Off-Topic += Supernatural 7x02 Reaction Post

[blue_bells]

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/Dean and 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.

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[jane_potter]

"Cthulustiel"
*chokes on drink*
*cackles*

"They're not going to fix Dean and Cas (or Sam and Dean) until Dean comes to the table. I understand he's hurting a lot for what's happened since season four/five and his head is probably still spinning because he doesn't make the time to ACTUALLY get his marbles in the box, but he needs to work on his empathy and see things from the other side, or he'll either lose or destroy the people he has left."
THIS. ALL OF THIS. One of the things that pissed me off about Dean in season 6 was him being told, "Dude, you're just using Castiel as a tool when you need him, despite also knowing that he's off fighting a goddamn heavenly war for the existence of your entire planet," and then proceeding to complain when Cas didn't come to him for help immediately, and, worse yet, blaming Cas for screwing up. Everybody screws up. I think if Dean had taken the time to find out what Cas was really up against, he would have gotten behind Cas a lot more, but nooo, all Dean could see in the end is that Cas made a deal with a demon and grabbed for power.

RRRRGHHH.

/pants

"Stop asking the question unless you give them a reason to tell you the truth [unless you give them a reason to think you'll help/care], Dean. Like, support: forcing Dean to empathise through his experience of Hell now that Sam has his soul back was the smartest thing they've done for him in seasons."
And this, yes.

But. If Dean keeps up the way he has in these first two episodes, I think he's on the road to not screwing it up anymore.

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I think we can summarize this with: head out of behind and walk a mile on the other side of the fence, Dean. If he'd managed the one mile, Cas might have made it, we'll never know, but he still has a chance with Sam and Bobby. We'll keep our fingers crossed.

[jane_potter]

"If he'd managed the one mile, Cas might have made it, we'll never know"
Which is the heartbreak.

*shutting up now* XD

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I think it's safe to say, "We concur, Doctor". XD