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blue_bells) wrote2011-10-03 01:24 am
blue_bells) wrote2011-10-03 01:24 am
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Off-Topic += Supernatural 7x02 Reaction Post
I hear the divide on the new season of Supernatural is 50/50.
Well, I'm in. I thought I'd be bored by Sam's reliving of the Cage -- and then the show reminded me whose company he'd kept.
So, your enjoyment of Supernatural season seven is going to depend on your interest in:
1) overdue creature FX and investment in the Leviathans' agenda (nice dental care);
2) brotherly angst and ripe material for the Sam/Dean shippers ("Do you want to know what's real? Me. I'm real, Sammy.");
3) Lucifer. I went an entire season convinced we would never see any of Raphael's brothers again, so to say that I'm over the moon he's back and tormenting is an understatement.
Though, Sam's now going to start self-harming to keep the hallucinations of Lucifer at bay and Castiel is allegedly gone (I say allegedly because Cas is The Angel Who Would Not Stay Down and this is SPN, so I don't believe for a minute the show won't pounce on a future opportunity to bring him back). This could drive a whole lot of fans off the show or to dismay, which is a shame because for the first time in years, I vaguely care about Sam and Dean again.
I believe that has to do with the fact the episode was written by Ben Edlund who appears to have composed some of my favourite episodes. He has a talent for writing critical and intimate moments between characters that reminds us they're more than set pieces, he shows their vulnerability, and because of that the characters have the opportunity to rebuild and show their strength. I loved that quiet moment in the kitchen between Dean and Bobby, even if Dean characteristically stonewalled him. When Sam was digging into his wound and Dean was shouting at his brother to look at him in the warehouse, it was the first time in seasons that I felt a real connection between them again. I'm looking forward to it.
I am intrigued by the fact Lucifer says Sam is his only source of entertainment, though. Where in the Cage are Michael and Adam? Did they get their own honeymoon suite or something? What-the-sh*t is going on there?
So, season seven. You've got me for the meantime. Yes, now I want to write Sam/Lucifer and Sam/Deanand Lucifer/Sam/Dean, but in line with my rationing of time, I'm just going to enjoy a few morsels of what's been written by other people since the airing.
Also, I watched Torchwood season four and it was fan-freaking-tastic ("Did you see Ianto?" *soblovesob*). I loved everyone and everything, the writing was wonderful, that ending was so cathartic, and other TW fans may not agree, but I actually enjoyed this more than any of what Torchwood ever offered before. Well done, team.
Well, I'm in. I thought I'd be bored by Sam's reliving of the Cage -- and then the show reminded me whose company he'd kept.
So, your enjoyment of Supernatural season seven is going to depend on your interest in:
1) overdue creature FX and investment in the Leviathans' agenda (nice dental care);
2) brotherly angst and ripe material for the Sam/Dean shippers ("Do you want to know what's real? Me. I'm real, Sammy.");
3) Lucifer. I went an entire season convinced we would never see any of Raphael's brothers again, so to say that I'm over the moon he's back and tormenting is an understatement.
Though, Sam's now going to start self-harming to keep the hallucinations of Lucifer at bay and Castiel is allegedly gone (I say allegedly because Cas is The Angel Who Would Not Stay Down and this is SPN, so I don't believe for a minute the show won't pounce on a future opportunity to bring him back). This could drive a whole lot of fans off the show or to dismay, which is a shame because for the first time in years, I vaguely care about Sam and Dean again.
I believe that has to do with the fact the episode was written by Ben Edlund who appears to have composed some of my favourite episodes. He has a talent for writing critical and intimate moments between characters that reminds us they're more than set pieces, he shows their vulnerability, and because of that the characters have the opportunity to rebuild and show their strength. I loved that quiet moment in the kitchen between Dean and Bobby, even if Dean characteristically stonewalled him. When Sam was digging into his wound and Dean was shouting at his brother to look at him in the warehouse, it was the first time in seasons that I felt a real connection between them again. I'm looking forward to it.
I am intrigued by the fact Lucifer says Sam is his only source of entertainment, though. Where in the Cage are Michael and Adam? Did they get their own honeymoon suite or something? What-the-sh*t is going on there?
So, season seven. You've got me for the meantime. Yes, now I want to write Sam/Lucifer and Sam/Dean
Also, I watched Torchwood season four and it was fan-freaking-tastic ("Did you see Ianto?" *soblovesob*). I loved everyone and everything, the writing was wonderful, that ending was so cathartic, and other TW fans may not agree, but I actually enjoyed this more than any of what Torchwood ever offered before. Well done, team.
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I was so refreshed by Sam and Dean's scenes together, I thought they were fantastic and you're absolutely right: it's a glimpse of how they used to be, but because we can never return to people we once were, it leaves the very real suggestion they're (gasp) growing.
Sam didn't lie when Dean asked how he was. Dean asked multiple times, and actually came back with something more encouraging than 'get it together already' by the end. Dean himself only had to wait until the end of the episode to come clean that he wasn't well (leagues of improvement!), even if it was to Bobby's voicemail, and that closer about driving himself and his 'Beautiful Mind' brother off a pier if they'd lost Bobby was genius.
Everybody should realize that top!Leviathan is wearing Jimmy (it'd be awesome), and I still don't believe Cas is dead; Show would just lose potential drawpower but if he really is ash, then RIP, loyal soldier.
Kuki and I discussed Lucifer's comments above. I feel for you, Winchesters, but don't leave anytime soon, Lucifer. Saying I adore you isn't enough. You're the saving hallucination. You are 85% the reason I'm still watching, though I'm holding out hope that the brothers will claw back some of my investment.
Finally, Torchwood. IT WAS EPIC, yes the new characters were wonderful, the storyline and implications of neverending life were so well considered, and I adored the team that Gwen and Rhys had become. I've never before believed in Gwen with the same faith her teammates seemed to harbour (so many of the characters including Jack were intensely dislikable, I couldn't bring myself to care too much about their fates), but this season I became a fan. She was fantastic. I loved Rex and Esther, the funeral was such a rollercoaster, but at the end Rex's revelation was such a great twist, I was excited. I love a show that makes you want to punch the air at the season finale and anticipate the next return: I've never had that reaction to TW before. Loved it.
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Show has done some stupid things in the past, but I think they'd at least have Castiel go out with more of a bang. Besides, it seems overly telling to me that Big Bad Leviathan was only mentioned rather than shown, instead employing a medium to relay his news. I have no worries about Cas coming back. I do love him, but I want him to come back so everyone who's heartbroken can be soothed. It's bad to say, but their depression irks me. D:
And yes, I feel bad for woobie!Sam, but alas, Lucifer is too wondrous for me to be deprived of yet again. Oh Mark Pellegrino, you magnificent bastard. ♥
That's exactly how I felt about TW. It was my favorite season, too. I can't wait to see what they do with immortal Rex! :D