Destiel Denied: On Supernatural, Queerbaiting, and Bisexual-erasure
The Road so Far
Recently, Supernatural ended after fifteen seasons, but not without controversy.
For those unaware, Supernatural was a fantasy series about two brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester, who hunted supernatural creatures. Following the monster-of-the-week formula perfected by Buffy and Charmed, Supernatural was a mainstay of the WB network and later the CW network. And its hunky male leads Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles drew in female and queer viewers alike year after year.