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[blue_bells]

*joins the ranks of spn_j2_bigbang winners (read: maniacs who flogged themselves half to death to finish a rough draft)*

*burns with joy and cackles forever*

By the skin of my teeth, but now I can sleep in peace. I'm exhausted.

GOOD LUCK TO ANY OF MY FRIENDS WHO ARE STILL WRAPPING UP THEIR STORIES! I know you can do it, guys!!

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I was also pretty underwhelmed by how quickly Mother came and went. They tried to build her up, but then she went down with little fanfare or visible impact to speak of. She was very much an off-screen threat, though I was actually pleased by the simple explanation of why she'd come out of Purgatory.

The show is a little unclear on exactly their lore re: age of angels, if it's since the beginning of the world or if there were in fact other creatures around before them. I get the impression that Castiel is a much younger angel in comparison to the others, though, so perhaps Mother meant she was older than him specifically?

I'm interested in the idea of Castiel going dark side, I think that would be a fun twist. Cas' personality seems to directly correspond to how empowered he's feeling at the time; it's pretty funny to watch.

S5 got too inflated on its scale of importance for the writing and world to keep up with; it was very rushed. They did a fair job of wrapping it up in the end, but there was still much they shoehorned in with the analogies between Sam and Dean with Michael and Lucifer. I also have my fingers crossed for a better season finale this time around.

Now that I've heard Adam's coming back in Season 7, I'm all for it! :D I have no idea what they'll be doing, but if Cas if the new big bad they have to contend with, it could be an interesting struggle. I think it would extend Gamble's intent to bring the story back to a character level and let the boys muddle through the conflict of trying to reconcile Cas as the enemy, if Show went that route. I would love to see Lucifer and Michael again, but I think the chances are slim. *sad face*

(I like secrets and I'm happy you thought you could share these pairing preferences with me! John/Michael, especially, mmm... <3)

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I do agree that the explanation was pretty simple and regardless of it made a lot of sense.She was an off-screen threat, wasn't she,still it was executed quite poorly though.

We don't get much on angels,do we?But do you remember the episode with the elves or were it fea,they talked about different dimensions then and I was left with the impression there were multiple of "worlds" so to speak, not to mention the episode with Dean and Sam going to a parallel universe,I quite liked that, the idea of a complicated structured Creation,the vastness of it.And yes Castiel is much younger or at the very least younger than some of the angels, the way I understand it he belongs to one on the later "generations" of angels after or closely before Lucifer's fall.But as a whole I do believe angels are supposed to be the oldest and most powerful of god's among God's creations.Remember how Lu always said humanity was the last and angels were the first of God's children,so I think she spoke about Castiel specifically.

Completely dark side,as in never ever reconciling with the other two members of Team Free Will,oh no,poor Dean he never gets to keep the people he truly cares about round for long.It'll be mess of feelings for all involved.And you're right,it seems like the more powerful he is, the more of a bastard he seems to be.Let's give him a break, though, he is a newly made Archangel, he's bound to be little too full of himself.

S5 I liked as a whole, there were incredible moments and there were some awful places.Understandably it was action-packed and required a greater amount of time for on every detail, something that was half-done, still I liked it better that S6, I'm not quite certain hat it is, what is lacking, whether it's the almost none-existent feeling of the aftermath of Armageddon,or may be the action and the distinct lack of a "great" threat...It seemed like everyone was trying to pick up the pieces but they were forgetting important bits and leaving some of what they already had behind.Fingers crossed for good finale this time around.

Adam IS COMING BACK(does a happy dance)!!!May be that is exactly what we all need, Sam gets to play big brother for a change(and wasn't he cute when he first tried it),Dean gets to wallow in self-hate for leaving the youngest Winchester behind and Bobby gets someone else to call idjit.I know, I know,slim chance of that happening, but I can hope.

(I meant that as in which angel what vessel used :D, but John/Michael as a pairing...now that sounds intriguing...goes away and starts plotting...