While I was wrecking my brain, I came across an announcement for a Teen Wolf convention named „Lunar Eclipse“ in Düsseldorf (feat. Tyler Hoechlin, Orny Adams, Ian Bohen, Ryan Kelley, Keahu Kahuanui, Holland Roden). The first one ever in Germany. There wasn’t really much time between the announcement and the convention itself. But I trusted Entertainment Events. The girls are very professional and hard working. They do the best they can, replying to numerous questions from fans, trying hard to get even the big names for their events and are always friendly and polite. When I would jump right out of my skin because of some people who obviously have never heard anything about „manners“.

I have to admit that I was a little skeptical about the convention. Cause in my years as con-attendee I’ve learned my lesson well. Big expectations can lead to bigger disappointments. There’s nothing worse than to spend a fortune and then to return home frustrated. Because of what sounded so well in the beginning then ended in a disaster.

In the case of Lunar Eclipse everything went smoothly. From ordering the ticket, to booking a flight and hotel room, up to the lineup Entertainment Events came up with. I’m sure we all know this nagging feeling when, at some point, things go too smoothly. So I couldn’t help myself but waited for something to go wrong. Waited for something or someone to come along and spoil all the fun.

What happened? Nothing. Not a single thing. Everything went perfectly. That’s almost a once in a life time for me.

Entertainment Events main event location is the „Hilton Hotel“ in Düsseldorf. A beautiful hotel with friendly, patient staff. I tested their service when I had trouble using my keycard in the elevator, over and over again. Me and keycards. Some day I’m going to write a book about it.

The con was a small one, which was great. The stars obviously felt comfortable, the fans felt comfortable as well, and the whole atmosphere was quite laid back. Again, registration went smoothly. I met people I hadn’t seen in ages and made tons of new friends. During the autograph sessions the stars really took their time to talk to each and every one of us. Gifts were exchanged, I felt like I was walking on clouds.

The panels were awesome. We laughed, we cried, we hooted, we applauded, we took tons of pictures to capture every moment. Some funny questions were asked, background stories were told, some stories from the set were shared. Orny Adams was a helluva MC. He said that the German audience is easy to entertain. Because we laughed about almost every joke he made. Sometimes, I forgot that I sat in a hall with hundreds of other fans. I sat there with my heart in my throat and felt like a child under the Christmas Tree. With sparkling eyes. Totally hypnotized.

Speaking of a Christmas Tree … As the con took place at the weekend of Nicolau’s day, we had the chance for special M&Gs called „Secret Santa.“ Attending some of them was really worth it and special. For stars and fans. And they were also very easy going. It felt like sitting at the table with all your loved ones and not with people who had just met each other. I swallowed when we had to leave.

Yeah, and I swallowed also when it was over. No other event I’ve ever attended went by that fast. It didn’t feel like a weekend it felt like hours. The cherry on top were the really, really awesome Photo Ops. It was the perfect ending for a perfect convention. Of course, some people would be complaining about things. For me it was one of the best events I’ve ever attended (and I attended 15 so far).

When „Lunar Eclipse 2“ was announced, I bought a ticket at once. I didn’t have to think twice. And so should you! Entertainment Events have already announced Tyler Posey, Cody Christian, Seth Gilliam and there are still more star announcements to come!

Link to Lunar Eclipse 2 – December 12. – 13th ’15 in Dusseldorf

Beforye Entertainment Events is howling with the pack they are bringing Supernatural back to Germany at the Purgatory Convention feat. Misha Collins (only SAT), Rachel Miner, Mark Pellegrino, Osric Chau, Travis Aaron Wade and probably more guests, who are still to be announced.

Link to Purgatory Convention – June 06 – 07th ’15 in Dusseldorf

From my experience, I can tell you one thing: if you’re looking for conventions with heart and soul, great guests, nice people and a top location, check in with „Entertainment Events.“ You won’t regret it!

Yours truly
angelinchains

EXCLUSIVE – WIN A VIP TICKET FOR THE PURGATORY CONVENTION

Purgatory: You want to win a VIP Ticket to PurCon? Tweet about us and use the hashtag #PurConVIP. We'll raffle the winner next Friday.

— Entertainment Events (@Ent_Event) April 17, 2015

FELICIA DAY RETURNS AS CHARLIE — Charlie (guest star Felicia Day) calls Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) to tell them she found the Book of the Dead which could help remove the Mark of Cain. The Winchesters race to her after she tells them she’s been shot by a man named Jacob Styne (guest star Jeff Branson) who says the book belongs to his family and he won’t rest until he gets it back. Castiel (Misha Collins) and Metatron (guest star Curtis Armstrong) take a road trip to find Castiel’s grace but they hit a couple road bumps along the way. PJ Pesce directed this episode written by Robbie Thompson (#1018). Original airdate 4/15/2015 via The CW

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First, to not lead you to the wrong conclusion: I haven’t been there but I tried to cover this mega event as well as possible thanks to awesome tweethearts, facebookers and instagrammers, who truly made our days and let us participate. Bet many of us sat clad in their PJs or casually dressed in front of the screen and clung to all news that were posted. Especially on Sunday, when Jeffrey Dean Morgan joined the tour for his first time, ever!

Welcome on the road to perdition. I have been on it since my first convention in 2008, which took place in Orlando, Florida. I was a first timer, then. And I had absolutely no clue what to expect. Though I was the only one from Vienna (Austria) there, I was welcomed like I’d been part of the fandom for ages. Overwhelmed by the whole weekend it took me weeks to be able to leave cloud 9. That was when I learned about „con blues.“ But enough of me, back to Vegas 2015.

The Supernatural fandom – which sounds similar to wisdom, but is sometimes the exact opposite – had been in an uproar since Creation Entertainment announced the appearance of Jeffrey Dean Morgan aka John Winchester. It was his first convention for the show, ever.

Aside from the tremendous line up and great panels everyone at home and in Vegas was waiting for the one and only JDM (that’s what many of us call him tenderly). Even sitting at home and inhaling all the info that popped up on my screen I could feel the tension building up until we all were hit by it.

We didn’t have to wait until Sunday. It was Saturday’s evening event called „Cabaret“ that hit us like an oncoming freight train. You know the thing with the light at the end of the tunnel.
Many fans captured the moment when Jensen Ackles and JDM hit the stage. Eye candy for those of us who couldn’t be there and desperately whished to be there, and the fans in Vegas. It was the moment when Jensen took the microphone and started singing from the bottom of his heart. That earned him „Rock Star Status.“ Wow, ovaries on override and sometime later I think I heard some of them go „pop.“ What a night it must have been. Again, I wished I could have witnessed the whole event in person *sighs*.

Jensen Ackles – Saturday Night Special – @CreationEnt #vegascon pic.twitter.com/tGXINGrNbD

— amy #danashulps (@amyshaped) March 15, 2015

Thanks a bunch to all of you who provided us with material that will find its way onto our hard drives, where it will be stored to the end of time, amen!

And then came Sunday, and the long awaited, anticipated panel starring JDM started. Hanging on the edge of my seat and biting my nails, I watched the tweets coming in. I reminiscenced my con experiences (that seemed to be ages ago) and what I felt when I sat in the audience. When your heartbeat increases and finally hits your throat. When the palms of your hands got all sweaty while your throat turns into Mojave desert. I could feel it, relive it. Suddenly it felt like I was sitting with all the other fans in the panel room. It’s that magic moment when we all become one. One mind, one soul. That’s what make these events so special, to share it with so many and to be united with people from all over the world. And to be there for only one thing: Supernatural. More than a weekend without getting labeled a crazy, or fangirl, or whatever some people think about fans participating in a convention.
JDM was there and fan hearts melted like ice in the sun shine. @CarryOn_SPN tweeted:

Standing ovation for JDM. Jeff: Holy crap. What took me so long to get here?! I want to live here. #VegasCon pic.twitter.com/cLxiC5bbOz

— Carry On (@CarryOn_SPN) March 15, 2015

It gave me chills and I bet I wasn’t the only one. We’ve captured the whole panel on Storify:

Supernatural – VegasCon 2015 JDM and J2 Stage Panel Tweet Summaries

The icing on the cake was when Jensen, Jared and Samantha Smith aka Mary Winchester crashed JDM’s Panel. What happened was an off screen Winchester family reunion of the special kind. I think nothing we will ever see in the show. Mom, Dad and the grown up boys. Countless pictures were taken to keep that special moments in our little time capsules also known as hard drives. Lovely Samantha Smith provided us with some of her favorite tweets and retweets, and titled one of these „awkward family photo“ which put a big fat grin on my face.

I think this one is my favorite I've seen so far! #JDM @JensenAckles #VegasCon pic.twitter.com/llcQi1HobY

— Samantha Smith (@SamSmithTweets) March 15, 2015

Awkward family photo. #JDM @JensenAckles @jarpad #VegasCon pic.twitter.com/c9CvlrQpqz

— Samantha Smith (@SamSmithTweets) March 15, 2015

BEST HUG EVER!! @SamSmithTweets @JensenAckles #VegasCon SNS pic.twitter.com/TRgjcmaYaC

— Janet (@Lady_MickeyD) March 15, 2015

A HUGE THANK YOU to Creation Entertainment for that masterstroke. It left us all speculating about a possible return of John Winchester to the show.

Furthermore JDM’s appearance took me on a trip down memory lane. I remembered the 1st Season and how Kripke and also the late Kim Manners (he is and will be truly missed) lured us into watching something unique and special. For me they are like the Pied Piper of Hamelin. They led the SPNFamily on a road trip that’s still not coming to an end, yet.

Isn’t it great to be part of all this for such a long time? You asked if I’m addicted? My answer: HELL, YES, I AM! It’s the healthiest addiction one could ever have. Together we are waiting for our weekly dose of Supernatural (now on Wednesdays). Together we suffer from hellatus and con blues. And to get through the darker hours, I know that I’m not alone, either. This is a SPNFamily thing. If I need some comforting and/or want to hang out with kindred spirits, I simply switch on my Laptop and can hang out with all the other fans out there, near or far.

There’s only one thing left for me to say: let’s buckle up and ride shotgun (you know Dean’s saying about shotguns and cakeholes and so on) straight into season 11! Dear SPNFamily, thank you for being there, thank you for reading!

Best
Gaby

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10.15 The Things They Carried

via spoilerTV.com “The Things They Carried” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV) COLE PAYS A VISIT TO THE WINCHESTERS — Despite Dean’s (Jensen Ackles) directive to forget about looking for a cure for the Mark of Cain, Sam (Jared Padalecki) continues to do research. Dean suspects Sam is hiding something but decides to focus on a new murder case where they run into Cole (guest star Travis Aaron Wade). The three team up and learn a Khan worm is infecting men and turning them into murderers. Unfortunately, the worm makes it’s way into Cole. John Badham directed this episode written by Jenny Klein (#1015). Original airdate 3/18/2015.

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THE AFTERMATH — After the massacre at the ranch, Dean (Jensen Ackles), Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Castiel (Misha Collins) double their efforts to find a cure for the Mark of Cain but there is nothing in the lore that can help them. Desperate, Castiel comes up with an idea that Sam deems the “single worst idea I’ve ever heard.” Meanwhile, Rowena (guest star Ruth Connell) continues to plot against Crowley (Mark Sheppard), and Castiel tries to mend his relationship with Claire (guest star Kathryn Love Newton) who is plotting revenge against Dean for killing her friend. John Badham directed this episode written by Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner via TheCW

CHARLIE RETURNS FROM OZ — Sam (Jared Padalecki) is scanning the internet for suspicious paranormal activity and comes across a video of Charlie (guest star Felicia Day) beating up a district attorney. Dean (Jensen Ackles) suspects she’s back from Oz and hunting on her own, assuming the district attorney must have been a demon. When they do find Charlie, they are shocked when she tells them why she really came back from Oz. Phil Sgriccia directed this episode written by Robbie Thompson (#1010). Original airdate 1/27/2015 via spoilerTV.com

10.12 About A Boy

DEAN IS TURNED INTO HIS 14 YEAR OLD SELF — Looking to get Dean (Jensen Ackles) out of the bunker, Sam (Jared Padalecki) finds a case for him and Dean to investigate – people are disappearing into thin air with only their clothes left behind. Sam and Dean suspect fairies or angels, but the truth turns out to be much more shocking – Hansel (guest star Mark Acheson), from Hansel and Gretel lore, is kidnapping people and turning them into their younger selves to placate the evil witch (guest star Lesley Nicol). Unfortunately, Dean finds this information out the hard way after he becomes Hansel’s next victim and reverts to his 14 year old self. Serge Ladouceur directed this episode written by Adam Glass via theCW

10.13 Halt & Catch Fire (I Die)

GHOSTLY CONNECTION — A ghost starts killing people through various electronic devices. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) discover who was killed and why this ghost is seeking revenge on a group of college students but what they can’t figure out is how he’s doing it. With three dead, the brothers must stop the ghost before he claims his next victim. John Showalter directed this episode written by Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder (#1013). Original airdate 2/10/2015 via TheCW

10.14 The Executioner’s Song

THE RETURN OF CAIN — Dean (Jensen Ackles), Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Castiel (Misha Collins) deal with Cain’s (guest star Timothy Omundson) return. Crowley (Mark Sheppard) and Rowena (guest star Ruth Connell) continue to grow closer but when Crowley bails on plans with his mother to help the Winchesters, Rowena lets him have it. Phil Sgriccia directed this episode written by Robert Berens (#1014). Original airdate 2/17/2015