Supernatural 516
Apr. 2nd, 2010 09:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikatLoved it! I love how they systematically break down these characters, especially Dean, how they keep undermining their strengths. Great continuity there! Because...
... can you imagine S1-3!Dean or even S4!Dean ever saying yes to Michael? Sure, he was all bluster on the outside, but deeply insecure on the inside but he still had Sam and he was convinced that he was doing the right thing. Now though? Other hunters are trying to kill them, angels and demons are after them, God doesn't care and they have no idea how to stop the apocalypse - and seeing Sam's heaven? Ouch!
I think it's great that the writers turned the characters upside down - Sam's now the strong one who keeps them going whereas before he was all depressed and woobie-ish; Dean used to be the driving force but now he feels like he's losing everything and he just can't anymore, knowing that he possibly holds the key to salvation - Sam can't say yes to Lucifer but Dean's yes to Michael would solve everything, but can he actually trust Michael to do the right thing? It's a fantastic continuity there, building up Sam while tearing apart Dean, I'm glad that the writers didn't just dump all the horror and sorrow on the boys and let them bounce back again. That would be ridiculous.
I like the fact that the show's getting more and more depressing. Oh, don't get me wrong, I like humor but you can't have funny stuff when the frickin' apocalypse is knocking on the door. They can't afford huge, epic battles on TV budget, so it's great that they focus on the disintegration of the characters which is something most shows/movies simply skip over.
It was great to see Ash and Pamela again!
What a great episode, really! And again, if you didn't like the ep, whine in your own LJ and don't rain on my parade? I love where the show's headed. Fantastic job, Mr. Kripke!
ETA: Ash talking about soulmates - does that mean that Sam and Dean are soulmates because they could move freely between their own heavens?
Promo for 517!
... can you imagine S1-3!Dean or even S4!Dean ever saying yes to Michael? Sure, he was all bluster on the outside, but deeply insecure on the inside but he still had Sam and he was convinced that he was doing the right thing. Now though? Other hunters are trying to kill them, angels and demons are after them, God doesn't care and they have no idea how to stop the apocalypse - and seeing Sam's heaven? Ouch!
I think it's great that the writers turned the characters upside down - Sam's now the strong one who keeps them going whereas before he was all depressed and woobie-ish; Dean used to be the driving force but now he feels like he's losing everything and he just can't anymore, knowing that he possibly holds the key to salvation - Sam can't say yes to Lucifer but Dean's yes to Michael would solve everything, but can he actually trust Michael to do the right thing? It's a fantastic continuity there, building up Sam while tearing apart Dean, I'm glad that the writers didn't just dump all the horror and sorrow on the boys and let them bounce back again. That would be ridiculous.
I like the fact that the show's getting more and more depressing. Oh, don't get me wrong, I like humor but you can't have funny stuff when the frickin' apocalypse is knocking on the door. They can't afford huge, epic battles on TV budget, so it's great that they focus on the disintegration of the characters which is something most shows/movies simply skip over.
It was great to see Ash and Pamela again!
What a great episode, really! And again, if you didn't like the ep, whine in your own LJ and don't rain on my parade? I love where the show's headed. Fantastic job, Mr. Kripke!
ETA: Ash talking about soulmates - does that mean that Sam and Dean are soulmates because they could move freely between their own heavens?
Promo for 517!
