We are Family: the Portrayal of Family in Supernatural

So, I sat down to write some SPN meta, and unfortunately what I came up with reads more like an essay prompt list than an actual essay. *sigh* However, questions are good, right? Loads and loads of unanswerable questions? LOL

One of the things I love most about Supernatural is that it’s foremost a show about family. That seems a fairly obvious comment given that the two main characters are brothers. But I think that Supernatural is more than just a chronicle of the lives of the Winchester family members—I think the show explores fundamental questions of what it means to be a family, how families are made, and what happens when the scariest evil’s tucking you in at night.

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