Supernatural Sundays – Jo and Ellen Harvelle
Good Morning!
I thought I’d do a little tribute to some of the ‘minor’ characters I really loved on Supernatural, who played a major part in why I loved the show so much.
So here is the story of Ellen and Jo Harvelle.
We first meet them in the clown episode. You remember the one…
The widow of a hunter, Ellen was a strong woman. One of the only people or things ever to really scare Dean, other than Death.
Well, there was that kitten in the locker and the cute little puppy but Dean wasn’t in his right mind then.
Okay, I am sure there are other things that would scare him…
ANYWAY…
We have a rather humorous moment when the Winchester boys meet the Harvelle girls
Ellen’s daughter, Jo, desperately wanted to become a hunter like her father.
So much so that she followed Sam and Dean out on a case,
and they wound up having to use her as bait.
Momma didn’t like that much. Not much at all, and that is when she let the truth slip about how her husband died – while out hunting with John Winchester.
That puts a crimp in their relationship and we don’t see them again for a while, though when Sam is possessed by Meg he does kidnap Jo and supply her with a nasty ding to the forehead.
Jo and Ellen are out for a couple of years, but then reappear when the apocalypse is going down they are under the illusion cast by one of the Horsemen. They hallucinate demon eyes in each other.
A month later they come back, and give everything to help Sam and Dean stop the apocalypse.
Castiel told them
And they took a picture. That picture still brings tears to my eyes, but this version brings about a somewhat bittersweet smile
Jo’s performance was incredible,
and Ellen’s
There were no dry eyes in my house when she held her daughter’s hand for the last time.
I keep hoping they’ll find a way to bring them back somehow, and they have in the episode where Balthazar unsinks the Titanic. But it was short-lived. I’d hoped that Ellen could stay, and be a part of Bobby’s life – how cool was that?!
And as for Jo, for a character that was only in 6 episodes, she really has stuck with me.
I think in my heart of hearts I always hoped that she would stick around. They always had this chemistry
And maybe she could get together with Dean and be the one girl who would survive it.
*sigh* A girl can dream, can’t she?
Thanks for stopping by guys! Let us know how you feel about Jo and Ellen. Do you want to see them come back, too?
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and they wound up having to use her as bait.
Posted on February 17, 2013, in Supernatural Sundays and tagged biblical fanfic, Ellen and Jo Harvelle, Michelle L. Johnson, Sam and Dean, Supernatural Sundays. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
I LOVED & miss Ellen & Jo! Honestly, I didn’t want Dean & Jo to hook up but I definitely miss her on the show. (Maybe i just want Dean for myself haha!) I keep hoping there will be a way to bring them back too. The show needs more likable female characters who don’t die.
PS – thanks for throwing in the clown. :/ Was that just to scare people like me? *cries *
Sorry Amy! I couldn’t resist the creepy clown. I was looking for that gif last week but couldn’t find him waving.
Honestly I was shocked at how little they were actually in the show for what a great impact they had. I wonder what would happen if we started a petition?
Yes they really weren’t in that many episodes but were so memorable. Awesome characters!
maybe we could start a petition. If you start it, I’ll sign it. 
The clown = yikes! But it is a cool gif
I’ll sign, too! I loved Ellen and Jo, and you’re right–I had no idea they were in so few eposodes. They were tough, brave and loving women, and brought a balance to all that awesome maleness the show does so well. Why not have some awesome femaleness? Maybe that’s what they need to win the final battle… yen and yang. I vote to bring them back!
But that clown, Michelle…! He just has to go. Like–now! Clowns have always scared me, and I must admit, I have a really hard time watching that episode. The other one that totally creeps me out is the Bloody Mary episode. O.M.G. That one got to me!!!
We’ve been having a Supernatural Weekend with my 16-yr-old son, two teens who are staying with us this week while their parents are out-of-town, and my son’s girlfriend. We all went to the mountains for the weekend, skied and then hunkered down with Sam and Dean while the winds howled and the snow drifted. What a weekend!!
Home now. More Supernatural later tonight!
Thanks for another excellent post!
Bloody Mary totally wigged me out, too! Okay, no more clown gifs! Hehe.
I am envious of your Supernatural Weekend. I might have to go back and watch them all over again. Again.
loved ellen. she was a tough lady, i wish she and jo were still on the show. Ellen was sort of like a surrogate mom to the guys.
I agree! And they really needed a Mom-type in their lives.
I loved Ellen and Jo and before the apocalypse I did hope that something would grow from the chemistry between Dean and Jo (so heartbreaking); he is a family man at heart and she was one of the few women on the show that could understand/handle life with the Winchesters.
Ah!!!! The clown gives me nightmares. I loved these two. I think they’ve done the we’d have to quit the lifestyle to be happy thing way too many times. Hook those boys up with some tough hunter girls and let them roll down the road together. Then at the end they could all go out in a blaze of glory.