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We wrap up Erin's birthday month celebration with a look at her favorite fictional character; Dean Winchester from the CW show, Supernatural! Paula and Susi join Erin to discuss why they love Dean, some of their favorite Dean storylines and episodes, his mental health struggles, his relationships with Sam, Cas, John, and Mary, give some fanfic recs and discuss what their dream finale for Dean would have been. Trigger Warnings: Mentions of suicide, depression, alcoholism, child neglect, queerbaiting, and self-hatred.

Link to the unedited three-and-a-half-hour video version of the episode: https://youtu.be/QrR9-9QGS6A

Links to fanfics mentioned in the episode:

Erin's Dean in Therapy fic: https://archiveofourown.org/series/550291

Who Wants to Live Forever: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10608360/chapters/23456793

And This, Your Living Kiss: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18083927/chapters/42744872

The Kinks: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3760180/chapters/8349088

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Cover art by Carla Temis. Podcast logo by Erin Amos.

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