Graphic by Gabby Manotoc
Written by Tristan Lueck
This column was going to be completely about shows to look forward to over the holidays, but I don’t think I could get through this without bringing up the 200th episode of “Supernatural.” It was another one of those meta episodes that the “Supernatural” writers do so well. The whole thing was a musical based on the “Supernatural” books by Carver Edlund, or Chuck Shurley. The musical was held at an all-girls school and addressed some Destiel and Wincest and so much more. It was incredible! If you don’t watch any other episode of “Supernatural,” at least watch this one.
Not many shows premiere during the winter holidays, but there are a few and a lot of those dreaded fall finales. Showcase premieres its fifth and final season of the science fiction show “Lost Girl” on December 7. The show stars a succubus named Bo who has to navigate the world of the dark and light Fae, or fairies. For anyone interested, the first four seasons are on Netflix and there is plenty of time to binge watch them all.
Speaking of Netflix, a new original series, “Marco Polo,” premieres on the website December 12. The ten-episode miniseries follows who else but the famous explorer Marco Polo on his expeditions. The trailer for the show looks incredible, with Netflix easily living up to the expectations many viewers now have for their original shows.
Perhaps the show I am looking forward to the most is “The Librarians” on TNT. It premieres December 7 and features a mismatched group of people tasked with protecting some of the world’s most powerful artifacts. Based on the relatively popular series of movies starring Noah Wyle, the show seems to follow the same trend of humor, wit and history that made me love the movies so much. It also stars Christian Kane, who many people might know as Eliot Spencer from “Leverage.” “Leverage” was always one of my favorite shows and I cannot wait to see Mr. Kane back on my TV screen.
Though the number of premieres is small, the number of fall finales is not. Among the shows that will put us through that awful dry spell are “The Walking Dead,” “Castle,” “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Supernatural,” “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “Once Upon a Time.” Basically, all my favorite TV shows are shutting down. I wonder who invented the idea of fall finale. Whoever it was is a very cruel person.