Been Kripked!!! Spoilers under the cut...

[lovesrain44]

So I've been Kripked. Or at least I think I have, if I understand the meaning of the term, which is, I wrote a story, and now, one of the upcoming eps has that exact SAME plot!!! Or at least a really similar one.



Here's my story synopsis:

Phantom Load
Dean and Sam return to Boulder, CO, where they investigate a haunted school. The job seems simple enough to Sam, who has good, although vague, memories of living in Boulder back in 1992, when John Winchester rented a single-wide trailer, and the boys were able to walk home from school together. Dean, however, has altogether different memories, far less pleasant and far more damaging. It's during the investigation that Sam discovers the secret that Dean doesn't realize he's been hiding.

(Basically the boys go back to Dean's Jr. High school, to check out reports that it's haunted. And of course the story is about more than just the solving of the case.)

And here's what Padalecki has to say about ep 4.13:

"JP: Um, and so it’s really cool and then episode 11 was kind of a crazy, scary house out in the woods you know where a family tries to go and try and fix the family problems and then people start vanishing and disappearing. Um, episode 13 Sam and Dean go back to one of the schools they went to growing up because there’s been a haunting or a demon and they have to figure out what’s going on. We’re actually going to see some of high school Sam and Dean in episode 13.
HOST : That’s awesome.
JP: Yeah I just read the script again today and really cool man, alot of really cool moments and alot of things I think the audience is gonna like. When I read those episodes where you go back and see young Sam and Dean, I get really excited about that. I’m like “Oh cool! I can’t wait, yada yada.” So I think the audience will like it too. [And] we also learn more about Sam and Dean’s past,we get to go back and see them in high school so it’s really cool."

It's just really cool! Or not, depending on how you look at it. Either I could be really pissed or really flattered. But seriously, the idea of them going back to a school they used to go to because it's haunted? How common is that? I thought it was pretty unique, and had not read any fanfic on that particular subject. But I could be wrong, there could be tons and mine is just one among many.

Here's the link the whole interview, nicely transcribed:

http://j-padalecki.org/2008/11/dvdsnapshotcom-interview-with-jared/#more-932

Comments

[pinkphoenix1985.livejournal.com]

yup, I think that you might be semi-Kripked on this one ;) 'cos obviously (at least I think so...) the Show wouldn't touch on the same subject matter as you did in Phantom Load which btw is one of the greatest stories ever to to deal with it (I think that I commented on the original Big Bang post about it originally)

The particular subject matter of the boys returning to a former high school has been touched on in fanfic already- not many that I know of but there has been...

one of my favs besides PL that deals with it is episode 20 of Supernatural.tv's virtual season 2 where exactly what Jared describes in the interview happens ;) http://www.supernaturalville.com/s2/unfinished/unfin1.htm

it's basically a standalone episode so you don't have to read the entire season to understand what's going on

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Yes, semi-Kripke'd, I like that. And yeah, I remember your lovely post about my story. Thank you for that! And for the rec. I find myself in the mood for more "back to school" stories, where the boys visit their past a bit, so I'll be sure and check this one out!

I'm a sucker for flashbacks too, and am really looking forward to this ep.

[pinkphoenix1985.livejournal.com]

you're welcome! ;)

I think that this ep is going to be my all time favorite just because of the flashbacks! :D

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Oh mine too! I'm a sucker for flashbacks, any time, any where. Wee boys rule my world.

[whatjuliewrites.livejournal.com]

I'm so excited about this eppy. I loved the weechester flashbacks we've had in the past, so can't wait to see the boys in their teen years.....just seeing the dynamic between the boys at those ages will be interesting. I wonder if Dean will be as protective/mother henish as many envision him, or if the boys' differences, even back then, will be more emphasized.

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

I think that as Dean got a little older, into his teens, that he had the typical attitude (granted with Dean like overtones) of not wanting his brother following him around all the time. For Sam, who surely still thought Dean hung the moon, this must have been devistating. I see some discord between the brothers during this time. Heck, they don't always get along now, why would they have then? : D

[amalthia]

In Dazzleland Sam and Dean return to Sam's high school. But I'm getting the feeling that Phantom Load and Dazzleland will end up being 100X more dramatic and heart stopping than the actual episode. But I think it's because you can do so much more with the written word vs what they can show on a 38 minute TV show.

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's RIGHT! How could I forget that one. Sheesh. Not enough coffee when I wrote this.

It's not only that the written word can do more is that the fanfic writers are willing to do more. Push the envelope and stuff. But then, they have no filters, no one telling them they can't.

[leelust.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure... PL is concentrated on more tragic event and more on Dean - i like it more that those parts of 413 (of course i didn't watch the whole ep yet so it's hard to say).

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

I've not seen any of the ep, just heard the synopsis from the Padalecki interview, but it was a bit of a surprise! Granted, yeah, Show will deal with it differently, but the setup, mmmmmm. : D

Anyway, I'm interested.

[leelust.livejournal.com]

Yep, interested i agree but from sides it's hard to say how interesting it'll be. I like the similarity with PL (somehow) and i like to learn more about boys' past and from sides i don't see something new that we didn't already knew so i hope they'll hide the yummy parts from us till the ep will be aired.

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

I always love to learn about their grotty little pasts. And I adore the kid actors they have to play the wee boys! So, by the calendar we only have to wait till February...

[leelust.livejournal.com]

Yep, to know something in canon helps, you know :)
I'm not that happy with kid that played young Dean and i'm actually dread to see new teen Dean but i like young Sam very much :)

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

I LOVED the 2nd young Sam. The first young Sam was good too, but not nearly as engaging as the second one so I'm glad to see he'll be back. (Won't he?)

I also love the Dean that they use, I've grown rather fond of him. Why don't you like him?

[whatjuliewrites.livejournal.com]

I know the kid that played young Sam in the Christmas episode is going to be playing teen Sam in the upcoming episode (the actor is younger than Sam's 14, but it's mentioned that Sam's small for his age in the script, so it works--and how funny is that, Sam being called a 'midget' at 14. LOL).

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. I was bad. I went to look at the sides. It didn't give away much, it was only a snippet, and all I had to say was, "HEY! FANFIC HAS WRITTEN THIS SCENE A HUNDRED TIMES!" But it will be nice to see it on screen.

[leelust.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to see he'll be back. (Won't he?)
Yes, he'll be back and i'm excited about that ep. I saw his recent pics - he looks good!

Why don't you like him?
I was ok with him but in 308 i didn't like how he played one important scene - that's my only complain :) I'm not fond of him - not my type i suppose (gawds, i'm no perv i didn't mean it in sexual way).

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Was it the scene where he yells at Sam and tells him never to talk to him about mom?

[leelust.livejournal.com]

Yep. Exactly that scene. The way he was talking the part about his mom esp. it wasn't natural for my ears - i can give him slack but he's not new to this business so i'd prefer for him to do his job better.

[keks80.livejournal.com]

Want to see a picture of young Sam and Dean together? If you click, be careful, there are more spoilers for future episodes (I'm really looking forward to 4.14) in the text on the left side of the pic, but the writing is rather small, you can easily ignore it. I stumbled upon this yesterday and burst out laughing. I think the casting crew has gotten the age difference a little wrong. *chuckles* Young Dean looks at least as old as he is now, they could just as well have used JA. Or this is just a really bad picture. I have hope because of this pic of the actor that was apparently shot last month.

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the pic! I went to take a look, could not resist. I love wee Sam. Wee Dean....well, if they didn't have him looking like such a dork, I would be happier. Not that I'm not happy to have a flashback ep! 4.14 is the only ep this season (and like, ever) that I'm willing to be spoiled a little for.

[xwacky.livejournal.com]

Afterschool Special is my least favorite SPN episode so far. Your Phantom Load was waaaaay better IMO.

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Really? Oh man, it was one of my faves. Why didn't you like it? Not enough flashback? Too much Dean wearing shorts he would never wear? : D

Turns out I didn't get Kripkied as much as I figured, still, it was kinda strange, you know? I'm glad you liked the story, too, that makes me feel very happy. Thank you.

[xwacky.livejournal.com]

Oops, sorry for the belated reply. I didn't see the reply-notification in my in-box until now...

Anyway, "coach Dean" was definitely the highlight of the episode for me! ;) But srsly, I had written a post @ my LJ earlier. Part of it explained why I didn't like this episode. In a nutshell, I feel I didn't learn anything new from this episode about the brothers I didn't already know. Worse, I feel it simplified Dean, reduced a very multi-layered character to a two-dimensional caricature.

Perhaps it's partly Jensen's fault too. For he brought to life a character with such depth that it ruined any other actor's portrayal (of the character) for me. So no offense to Brock Kelly's fans, it's entirely my personal opinion that his Dean is but a pale surface imitation of the real Dean.

I also had an issue with the way the two younger brothers were casted. Their size difference was so incongruent (with canon) that it became a distraction to me. The actor who played young Sam, despite being really good at acting, was unconvincing to me to be old enough to go to high school.

So there you have it -- my qualm about this episode.

p.s. I just learned from reading the recent LA Con reports that Jensen mentioned the writer for this episode was new. That actually made a lot of sense to me. No wonder I felt the voices/interactions of the two brothers in flashback seemed off somehow.

Btw, I read this story of yours a second time. It was just as good if not more so than the first time!