History Trivia / Supernatural

* WordOfGay: While he was a bit wishy-washy at first on social media about the [[OvershadowedByControversy infamous]] [[spoiler: Destiel]] scene in "Despair", Creator/MishaCollins has now confirmed multiple times both that [[spoiler: Castiel's confession is a [[https://x.com/soberdenatural/status/1325627381063639040?s=20 "homosexual declaration of love"]], and that Cas, for all intents and purposes, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CuIyWY6rUPE/ is gay]]]].

* WordOfGay: While he was a bit wishy-washy at first on social media about the [[OvershadowedByControversy infamous]] [[spoiler: Destiel]] scene in "Despair", Creator/MishaCollins has now confirmed multiple times both that [[spoiler: Castiel's feelings for Dean are [[https://x.com/soberdenatural/status/1325627381063639040?s=20 indeed that of romantic love]], and that Cas, for all intents and purposes, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CuIyWY6rUPE/ is gay]]]].

---> '''Ackles:''' They mentioned that [Jared] talked about this, too. About how much time did it last between the God showdown and the barn scene. And I think, I always assumed it was several years had gone by, and so [Sam and Dean] had been living in, basically, their ideal setting for several years. They beat the BigBad, they saved the world, they saved themselves, they were doing what they love, they were in a routine, it made sense, everything was- they found their sweet spot. [[spoiler:[[PeacefulInDeath And I think that played into Dean's acceptance]], that he'd made it, he was okay, because he got where he needed to go. It was there, and he'd been living there for a while, that was-that was what he needed. And it was like, he kinda found it, so it easier for him to say the few things that he needed to say to his brother.]] \\

* LongRunners: The series lasted for 15 seasons from 2005 to 2020, airing 327 episodes in total. It's also the longest-running live-action science fiction/fantasy series on American television and one of the last shows that the CW inherited from The WB and Creator/{{UPN}}, so in a way it's conclusion meant TheEndOfAnAge for the network.

* TalkingToHimself
** In the teaser for the episode "Caged Heat", Creator/MarkSheppard plays both [[spoiler:Crowley and the Alpha Skinwalker]]. [[LargeHam You can tell that he had a lot of fun with this]].
** Jensen got to play two Deans in "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "The End". The former was a demonic version of Dean, the latter Dean's future self in a CrapsackWorld.
** Creator/JaredPadalecki plays three different versions of Sam in "The Man Who Knew Too Much", and while only two of them are ever onscreen at the same time, it still veers into this trope a couple of times.
** In "Swan Song", Padalecki plays both Lucifer while he's possessing Sam's body, and Sam himself. The two hold a conversation through a mirror.
** Jake Abel plays both Archangel Michael and Adam Milligan, Michael's vessel in "Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven". Michael likes to manifest to Adam in an illusory form identical to his vessel so they can chat more easily.
** In "Destiny's Child" Padalecki and Ackles play against themselves as Sam and Dean encounter their counterparts from another universe.

* TheWikiRule: Several, most notably [[http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page Supernatural Wiki]] and [[http://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Supernatural_Wiki Supernatural Wikia]].

* {{Trope Namer|s}}: For MetallicarSyndrome.

** Another interesting variation happens with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, whose character John Winchester was PlayingGertrude after the pilot prologue, being around a decade younger than his character and with twelve/sixteen years of difference between himself and his on-screen sons. Come Season 14's "Lebanon", he's visibly older than he's ever been in Season 1, but he's also actually the same age that John would have been in the 2000s.

* CreatorBreakdown: Crator/JaredPadalecki has been struggling with depression on set which reportedly helps him to play Sam during his most emotional moments.

* CreatorBreakdown: Jared Padalecki has been struggling with depression on set which reportedly helps him to play Sam during his most emotional moments.

* FanNickname: There are dozens of these. A lot of them were coined by Website/TelevisionWithoutPity, and some of them (mostly Sam and Dean's nicknames) [[AscendedMeme even make it on the show]].
** Due to the parallel between the two sets of brothers, Website/TelevisionWithoutPity have dubbed Sam and Dean collectively "The Hardy Boys". This was actually used in "Abandon All Hope..." and "A Very Supernatural Christmas".
** Sam and Dean also have their own individual nicknames on Television Without Pity: Dean is known as "El Deano" or "Dashing El Deano", "Ducky Lips" (A.K.A Dean's pouty mouth), and "Li'l Stumpy" (referring to his bowlegs and his lack of height in comparison to Sam). Sam has been dubbed "Sasquatch", "Moose", "Gigantor", and "Sam the Ginormotron", all in reference to [[TheBigGuy his height]]; "Puppy", and "Darling Sammy". "[=RoboSam=]" was used to refer to Sam [[spoiler:without a soul]] in Season 6.
** John: Daddy Shut Up/Shut Up Daddy--a nickname applied to John on Television Without Pity, who has taken a lot of heat across the forums and in the recaps for his actions (or non-actions) and the consequences of those on the show. Also "Papa Winchester".
** The Impala is known as "The Metallicar" in fan circles, in part for the type of music that is often played on its stereo. Also from Television Without Pity, but it's even been picked up by TV Guide. It's also the TropeNamer for MetallicarSyndrome. When Sam merged with the Impala in "Changing Channels", fans dubbed it the "Sampala".
** The show's creator, Creator/EricKripke, is nicknamed "the Kripkeeper".
** In the early days, Meg was called "Demon!Meg" to tell her apart from her host (who was called "Human!Meg" or "Real!Meg" for the same reason). Most of the fandom has stopped doing this because demon!Meg rose into much greater prominence than her first host and stuck around way longer, to the point that nowadays it's generally expected that when you're talking about Meg, you're talking about the demon who possessed her instead of the human herself. As with Ruby, you may also find people discussing the differences between "Blonde Meg", "Meg 1.0", or "Nikki's Meg" for the first-season version of the character, "[[spoiler:Evil!Sam]]" or "Meg 2.0" for the second-season version of the character, and "Brunette Meg" or "Rachel's Meg" for the last incarnation.
** YED is a common fan abbreviation for the '''Y'''ellow-'''E'''yed '''D'''emon.
** In the style of Azazel's FanNickname, there's CRD ('''c'''ross'''r'''oads '''d'''emon) and RED ('''R'''ed-'''E'''yed '''D'''emon) for crossroad demons in general. The specific crossroads demon who appears in "Crossroad Blues", "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part Two", and "Bedtime Stories" is also sometimes called "Dean's crossroads demon" (even on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki), since there are multiple crossroads demons and she mainly appears to Dean.
** Fans use nicknames to differentiate between the actresses portraying Ruby. "Blonde Ruby", "Old Ruby", and "Ruby 1.0" refer to Ruby as portrayed by her original actress, Creator/KatieCassidy. "Brunette Ruby" (or "Dark Ruby"), "New Ruby", and "Ruby 2.0" refer to Ruby as played by Katie's replacement, Creator/GenevievePadalecki. To a lesser extent, Anna Williams' Ruby is called "Secretary Ruby" or "Ruby 1.5" and Michelle Hewitt-Williams' Ruby is "Maid Ruby" or "Ruby 3.0".
** Castiel: Cas, Clairestiel (when possessing Jimmy Novak's daughter Claire's body), Thingstiel (Castiel's celestial form), [[spoiler:Godstiel (after Castiel declared himself God)]].
** Alastair: Fake Brando. A Television Without Pity-coined nickname for Hell's best torturer in Season 4, who, no matter what host he is in, always sounds like he's doing an incredibly horrible Creator/MarlonBrando impression.
** Lucifer: Lucy; Samifer--Lucifer in Sam's body; Markifer--Lucifer in Nick's body (named for actor Mark Pellegrino); Hallucifer--Sam's hallucinations of Lucifer; Casifer--Lucifer in Castiel's vessel.
** Sam has frequently been referred to as Moose and Puppy by the fandom at large. Some even refer to Sam as Sasquatch, Jolly Giant, and [[http://mythology.wikia.com/wiki/Jörmungandr Jörmungandr]] (which is also known as '''''The World Serpant''''').
** [[spoiler:Deanmon or demon!Dean]] for Dean as of the season 9 finale.
** Sam has [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/0d0f04cc5c93f2d56e3069a681c1171f/tumblr_psn3ihtgbR1sggukyo1_400.gifv a particular look of disapproval]] (usually directed at Dean) that fans call his "bitchface". The expression is never named or described in the show proper, but the script for "Nightmare" calls it "a dry 'fuck you' look".
** After "Despair" aired, fans annoyed by [[spoiler: the BuryYourGays treatment given to Castiel]] took to jokingly calling The Empty "Super Hell", "Ultra Hell", "Mega Hell", "Turbo Hell", or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs "Super Ultra Mega Turbo Hell"]].

* ImageSource:
** AngelsDevilsAndSquid
** TheAntiGod (fan-art)
** CandlelitRitual
** CeilingCorpse
** {{Filth}} ("Goodbye Stranger")
** FireKeepsItDead ("Route 666")
** IThoughtItMeant.SToT
** ManHug
** MonstrousHumanoid ("Wendigo")
** OminousObsidianOoze
** SecondPersonAttack ("When the Levee Breaks")
** SpecialEditionTitle ("Monster Movie")
** UmpteenthCustomer ("Bad Day at Black Rock")

* QuoteSource: This series provides the page quote for:
** BigBlackout
** BrownNoteBeing
** ConspicuouslyLightPatch
** ContinuityCreep
** DagwoodSandwich
** DemonOfHumanOrigin
** DoNotTauntCthulhu
** DontComeAKnockin
** GodIsNeutral
** HijackedByJesus
** JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient
** HumansAreFlawed
** IJustWantToBeLoved
** MetallicarSyndrome
** OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs
** OurAngelsAreDifferent
** RealWorldEpisode
** SelfSurgery
** SlashFic
** SoulPower
** ThirdWheel
** VillainPedigree
** YouWatchTooMuchX

* ActingForTwo: Pretty common to the point it has its [[ActingForTwo/{{Supernatural}} own page]], given the amount of possession and shapeshifting going on in this show, not to mention that the show likes reusing actors.

* CharacterSpecificPages:
** [[Characters/SupernaturalSamWinchester Sam Winchester]]
** [[Characters/SupernaturalDeanWinchester Dean Winchester]]
** [[Characters/SupernaturalCastiel Castiel]]

*** He was initially hesitant about the plan for [[spoiler: Dean's DroppedABridgeOnHim death]] in the series finale and had to be talked into going along with it by Eric Kripke himself, though his reception to the episode after the finale was filmed was much more positive, [[https://youtu.be/25I78nX5eqc?t=601 with him calling the barn scene one of his favourite moments of the show]].

*** He was initially hesitant about the plan for [[spoiler: Dean's DroppedABridgeOnHim death]] in the series finale and had to be talked into going along with it by Eric Kripke himself, though his reception to the episode after the finale was filmed was much more positive, [[https://youtu.be/25I78nX5eqc?t=601 with him calling the barn scene in the finale one of his favourite moments of the show]].

*** He was initially hesitant about the plan for [[spoiler: Dean's DroppedABridgeOnHim death]] in the series finale and had to be talked into going along with it by Eric Kripke himself.

* WrittenInInfirmity: Meg's actress, Creator/RachelMiner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010, which severely limited her mobility and contributed to her departure from the series in 2013. When Miner returned in 2020, playing a new role, she is always seen sitting on a chair of some sort.

---> '''Ackles:''' They mentioned that [Jared] talked about this, too. About how much time did it last between the God showdown and the barn scene. And I think, I always assumed it was several years had gone by, and so [Sam and Dean] had been living in, basically, their ideal setting for several years. They beat the BigBad, they saved the world, they saved themselves, they were doing what they love, they were in a routine, it made sense, everything was- they found their sweet spot. [[PeacefulInDeath And I think that played into Dean's acceptance]], that he'd made it, he was okay, because he got where he needed to go. It was there, and he'd been living there for a while, that was-that was what he needed. And it was like, he kinda found it, so it easier for him to say the few things that he needed to say to his brother. \\
'''Padalecki:''' I guess I have a dark sensibility because I was like "It was quick. They drove home from God and got killed."\\