Excerpt from Samantha Ferris' blog:

The shout out to Kim Manners was an idea from one of the Camera guys, Brad. He came up to me quietly on the down low before we shot that piece where I say goodbye to Dean and said, "hey, when you turn around to say "don't miss" try one where you say "kick it in the ass" ". The line was just supposed to be "....and Dean, don't miss". We did both. They put both in. It was a bittersweet moment for the cast and crew. Robin the props gal cried......Kim is/was and will always be a very loved and missed man. Especially on that set.

The rest is here.

That was really well put, mellenbal.

And that's so sweet, Bev. Thanks for sharing that.

mellenbal - that is how I feel about Jo and Ellen's deaths too. Thank you.

I rewatched last night. Cried again. (On Thursday I phoned a friend during the commercial break and was stunned when she asked me what was wrong - I mean - didn't she just watch what I did??!!??)

Thanks, Amy and sumi. :-)

I must say, my initial reaction to their deaths was visceral and negative. I feel better after having read this thread, so thanks, y'all.

Was the photograph a call out of some sort to Butch and the Sundance Kid ? Because, although I have not seen the movie in years, it reminded me of it. . . or maybe it was the poses. . . or maybe it was reminding me of Civil War photos. . .

I don't know what the photo reminded me of but as soon as they took it I said, "OK who's not coming back?"

I think it was just reminiscent of those old sepia-toned eve-of-battle posed photos from wars as far back as the 1800s, and as recent as WWII or even b/w from Nam. The faces wearing a knowledge and acceptance of doom, but determination and defiance as well. I hope there's a negative somewhere. I hope Bobby has a chance to develop another print and put it in the hidey hole in the mantel.

mellenbal, thanks for that eloquent post. It helps to hear others reiterate my feelings on the subject.

smonster, I know the show has lost any sympathy or leeway with a big segment of former fans. I'm glad the discussion here could help a little to lessen the (earned, no argument) automatic negative reaction by a little.

ETA: and just because I think it's cool, there were 4444 posts in this thread and 4 unread when I clicked in. Yes, odd things make me happy. This surprises you how?

The CW is going to show A Very Supernatural Christmas on Christmas Eve!

Thanks to whoever it was who sounded the alert that Target will be selling seasons 1-3 for $12.99. I plan to pick up season 3 on Friday. Now I'm trying to decipher the Best Buy ads for season 4 to determine if it really will be $14.99 or not... does anyone know? I can't quite tell if it will be that price in the store or just online, which means I'd have to add a shipping fee onto it. Because I'm getting really excited at the thought of finally getting caught up on having all the Winchestery glory on DVD. And I've finally joined the era of DVR, so I've got season 5 on DVR! Crystal-clear manpain and gloom and doom, baby!