6.15 reaction...

[ash48]

I just. O_O

I think I might be the only one around at the moment not squealing over that. In fact... I'm sure I spent the first half with my head in my hands - not sure IF I could continue watching. Then I decided to chill out and just go for the ride but even then I felt like I needed whatever they were on. And holy crap - they were on some heavy duty stuff..

I mean. I get. I do. There were moments that I seriously laughed out loud. My fav moments were Jared and Jensen playing Sam and Dean trying to be Jared and Jensen acting. Jensen putting on the "serious" face and Jared shuffling about was hilarious.

And Misha. Misha tweeting was priceless. But Misha overacting at the end just left me wondering what the fuck that was all about. The whole thing.

Kinda makes me feel like a killjoy. I know it was a bit fun. A chance for show to play with itself (and yep, I do mean it like that..) and chance to say "HI" to the fans. *waves* hi show! Thanks for recognising us in your show..*feels special*

I suppose I've never been good with forth wall breaking. Well, obliterating. I hated Hollywood Babylon and the whole SPN book thing, so yeah it's probably not surprising that this just didn't do it for me.

I loved the idea of an alternative universe though. If they had seriously gone into another universe (bit like It's a Terrible Life,) I would have been in heaven. Especially as they were making comparisons. I did love Dean thinking this would be a better place for Sam to live. And the acknowledgement that they weren't even brothers in this universe. It had some sweet moments and it was nice to see Gen again. But I'm not sure if she actually played herself and that's what she is like or just a, idk, kinda sour version of herself.

I'm sure the folk at Supernatural Magazine will be thrilled though. That was a nice shout out.

I'll stop here. I obviously didn't have the right brain on for this episode. Especially as I know so many people loved it. I'm thinking this should have been an episode I spoiled myself with. Maybe if I had gone in prepared I might not have spent the whole episode going... what the fuck..?!

Dear Show,

I know you are a TV Show. I do. Weird eh? But hey.... thanks for reminding me.

Yours strangely miffed.


It's likely that once I start reading some posts and picking up on everyones squee I will be able to take this episode how it was intended.

Sorry I'm not dancing about the place...I know it's not much fun to reading reactions like this but I gotta write it as I feel it.

ETA: Due to awesome flist comments I am beginning to feel better about this ep. There's more to it then first meets the eye it would seem. (yes, yes.. takes time for the penny to drop /o\) I may well process this some more and revise my feelings on this ep.

Comments

[maenad.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling, a bit - I don't mind the fourth wall, exactly, but stories where the joke is that people are mistaken for someone or something they're not and end up making fools of themselves because they don't know what to do or say make me cringe. I had to watch The Real Ghostbusters through my fingers. :)

That said - I did like the sense it gave of who Sam and Dean are and why they do what they do. The world they fell into was a paradise compared to their own - no gods, no monsters, no heaven or hell. The place they arrived in less so - in order to be happy there, they'd definitely have to get out of the acting business, but still, it was clearly their ticket out.

But that didn't change the fact that they still knew there were gods and monsters somewhere, and people would still die in their world if they ignored what they knew. And once Virgil followed them, even their new world wasn't safe - he didn't bring his powers with him, but he brought his war, and he was able to do quite enough damage with that alone.

It was like an extended version of Sam-at-Stanford or Dean-with-Lisa: they were safe there right up until the moment they weren't. And while they, understandably, don't enjoy the poverty or the pain, they have too much of a sense of responsibility to ignore bad things just because they aren't happening right in front of them. It's nice to see them take some pride in that, instead of just being beaten down and trapped by fate. :)

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Yes. It took me a while to see the relevance of going into another universe. It seemed like there was no good reason for it all when I first came off the ep. Though I thought that It's a Terrible Life did a better job of the comparisons and affirmations.

After thinking about it I don't mind so much the comparison of worlds - it was just so weird and cringe worthy that the world had have Jared and Jensen in it.

I don't like that Show (seems to be) arrogant enough to homage itself. It's one of the big problems I have with the whole 4th wall thing. It's very "look at us". But equally I know lots of people love that - so I suppose there's something for everyone. :)

I think I have some more thinky thoughts on this ep that I will probably post about.

Thanks for stopping by, :D