So... Supernatural has finally ended.

I haven't watched the finale and I probably don't intend to. I've read spoilers and I'm... sad and disappointed, despite the fact I stopped watching the show around Season 8 or 9 as I gradually lost interest. Which always made me sad, because those first few seasons (with all their faults) really hit me right in the feels.

But then the seasons started to blur together, the rock songs faded, the visuals lightened and the show didn't seem to care about Sam and Dean as much as I did. I never minded Castiel but I also didn't really care about all the angel related storylines.

I also never got in to Destiel (which I don't know is a good or bad thing in light of recent episodes).

But Supernatural will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the show that got me back in to vidding. I had made a few vids a couple of years before but never shared them. Then I started watching Supernatural and was like, yep, this is a show that I definitely need to make fanvids for.

I've made more Supernatural vids than any other show or movie and I had like 30 additional vid ideas swirling around in my head that I never got around to making. I was also strangely proud of the fact that I was able to recall the first 4 seasons episode by episode in my head because I was scrubbing through them so often for vids.

And you know, I still have this one song that I want to make one final epic SPN vid to. I don't know if it will ever happen since I'll need to watch 15 seasons worth of episodes, and I'll probably end up cutting out all the storylines I don't like so the vid will be completely AU by the time I'm done. But every time I hear the song... I think about what a great vid it would make.

But enough rambling! I may have lost interest in the show but I still love watching fanvids from the early seasons of Supernatural. I remember those years being a delightful time for vidding, so thank you to all the vidders who not only made the vids I enjoyed watching but also who inspired me to keep vidding myself.

So may I present to you, my Supernatural vid recs of Nostalgia!

(Also, feel free to add your own nostalgic recs in the comments!)

All the vids should still be live or accessible but if some don't work, well, I'm sorry but some of the links are over a decade old. They're the best I have. If they don't work, uh... ask the vidders.

General Vids

5th Circle by luminosity

Above and Below by counteragent
"Cause living makes me feel ashamed." (or, Sam and Dean's amazingly similar S4 storylines).

Believe by giandujakiss
The abyss gazes into you.

Dead by danegen
Free associating on captivity and destiny. Or codeword: funkytown.

Growing Up by sweetestdrain
"You're not a murderer, Sam.""No? Last time I checked, I kill all kinds of things.""Well, those things are asking for it. There's a difference."

Protege Moi by charmax
What's black and white and red all over?

Sam Vids

Broken by luminosity
Make sure to watch the companion Dean vid.

Haust by SecretlyToDream
"Come on, Sam. Don't you know what's real?"

Low Red Moon by thuviaptarth
And the moon became as blood.

Windowsill by sweetestdrain
There is no escaping this house.

Dean Vids

Broken by luminosity
Make sure to watch the companion Sam vid.

For the Wicked by danegen
Hell is waiting.

Sea Lion by halcyon_shift
Ma, Ma - look what I did, Ma. Look what I did to my hands, I broke 'em.

You Know Your Right by lierdumoa
An analysis of Dean Winchester's motivations for selling his soul at the end of the second season.

Castiel Vids

A Charming Man by giandujakiss
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Fall of Man by obsessive24
What you don't know won't kill you.

John & Mary Vids

Deus Ibi Est by charmax
John Winchester single minded soldier.

I aint scared of lightning by halcyon_shift

Lagrimas by sweetestdrain
Let me underneath your halo. Mary Winchester character study, seasons one and two.

Wincest Vids

Little Lion Man by killabeez
Password: voicemail

Birhouse in your soul by deirdre-c
Dean doesn't just want to save Sam... he wants him all to himself.

Falling for the first time by sisabet
Anything loved can be lost

Your Biggest Fan by wistful-fever
"The heart can think of no devotion, Greater than being shore to ocean - Holding the curve of one position, Counting an endless repetition."

Also, shoutout to Your Own Personal Co-Dependent Wet Dream by wistful-fever. The vid isn't online anymore but I always thought it was an amazing vids.

Crack Vids

9 to 5 by ash48
It's just another day at the office.

Like a Boss by winterevanesce
A day in the life of Dean Smith Samberg, the boss. A dean!crack vid.

The New Prophet by lsketch42

Things that make you go... Hmm by deirdre-c
There's something going on between these two brothers... I just can't seem to put my finger on it.

Who Are You by ash48
A catalogue of aliases, pseudonyms, costumes etc.

Meta Vids

Coin Operated Boy by counteragent
I* want a coin operated boy***Part 1: Dean. Part 2: Dean & Fandom. Part 3: Dean & OFC**ensouled Sam

Glittering Clouds by halcyon_shift
I kept waiting, praying. I was trapped in there, screaming at you, "Just help me, please."

Women's Work by luminosity & sisabet
"Our bodies, ourselves."

Still Alive by counteragent
"This was a triumph."

And finally...

If you don't want to watch any of the above vids, at least watch this one. I promise, it won't let you down.