Eric Kripke = the new Joss Whedon*

[fangirl_says]

*With the utmost respect to Mr. Whedon, of course.

I'm writing this as I read the flist, getting more and more gobsmacked at exactly how awesome Eric Kripke really is, and how much more there is to Supernatural than even we fans realized.



So, the Yellow-Eyed Demon has a name: Azazel. And, as pointed out by bowtrunkle, we were foreshadowed for this little fact way back in 2X01, "In My Time of Dying". How? John Winchester told us.

Remember the symbol John drew in the hospital basement, when he was summoning the YED?



That? Is Azazel's sigil. Kripke was telling us, more than a season ago, who the YED was. This, my friends is quality storytelling -- Joss Whedonesque storytelling. If ever there was a doubt that Kripke knows where the story is going -- and has always known -- it's clear now that he does. He's not a Chris Carter (X-Files) or a J.J. Abrams (Lost), spinning a story out of control by simply adding questions instead of answering any, with no clear idea of how the story ends. Kripke gets it. I've said this all along -- he gets it because he's a fanboy himself. He's one of us, and that makes all the difference.

Random trivia: When Credence Clearwater Revival's "Run Through the Jungle" is playing, the captioning says it's an Iggy Pop song (I missed getting the title). This is the second time I'm noticed different music noted in the captioning than we're actually hearing -- in "Folsom Prison Blues", captioning said the song of the same name by Johnny Cash is playing, but it was actually a completely different song. Again, I can't remember which, just that it DEFINITELY WASN'T JOHNNY CASH KTHX.

More once I've seen the ep a couple more times. :D

Comments

[fleshflutter.livejournal.com]

There is nothing more awesome than a creator who knows where the story's going from the very beginning. It makes the whole experience so much more rewarding. :)

[fangirlsays.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, so much more rewarding and so much more satisfying. I /love/ this sort of thing! This is what I thought "Lost" was going to be, back in the first season or two. *squishes show to her bosom*