Welcome to the end of Kripke Era (sort of... he steps back, but is involved enough with s6 to have written 6.22... and he sticks around to help shape s7 before running off to Revolution and taking two free Led Zeppelin tracks with him... thanks for nothing, pal... >.>)

(aside to note i got my annual reminder that kripke is like two and a half weeks older than me while paying more attention than usual to write notes for this-- he gave the impala his own birthday, plus 7 years-- and i always feel like i’ve been mugged when i remember all of these facts)

So this is a fandom favorite, often cited at the top of Best Episode lists and I... don’t really like it much. Sorry! lol I am not sorry. It’s 15.20 turned inside out, with at least the veneer of a hopeful ending because *everyone was alive at the end of the episode so they could continue to live to fight another day.* Which is like one microstep above what 15.20 left us with >.>

Anyway, that’s probably enough side-eyes emoticons for one intro post, and I say more than enough in the episode itself. So let’s get to those links:

The Superwiki page for this episode

My tag (heftier than usual)

The Production Draft script (white draft)

Filming Locations Map

Interview with Sera Gamble

Interview with Mark Pellegrino

Interview with Julie McNiven and Rob Benedict

CW Promo

SpaceTV Promo

Extended promo clip