Dear Kripke & Co.:

[feliciakw]

For S5, may I please have a flashback ep that delves into one of Dean's solo hunts? Canonically, we only know of the one in New Orleans just prior to the Pilot. But, you know, Sam was gone anywhere from 2 to 4 years (depending on which episode you reference), so there's plenty of wiggle room there.

Ideally, Jensen would still play Dean, but I understand that this could be problematic because A) Jensen has changed somewhat from young Dean to now (not to the extent that Jared has matured--oy!--but still, I can understand where Jensen might not be able to play his younger self. Otoh, Jensen is an amazing actor, so I wouldn't really put it past him); and B) I know Jensen appreciates the time off that a flashback ep involving Young!Dean provides. So, ya know, I understand.

Still, it is a topic that has been richly explored in fic, and I know how you love servicing the fans, right?

Oh, and speaking of New Orleans, if you could do an ep (with current Sam and Dean, i.e., Jared and Jensen) set in New Orleans, preferably during Mardi Gras, that would be awesome.

In hopeful expectation,
Me

Comments

[andromakhe001.livejournal.com]

We know of one other hunt that seems to have been a solo hunt. The one where he met Richie, the hunter who got killed in Sin City last season. It doesn't sound like a hunt John was on. I believe that hunt took place in New York City, maybe Queens, but I'm not sure.

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Oh! Good call! Because that's got a line that always cracks me up: the one about the succubus from Canarsie. (Which is part of Brooklyn.) Yes, yes.

Kripke? Are you paying attention?

[andromakhe001.livejournal.com]

That's it. Canarsie. I couldn't remember, I just remembered it was somewhere in the 5 boroughs. :) Thanks.

And I loved the idea of Dean being on a hunt and just picking up this stray hunter. It's one of those things where even though Richie was something of a mook, the point is Dean was out there, on a hunt, did his job and made a friend.

Not quite making myself clear but basically I'm just saying it shows Dean's a pretty amazing guy in his own right. :)

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

No, no. I get you. I really liked that, too. That we got this little glimpse of Dean's life when he was hunting on his own.

Actually, that right there could make a good flashback ep. *nods*

[kimmer1227.livejournal.com]

I never took that to be a solo hunt. I thought he just said that Sam had left. Did he say that John wasn't there? Either way, I loved Richie and the succubus story.

Flashbacks are always welcome. I'd love one with John and Bobby and the shotgun. I'd say a flashback to the fight that sent Sam away, but I'd hate to waste JDM on guest actors.

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

I understood it to be a solo hunt because the banter between Dean and Richie was who saved whom, with no mention of "How's your dad?" or anything like that.

So the way I read it, Sam was at Stanford, and John was elsewhere while Dean was hunting a succubus in Canarsie. Where he saved Richie's hide (and maybe Richie saved Dean's hide, too.)

Either way, I loved the glimpse into Dean's hunting without Sam. That there's this whole period of time for Sam to discover when Dean was on his own, either solo, or depending on whoever was around to watch his back.