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★ Speculation on where it's all gonna end ★
Sam: You know what I mean Dean. I mean, do you think we'll still be chasing demons when we're sixty?
Dean: No. I think we'll be dead. For good.
Those two lines hit me like a ton of bricks.
Like many of you, I've been watching Supernatural from the get-go and it wasn't long after the get-go got going I came to the conclusion the show could only end in one way. It would end in death; for both boys. One brother cannot continue to live without the other. It's as simple and as heartbreaking as that.
Hearing the above exchange between Dean and Sam, I suddenly I realised it was really going to happen. For real or as real as can be for a fictional tale about fictional brothers hunting fictional demons helped by a fictional angel, one more fictional demon and, occasionally, a fellow fictional hunter.
I believe Sammy held on when Dean was in hell because he truly believed there was a way to bring Dean back. Also, in the scheme of things four months isn't very long. If Castiel hadn't gripped Dean tight and raised him from perdition it would have been a different story for Sam. More months would have passed and those months would have turned into years and Sam would have lost hope. Sure, he may have survived for a few more years but he wouldn't have 'lived'.
Same goes for Dean. We already know what he was willing to do to bring back Sam.
I've managed to think of five possible scenarios for ending the show, however, there is only one I think fits almost perfectly.
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Scenario 1: The Disney Ending
Dean and Sam are looking out over the Grand Canyon. Sam turns to look at Dean. Dean looks at Sam and gives him a grin. They've done it. They've saved the World and now it's time to get day jobs. Both boys return to the Impala and after finally nailing shutting their doors at the exact same speed and tine, they drive away into the distance.
This is not going to happen, right? Surely Kripke would not allow this to happen. He likes torturing us. Of course it's not going to happen.
But, if this does happen they might as well join hands and skip to the Impala for good measure. As lovely as it sounds, given their lives and jobs, it's not very believable. Sure I like to imagine the boys living together in a pretty little cottage with a white picket fence, spending their days doing the crossword puzzle from the New York Times and cooking their way through the recipes from The Martha Stewart Cookbook but I don't think I want to see it. That's what fanfic is for. :D
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Scenario 2: The Kripke really must hate us ending V1.0
Dean dies. Sam is distraught. Curtains close. Viewers are distraught. OMG! The pain for Sam! The pain for the fans! *cries*
OK, so this could happen. As mentioned above, Eric Kripke does like torturing us. But does he like that much? Imagine having the show end and knowing that Sam was going to have spend the rest of his life, long or short, with such immense sorrow knowing that Dean was no longer with him.
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Scenario 3: The Kripke really must hate us ending V2.0
Sam dies. Dean is distraught. Curtains close. Viewers are distraught. OMG! The pain for Dean! The pain for the fans! *cries*
Rinse and repeat - See Scenario 2.
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Scenario 4: The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Ending
Dean and Sam are looking out over the Grand Canyon. Sam turns to look at Dean. Dean looks at Sam and gives him a grin. They may have saved the World but the World will probably need saving many more times. Both boys return to the Impala. Dean open the trunk, Sam throws in a shotgun and together they say those magical words, "We've got work to do." *fades to black*
Dean and Sam would look great in the 'big screen', don't you think? End the show like this and there's always the possibility they could come back to visit us in another time and another place, especially if the season four ratings hold steady. The Supernatural franchise could just keep on rollin'. \O/
Appealing as this sounds on one level, on another I think I'd feel cheated. It's an easy way out and I don't want to be thinking the boys have to do this type of work for the rest of their lives. Like Sammy said tonight, he doesn't want to be doing this when he's an old man. He wants to work in a library or teach or be a zoo keeper when he grows up. Not sure about Dean. A sheriff perhaps or a new member of Leverage Consultancy? Although he and Eliot might clash heads.
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And the winner is:
Scenario 5: The Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Ending
aka. The Thelma and Louise Ending.
Both boys die in a blaze of glory, on their own terms, to save the world, or at least making it possible for other to save/protect the world. The End. *sobs*
It just makes sense. I'll be crying like you would not believe - in fact, I'm tearing up right now - but when all said and done the boys will finally get some rest! Just imagine it. Mary and John are already 'upstairs'. Little big Dean and Sammy can run across the heavenly field of daises into their Mon and Dad's open arms. Grandpa Samnual and Granny Deana will be there, heads tossed back and laughing with pure joy. And Jessica. She'll be there too. Sam will be so happy. There'll be barbeque and beer and I'm sure there will be a girl or two for Dean. Or he can just hang out with Castiel. It'll be just like Heaven. *twirls*
Yeah, so, we're not going to see all that because, hello, corny! But we can at least imagine the boys will be at peace. They've had this burden on their shoulders for way too long. By 'on their own terms' I don't necessarily mean suicide. I just mean they won't be killed by a spell or sent to hell by Lilith or any other demon. They will die a 'natural' death, most likely sacrificing themselves to help others. They'll be doing their job to the very end.
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I mentioned earlier I came to the conclusion both brothers will die very early on in the piece. At the time I thought, 'Excellent! It'll give me time to prepare. I know it's coming. It'll be all good.' If this episode has taught me one thing it's - I'M NOT PREPARED FOR THEM TO DIE!!! Not now. Not ever. *sobs*
Damn you show for making me care so damn much!
When the show finally does end I'll probably look back on this and laugh because I'm sure Kripke, Gamble, Shiban, and the rest of the awesome writers over at Supernatural HQ will come up with the best way to end a show, ever. Yeah, I should probably just stop worrying... :)
Holy crap! I can't remember the last time I wrote so much about this show!
Have I ever written that much about it?
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Hopefully it'll be at least another season before we get to find out how it does end...
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LOL at the disney ending, first of all.
My favourite ending would be Dean dying and Sam going on...maybe because it's the saddest of them all. We know what happens to sam when Dean dies already. It would be the worst ending, as in most EVIL ending, but knowing the writers they would probably love pulling something like that.
The other good one, that I'd truly welcome, is the 'dying together' ending. It's the most logical, because I don't like happy endings in these kind of shows you know? They just don't make sense. Show has been hard and gritty for all seasons, and what then? We get a happy ending? No way.
If they want to be lame they'll be ending this with the 'we've got work to do'...lame, but not so lame indeed, because they have been repeating this scheme on seasons 1 and 2, and it's quite welcome at this point you know? It's like ending it with style in a way.
So, uhm, my long two cents (I sould totally go back to my books now) *g*
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Either boy dying would terribly sad. We've seen it happen to Dean and Sam continue on so I think if it did end up that way it would end up the other way around - with Sam dying. In a way I think that would be even worse than Sam dying. Dean has spent his whole life protecting Sam. If Sam dies, not only has Dean lost his brother and his bff he's gonna feel guilty that he's failed and we all know how Dean handles guilt.
As strange as it sounds, I would welcome the 'dying together' ending too. I'd hate every minute of it but I would love it too. It just can't be a happy happy ending, ya know.
I can see the 'We've got work to do' ending happening too because, yeah, they've used it before and it's what Dean and Sam do. They work. This would be my second preference for the ending.
Fingers crossed we have to wait another couple of years to find out how it does end. :)
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I've watched it! I'm so in love I made a post if you are curious. WIN all the away :)))
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well... more than I usually do! ;D
I've been thinking about the end a lot too...
it's useless saying that I would like a #1 or #4 scenarios
#2, #3 and #5 will kill me!
but it can't end good, right??? ç___ç
boys...
stick with the Disney scenario Kripke!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Out of 1 & 4 I'd prefer to see #4. I just can't see how the 'happy ending' would work. Perhaps I'm just being mean to our boys. :P
Having said that, I remember thinking after watching the S2 finale, if the show hadn't been renewed I would have been content with the ending and S2 ended with 'We've got work to do.'
I don't think it can end well and I suspect the intention was always to make it end 'badly'. I just hope the prospect of bringing the boys back at a later date doesn't change things too much. It's hard though because if there's a chance they could come back I'd love it, of course, but I don't want the original story compromised. Know what I mean? I guess I want everything! lol
I don't envy Kripke on making these decisions and it's horrible thinking about all this. *hugs*
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I mean, it's not possible to eliminate all the evil in the world. there will always be a fight between evil and good...
so yeah, scenario #4 is very reliable and it would avoid the "PAIN" problem for us...
having both the guys dead is also possible even if I would see it like aort of win of the evil on the good and I don't know if that would be the right conclusion for a serie like SPN...
(and yeah, I'd cry for months, of course)
so we'll see...
Kripke has a big responsability on his shoulders...
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haha skipping to the impala, aww boys, #1 is never gonna happen I agree with you there. this is not disney, same applies to #4, we have come to far to end it like that
I could personally see #3 happening more then #2
I think #5 is the most likely idea, yep
the other idea being Dean kills Sam because he went evil and then dies/kills himself, which would be like super angsty and sad
Im gonna cry so much!!
we must watch the last ep as a group yes. so we can cry together? *clings*
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Exactly! I just mentioned to someone else that at the end of S2 I remember thinking if the show was not renewed I would have been content with the ending and that was a 'We've got work to do' ending. But, it's different now. Even with the shortened season last year and half of this season things have changed so much for our boys.
Oh dear. There seems to be a lot of agreement #5 is likely. I was hoping y'all ould explain to me why it wouldn't happen! lol!
I agree the 'Dean killing Sam' scenario is extremely possible. After all, I don't think John would have said that to Dean in 2x01 without good reason. Not sure about other people but I admit after the second season finale I thought, 'Phew! Dean didn't have to kill Sam,' but in actual fact he may still have to do it. The thing is, I don't think there are any throw away lines in Supernatural Every character says something for a reason.
If Dean does have to kill Sam, Dean's will die too and it will be because he wants to die. There is no possible way Dean could live with that guilt. But Kripke wouldn't, would he? He couldn't make Dean's last minutes or hours on this earth like a living hell. *cries*
That's it! I want the 'Disney Ending' complete with skipping and little bluebirds singing and perhaps even Bambi!
Watching the last episode in a group sounds like a great idea. Can you imagine what a blubbering mess we'll be? *clings*
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again. lol
yeah with Sam embracing his powers more and working with Ruby his potenial to go dark side increases
um yeah Kripke really would... *pets you*
um but Bambi is sad!!
yes a blubbering mess of fangirls, sounds fun right, lol~
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As much as I would love for the Disney ending, like you said - it's what fanfic is for. I think I'd have to agree that the Thelma and Louise Ending is probably the most plausible.
Little big Dean and Sammy can run across the heavenly field of daises into their Mon and Dad's open arms. I know it's meant to be touching, but in my head it's the most hilarious scene ever. LOL
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I know it's meant to be touching, but in my head it's the most hilarious scene ever. LOL
Nah, it's funny! In my mind they're holding hands and skipping, much like they were earlier on the way to the Impala. Sam reaches down and gathers a bunch of flowers which he throws up in the air for him and Dean to run through. :D
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(Although the image of Sam and Dean holding hands and skipping does wonders toward lightening my mode.)
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Do you think it's asking too much to see the boys holding and skipping before the show ends? Surely Sera Gamble can write that into one of her episodes... ;)
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That scenario sounds awesome! :-D
Ones where they're dying makes me sadpants ):
even though it's gonna happen *wails*
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I don't want to see them dying but I, like lots of people it seems, have a bad feeling about it. *cries with you*
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