The past two years has brought some monumental things, particularly within the realm of fandom and Internet culture. To an extent, nothing made the Internet explode quite like the final season of Supernatural, with fans having a wide array of reactions to the final episodes — and particularly to the dynamic between Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) and Castiel (Misha Collins). In early November of 2020, the Supernatural episode “Despair” saw Castiel declare his love for Dean, something that was later reciprocated in the eyes of many fans by the Spanish dub of the episode. The conversation around “Destiel” definitely ended 2020 with a bang — and on the microblogging platform Tumblr, that extended into the months beyond. On Wednesday, Tumblr debuted its annual “Year in Review” stats, chronicling the most popular things on the service for the past year. Destiel made its way to the top of the overall “Top Ships” list, with Supernatural and Destiel placing #2 and #3 on the wider “Top 21 of 2021” list, while Dean Winchester and Castiel placed #19 and #21.
