Bonus Episode: A Conversation With Sheila O'Malley
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
Release Date: 06/15/2025
Bonus Episode: A Conversation With Sheila O'Malley
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
After following Sheila's writing on Supernatural, film, and television for a decade, we were honored and elated to talk with her about her backwards rewatch of the show, prioritizing character over plot, masculinity in Supernatural, the irresistible but deadly drift towards bureaucracy, good things coming in season 11, and of course the phenom that is Jensen Ackles. You can read The Sheila Variations . You can read "Breaking Down the Schtick" . You can pre-order the Art and Making of Frankenstein . We would love to hear from you! Email: Facebook:
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10.13- Halt and Catch Fire
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
"Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky tells us that long before phones, people were still murdering and still feeling the guilt. You can do it in a 19th century apartment in Russia. The phones are not the problem. Human nature is." SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.12- About a Boy
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss Sam the Stoic and Flower Sommelier, what kind of toilet Lucifer would be, and what it means to pull a Dean Winchester. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.11- There's No Place Like Home
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss sanitized evil, the bummer of binaries, and Winchester exceptionalism. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.10- The Hunter Games
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss Shakespearean blocking (derogatory), the worst demon butler, Michelle's indifference to Sam's wet hair, and Dean's murderous bowlegs. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.09 The Things We Left Behind
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss Grilled Cheesegate, Dean's purple plaid, Claire vs Jack, the legend of Dad, and Castiel as clown, father, avenger, and doof. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.08- Hibbing 911
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss excruciating teambuilding activities, Dean's puppy eyes, Benny erasure, Interview With the Vampire (!), and the unbridled awesomeness of a Donna/Jody team up. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.07- Girls Girls Girls
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss the Show's long-standing vessel dilemma, the scorching of subplots, and a decade-old Sam Laugh preserved in a time capsule. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.06- Ask Jeeves
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss pastiche vs parody, which Supernatural characters would have wills, and whether all numerical values are arbitrary. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
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10.05- Fan Fiction
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch
In which we discuss Boy Melodrama, the definitive fancasting for Female Dean, our favorite musical moments, and Epic Art. SPOILERS for ALL seasons! Looking for earlier episodes? Find our back catalogue here: We would love to hear from you! Email:
info_outlineAfter following Sheila's writing on Supernatural, film, and television for a decade, we were honored and elated to talk with her about her backwards rewatch of the show, prioritizing character over plot, masculinity in Supernatural, the irresistible but deadly drift towards bureaucracy, good things coming in season 11, and of course the phenom that is Jensen Ackles.
You can read The Sheila Variations here.
You can read "Breaking Down the Schtick" here.
You can pre-order the Art and Making of Frankenstein here.
We would love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/theplaidcast