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Supernatural' Set for a Return to It’s Serialized Roots

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August 22, 2007

With the premiere of Supernatural right around the corner, we are starting to ponder whether this shift back to the serialized format will be a positive thing for the show, or a negative。On one hand, season 2 was insanely entertaining and some of the episodic attempts were on the level with the best shows in the genre， bar none。On the other hand, some attempts to work back into the serialized mythos seemed like put offs。 Will the serialized emphasis leave room for the creative diversions of season 2？

While more seasoned genre fans smirked at season 2's ‘junior X-Files' approach，even the most brittle of horror fans can't help but admit that Supernatural is the only show bringing imaginative dark themed stories to the tube week after week。

The move away from serialization was probably one of the smartest moves they ever made，and proved that the creative team was definitely quicker on their feet。During Supernatural's first season，several attempts to cash in on the Lost serial magic – Threshold，Surface，Night Stalker，and Invasion to name a few – fell flat。 Supernatural was one of the few to escape with a second season。

Part of that luck came from the nebulous realm of subject matter that Supernatural dealt with。Pundits argue that even though Supernatural had an underlying serial mythology，it was always episodic in the sense that the manifestations dealt with on a week to week basis were of a unique nature。Rather than have an event committed plot，Supernatural had the ability to explore its underlying woes in whatever setting they chose。

The move to the episodic，mini-movie structure would be almost transparent to fans who didn't really engage with the underlying plot anyways。Now that the series is back to tackling that imperative，viewers will not have the option of putting that plot away，but they can still expect the way it is dealt with，and where，to be an unexpected factor in the show。

- Jon Lachonis, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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From：http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/supernatural-set-for-a-return-9724.aspx