Category:Meta

Definition

The term Meta (short for metanalysis) means the discussion of a topic (mostly canon or the fandom society and its demographic) usually in form of an essay written by one or more individuals. Usually, the meta comes in the form of a loosely academic structure, offering proof or evidence of its claims through reference to the primary text and by supporting evidence in the form of screencaps, pictures or charts.

Links to Meta Communities

The Supernatural community spn_heavymeta on Livejournal is dedicated to providing a platform for metaists and readers alike.

Communities which focus on analysing fandom itself include Meta Fandom and Fanthopology

Amongst the TV Guide Community Blogs can be found some excellent meta such as Supernatural University by Bardicvoice, and the essays on Supernatural by TVgirl 17

The forums on Television Without Pity often contain meta-ish discussion.

The Supernatural Essay Collection: Some of us really do watch for the plot published in 2007 through Cafe Press is the first collection of fan meta on Supernatural.

Links to Meta Outside of the Super-Wiki

It's all about the Sam, the Dean, the Dad, the Demon by dodger-winslow

Dean
Dean's Arrested Devlopment by noelq.
Dean as Combat Commander by ladyraiden
Good Dean Hunting by astri13
Who's in Charge here: Dean in Wendigo by dotfic
Still a long way to go: Dean in Home by karaadora
If you love someone set them free:Dean in Shadows by marinarusalka
Dean in Route666 by anteka
If that's what it takes: Dean in Dead Man's Blood by jewelgalantine.
Dean in Croatoan by blackcat333_99
Holding out for a hero: Dean in NightShifter by slaysvamp
Fear of irrelevance:Dean in In My Time Of Dying by ataniell93

Sam
Sam in Season One by dunkle_feuer
Is Sammy selfish or functional? by dodger-winslow.
The burden of being Sammy: a parenthical discussion of self perception versus reality by dodger-winslow.
I had a crappy guidance counselor: Sam in Asylum by estel_willow
The end of innocence:Sam in Home by morgan32
A shadow over us:Sam in Shadow by missyjack
Daaaad: Sam in dead Man's Blood by astri13
Carry on my wayward son:Sam in Salvation by candygramme
Allowance for us all:Sam in Everybody Loves A Clown by sargraf
My turn to fall apart:Sam in Playthings by marinarusalka
True Believer:Sam in Houses of the Holy by dodger_winslow
The killer in me:Sam in Croatoan by missyjack

John Winchester
John in Season One by phantomas
The John Winchester Parenting Handbook by ellipsisblack
On the dangers of normal:John in the Pilot by deannie
Choices and consequences: John in Something Wickedby sargraf
John in Home by dotfic
Fallen warrior: John in Everbody Loves a Clownby morgan32
The vanishing act in reverse: John in Shadows by phantomas
Cast a giant shadow: John in Asylumby astri13

The Relationship between the Winchesters
Hugging and brotherly love: a comparison of the way brothers relate in SPN, Heroes and Prison break by silver_spotted
Alpha, beta and omega: Pack order in the Winchesters by technosage
Oedipal narrative in SPN by angstslashhope
You're not my brother: Insights into the boys relationships thru Skin and Asylumby angstslashhope
Redemption narratives and kissing by missyjack

Other Characters
Then and Nowby blackcat333_99
Hunter and hunted:Jo in Born Under a Bad Signby missyjack
Long arm of the law:FBI Agent Hendrickson in Night Shifter by marinarusalka
You can't choose your family:Bobby and Ellen as mentors by mahoni
Why Gordon is more than just a killer:Gordon in Bloodlust by phantomas

Mytharc Meta
http://destina.livejournal.com/362862.html Sam, John and the Demon]by destina
The possibilities of Sam Winchester by fuoror_scribiend
The Winchester Guide to Demonologyby hoovooloo_too
Angels, spirits, spirits and planetary talismansby reasearchgrrl

Miscellaneous Meta

The Impala
The Imapala as a mirror for Dean's emotional stateby anteka
Meta-llicar: muscle car meta by missyjack

Supernatural and its Visuals
Kripke and His Camera: Pastels, Flowers, and Symbolism in WIAWSNB

Gender

Manly man in TVLand: Gender in SPN by astri13
Less Campy:comparisons of gender depictions in Buffy and SPNby monkeycrackmary

Miscelleanous Somebody save me: the point of view of people in peril on the boys by astri13
Regional accents in Supernatural by ethrosdemon
Freewill and determinism in the SPN universe by technosage
The long arm of the lawby silver_spotted
Belief systems in SPNby missyjack