Ben Edlund has left Supernatural :(

[hells_half_acre]

I'm horribly sad now.

He was my favourite... and he and I seemed to have similar thoughts about where Sam and Dean could ultimately end up... and he just writes so GODDAMN WELL.

He's left to go work on Revolution - a show that I don't have any interest in whatsoever.

I know there are still lots of great writers on Supernatural, so don't get me wrong - this isn't me saying that the show is going to suck now and it's all downhill from here. This is just me saying that someone took all the sprinkles off my cupcake and I really like sprinkles, goddamn it!

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[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

Losing Edlund is definitely a blow to the show, and the writers coming in to replace him I'm not all that confident in. I am just worried that with Edlund gone Eugenie Ross-Lemming will get more episodes to write, which really worries me. She is not exactly the best, and I really do not want her penning more episodes than she already does.

Like others have said, Edlund will not have as much free reign with Revolution that he did with SPN. He had some crazy ideas, and he was actually able to write them, he won't be able to do that now. But, like someone else said, Edlund is also good at the emotional depth, and maybe he will be able to bring that to the table, because in many respects that is sorely missing. It will definitely be interesting to see what he brings to the table.

Kripke has poached a lot of people from SPN to Revolution. He took Lennertz, although Lennertz does still do music for SPN, but he has also taken some directors, most notably Sgriccia. I think he only directed one episode last year, which is unfortunate, because I really like him. I think it's cool about the actors from SPN being able to have work on Revolution, but the directors and writers, that's another story.

His humor and influence will definitely be missed.

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I don't really have anything more to add.

And yeah, I only really liked two of Eugenie's episodes. I don't know... and I don't have much confidence in Edlund's replacements. The fact of the matter is though, that Edlund really is irreplaceable in my opinion.

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

So very very true. Edlund is irreplaceable. It is a sad time in the Supernatural universe. I just hope Edlund realizes and understands how much we love him and will miss him.