As much as I'd like to say thanks to whoever it was for the rec, I'm glad you got here. And welcome to fandom!
I never know if it's better to have followed a show from the beginning, or to discover it late and mainline it on dvd or streaming whole seasons at a time. Buffy, Angel, and SPN I was in at the beginning, and with Buffy especially I noticed a different POV from fans who picked it up after Angel spun off. I've mainlined shows I missed in first run, and it gave me a better grasp of the overall arc, the season arcs, character development, etc., which is different than accruing that knowledge a bit at a time over weeks of watching.
But on the other hand, there's definitely something to be said for not knowing where things are going, for having to wait for resolution, filling the tension with speculation and writing fic to provide both temporary resolution, and distraction from the waiting.
There's no right way. But I'm glad you're enjoying SPN, now that you've found it. There has been some wonderful fic written by amazing writers in this fandom. It would be great to discover all that at once.
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I never know if it's better to have followed a show from the beginning, or to discover it late and mainline it on dvd or streaming whole seasons at a time. Buffy, Angel, and SPN I was in at the beginning, and with Buffy especially I noticed a different POV from fans who picked it up after Angel spun off. I've mainlined shows I missed in first run, and it gave me a better grasp of the overall arc, the season arcs, character development, etc., which is different than accruing that knowledge a bit at a time over weeks of watching.
But on the other hand, there's definitely something to be said for not knowing where things are going, for having to wait for resolution, filling the tension with speculation and writing fic to provide both temporary resolution, and distraction from the waiting.
There's no right way. But I'm glad you're enjoying SPN, now that you've found it. There has been some wonderful fic written by amazing writers in this fandom. It would be great to discover all that at once.