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HAPPY S2 FINALE DAY, EVERYONE! The last recap/review post of the season will be going up ASAP after this edition. Please link any and all review/recaps for this episode there as we no longer link them within the actual newsletter.

Sit back, relax as much as possible, ENJOY THE EP and we’ll see you on the other side!

News

In case you’ve missed it, the CW upfronts were today and SPN has been totally, officially, no-doubt-about-it, 100% RENEWED for season 3 AND it’s staying in its current slot on Thursdays! Reports here, here, here, here, etc, etc.
Details on sending postcards to thank Dawn Ostroff and the CW for renewing SPN at

Challenges

Master author list posted at

New Communities

Fanfic: Sam/Dean

Fools to make war by (PG)
Trust by (NC-17)
Untitled by (R)
i don’t remember hell by (PG)
Tail Gunner by (R)
Why do all good things come to an end? by (G)
Because when the sun shines, we’ll shine together… told you I’ll be here forever by (G)
i like it that by (NC-17)
Becoming 7/? part 1 and 7/? part 2 by (R)
…But a Whimper by (NC-17)
The Fine Print by (Adult)
Through Yellow Eyes by (PG-13)
Fault Line by (PG-13)
Desired by (Adult)
Well this time I’m not going to watch myself die by (NC-17)
We’ll worry about tomorrow later by (NC-17)

Fanfic: Gen

This is How the World Ends by (R)
a boy and his dildo by (R)
Flesh, Blood, Bone 1/2 and 2/2 by (PG-13)
Trading Up by (PG)
One Father’s Sons 24/? by (PG-13)
Speaking without Saying a Thing by (G)
If you go down to the woods… by (PG)
Reflection by (pg-13)
Hunt by (PG)
And the Ground Shook 21/22 by (G)
Rain is falling down by (PG)
At the End of All Things by (PG)
Cruisin’ by (PG-13)
All the redemption I can offer, girl is beneath this dirty hood by (PG)
Running Up that Hill by (R)
Four Times Sam Thought He Saw a Ghost at Stanford (Then One Time He Did but Didn’t Know It) by (PG-13)
Roadkill Revenge by (PG-13)
Hell is Just a State of Mind by (PG-13)

Fanfic: Het

I’ve been travelling, but I don’t know where by (R, Sam/Jess, Sam/OFC)
Those Other Boys Don’t Know How to Act by (R, Dean/OFCs)
Turn it Into Light 7/? by and (NC-17, Sam/Ava)
Dangerous Ground by (PG-13, Dean/OFC)
Miles from Here by (PG-13, Sam/Jo)
Oncidium Orchid 5/? by (NC-17, Jo/dean)

Fanfic: Other

My Daddy Didn’t Have Days Like This 5/5 by (PG, SPN/SGA crossover)
Slow by (NC-17, Gabe/Caleb)
Make All the Rain Explode 2/? by (PG-13, SPN/SG-1)
Deception by (Adult, Dean/Sam/Jo)
On the Road Again by (PG, Ash/Andy)
Riggins & Winchester: Junior Varsity by (PG, SPN/Friday Night Lights Crossover, Dean/Tim)
The Shadow KNows 2/2 by (PG, SPN/SV crossover, Dean/Chloe)
Into the Looking Glass by (G, SPN/SGA crossover, Dean/Ronon)
unseen by (NC-17, SPN/Heroes crossover, Sam/Dean, Sam/Peter)

Fanfic: RPS

Building a Castle in the Sky by (R, Jared/Jensen)
Fifth Step: To Tell Your Tale by (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Freefall by (adult, Jared/Jensen)
Pick a field 1/? by (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Where Sam and Dean Leave off and We Begin 9/ by (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Catch Release by (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Easy to Say (Harder to Feel) by and (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Try Not to Breathe by (NC-17, Jared.Jensen)
The One Where Jensen Turns into a Girl 1/? by and (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)
Things I Learned My Freshman Year of College by (NC-17, Jared/Jensen)

Recs

Fic rec by
Fic recs by
Vid rec by
I love SPN day recs by
Fic recs by
Various recs by
Community recs by
Vid recs by
fic rec by
Fic recs by

Icons

Dean icons from 2×18 by
Icons in a multi-fandom post by
Croatoan icons by
Jared and Jensen icons in a multi-fandom post by
Icons by
Icons by

Fanart

Jensen at Asylum wallpaper by
Sammysteine by
Dean/Faith wall with matching icons by
Wallpaper by

Screencaps/Pictures

Jensen in DA picspam part 4, part 5 and part 6 posted by
Hires pictures of Jensen at an upfronts party posted by
Dean in 1×04 picspam posted by
Sam picspam by
2×21 picspam posted by
Top 10 s2 moments posted by
Large Sam picspam posted by
Sam picspam posted by
Favourite moments from season 2 posted by

Multimedia

Devil’s Waitin’- a fanmix by

Vids

Broken Hallelujah by (Sam/Jess, Sam/Madison)

Meta

Near a tree by a river; delving into detail by (spoilers for 2×21 but mostly about s1)
Adoption for Dean and the YED meta still up for grabs at
2×21 meta by
2×21 meta by

Miscellaneous

Asylum con report #5 by
Folsom Prison Blues shooting location and picture evidence of its use in other shows by
Part two of Jensen’s coffee lounge from Asylum posted by (There were spoilers in the first part so SPOILERS for this one?)
Asylum report by
Official episode post for 2×22 at
Official episode post for 2×22 at
Asylum report with pictures by