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Critical Role Live + C2E2 2020!!!

Hello people of the internet! It is me, Anna! I am back! I abandoned this site for a while, because I was not inspired to write on here, but 2020 is a new year, and writing is one of my favorite creative outlets, and what better way to summarize my feelings about this past weekend, than in writing!

This past weekend, Feb 28th-March 1st was a whirlwind. It started with February 27th, and the Critical Role live show in Chicago! I rushed home from work, threw my last minute items into a bag, and headed to the train station to take me to the city. I met my cousin there, who I would be staying with all weekend. We take the L back to her place, and drop my stuff off. I grab what I need for the live show, and we’re off to the L again. However, halfway there, we get stopped in a tunnel. The intercom speaker comes on and says something like “sorry we’re stopped, we should be moving momentarily!”. We are stuck for about 15/20 minutes. I rightfully was panicking about not making the live show on time. It turns out that there was an unauthorized person on the tracks (how fun!). We finally get moving again, and meet my cousins friend at Taco Bell. We eat, and while there, we meet some other Critters, who are also going to the show! They are from Minnesota, so they walk with us to the theater. We anticipated to get there at around 7:15pm to find our seats, and talk with other Critters. Jokes on us though, because the line was wrapped around multiple buildings. Turns out, the ticketing system went down. We waited outside for 1 1/2 hours, and my toes almost fell off (okay, well probably not, but i couldn’t feel them after awhile…). We finally get in and find our seats (which weren’t bad)! The show started a little after 9:30pm, an 1 1/2 later than it was supposed to start. The show was incredible, and was worth waiting out in the cold for! They finally stopped playing close to 2am. We had a long day the next day, and didn’t even get to bed until about 3:30am. Worth everything we went through for it

My (zoomed in) view from the live show! Middle balcony seats aren’t that bad!

Friday was the first day of C2E2! This was my 8th year attending, but my first time going all 3 days (years past, I only did Saturdays). Fridays are an awesome day to get all your shopping done, which is exactly what we did. It’s busy, but nothing compared to Saturday, or even Sunday. We met the lovely Babs Tarr and Noelle Stevenson! We got some wonderful art from Babs again, and took a seflie, and we got Noelle’s new book, and a selfie as well! (I also got her to sign my copy of Nimona)! We walked around some more, spent more money, and finally left around 5pm. We ate dinner, and went to bed early, as we were beat from the liveshow, and knew we had a long day on Saturday!

Saturday-Critical Role day! We got there a bit later that day, and security took forever. It was insanely busy, but that’s to be expected. We walk around a bit, and then head over to the auto lines to start our autographs for the day! My cousins friend and I planned to wait with her while she got her signatures, and we would get selfies. However, the staff on Saturday were sticklers, and told us we had to have an auto ticket for a selfie, something that should’ve been made clear from the beginning. We get out of line, and her friend and I head over to buy an auto for Sam. Her friend goes off to get food, and I walk through Artist Alley and the con floor again, and of course, I spend money. I go back and take stealthy photos of her getting her signatures (sorry C2E2!). She’s done for the day, and we go and get food. After this, we head back to the auto area, because it’s my turn! I meet her friend, and we wait in line for Travis. I met Travis in 2018, and he was a total sweetheart! I made each of the cast little bead people of their characters in the Mighty Nein. Travis was sweet as ever, and a total gem! Next was Sam! This time, I was waiting by myself, and when it was my turn, i gave Sam his character, and got his auto and photo. He, of course, was wearing one of his ridiculous shirts, but he was also very nice! Finally, it was time for Laura! When it was my turn, i immediately complimented her nails, and told her she was my “hair inspiration”. She truly is America’s Sweetheart! After autos, we walked around until it was time for the group photo! I originally planned to do a group hug for mine, but the con made a rule of “no hugs” with all the illnesses around, which was completely understandable. So I decided to do “heart hands”. Let me tell you, that photo came out better than I ever imagined, and I starred at it the rest of the night. We left shortly after that, and then went to bed.

Me with Travis, Sam and Laura on Saturday!

Sunday. Sunday was the last day of the con. It was also the day I got to meet Marisha Ray and Matthew Mercer. I was extremely excited, as Matt is one of my favorite people, and biggest inspirations. We got to the con about 2 hours before our signings, so we had time to walk around, and buy any last minutes items, which we totally did. After, we made our way to Marisha’s line where we waited until she was done with the photo ops. She came out and we all cheered! When it was my turn, I gave her her bead character, and we talked. She was very nice and adorable! After her, we went over to Matt’s line early, because originally had a train to catch back home to the burbs, but big shout out to my aunt for driving me back home! Matt’s line took a long time, but I was grateful. That man was taking the time to talk to everyone, and here everyone that came up to him, and didn’t rush them. We also met a fellow Critter in line who we talked to the whole time. I’ll be honest, I started tearing up as we got closer, because I was so excited. I missed meeting Matt in 2018, because it was chaos, but now I was actually going to meet one of my favorite people, and someone who inspires me greatly. It was our new Critter friend turn to go up. As he was leaving, he singled me out, and said “she’s very excited to meet you!” Matt looks at me, says “hi” and waves. I awkwardly waved back! My cousin goes up, gets her auto, and then finally its my turn. I give Matt his little bead person, and then also takes out the Yasha, Caleb and Caduecus I made, and wasn’t able to give to the others. I ask him if he wouldn’t mind giving them to the others. He went to go put them in a box. He signs my art print, and we are about to take the photo when I realize I never gave the handler my phone (I was very excited/nervous, okay!). I said’ “oh my god im sorry!” and Matt laughs. We finally take the photo, and as I gather my things, I turn and say “thank you so much! You’re one of my favorite people!”. He says “aww” and I leave. I regret not saying more, but I knew I would’ve burst into tears ( i am an emotional person), and I didn’t want to look bad in my photo. I look at the photo and its truly perfect. Matt was a total sweetheart, and remains one of my favorite people. Next time, I’ll get to say “thank you” and tell him how much he means to me.

Okay, enough with the sappiness. We leave and head back to my cousins place. We have McDonalds one last time, and wait for my aunt to pick me up. When I get home, I look over all my things, and know these memories will last forever. Post con depression is real, but it’ll pass. C2E2 truly has something for everyone! From wrestlers, to big names, to a small group of nerdy ass voice actors who play D&D, there’s something for everyone to enjoy, and it’s truly one of my favorite cons! I can’t wait to finally hang up all my beautiful art prints, autos, and photos! The Critical Role family made this my favorite weekend ever. Everyone was so nice, cast and fans included. So happy to be apart of this family!

See you next year, C2E2! (Hopefully next year it will be warmer)!

Don’t forget to love each other! ❤

The Reunion We Needed: The Parks and Recreation Special!

Hello people of the internet, it is me, Anna, back this week with another blog post! This week, I am going to be talking about a very special, and much anticipated reunion special-the Parks and Recreation reunion specifically that premiered last Thursday, April 30th on NBC.

For the out of the loop, Parks and Recreation ended about 11 years ago. It was sad, but a perfect ending. Parks and Recreation is a show about the parks department of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. It’s “lead” by Deputy Director Leslie Knope, a strong, determined woman. Ron Swanson, the Director of the department, is a no nonsense man, who hates government, and working. Ann Perkins becomes Leslie’s best friend, after Leslie meets her due to the pit outside of Ann’s house. Andy Dwyer is Ann’s ex-boyfriend, who struggles with life after he and Ann break up. Soon he meets April Ludgate, an intern, who eventually becomes head of animal control, and deputy director, and they fall in love. Ben Wyatt comes to Pawnee, with Chris Traeger to help with their budget. Ben and Leslie eventually fall in love, and Chris becomes city manager and falls in love with Ann. Tom Haverford works at the parks department as well, but has bigger dreams of his own, and always chase them throughout the show. Donna and Jerry play much bigger parts as the show goes on, but are still lovable throughout the show. If you haven’t seen Parks and Recreation, you’re missing out!

The reunion special was what we needed during these uncertain times. It raised money for Feeding America, and brought back all the characters we loved, and some special guests (Paul Rudd as Bobby Newport!). It wasn’t perfect, but no special is. It was all shot in their separate homes, and the reasons they had as to why the couples were separate were great. It showed Leslie taking care of everyone, except herself. At the end, Ron arranges for Andy to play the famous Lil Sebastian ballad ” 5,000 Candles in the Wind”. The characters get into, with Ron getting teary eyed. The song ends and the friends sign off. It ends on Leslie and Ron, with Ron giving his sage advice on how Leslie should take care of herself once in a while. This special was exactly what we needed. It made me laugh, smile, and tear up, especially at the end (gosh dang Lil Sebastian!). If you’re a fan of the show, you will love the guest appearances from other Pawnee characters that were in the original show. It was truly a reunion special worth waiting for!

If you missed the special and are interesting in watching it, it can be found on NBC’s website, Hulu and YouTube (for free)! I recommend checking it out, because it’s sure to lift your spirits!

Stay safe!

Why Animal Crossing is the Game We Need Right Now

Hello people of the internet, it’s me, Anna, back with another blog post! Now, I know I said I would be better with this blog in 2020, and let’s be real, I haven’t. However, with a pandemic comes reduced work hours and time to kill, so I will be on here more. For this post, I am going to be writing about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and why it’s the game we need right now.

My island dweller, and Percy, the protector of Yeehaw Island.

For those unfamiliar with the series, Animal Crossing involves your character, creating a new environment for others, animal villagers, to live. Your character goes around fishing, catching bugs, chopping trees and doing whatever else to pay off your debt to Tom Nook, who gets hated on too much , but that’s another story. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is no different. You are jettisoned to a deserted island, with two other villagers, where you have to make the island the best it can be. You and your villagers all start with tents, but as you collect bells (the currency in the game) you can upgrade your house. After upgrading the community center, the store, even more options unlock. Each upgrade requires materials however, which can be hard for beginners (don’t get me started on the grinding I had to do for the 30 iron ingots at the beginning). Your ultimate goal is getting the famous K.K. Slider there, for an island concert, but even after you accomplish that, there is still so much more to do. Another big goal is to submit every type of bug, fish and complete dino skeletons to the museum. This game can go on for hours, and you will never run out of things to do. Once you get a rhythm to your play style, and get very lucky with turnip prices, you’ll have your debts paid off in no time, and you island looking the best it can be.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the perfect quarantine game in these dark times. You get away to a deserted island, where all your troubles are gone (besides being in debt to a tanuki). You catch bugs, fish, collect shells, sell fruit, socialize and shop, all things we wish we could be doing in the real world. Anxiety just melts away, at least for a little bit. Video games are important in this time, as they transport you to another world. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a beautiful game both visually and musically. Friendly faces, new and old await you on this island adventure. Never a boring day goes by on your island.

Blathers, being cute, and telling a story after I gave him a snapping turtle

If you need a game to play, pick this game up! (Godspeed finding a Switch though, if you don’t already have one).
Stay home, and be safe out there, friends!

Disney+ and The Mandalorian-Review!!!

Hello people of the internet! It’s me, Anna, back with another blog post! This weeks is a day late, due to Disney+ releasing today!

For those unfamiliar, Disney+ is the newest streaming service from Disney, that will contain the whole Disney library. From animated classics, Star Wars, the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney Channel Originals, popular animated shows, and even Disney+ originals! The first Disney+ original to be released was the new Star Wars show, The Mandalorian. This show takes place 5 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, and follows a bounty hunter, who, well, collects bounties. The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title role. It will be released weekly, just like shows on Hulu and regular TV are released. Read below with caution, if you don’t want to be spoiled by the events of the episode!!!

I want to see Pedro Pascal’s beautiful face, but his helmet is cool too!

SPOILERS BELOW FOR THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE MANDALORIAN!!!
The episode starts with an alien getting attacked. He is “saved” by the Mandalorian bounty hunter, who is there to collect him for the bounty on his head. They make the way back to the ship, where the alien goes exploring, only to be caught by the bounty hunter, and frozen into carbonite. The bounty hunter delivers the newly carbonite alien, and other bounties he has collected. He is angry with the payment he recieves, and goes to find work elsewhere. He works with the Empire, to track down a 50 year old bounty. He doesn’t get much information, except for the age, and the last known location. When the bounty hunter arrives on the planet, he is attacked by some native creatures. The creatures get attacked by a native of the planet, who ends up helping the bounty hunter. After being helped, the bounty hunter goes to a nearby camp, where he is attacked by mercenaries. He fights them along side of a bounty droid. The bounty hunter and the droid decide to work together to find the bounty. When they walk in to where the bounty is, they realize its a baby. Not just any baby, but a Yoda looking baby. The droid is is content with killing the baby, whereas the bounty hunter is not. The bounty hunter decides to kill the droid, and the episode ends with the bounty hunter staring at his bounty.

The show started off slow, but introduced you to the character, and was a great first episode. The costumes, and the cinematics were incredible! It was a beautiful first episode! I am excited to see where the series goes, even if the episodes do get released weekly. It seems like its going to be good, and Disney has done another great job with another original series! I also can’t wait to see what else will be added to the library of already great content! If you don’t have Disney+, I would recommend the free trial! If you already have Hulu, you can do the bundle of Disney+, and get a $5.99 credit each month! Can’t wait to see where the series goes, and what else Disney+ has in store for us!

Queer Eye: We’re In Japan!-Review!

Hello people of the internet! I’m Anna, back with another blog post! This week, I am going to talk about the newest Queer Eye special, Queer Eye: We’re In Japan!.

For those unfamiliar, the show follows five gay guys, who each specialize in a certain area. Antoni is food, Tan is fashion, Jonathan is grooming, Bobby is interior design, and Karamo is culture. Each episode has the Fab Five go to someones house, who may need some help in their current situation, and help them turn it around to live life to the fullest. So far, the season have taken place in Georgia and Missouri. Each episode will make you cry, and want to change your life, which is a good thing.

This new special wasn’t a new season, and only contained four episodes. The Fab Five were joined by Kiko Mizuhara. Kiko is an American-Japanese model, actress, singer and designer. She also was the Japan culture expert for the Fab Five in this special. This special was very interesting, as you got to experience another culture, and realize that even people in other countries sometimes needs help. This special made me cry in every episode, and I related to a certain one of the heroes more than anything. Also, shoutout to the show for giving proper credit to the amazing translator that helped them through the language barrier!

“Japanese Holiday” is the first episode in this special. It follows the hero, Yoko, who has opened her home to be a hospice center, and has “given up on being a woman”. She opened her home after her sister died. She cares more for the patients, so much so, that she gave up her own bed. She had dreams to be a wife and mother. The Fab Five shows her that there’s no wrong way to be a woman, and that she is worthy of love, just like everyone else is. At the end of the week, the Fab Five have transformed her, both inside and out, and made her realize she deserves to take care of herself. Bobby also redid a community center next door to her house, and now she has her own place to sleep! It was interesting to hear that “given up on being a woman” is a common thing in Japan, and that if you don’t dress a certain way, that’s what you’re doing. Yoko is an amazing human being, and I sobbed throughout her episode!

Yoko and Antoni on their way to make pie!

“Crazy In Love” follows the hero Kan. He is struggling to live as an out, proud, gay man in Japan. He went to school in Canada, and England, where he met his boyfriend, Tom. They’ve been long distance for two years. Kan has always lived with “one foot out the door”, as Bobby said, which means he was all ready to leave Japan, instead of really trying to live in Japan. The Fab Five come and transform him, and tell him he needs to be proud of who he is, even if others look down upon it. At the end of the week, Tom comes to visit, and Kan introduces Tom to his mother and brother. All goes well, and Kan is finally living his best life in Japan!

“The Ideal Woman” follows hero Kae, who is an aspiring manga artist. She was bullied in middle school and high school, and those feelings of negativity never went away. She always drew herself as sad, because she wasn’t, what she thought and ideal woman should be. The Fab Five, with some help from Naomi Watanabe come in and show her that she’s beautiful, and that everyone is different. Karamo gives her an assignment to draw herself after the week is up. She does, and its not longer a sad Kae, but a happy one. She and her mother agree to be more loving towards each other. She and her family go to her art exhibition where the praise for her art is off the charts. This is where she discovers that Tan bought her art piece she drew for the Fab Five. This episode I cried the hardest in, as I related the most to Kae for many reasons. I hope Kae goes on to become a famous manga artist!

“Bringing Sexy Back” follows the hero, Makoto, who is a painfully shy radio director, who wants to bring love back into his marriage. He and his wife have been married for 7 years, but don’t sleep in the same bed, and act more like friends than a married couple. The Fab Five come in and show Makoto how to bring the spark back into their marriage, and transform him into the man he always wanted to be. He and his wife are still in love, and that’s seen at the end of the episode, where she gets her first gift from him, and they go on their first date since they got married. He also buys her a new ring after she lost hers. I wish nothing but the best for Makoto and his wife, Yasuko!

This season was different, but still enjoyable. It opened my eyes to see that everyone, deep down, is the same, and we all need a little help sometimes. Japan is a beautiful country, that I hope I’ll be able to visit some day! So if you need a good cry, check out Queer Eye: We’re In Japan! (This is the name its under on Netflix, and its not under the normal show on Netflix!!!). And remember, “confidence isn’t something you always need to have, but it’s there when you need it”!

Stay tuned for Queer Eye season 5 coming 2020 on Netflix!

A Not So Scary List of Things for Halloween Fun!

Hello people of the internet! Anna here, with another blog post! This week, I am going to be recommending my favorite, not so scary things that I like to watch/listen to on Halloween!

It’s spooky season! If you’re a giant scaredy cat like me, you probably don’t like scary movies or shows. There are exceptions of course, but horror and slasher films are a big no no for me. They creep me out to know end, and cause me to never sleep again! So for this weeks post, I though i’d recommend some of my favorite things, that are only a little scary, but can still get you in the Halloween mood!

Movies:
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost
(The first two on this list are the best Scooby Doo movies out there! Zombie Island is just the right amount of creepy, even though its animated! Witch’s Ghost has the Hex Girls, and that’s all you need! And besides, you can never go wrong with Scooby Doo!)
Rocky Horror Picture Show
(If you’ve never seen Rocky Horror, you haven’t lived! It’s definitely weird and different, but worth a watch, and a re-watch!)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(This could be argued for both a Christmas and a Halloween movie. I don’t see why it can’t be both though!)

A GIF FROM *SCOOBY DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND.* CREDIT TO 4gm ON TUMBLR.

TV Shows:
Supernatural (“Its the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester (4×17), Mint Condition (14×4)
(Honestly, you could watch any episode of Supernatural for Halloween and be creeped out-especially the early seasons! Since this is a Halloween centered blog post, I did include the specific Halloween episodes that have been done in the show!)
The X-Files
(The whole series is scary enough to watch on Halloween. However, if you did decide to start watching, please skip the episode “Home”-its disturbing and nobody needs to see it).
Brooklyn 99 (Halloween (1×6), Halloween II (2×4), Halloween III (3×5), Halloween IV (4×5), and HalloVeen (5×4))
(All the Halloween episodes are worth watching. Each one is entertaining, funny, and the right amount of spooky.)
Bobs Burgers (Hauntening (6×3), Full Bars (3×2), Fort Night (4×2), Nightmare on Ocean Avenue Street (9×4), The Wolf of Wharf Street (8×3), Tina and the Real Ghost (5×2), Teen-a-witch (7×3), Big Trouble in Little Tina (10×4))
(All of the Bobs Burgers Halloween episodes are perfect because they’re the right amount of funny, and right amount of creepy!)

Music:
Spooky Scary Skeletons (Remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-ZGAGcJrk
(This one speaks for itself. It’s a banger!)
This is Halloween: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGiYxCUAhks
And That’s Why We Drink (A Paranormal and True Crime Podcast)
(If serial killers and ghosts don’t get you in the Halloween mood, nothing will!

Others:
The Game Grumps “Ghoul Grumps” Halloween episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En_ByQuWUr0
(Currently playing “Blair Witch”
RayNarvaezJr playing “Outlast”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg_dewbz1QI
(Playing scary games are a no from me, so I prefer to watch them! These are just some of my faves! Theres countless more playthroughs on YouTube!!)

This isn’t a long list, but its definitely some of my favorites! So, I hope this has gotten you in the Halloween spirit, but aren’t too afraid of sleep now! Thanks for reading and Happy Halloween!

Critical Role’s, UnDeadwood-Review

This past Friday, October 18th, the newest series on Critical Role premiered. This series, titled UnDeadwood, is loosely based on the show, Deadwood. I’m going to back up for a second, and tell you what Critical Role exactly is, for those unfamiliar. Critical Role is a show where “a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors sit around and play Dungeons and Dragons”. It is streamed weekly Thursday nights at 7pm PST time on their Twitch channel. Critical Role originally was part of Geek and Sundry, but broke off over a year ago, and now have their own channel, and content on their Twitch and YouTube channel. Critical Role’s main campaign currently features the Mighty Nein, a group of “heroes” who get into trouble, but who are also trying to save the world and their friend, even if they make mistakes along the way. They also have one-shots DM’ed by other members of the cast, and even have one shots featuring characters from their first campaign, Vox Machina. Critical Role has other non-DND shows, such as Travis Willingham’s Yee Haw Game Ranch, #EverythingIsContent, PubDraw, MameDrop and soon will feature even more shows. UnDeadwood is just an amazing one in this new line up.

The Reverend’s response when asked if he wants to join a foursome. Credit: dinah-lance on Tumblr.

UnDeadwood isn’t your typical DnD game. It utilizes the Deadlands Reloaded RPG system. This game features playing cards, poker chips, and drinking (okay, most DnD games probably have drinking). Instead of rolling for initiative in combat, players are dealt it with cards. Players also receive three poker chips that can be exchanged for something they may need. If you’re wounded, you have to take a shot, but after you take three, you become incapacitated. This game is GM’ed (Game Marshall-ed) by Brian W. Foster, who is the host of Critical Role’s talk show, Talks Machina. The cast features Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, Khary Payton and Anjali Bhimani, the first three of which are part of Critical Role’s main campaign. Ivan Van Norman plays the role of the Bartender, someone the characters can go to for tips. The first part introduces you to the characters, and you get some of their backstory. They were hired by someone in the town, to go investigate strange occurrences. They get ready by buying supplies (with 250 gold they each received) such as guns and horses, and are off to the location they were told to go. On the way there though, two of the characters, fall off their horses due to a stampede. The rest of the group circles back, to pick up the ones without horses (good thing they didn’t name them…). At the pit, they encounter weird snake like people, and humans, all dead, in a pit. While investigating however, the snake people come out and attack them. After the fight, they all pass out, and get visions. This is where the first visions come in, about what they saw burning. They ride back, and as they get into town, the lights are on and they hear gun fire. Their vision starts to go black, and hear the same voice they did earlier. This time however, they start seeing a colorful aura emit from each other-magic. This is where the episode ends. (The theories that have come out online about this episode are also interesting to read, especially if you need something to hold you over until next Friday)!

The playing cards used to deal initiative. Available for purchase on the Critical Role store.

This show is a lot different from the main campaign of Critical Role, but that’s a good thing. It’s a more immersive story, without a lot of dice rolling. Brian does a great job getting watchers and the players engaged. The rest of the casts play their characters well, even when one cracks a joke and they all break character (especially when Brian made the “high moon” joke, and Matt gave him a death glare). This is only a four part series, and the first episode clocked in at 2 hours. Even though it was short, it threw a lot at us, including a dream sequence with burning churches, and ending with magic powers (or so it seems). Nobody really knows whats going on, but all of these characters have secrets, and are deeper than they appear on the surface. The production value is incredible with the cutscenes of the small set in front of them, and the atmosphere around them as well. This mini series is a great way for people to get into Critical Role, and other RPG shows that are out there! This has made me want to watch Deadwood, and I can’t wait to see where this series goes!

UnDeadwood streams Fridays at 7pm PST time on twitch.tv/criticalrole. You can watch the VOD on YouTube Sundays after it airs, and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEIGOY6WDoA

Remember, don’t forget to love each other, and is it Friday yet?

Supernatural Season 15 Premiere Review/Thoughts!

Hello people of the internet! My name is Anna and welcome to my new blog- Amateur Hour! Here, I’ll be blogging about a variety of topics, because what better place to share your thoughts than on the internet! This is something I used to do for my university’s radio blog, until I graduated! So, without further ado, lets get on with the very first blog post!

This past Thursday, October 10th, the final premiere of the hit CW show, Supernatural, premiered. To those unfamiliar, Supernatural is a show about two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, hunting monsters, and other things that go bump in the night. Throughout the years, they have made friends, and lost friends, the most notably being their angel friend, Castiel. They have had partnerships with demons, angels, witches, vampires, and basically any other creature that may benefit them someway. The brothers would do anything for each other, and have died for each other. Season 15 is going to be no different. The premiere starts with Sam, Dean, and Castiel trapped in the graveyard, they were left in by God, and dealing with the aftermath he caused of releasing every soul in hell. The guys run into a nearby mausoleum, where they’re trying to plan an escape. Suddenly, their nephilim son, Jack, gets possessed by a demon. He helps them escape. The guys go to the nearby town, where Cas and Sam split up from Dean and Demon!Jack. They alert the sheriff to evacuate everyone, as the reincarnated spirits are closest to the town. Cas and Sam fight the ghosts of Bloody Mary, John Wayne Gacy’s ghost, Lizzie Borden and other creatures the brothers have killed throughout the years. Dean and Demon!Jack are getting ingredients for a spell used to keep the monsters out of the town. They are successful, and also encounter the Woman in White, aka the very first ghost Sam and Dean every killed in the show. The guys reunite at the school, where Dean checks out Sam’s not normal bullet wound. They have a cute bonding moment, and stand over the trunk where the classic line “we have work to do” is uttered. In this scene, it flashes back to the same scene in season one. This is where I shed a tear.

Personally, this premiere was a bit lackluster, but I liked it. It wasn’t a lot of action, and wasn’t anything new, which since it’s the final season, is a good thing. The boys have already fought these monsters, which makes me ask the question: how are they going to kill them again? Will they have to kill God? Are both Michael’s free? From the final trailer, there are some scenes of an evil!Sam, which I honestly hope doesn’t happen. Sam is a good guy, and I’m hoping he doesn’t go bad. However, I’m always here for a Sam centered story line! Which brings me my next series of questions: Is it a different Sam in the trailer? Does Sam use his powers? Why is Dean saying Sam’s name in the trailer?. Whatever the answers to these questions may be, I have things I know I want. I want more brother moments (who doesn’t though). I want more monster of the week episodes. I want episodes that make me cry (i’m a crybaby okay). I know we’re going to see past characters, but I hope we see Ellen and Jo again, because anything is possible in this show. I want Sam and Dean to have a good ending, whether that is them going out in a blaze of glory, Butch and Sundance style, or riding off into the sunset in the Impala, all I know is I want the show to end how it began-with Sam and Dean.

So whatever we may get this season, I am excited to see what’s coming, but also sad this show I have loved for many years, is ending.

Thanks for everything Supernatural!