Spoiler warning: This article contains plot details for Supernatural Season 13, episode 10, titled "Wayward Sisters."
Female characters haven't always had the best survival rate on Supernatural -- a shortcoming that has earned TV's longest-running genre show plenty of criticism over its 13 season run, even from members of its own cast. While the horror series has had an exceptionally high body count across both genders (hell, the show's three male series regular characters have all been killed multiple times), it's hard not to recognize the disposability of the women who have historically interacted Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) -- whether they're short-lived love interests, season-long villains, or capable allies whose untimely deaths are used to motivate our heroes.
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Female characters haven't always had the best survival rate on Supernatural -- a shortcoming that has earned TV's longest-running genre show plenty of criticism over its 13 season run, even from members of its own cast. While the horror series has had an exceptionally high body count across both genders (hell, the show's three male series regular characters have all been killed multiple times), it's hard not to recognize the disposability of the women who have historically interacted Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) -- whether they're short-lived love interests, season-long villains, or capable allies whose untimely deaths are used to motivate our heroes.
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