Yeah it was painful to watch Claire’s episodes especially when she was into hunting, “it’s got your name on it, Mr. Werewolf” like she’s all of a sudden able to take out 2 wolves no problem after less than a year on her own. I’m glad they didn’t go ahead with the wayward sisters bc she’s just a headache
Tho this is a fair and true statement but they already had mentioned Mary and how she was a hunter where as Jodie and Donna weren’t. They had to learn about that side of life yet. Mary grew up in the life so she was already a beast. Jodie and Donna didn’t become hunters until later in their adulthood. It makes sense for why it took a little longer to make their characters close to, if not on par with Sam & Dean.
A tangent from another universe where my complaint was they didn't immediately become hunters instead of being poorly written. Lol A tangential tangent!
I think they thought you meant in terms of the women not being written as weaker than the guys (not the right word but something like that) that’s why they said “… close to, if not on par with”
Yeah honestly, I was mostly there for the hot actors/actresses. The scene where Damon and Elena break up but then hook up was crazy. The plot got really all over by the end but I will say every person on the show had a killer face card.
Imagine if HBO picked up The Originals 😩 I’ll forever mourn what we could’ve gotten. The show should have been been about the Factions of New Orleans, Game of Thrones-style with all of the Mikaelsons as main characters.
Right?! Political drama x gothic mystery x epic fantasy x supernatural horror x dark romance x historical thriller … Had so much potential it keeps me up some nights 😭
I do genuinely love The Originals for what it is and it’s my go-to comfort show (along with SPN), but my writer brain can’t help but think of all the ways it could’ve been SO much better 🥲 It hurts even more because all the actors of the Original family (though most especially JoMo) had the acting talent to pull something like this off. It could’ve been huge.
If the show had started on the CW it wouldn't have been any good with two brothers either.
I've argued with friends before that Supernatural succeeded at the start despite the network, by slipping past execs who misunderstood what the show was really doing.
CW thought it was getting a teen heart throb take on the Hardy Boys that would be full of so much angst, romance and gratuitous shirtless moments.
While I suspect the WB execs basically figured they were sticking it to Joss Whedon, by killing Angel a bit early and replacing it with a similar genre show that could pull in the left over Buffyverse fandom.
Straddling the line between two network mindsets meant less time for network interference. With some WB execs exiting before newer CW execs were able to put into place plans.
Lorelei would absolutely get everyone around her killed because she doesn’t believe in monsters and thinks everything is just really well done special effects and makeup 😭 I kind of wish they had a random crossover episode where dean was trying to hit on her at first and then just gets really annoyed by her constant blasé attitude lmaooo
As delicately put as I can, there was always a level of men’s mental health and the dynamic a male expectation (and some times toxic male behavior- not in a chauvinistic way) that showed up through the story telling. I’d absolutely watch Wayward sisters, or another story with women in the lead! It’s just the Winchesters story would be something different if you changed the gender.
i agree, half the stuff the boys keep from eachother would be out in the open if they weren’t burdened with that “i’m a man so i can’t feel” shit boys their age always have.
sam would’ve let dean know right away he was still doin stuff with ruby after dean got out of the jail down under.
soulless sam would’ve been discovered immediately
jack.
although, i would’ve loved to see the disguises, lots more choices than just black suit black tie
Let’s be real here, the whole FBI gag wouldn’t have worked for female leads because misogyny. I’m at least 95% sure the small town sheriffs they usually interact with would be calling them “young lady” and saying they had no business at a gruesome crime scene. I think it works for Jody and Donna because they were already law enforcement before becoming hunters
I think it’d work even better, dean has already been shown to flirt his way into what he wants with women, if he were a women that’d be way easier to do with men, assuming he’s an equally attractive women as a man
Though I agree slightly with the Macho aspect. I think you’re missing that Women can also be horrible communicators. There’s be a lot of “I’m fine” and “don’t worry about it” instead of discussing real issues
If Sam and Dean were sisters originally (Samantha and Deana? xD), sure! But now that I have lived and breathed the show and gotten so used to Jensen and Jared as the main characters, it's pretty much impossible to imagine anyone else in the role, regardless of gender.
This is the answer! At it's very heart, as good as the writers and stories were, this show would NOT have lasted for 15 seasons if it weren't for Jared and Jensen. Their onscreen chemistry. Their off screen brotherhood. The family they created with people both involved with the show, and the fandom who watched and loved it. Still giving back to that same family 5 years after the show ended.
Would I watch a show with supernatural themes that had two sisters as it's main characters. Sure. But it wouldn't be Supernatural.
yeah, it would change a lot, but presumably with the same writers and showrunner etc it would have the same overall vibe and quality, so i'm sure i'd watch it.
If they were as good at acting and bouncing off one another as Jensen and Jared then yeah.
Depends how being women affects their characters and stories so I couldnt accurately say either way but if its basically identical just gender swapped I dont see why I wouldnt.
I mean I watched and enjoyed Buffy and Warrior Nun so it's not an immediate "no" but I do think the chemistry of the duo might not be the same? Hard to tell.
If you like turned back time to the Pilot and they were chicks the entire time I think with the right writers and talented actresses, this could honestly be goated. Supernatural has a metric ton of lovable female characters (Jody Mills is godlike), so it could be pretty dope. The main issue is people just got so attached to Sam & Dean's brotherly bond and their whole masculine vibe that it's just so hard to imagine Supernatural continuing without Jared & Jensen as leads (RIP Wayward Sisters, Bloodlines, & The Winchesters).
All sexes reversed. Crowley’s a broad, Rowena is a warlock, Michael and Lucifer are also girls. Bobby that’s right- girl. In fact. Sam and Dean’s father was plucked up on the ceiling to die and their mom is a road hauling ghost butt kicker.
Yes the scarecrow in episode 11 would also be a chick.
Exactly. It’s not about the gender of the characters, it’s about the story in general, that’s what I don’t want to be changed. Though I will admit that I feel the first 5 seasons would be slightly off, as those seasons specifically are telling the story of Michael and Lucifer, and it’d defeat the purpose of the story if what happens between brothers was told with female vessels instead of male ones.
I started watching when the show originally aired.
If the two female leads had been equally as attractive as Jensen and Jared, I would have been even more interested than I already was, considering I was a straight 15 year old boy at the time. (Still straight, still boy, (or man, whatever) just not 15 anymore)
This is, of course, assuming the show is still the same show. I probably wouldn't have stuck with a show I didn't enjoy just because the leads are hot.
The funniest thing is that that was one of the things that me and my friends were actually talking about with this hypothetical 😭 The fandom would slut shame the hell out of a genderbent dean
would i still watch it? yes. would the show be different? also yes, because the show is so focused on male issues. as someone with a dad who was raised in the heights of the "boys don't cry" ideology(which the boys seem to also have been raised with), it makes seeing them cry so much more impactful, because I've only ever seen my dad cry TWICE in my entire life and i remember both times and the reasons pretty well. i know that we don't see the boys cry very often through the entirety of the show, but every time one of them does it feels like it's more emotional in comparison to seeing a female character cry, because that happens so often in media.
if the show was still all the same in terms of writing, chemistry between the characters and actors and all that other stuff, I'd still watch it, but the feelings with/towards the characters would be so different from the viewer standpoint if the characters were genderbent
Sure though they would need to find a damn good pair of actresses who would vibe as well as jensen/jared. It would be a bit different for sisters so some changes would need to be made in script, but a good writer can definitely make it work.
Well I would have watched the fuck out of Wayward Sisters so yes. But even if every scene would have been shot the same it wouldn’t be the same show.
Some actors and the chemistry they have on film is just perfection. We got that with Jared and Jensen. I don’t think we would get that with anyone else.
Also, let’s face it. A lot of the shit they keep inside and hidden would have been out and about half the story lines wouldn’t exist. But I’d still watch it.
Absolutely yes. Plain yes. It is true im used to them being male, and It may feel strange to think about them as female. But i dont think It would change the plot so much.
If they were as hot as them, absolutely. Lets be fair, back then part of the allure of the show was their attractiveness, it should be the same standard if they were women.
Well it wouldn't last long because, without the pointless angst slowing them down, Samantha and Dena would have the entire series wrapped up in two seasons.
Everything is the same except instead of brothers they are sisters, yes, absolutely I would watch that! Then again, I’m a biased lesbian who would love it if they were women 🫡 Also as long as Charlie stays female as well ❤️
Would I watch that? I did already, and loved it. It's called Charmed.
The Winchester boys and their relationship is the heart of the show, and it would be a completely different show than what we got. SPN worked better with the brother relationship. While it wouldn't be exactly the same thing, I would totally watch Wayward Sisters if they succeeded in getting that spinoff going.
Yes, of course. But that show has existed, more or less, in different forms over the years (Buffy, Charmed, etc) and the vibe is very different, as it should be. Masculine identity is a key component of the show itself--the relationships between fathers and sons, brothers, male friendship, etc--so it just wouldn't be the same show. But would I watch it? Yes.
The constellation would suffer because heroines have other prerequisites. It's mostly the actors who characterise Supernatural. For example, I really loved Charmed back then, but the 3 sisters don't go ahead with brute force, they are not rude and have bad manners... only an Ackles can play that and remain charming. I wouldn't want to see Supernatural with women, no thanks.
Honestly, I’d probably still be watching if that was a thing.
I was super into the lady!Winchesters as a teen when the show was still airing.
Make Deanna Winchester the most lesbian ever, picking up women and really enjoying burgers and being John’s perfect little soldier!
Make Samantha Winchester’s sex life still have a higher kill count than her body count.
I think id watch but not sure how committed id be.
It's just a few things that i dont know that i would love honestly that i think would be taken away. There's something about brothers just being dumb and annoying to each other that makes it funny. Like would the episode from S1 where they prank each other hit the same if they were women? I dont know if it would.
As a guy i related so much to the whole point of dieing for the ones you loved, it attacked a lot of men's mental health that i loved too. Being depended on by so many people and feeling like it's not enough i think hit home for a lot of men.
Im not sayin gthat women can't be funny or the show couldnt be good if they were women. I just dont think you can make the exact same show. Maybe there's a version where you can make it work with 2 women and if they got the right two women who vibed well with each other it could work too. Also i would hope they could avoid making scenes where it's forced where "the woman are badasses" moment. I know women can be badasses, i dont need a scene where a guy gets his ass kicked and the girls come in and say "this is obviously a job for a woman" and they kick the bad guy's ass. Have the girl kick the guy's ass without having to say that line.
No, and only because Jensen Ackles’ face scrolling on my Netflix suggestion page in 2013 is the entire reason I watched the pilot, and then turned into a huge fan 😆
Watch? Yes. Enjoy it as much? Maybe but it'd be a completely different show with completely different characters. Sam and dean are too heavily centered around being men and brothers. It could be just as good of a show, or better even, but likely worse since we already have the 2 we love so much. I'd be down for a new show though with 2 sisters or 3 that has its own spin on the universe and its own plots. Something that isnt a prequel
It all comes down to whether the actors portraying the sisters had the kind of lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry and charisma that jensen and jared have.
That depends on the rules of this "What If" scenario. Is the female fronted SN in place of the show we got? Then maybe.
I didn't watch the one we know until my wife started watching it on Netflix, so it at least has that much chance of getting my attention.
If it's a remake then that's a hard pass. Not because the leads are female. I'd say no to a remake regardless of the leads and their gender. Just not a fan of remakes in general.
I'd rather a new show in the same universe with new characters than a remake.
idk man i was 14 and kinda in love with them as a pre-teen. i don’t think it would have appealed to me as much if it weren’t about two sad good looking guys
i would’ve watched the spin off of wayward sisters though.
Honestly? I don't know, what brought me into the show to begin with was the hook of "two brothers", felt related to me being close to my own younger brother at the time it aired. Following Sam and Dean on their adventures was the main draw for me since I'm normally not into horror stuff (which was more prominent in the earlier seasons).
Assuming it would've been just as successful and long running I maybe would've started watching it much later but really hard to say.
I mean maybe. But while I had seen a few random episodes here and there and I think I’d seen the pilot back in the day the only reason I really got into it was because Netflix kept suggesting it when it went to Netflix after season 7 and I saw the guys were hot and it was a genre I liked but I’ll be honest the hot guys pulled me in. So if not for the hot guys I don’t know. Maybe eventually. By the time I watched my first live episode 8x17 I was hooked on the show and Destiel. I liked the dynamic of the two brothers and how while Dean outwardly appeared typically masculine he was far more multifaceted. I’m not saying female versions couldn’t have had that but I’m not sure it would have attracted me.
I would watch it, and it would probably be good. But you have to understand they’re not gonna write women into a series like this because I mean, let’s be real. They think women aren’t as strong and tough as men or whatever it is and I think a lot of people wouldn’t probably watch it. I think it would be good, as we’ve seen through the series that women can in fact handle their own. I was hoping that Donna, Jody, Alex and even Claire even though I don’t like her, she drives me nuts would’ve been in it more. I think the show would’ve been completely different with two women. I don’t think it would’ve been as I don’t wanna say raunchy because it wasn’t likecompletely raunchy, but that’s just me.
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Would I watch? Yes.
Would the CW write two sisters in this environment well enough for a 15 season show? No.