#atomic monsters

[lacilou]

[winchestress]

I'll repeat myself. Is self-awareness any good when you do it anyway?

[deancrowleycas]

babygirl...

[wraithlafitte]

in the final stretch of spn! just finished 15.04 and oh my goddd dude. showing sam’s struggle with depression, him saying “sometimes it feels like i can’t breathe”, AND HIM SAYING “maybe i’ll feel better in the morning” ???????? it���s just so real. you can say what you will about s15 but sam’s mental health struggle was portrayed really well

[chuckwon]

The Chuck Won analysis: a visual representation.

HERE’S THE THESIS:

The ending feels tragic because it IS. The villain wins in the story. And the writers wrote it as purposeful commentary on a situation of real-world censorship that couldn’t allow the ending the characters deserved.

Don’t take my word for it; the show told us everything we need to know.

This piece explores why this matters, in story and out of it.

You do not need ANY prior knowledge of “Chuck won” as an angle of analysis–or prior familiarity with Supernatural meta–to read this. My goal was to make understanding the totality of this concept as accessible as possible.

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[samsrowena]

i know we talk about this episode all the time because it really does foreshadow the end in a horrifying way but i am just feeling so sick about the fact that we see this before chuck writes his first ending:

and then we see this after he rewrites it to be even worse:

like how is this not just a blatant call to attention of network meddling

[samepisodebracket]

Round 1; Group 8

[ihavepointysticks]

I’ve seen the posts about your birthday episode of supernatural going around again.

If I go by month/day = season/episode I get 11x07, Plush.

If I go by day/month I get 7x11, Adventures in Babysitting.

If I go by November 7 is the 311th day of the year (using a non leap year) I get 15x04, Atomic Monsters. Which coincidentally aired on November 7, 2019.

The only other episode that aired on my birthday was 8x06, Southern Comfort.

[cam-ulu29]

If you think Chuck lost I don’t even know what to say to you you just need to go watch Atomic Monsters again and hear Becky’s description of the ending now that you know what happened.

[scrivnomancer]

Goodnight out there, whatever you are.

[sahind]

GODZILLA: Minus One (2023)

[crismakesstuff]

invincible characters as silly reaction memes

[chuckwon]

If you felt dissatisfied with or confused by the ending of Supernatural, may I introduce you to a concept:

Chuck won.

I spent a year and a half writing out what this concept means, in story and out of story–and why it matters.

Here's the thesis: 

The ending feels tragic because it IS. The villain wins in the story. And the writers wrote it as purposeful commentary on a situation of real-world censorship that couldn’t allow the ending the characters deserved.

Don’t take my word for it; the show told us everything we need to know.

You do not need ANY prior knowledge of “Chuck won” as an angle of analysis–or prior familiarity with Supernatural meta–to read this. My goal was to make understanding the totality of this concept as accessible as possible :)

Read On AO3

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EDIT: This piece also now has a cover graphic!

[viveela]

What invincible are yall watching

[taffybuns]

new fanart im bringing to cosmatsu this month :3!

[kazheadlandff]

EPSILON APPRECIATION!!!!