Season 2 Episode 8: Covid's effect on the Supernatural finale

In Defense of Fandom

Spring of 2020 was a rough time for basically every industry, and television was no different. COVID-19 restrictions changed the way that television was made and what could be possible; unfortunately, this was at the perfect moment to completely alter the ending of Supernatural.

9:55 and onward contains spoilers for the last 3 episodes of Supernatural, so beware!

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Thanks to the voices you heard in this episode (in order of appearance):

Rob Benedict: @RobBenedict

Richard Speight Jr: @dicksp8jr

Georgia Carroll: @fansumption

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Editorial Support by Dr. Anna Funk: @DrAnnaFunk

Music written & performed by Chris Scott: @Chrispscott

Cover art by Liz Hand: @__ellie

Additional Links of Interest:

Filming supernatural during covid: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/how-supernatural-filmed-during-covid-19-1234772638/

How covid changed the planned ending: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/11/supernatural-finale-recap-covid-destiel-deans-death-castiel

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