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SPN 5.2" "Good God, y'all"
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Ok, they brought back Rufus AND Ellen AND Jo and none of them died! And in fact, they all kicked major ass, and none of them turned out evil. Hurray!!! That is probably the single thing about this episode that made me happiest.
Other things that I loved:
1. DEAN'S AMULET HAS PURPOSE!! YAY! I knew it had to be more than a symbol of how much Sam loves him. (Though OUCH how appropriate yet hurty that Dean lets Castiel take it away in the very episode he and Sam officially break up.) Oh, and speaking of symbolic objects, "Pit stop at Mount Doom" is officially my favorite Dean-secretly-is-a-geek reference of the whole show, I think.
2. Ellen giving Dean hell for not calling her and saying he was alive. Because, HELL YES.
3. The 4 horsemen are going to be driving classic cars. OF COURSE. Oh, Kripke, you're such a boy. *Pats his head*
4. Dean being SMART and figuring out the thing about the four horsemen on his own. I do love me some smart Dean.
5. Those Enochian symbols on the X-ray. Holy SHIT, when Cas decides to mark you, he really decides to mark you!
Things that made me go hmmm
6. Has anyone noticing MC is using a different vocal register for Castiel this season? I keep trying to decide if that's a sign that Jimmy Novak is still in there, peeping out, or if it just symbolizes his loss of power.
7. The hunt for God is either going to kick ass or make me hold a pillow over my head to avoid seeing how embarrassing things are getting--I'm not quite sure which, at the moment.
8. I'm glad it turns out they're not just completely dropping the demon blood addiction plot, though I hope they don't stretch it out too too far--and I'm very happy they're tying it to Sam's need for power, because I do think that's the root of the problem
Things that made me sad while watching though which I enjoyed on the level of plot
9. The break-up. HOLY MOSES. I didn't actually think they were going to go there--I mean, they've been a lot more directly at odds with each other in the past and never separated--but DAMN. It would hurt my heart a lot more if (a) I wasn't pretty sure this separation isn't going to last more than an episode or two and (b) this wasn't the plot of about 1/3 of the Sam/Dean fanfic I've ever read, so I'm conditioned to expect it will end up happily with onscreen sex. (Ok, maybe not so much the onscreen sex, dammit).
I thought the break-up was so much better than every revelation-by-the-roadside from last season, because they're both being totally honest with each other. And maybe I should have seen this coming when Dean didn't immediately go after Sammy when Ellen reported he got captured by demons. Clearly he wanted to, but then pulled back and did the smart thing instead. And though part of me is mourning for the Dean who would always charge blindly off to rescue Sam, I do actually think Dean will be a stronger person and a better hunter if he detaches a little bit from his all-consuming love of Sam. Though I did think it was a little cold when he said worrying about Sam was distracting him from the fight.
But Sam's level of self-knowledge in that scene really impressed me. He clearly took War's criticisms to heart, and I'm happy that he recognizes his own feelings that he is craving demon blood for the right reasons can't be trusted. On the other hand, I think the decision to separate from Dean is a bad decision--if he actually is actually dangerous, shouldn't he be around someone who can actually cope with the danger that he poses? I wonder whether he was completely expecting Dean to talk him out of leaving, and got himself backed into a corner where he had to actually leave when he really didn't want to.
10. Bobby's continued losses. While I hope that he's going to be healed someday (just like I kept hoping Pamela's sight would be restored), I do love that they're taking his injury seriously, and giving him realistic responses to it. I loved how he demanded healing from Castiel, because seriously, if anyone actually deserves divine healing it's Bobby. And I liked the fact that they had a believable reason why Castiel couldn't heal him. (I've never understood why he didn't heal Pamela, and that's actually the one thing about canon Castiel that I resent most.)
11. Castiel's whole speech to Dean was pretty much a Dean/Castiel shipper's wet dream, wasn't it? He gave up everything for Dean! Of course now he's mad that his boyfriend Dean won't take his hunt for God seriously. And wow, I'm more than a little bit scared about what Cas taking Dean's amulet is going to provoke in that particular subset of Dean/Castiel shippers who hate Sam.
Ok, they brought back Rufus AND Ellen AND Jo and none of them died! And in fact, they all kicked major ass, and none of them turned out evil. Hurray!!! That is probably the single thing about this episode that made me happiest.
Other things that I loved:
1. DEAN'S AMULET HAS PURPOSE!! YAY! I knew it had to be more than a symbol of how much Sam loves him. (Though OUCH how appropriate yet hurty that Dean lets Castiel take it away in the very episode he and Sam officially break up.) Oh, and speaking of symbolic objects, "Pit stop at Mount Doom" is officially my favorite Dean-secretly-is-a-geek reference of the whole show, I think.
2. Ellen giving Dean hell for not calling her and saying he was alive. Because, HELL YES.
3. The 4 horsemen are going to be driving classic cars. OF COURSE. Oh, Kripke, you're such a boy. *Pats his head*
4. Dean being SMART and figuring out the thing about the four horsemen on his own. I do love me some smart Dean.
5. Those Enochian symbols on the X-ray. Holy SHIT, when Cas decides to mark you, he really decides to mark you!
Things that made me go hmmm
6. Has anyone noticing MC is using a different vocal register for Castiel this season? I keep trying to decide if that's a sign that Jimmy Novak is still in there, peeping out, or if it just symbolizes his loss of power.
7. The hunt for God is either going to kick ass or make me hold a pillow over my head to avoid seeing how embarrassing things are getting--I'm not quite sure which, at the moment.
8. I'm glad it turns out they're not just completely dropping the demon blood addiction plot, though I hope they don't stretch it out too too far--and I'm very happy they're tying it to Sam's need for power, because I do think that's the root of the problem
Things that made me sad while watching though which I enjoyed on the level of plot
9. The break-up. HOLY MOSES. I didn't actually think they were going to go there--I mean, they've been a lot more directly at odds with each other in the past and never separated--but DAMN. It would hurt my heart a lot more if (a) I wasn't pretty sure this separation isn't going to last more than an episode or two and (b) this wasn't the plot of about 1/3 of the Sam/Dean fanfic I've ever read, so I'm conditioned to expect it will end up happily with onscreen sex. (Ok, maybe not so much the onscreen sex, dammit).
I thought the break-up was so much better than every revelation-by-the-roadside from last season, because they're both being totally honest with each other. And maybe I should have seen this coming when Dean didn't immediately go after Sammy when Ellen reported he got captured by demons. Clearly he wanted to, but then pulled back and did the smart thing instead. And though part of me is mourning for the Dean who would always charge blindly off to rescue Sam, I do actually think Dean will be a stronger person and a better hunter if he detaches a little bit from his all-consuming love of Sam. Though I did think it was a little cold when he said worrying about Sam was distracting him from the fight.
But Sam's level of self-knowledge in that scene really impressed me. He clearly took War's criticisms to heart, and I'm happy that he recognizes his own feelings that he is craving demon blood for the right reasons can't be trusted. On the other hand, I think the decision to separate from Dean is a bad decision--if he actually is actually dangerous, shouldn't he be around someone who can actually cope with the danger that he poses? I wonder whether he was completely expecting Dean to talk him out of leaving, and got himself backed into a corner where he had to actually leave when he really didn't want to.
10. Bobby's continued losses. While I hope that he's going to be healed someday (just like I kept hoping Pamela's sight would be restored), I do love that they're taking his injury seriously, and giving him realistic responses to it. I loved how he demanded healing from Castiel, because seriously, if anyone actually deserves divine healing it's Bobby. And I liked the fact that they had a believable reason why Castiel couldn't heal him. (I've never understood why he didn't heal Pamela, and that's actually the one thing about canon Castiel that I resent most.)
11. Castiel's whole speech to Dean was pretty much a Dean/Castiel shipper's wet dream, wasn't it? He gave up everything for Dean! Of course now he's mad that
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1. I loved this part. And I think it was a great bit of foreshadowing for the end of the episode. He gave away the one thing that represents so many years of brotherhood. And as soon as it was out of his hands, so was Sammy.
2. THIS. I got a kick out of seeing her smack him and ask him if she needed to open a can of whoop-ass on him. Kickass woman, that one.
3. I know! Red Mustang! I loved it.
4. I love it when they write the story in such a way that both boys figure it out independently and meet up after they've both realized what's happening. It reminds me of "The Usual Suspects" ... ah, good days.
5. AHAHAHA, I just noticed how PRETTY they were. Cas likes to make his tattoos pretty!
6. Has he? I haven't noticed. I should keep a ear out for it in the next episode. (I'm also torn between whether or not I want him to get a wardrobe change. On one hand, he's been wearing that for a whole season now. On the other ... it's his defining outfit. It's practically his identity.)
7. Haha, I know what you mean. But I'm ready for it. Bring God in, I say!
8. I said the same thing. I like that they're still continuing with that storyline, but I hope it doesn't keep the boys apart too far. D:
9. The scene made me sad, but I was also happy about how honest they were being with each other. This is far easier than watching them yell and lie, and like you, I have no doubt they will be reunited in a couple of episodes.
I thought it was smart of them to decide what they did, despite their feelings about the issue, but I don't see how it's going to make any difference, especially on Dean's side. I found myself thinking, "Pfft. You're only going to worry about him MORE with him not by your side 24/7, you doofus." It's not going to help him focus on the job AT ALL, methinks. Remember "Hunted"?
And like you mentioned, it doesn't make sense from Sam's perspective either. Why would he want to go off alone and fight that much harder to prevent temptation? Unless he's planning on sticking with Bobby, and I don't see THAT happening.
10. They really do keep piling the tragedy on Bobby, no? *sigh* Kripke likes torturing his characters ... that's all we can say.
11. Hee. I don't do slash, but even I can't NOT see the sparks flying in every Cas/Dean scene. And I refuse to believe the writers and the actors aren't manufacturing it themselves.
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I want him to keep the trenchcoat, though.
9. I thought it was smart of them to decide what they did, despite their feelings about the issue, but I don't see how it's going to make any difference, especially on Dean's side. I found myself thinking, "Pfft. You're only going to worry about him MORE with him not by your side 24/7, you doofus." It's not going to help him focus on the job AT ALL, methinks. Remember "Hunted"?
And like you mentioned, it doesn't make sense from Sam's perspective either. Why would he want to go off alone and fight that much harder to prevent temptation? Unless he's planning on sticking with Bobby, and I don't see THAT happening.
Yeah, it pretty much seems like a dumb move on BOTH of their parts.