212. Queerbaiting: Our Life Is Not Yours to Profit From | An Anaylsis

Published: March 29, 2021, 5 p.m.

On November 5th, 2020, the TV show ‘Supernatural’ ended one of the most infamous plotlines to be immortalized by the internet: the extremely, extremely slow burn relationship between Dean Winchester and Castiel the Angel. It ends with a tragically unexpected speech from Castiel about how Dean has changed him and his parting words - “I love you” - before he is killed. ‘Supernatural’ has finally given superfans everywhere the closure they were not expecting on a notorious queerbaiting plot.


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