 5 “Bloody Mary”. We discuss our own experience with sleepover games, Joy talks about her own Bloody Mary experience and we consider the possible origins of the Bloody Mary urban legend. Joy has another show Easter egg for us about Toledo, we discuss the effects trauma has on mental health and our own experiences with this, and we have WILDLY differi...

This week Joy and Laura are analysing season 1 episode 4 “Phantom Traveler”. We didn’t think this was the best episode for many reasons that we will get into. We discuss how this episode is basically a remake of Final Destination, why the demon in this episode seems to be obsessed with bad puns, how cute Dean is with his homemade EMF reader, and Joy tells us some actual phantom traveler stories. T...

This week Joy and Laura examine season 1 episode 3 “Dead in the Water”. We discuss horror movies this episode reminds us of, the objectification of women, whether Dean is really the bad boy he is being portrayed as, and why Sam is still being a whiny bitch. We also analyse how well the show portrays mental health issues. Thirst trap counter: Joy 5 +one adorable trap! Laura 2. Stay safe out there,...

This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 2 “Wendigo”. We talk about nods to Stephen King and the X-Files, the horrors of low-rise jeans, and if there is a parallel between Roy’s death and Mary and Jess’ deaths in the last episode. Joy sings home on the range at one point, and Laura questions why she is so attracted to grumpy Sam. Red flags anyone? We were a little sleep deprived and unhing...

Welcome Hunters to episode 1. This week Joy and Laura discuss season 1 episode 1 “Pilot”. We talk thirst traps galore! Joy tells us if the occult information in this episode is correct. Laura gives her very professional opinion on the woman in white’s costume. We also discuss the special effects, jump scares, sibling relationships, predictions, and play monster hot or not? Listen now. Thirst trap...

Welcome Hunters to The Witches of Letters, a Supernatural rewatch podcast. This is an introduction episode where you will get to know your two hosts Joy and Laura.  Joy is a returning fan and Laura is new to the fandom, she has never seen any of the episodes before. In this episode Joy interviews Laura about what she is expecting. What does she think the SPN fan fiction is like? Does she think she...