Episode 6.18 Frontierland

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We get yet another peek at the undercurrent of season 6, the bigger picture of what's really going on with Cas. And again, it's one of those things you can't notice until you know the full trick of the season. But on rewatch, it's so much more heartbreaking when you know what's coming.

I also really do think this is where Dean's fascination with cowboys and the wild west moves from loving movies about it to actually taking an interest in the real history of it all. Kinda hard not to when you're immersed in all that authenticity! Plus I really love his coat.

We also get a little more of the backstory of the Colt. I honestly wish I could watch the conversation between Samuel Colt and Elkins, considering 140-odd years later we find the gun in possession of a guy named Daniel Elkins, a renowned vampire hunter. I... would honestly love to hear the story of the Colt and the Elkins family, and how they became the guardians of this weapon that was so entirely foundational to the entire narrative. Alas, that's left to our collective imagination... What I do have, is:

LINKS!

The Superwiki page

My tag (with lots of posts comparing this one to much later Dabb Era plot arcs, for obvious reasons)

Storyboards for the gunfight scene

Lizbob’s Dean and Cas are in Love series installments for this episode: (part 1) (part 2, which is the big neon sign to the bigger plot of s6 i mentioned hidden in this episode for those who know enough to see it)

Video of the Bonanza opening title sequence on which this episode’s special title card was based

Ennio Morricone’s The Ecstasy of Gold scene from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, not for any particular reason, but because I enjoy the tumblr post about it :’D (okay, the music in this episode is all a nod to Ennio Morricone and old Spaghetti Westerns in general, so enjoy the gay little run for three and a half minutes uninterrupted)

Filming locations map

CW Promo video