The final episode of season 4 of the TV show “Supernatural” concluded with the breaking of the sixty-sixth seal, and Lucifer breaking out of his prison. I’m not really sure where Eric Kripke is going with this, but at least 3 million people are going to be outraged if the story ends on a lame note, myself included.
It’s not the guy’s ability to tell a story I’m worried about, it’s just that noone has ever gone this far with the fallen angel storyline before. In Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files, for instance, Lucifer is mentioned (usually as “He Who Walks Behind”, a reference to Matthew 16:23), but he is never portrayed. In fact, it wasn’t so long ago that Hollywood had preservations about portraying God. I could go into detail about it, but Jacques Ellul does it a much greater justice.
It might not be that bad though. The creators seem to be accurate on their subject. I guess working with “The X-Files” helped with that. Alastair, for instance, is a representation of Alistor, an idea of Christian denonology. Alastair is one bad mother, my favorite character. Interestingly enough, Alistor was a reference to Zeus in Greek Mythology, and it became a term used for bastard in the jerkish person sense.
In any case, all you petitionors can use your time somewhere else: “Supernatural” was approved for a fifth season back in March.
Tags: Alistair, Alistor, Christian Demonology, Greek Mythology, Hollywood's Portrayal of God, Jacques Ellul, Lucifer, ss"Supernatural", Supernatural, The Sixty-six seals, Zeus
