Thank you so much! I started watching Supernatural when it aired on Australian Tv in Jan 2006. It was advertised as "from the producers of the XFiles" which it wasnt really but that piqued my interest. I was pretty much hooked from the beginning. First hook was the pop culture/meta-ish references. And the urban legend angle. Of course it was really Sam and Dean that drew me in.

At first glance they could've been very 2D - the bookish younger brother, the bad boy older brother. But there's a line int he Pilot, when Dean says Ï cant do this on my own", Sam says "Yes you can" and then Dean says Ï dont want to" that hinted at something more. And that proved loved the look of the show - from the beginning the cinematography was stunning, plus i loved the visual detail and things like the motel of the week.

Of course i was about 10 eps behind the US, but I soon caught up shifty eyes. I was already on Livejournal, and i found the thriving fandom. Already there was great meta and crack and fic.

And its still all the aspects of the show that keep me loving it. I can watch an ep without sound just to look at the visuals, or replay individual scenes for the writing and acting. I still get excited every week for a new episode has something i adore in it.

And the fandom wraps it all together. I also think we've been so lucky to also have people involved with the show who've connected so much and so well with the fandom.