Ok that MIGHT have been an exaggeration.
I’m sorry, uhhh what were we talking about?
Oh, right. Supernatural is getting a spinoff, and I have needs. For the spinoff, I mean. Geez, you guys.
Jamie voiced her fears when this was first announced in July, but now we have some more information. This is all we know so far (from the Huffington Post):
“The CW has ordered a pilot for a new spinoff currently titled “Supernatural: Tribes.” Harkening back to primitive times, it will feature a new scuffle between hunters and monsters in Chicago.
None of the current stars from ‘Supernatural’ will be leaving the flagship series, but a new character will be introduced this season, and an episode will serve as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff.”
My first thought? Sam & Dean would have a field day with the term “backdoor pilot.”
Second thought? 
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CW, you better not f*ck this up. I am content to have Supernatural go on for 20 seasons, but the word “spinoff” strikes cheesy, I-don’t-care-about-these-nobodies fear in my heart. There’s a reason the most recent example of spinoff success is Frasier. F*cking FRASIER, people.
Also, Chicago? We sure about that? Are you hunting demons with icicles? Sorry, Chicago residents, but without the wide open highways, an Impala is like a caged beast, dying to be set free.
And “Tribes?” I’m struggling to think of a context in which this feels right. Tribes of hunters? Tribes of demons? Here’s hoping they switch to the working title, “Supernatural: Tattooed Pecs.” But seriously, “harkening back to primitive times” means…what, exactly? How primitive are we talkin? No shotguns? Are we rewriting American history by insinuating some Native American tribes were demon hunters?
Don’t get me wrong: I will watch the crap out of this, at least for the first few episodes. But I don’t know how you could possibly give me something that comes even close to this:
Oh, but I DO know how you could: CHARLIE.
Honestly, this whole thing better be a big charade in order to hide the fact that Charlie is getting her own series. Have you not heard the people, CW? Well you’re about to. Charlie breathes new life into Supernatural every time she stops by, PLUS her episode “LARP and the Real Girl” was just nominated for a GLAAD award.
Yes, this suggestion completely ignores the whole “primitive times” setting, but who knows, Charlie could be an ancient being herself! Or we could be introduced to Charlie’s ancestors who happen to look exactly like her…right? Clearly, I’d watch Charlie do just about anything: kick ass, kiss girls, hack into security systems, make a latte, you name it. So what do we do now? We hope and pray that the CW is trying to torture our fangirl hearts by making us wait to reveal Charlie as the lead character.
And if she’s not? Then Supernatural: Tribes has a lot to prove.
I’ll leave you with my favorite Charlie gif of…today:
Are you a Supernatural fan? What do you want from the spinoff? Other than moar naked Sam, obviously.
