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supernaturalContinuing my series examining the themes, tropes and meta of Supernatural season one, here is a link to the next section of my rewatch review of "Faith" at my journal, in case anyone here is interested in sharing my celebration of the early episodes with me. And also to a masterpost I've created for the collection. I welcome comments and discussion.
"Sam remembers the Coptic cross from the service and finds the same symbol on an old tarot card. This is the first reference to Tarot in the series; it won’t be the last. It’s always intrigued me that there are 22 Major Acana cards in Tarot, which just happens to be the number of episodes in the season. I can’t help wondering if any effort was made to match episodes to certain cards. I can see a few possible correlations: this episode, for example, is an obvious match for Death; I suggested last episode might be referencing the Hanged Man; and the finale would, of course, allude to the Devil. Alternatively (or, possibly, additionally) key characters in the series might relate to Tarot characters. For example, I’ve always associated Bobby with the Hierophant. I have a few other ideas but if there are any Tarot practitioners out there, I’d love to hear any thoughts you might have on the subject."
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"Sam remembers the Coptic cross from the service and finds the same symbol on an old tarot card. This is the first reference to Tarot in the series; it won’t be the last. It’s always intrigued me that there are 22 Major Acana cards in Tarot, which just happens to be the number of episodes in the season. I can’t help wondering if any effort was made to match episodes to certain cards. I can see a few possible correlations: this episode, for example, is an obvious match for Death; I suggested last episode might be referencing the Hanged Man; and the finale would, of course, allude to the Devil. Alternatively (or, possibly, additionally) key characters in the series might relate to Tarot characters. For example, I’ve always associated Bobby with the Hierophant. I have a few other ideas but if there are any Tarot practitioners out there, I’d love to hear any thoughts you might have on the subject."
Read more at Live Journal: