insta!reaction..

[ash48]

Consisting of incoherent squeeee because... DAMN!




Can I just...

LAKDGHLAK SF;ASDKJHAOIRH;KJASDFJHASIOJ!!!!!! HOLY FUCK!!! THAT WAS FUCKING.... AMAZING!! I CAN'T EVEN GET MY FEELS TOGETHER BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO PENT UP AND EXCITED AND HURT AND....ALSKDFH AS;LIDFASOIFMN!!!! FUCK!

Ok.

*deep breath*

That was an episode that I wished I had watched with fangirls because I needed to CLING and SQUEE and say THAT! THAT IS MY SHOW!

I am putting a disclaimer on this reaction/review post because I am not going to analyse the ins and outs of whether Dean is right or if Sam is right or if either of them are out of character. I DON'T CARE! Seriously! They are both right. They are both wrong. They are both stupid and ridiculous and BEAUTIFUL in their utter utter love for each other. THEY ARE A MESS!! (me too actually!).

AND I LOVE THEM FOR IT!

God dammit! That was some fine writing. Humour and angst all rolled into one ball!

I loved how damn OBVIOUS it was that it was going to end with one of them being possessed and vomiting HOW THEY ACTUALLY FEEL! The fact that it was so CLEAR made me SO nervous. I desperately wanted it to be Dean AND IT WAS! (I was completely and utterly unspoiled for this ep. I hope the promo didn't give too much away). This MotW made me SO EXCITED!

I could sprout for hours about Dean's motivations for what he's feeling and why and Sam's etc. There's a friggin' TON of dissecting to do after that one and I seriously hope fandom explores IT ALL! (but.. oh god... Dean is SO SO hurt and messed up and NEEDY and Sam stood up for himself and had a life outside of Dean but actually HE DIDN'T!... arghhhhh)

THOSE BOYS! The jealously of each other's "other" is astounding. Seriously!? How many times did Sam mention Benny?! IT'S MESSED UP! (and I love it!). Damn but these two have ISSUES!

Aside from ALL THAT the thing I love MORE THAN ANYTHING is that the show is still all about THEM. It remembered ALL THAT STUFF from the past. (I know it SHOULD, but for it to actually do that was nothing short of fabulous!). As soon as Sam mentioned Amy I was like... holy crap. They are tying in past story lines. THANK YOU!

Also.

I LOVE GARTH TO PIECES! What a fabulously quirky, grounded, smart and charming character. (I NEED to vid that guy!) I have a crush I'm sure!

Also, what an amazing way to "remember" Bobby. \o/ He didn't just belong to Sam and Dean. *sniff* And DJ Quail's performance was top notch. He never trivialised Garth. And how awesome to actually have a hunter who isn't full of despair.

That episode felt like part of the whole Supernatural universe. It remembered past characters and story arcs. It tapped into the angst of the brothers, it used the MotW to explore their issues, it had a supporting character that had his own agenda but also provided levity. It was one for die hard watchers like me - the ones who live these PURE brother episodes.

I have to stop now. I HAVE SO MANY FEELS! Seriously. I cried (again!). I cried because the show went there. It gave us dialogue and angst and HURTY FEELS and the brothers being so caught up in each other that it's CRAZY. I adore that they are fighting like this because it means they are still on that journey to find some sort of peace. And with at least one more (if not two) seasons to go that journey is going to be long.

I fucking LOVED that episode! (If you hadn't guessed!) I might try and be a little more critical later (I think I still want more from Sam's back story and the flash back transitions were jarring) but for the time being I am THRILLED that Adam Glass sat down and wrote an episode that was all about the UST love between my boys.


*happy hurty contented sigh*

(and now I need an angry, desperate, needy, loving wincesty fic to calm my feels *g*)




ETA: I just have to repeat (after seeing some responses)... THESE BOYS ARE MESSED UP! Why would what they say and do make sense?! They are human and therefore FLAWED! They don't make sense yet because THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT! WE know that. They have yet to learn that! Sam is OBVIOUSLY feeling guilty about his response to not looking for Dean and he's trying to DEAL with that and Dean is OBVIOUSLY still carrying some deep seated acceptance issues. And as much as we say "we've already been there" I DON'T CARE! I don't think any of these issues have been fully resolved so I'm more than happy to dig them up again gouge them out with a nail file. As long as it's about their messed up co-dependence I'm cool. (You do know I watch this on a level that isn't rational or objective yeah? Ok. We're cool then *g*)

Comments

[a-carnal-mink.livejournal.com]

Yuuup. I feel pretty much the exact same way after this one. :)

[ash48.livejournal.com]

\o/

[kj-svala.livejournal.com]

tehe, I was just gonna make an entry asking what`s with the radio silence when it comes with the latest ep, and here you are, posting about it ;D

once again I have to say: THIS!

so much, I love the episode, because of everything you`re wrote. There are bits and pieces that left me go *huh* while watching, but that could be because of my, kind of twisted, view of certain things.

I have to disagree on one point, and that`s Garth. I`ve suffered from a Garth overload. I don´t really like him, and I wish he`d stay gone. But I guess that`s just me, feel free to ignore.

I can`t wait to see where they take the show, what they are going to make with the mess that`s the brother`s relationship.

btw, if you happen to run into the "angry, desperate, needy, loving wincesty fic" could you send it my way? ;D

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hey!

What?! There's radio silence?! Noooooooo. I have to delve deeper but there's gotta be squee surely!?!

I think what I love about Garth is just how different he is to Sam and Dean and any other hunters. Also... and mainly this... he seems to be there in his own right. As in, he seems more realistic and less caricatured (unlike Becky). I mean, he is "unrealistic" in the TV realm but I don't feel like he's being played purely for laughs.

He's only been in 3 eps (or 4?) so I'm not feeling the overload yet, but I can appreciate that some might be.

And OF COURSE! If I come across any ep tags that involve them sorting out their damn differences in bed I'll tell you! :D (god dammmit! I want both of them fighting for dominance and both losing because they are so equal it's not funny...*g*)

[maenad.livejournal.com]

They are both right. They are both wrong. They are both stupid and ridiculous and BEAUTIFUL in their utter utter love for each other. THEY ARE A MESS!!

Ha, yes. I've seen both reactions around (Sam is evil! No Dean is evil!), and I just have to laugh. No, they're really not. They're doing that thing where they fall into complete nervous collapse if they're away from each other for longer than it takes to buy coffee or interview a witness. You can't expect them to make sense at this point. It'll take another four or five episodes before they calm down enough to talk without fistfights or weeping. It's adorable that they still do that.

I loved how damn OBVIOUS it was that it was going to end with one of them being possessed and vomiting HOW THEY ACTUALLY FEEL! The fact that it was so CLEAR made me SO nervous. I desperately wanted it to be Dean AND IT WAS! (I was completely and utterly unspoiled for this ep. I hope the promo didn't give too much away).

At this point, whenever someone says 'the monster makes you act on your feelings', I half expect them to say 'Bye! Have fun killing it! We'll be in a bar three states over! Don't call us!' But they never do learn. :) And yes, the promo was very spoilery. I watched it in a moment of bad judgement. Dean with the gun, saying 'You should have looked for me'.

Aside from ALL THAT the thing I love MORE THAN ANYTHING is that the show is still all about THEM. It remembered ALL THAT STUFF from the past. (I know it SHOULD, but for it to actually do that was nothing short of fabulous!). As soon as Sam mentioned Amy I was like... holy crap. They are tying in past story lines. THANK YOU!

When that first came up, I was bemused, because what Dean says about Benny is exactly what he said about Amy - with some people you just can't, even if you really should, and someone should to do it for you. That's completely consistent, and Sam would know that. But then Dean started wailing about Sam abandoning him to spend time with Samuel and not telling him he had no soul, and I realised this was the mutual argument of 'I don't care whether I'm making sense, the point is that you're not supposed to spend time with people who aren't me', and then the whole thing made much more sense. So that was good. :)

I LOVE GARTH TO PIECES! What a fabulously quirky, grounded, smart and charming character. (I NEED to vid that guy!) I have a crush I'm sure!

I have mixed feeling about Garth. I agree with this about 90 per cent of the time. I like that he's bright and occasionally naive and generally gets by on his wits. I like variety in my hunters. I also like that we're essentially seeing Bobby before he was Bobby - it takes time to teach yourself all those languages and develop gravitas. Give Garth 20 years and he'll be there. But sometimes the humour they give the character makes me cringe. I'm nodding along happily with his arguments, and then they do that gag where he tries saying 'idiot' the way Bobby did, and I just want to crawl under my desk and stick my fingers in my ears, because no. That's not funny, that's awkward and inappropriate.

That said, I'm not sure that's an actual criticism as much as a problem with my sense of humour. I can't watch most of The Real Ghostbusters either, for the same reason.

(I think I still want more from Sam's back story and the flash back transitions were jarring)

Oh, yes. That was ... unfortunate. My response to the flashbacks themselves would be 'Oh, Sam', but then we'd go back to the present and Sam would pull this face. Something like: 'Huh. I zoned out for about four minutes there. Amazing I didn't get hit by a bus. Oh, well, back to it.' I'm not sure I was supposed to be giggling at those transitions.

But with Sam ... I'm mostly waiting for the stuff that I couldn't work out for myself. I mean, all this stuff is necessary, because some of the early spoilers were worrying, and even if we take it as a given that Sam was distraught they still have to show it as groundwork. But still, it's all fairly straightforward and I don't find myself surprised by what I'm seeing. But there are mysteries lurking in there somewhere. I just hope they get to some of them soon. :)

[ash48.livejournal.com]

I've seen both reactions around (Sam is evil! No Dean is evil!), and I just have to laugh.

I've just made an edit to the post because I've seen the same thing. It's as though these guys should be making sense. The fact that they aren't is the whole point. And in fact, if fandom is ranting about what Dean said and what Sam did then the episode worked. It was all about how at odds they are with each other (and therefore have that road to travel).

I equally don't get it because when the boys are in tune with each other (aka S7) there's nothing but complaints about the season being "bro-less". *shrugs* I don't care. I had feels and therefore show still matters to me. The day I watch an ep like that and think..."whatever"...I know I'm past it - time to move on. (I'm SO not passed it!)

I'm am so glad I didn't watch the promo. I liked that I didn't know who was going to be possessed (though I figured Dean was the obvious choice).

And hee.. you'd think these darling boys would know if the monster they are going after is going to "reveal" something about them they would run a mile. (I'm glad they don't know they are in a TV show. *g*)

Re Garth. I think I was along for the ride. I think because the "idjit" line had a bookend... the first time it was cringe worthy and inappropriate and at the end it offered more poignancy so I went with it. I may end up being the only Garth fan but I really needed his POV of things. It WAS wrong and I think that's totally Garth. There's this mix of him have NO idea with him have a totally complete idea. (Hee...crushing much...)

Yikes... the flashback transitions were totally soap opera clunky. Talk about signaling. I blame the editor. And the director. The audience are smarter than that. We know about flashbacks - just get to it. Also... I'm not sure the flashback gave me any more information about Sam or Amelia. I figured she had issues and we know Sam's. I would have liked more of a surprise there. I didn't mind the "don't pity me" thing but yeah...it's the one thing I was less squeeful about.

I think I really hope there are still mysteries lurking there. But I have to say I think they aren't going to go there. I expected some "omg Dean...I tried to make a deal and I even drank blood" in that ep but I actually think they are honestly going with "I couldn't cope, I didn't have anyone, I didn't know where you were, I was lost so I moved on" story line. It's hard but maybe we have to accept that Sam CAN live without Dean. (arghh...did I just say that?!!)

Awesome thinky episode.
xx

[lavishsqualor.livejournal.com]

No time for a coherent response, but just wanted to say: YES. THIS. ALLLLLLLLL OF THIS.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

WOOT! Coherence is overrated anyway! :DD

[hugemind.livejournal.com]

*FLAILS HERSELF INTO LOW-EARTH ORBIT*

[ash48.livejournal.com]

*JOINS YOU*

[novakev.livejournal.com]

Yay, completely agree! I especially love this - "That episode felt like part of the whole Supernatural universe. It remembered past characters and story arcs. It tapped into the angst of the brothers, it used the MotW to explore their issues, it had a supporting character that had his own agenda but also provided levity. It was one for die hard watchers like me - the ones who live these PURE brother episodes."

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Yay! Brother episodes for the win! \o/

[mithborien.livejournal.com]

As long as it's about their messed up co-dependence I'm cool.

YES! THIS EXACTLY! It's not Supernatural without a healthy dose of messed up co-dependency! Funnily enough that is totally the subject of my next SPN vid :)

But I really like that "remember" Bobby bit. We spend so much time wrapped up in Sam and Dean's head that it was a nice little reminder of the outside world.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Funnily enough that is totally the subject of my next SPN vid :)

Oh yay! I've been working on this wincesty vid also.. though it's more of the schmoopy variety. ;)

And yeah... so nice that they bring Bobby back as a "memory" and that he exists outside of Sam and Dean. :))

[debbiel66.livejournal.com]

Peeking, just peeking, but again, was looking to see whether the episode was Ash-squee-worthy... ;)

(Loved last week's episode!)

[ash48.livejournal.com]

OMG Deb.... so many friggin' feelings it ain't funny. It's very VERY hurty though - it's like ripping off a plaster and having to deal with all those festering owies. But it's also a relief that it's out in the open. LOVE IT!

[borgmama1of5.livejournal.com]

Totally on board with you about Garth. Loved how he stood up to Dean during the researching scene (Bobby didn't just belong to him and Sam) and how Dean backed down.

What I really want is for Sam and Dean to have an honest conversation...I get that they are hurting, I get that neither one knows how to communicate...but honestly, after 8 years I would like to see some ability to own what they are feeling...

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Yeah.. Garth is made of win. I love that he can see what the boys can't. :)

And (probably unfortunately or, er fortunately...) the boys just can't get that conversation happening. If they were actually able to have that conversation then there would be no where to go. I always come back to that. The fact that they can't have an honest conversation speaks volumes about them and who they are and what they mean to each other. They constantly protect each other and themselves. That honest conversation would mean Dean saying...I need you. I need you to worry about me and look for me. I need to matter to you. And Dean just can't say that. He doesn't want Sam to have to deal with that OR have to admit to himself that he wants that.

Ack! I sprouted all those things I didn't mention in the post. Their inability to actually say it as it is is part of the whole drama.

[katsheswims.livejournal.com]

Yay!! It WAS an awesome episode! I loved all the Sam and Dean moments! And I was so happy when Sam and then later Dean brought up past storylines!

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Wasn't it just?! So much SamnDean stuff. It do love it when they refer to the past. I know we (as fans) remember all that stuff, but it's great when the writers do to.

:)

[cassiopeia7.livejournal.com]

Heh. I love everything about this review. EVERYTHING.

That episode felt like part of the whole Supernatural universe. It remembered past characters and story arcs. It tapped into the angst of the brothers, it used the MotW to explore their issues, it had a supporting character that had his own agenda but also provided levity. It was one for die hard watchers like me - the ones who live these PURE brother episodes.

I am just LOVING how this season's MOTWs keep circling back to brotherly issues, just loving it. It's genius -- bravo, Carver! (And you were definitely the first person on my flist to pick up on the MOTW link and point it out to the rest of us, so yay, you!)

. . . and yeah, the very SECOND their research mentioned "brothers" and "betrayal issues," I just knew it'd be Dean taken for a ride by the spectre.

Sam is OBVIOUSLY feeling guilty about his response to not looking for Dean and he's trying to DEAL with that and Dean is OBVIOUSLY still carrying some deep seated acceptance issues.

And because they're Winchesters, it's gonna be a good long while before stuff gets laid out on the table. A good, long, angsty while. ;)

Brilliant analysis, bb!

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Thanks honey!

The MotW's are so at the moment. I mean, the show used to work on this level ages ago (Asylum comes to mind particularly - especially as it used the same method of getting Sam to say what's really him his mind), so it's great to see them using this again.

And yeah..."betrayal" was a real give away wasn't it. I was getting SO excited to see that play out.

And yep! Winchesters will mean getting all messy before the sort it all out. But when it's sorted out....YAY! that'll be awesome too.

<333

[runedgirl.livejournal.com]

YES! I agree with every single thing you said. I wish we'd been watching it together!!!!! I'll be back to say more later, but for now, YES. Messed up boys, real emotion, continuity across effin' SEASONS, boys so jealous over each other, all of it, YES :)

[ash48.livejournal.com]

WOOT!!

it would have been an amazing ep to watch with like minded fangirls. I desperately need to *cling* to someone!

Their jealously is a thing to behold. They seriously can't let the other have anyone else (which is seriously awesome!) <33

[growyourwings.livejournal.com]

Gotta run as hubby and I are flying off to San Francisco in a few hours to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary!

But had to comment. I was surprised there was so much radio silence after last night's ep. I would have thought there would have been more.

I very definitely saw the "the boys are couple" aspects throughout this whole episode with the fights and the jealousy and the bitterness. There was definitely an old married couple feel to them. And I think you nailed it with the "boys are MESSED UP" statements.

This morning I woke up and started thinking about the woman (Beverly Tanner, will never be able to separate her from that role), killing her long-time husband. And it really wasn't over anything. When it happened at the beginning of the show there was an implication that the guy had cheated on her and she had just found out. So while it was still tragic, it was at least "understandable." But knowing that it was just the spectra feeding off a very, very old and basically inconsequential moment in their history - makes it VERY tragic.

It's not like I'm not focused on long-term relationships/marriages today. lol. :)

So glad to see your post overall. Perhaps during downtimes in SF I may post something myself.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Yay 25 years! Congratulations!! Hubby and I celebrated our 20th this year. :) It's a nice feeling isn't it? *g*

And speaking of being married those boys definitely are. And not with in any 'cesty way. They are just so joined at the hip. Such a "couple".

And the woman killing her long time husband is SO sad. It's interesting to me that the episode was about the way we have these feelings (be them jealousy, bitterness, loss of trust etc.) but we keep them under control. And that's ok... probably good. We have to sometimes put them aside to be able to get on things. That spectra really was a nasty thing to be able to dig those up and feed on them. I loved that Garth really didn't have anything he's holding on to.

Have fun in SF! And again... CONGRATS! :D

[greyowl88.livejournal.com]

Wasn't this episode just FABULOUS?!!! ♥ :D \o/

*twirls you happily*

[ash48.livejournal.com]

It was indeed BB!! I was so involved and, quite literally, on the edge of my seat. <33

[locknkey.livejournal.com]

It's official - I am totally crushing on you.

Pretty much yes to everything here. :) They are so married this season - like a couple who has been married for years and I'm loving it! I also adore that every couple we've seen is a parallel to S/D - even Amelia/husband is Sam/Dean. *grins* I also like that Dean's little truth telling in this ep. paralleled Sam's truth telling where he shot Dean in the early seasons.

They are so messed up and messed up about each other which is what I love about show. :)

And you should totally do Garth vid - he was so wonderful in this ep.

ETA: I'm just going to live in your journal - clearly this is where my fandom peeps are.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

\o/ :DD

I also like that Dean's little truth telling in this ep. paralleled Sam's truth telling where he shot Dean in the early seasons.

YES YES! It was such a great parallel. The only way these boys can actually express how they really feel is when they are possessed. Hee... they really should start to sort that out (or run miles from ghosts who feed of of negative emotions..;D)

I'm just going to live in your journal - clearly this is where my fandom peeps are.

Woot!
xox

[rhymephile.livejournal.com]

What I enjoyed the most about the episode is Sam finally standing up for himself and calling Dean on his constant bitching at him. The last few moments of the ep I was like, "Yay, yeah, Sammy!" I wonder what Dean expected him to do, really. He wasn't in Idaho or something, he was in Purgatory. How is Sam supposed to find him there? How was he even supposed to look? Maybe Dean can explain that to us. Sam thought he was dead, he mourned, and he moved on. Just like Dean has been preaching all these years, "What's dead should stay dead." They went through that time and time again, most recently with Bobby.

What I really think Sam should bring up is the way Dean is hypocritical with who he works with. In one moment he's all, "We don't work with monsters!" and then in the next he's searching for Alphas for Crowley, or working with Meg, or working with Benny. The whole reason we had a Season 5 is because Sam "worked with monsters," and the same can be said of Season 7 with Cas. And both times Dean never let them forget "working with monsters" caused everything. The writing when it comes to Dean is inconsistent regarding this. Either work with them or don't, but don't hold it over other people when they do! I want Sam to bring *that* up.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

He wasn't in Idaho or something, he was in Purgatory.

Yes yes. I think this is really interesting. I know if Dean stopped to really think of it he wouldn't be saying that. (I have lots of thinky on this and I am prepping a post to try and explore them...)

And them being full of contradictions is parts of their flaws and I love that they are exploring that again.

I also love that we can sit back and totally know what these guys have to say to each other - I think it's part of the drama and the draw that keeps us coming back. The fact that they are exploring this (hopefully) means that some of this will be resolved by the end of the season.

xx

[cordelia-gray.livejournal.com]

I am enjoying your squee! I hope it will rub off on me - right now I'm just feeling the hurty bits, not the squee. But it'll get better, right? They are going to work their shit out sometime? I'm finding all the disconnection between them really hard to watch, but hopefully they'll end up in a better place because of it.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

:(( No squee...

They are going to work their shit out sometime?

Of course they will!! But for this show it's about the journey getting there. For me I found season 4 really, really hard to watch. I hated seeing Sam side with Ruby. But looking back it was so powerful and has provided character arcs even now. The pay off in S4 was huge - Sam realising how wrong he was and then paying the HUGE price for it.

We are now back to that disconnect and as hard as it is to watch it's exciting because it means it's all about their relationship. I love it when they are in step but I think in order to keep the interest and angst up in the show they have to have these two at odds with each other.

I've always maintained that their separations are all about their reunions (hee...two meta posts on this subject proves it..). So yes... there will be an amazing pay off at the end of all this. It just might take a while to get there.

xoxo

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

*nodding vigorously*

I loved this episode but it felt a bit clunky to me, which I blame on watching the promo. It's, like, I really wanna watch the promo at the end of every episode but this one gave too much away and I just felt like I was just "waiting" for the real action to start for most of the episode. The promos aren't always that spoilery for me. Maybe I should try to stop watching them, though . (Hard for me)

But, the bromo was fantastic. I loved that stuff was said and it had real continuity. I loved that Sam spoke up for himself. I'm a little disappointed by the idea that Dean didn't "remember much", though. What Dean said hurt and it was supposed to.

I love Garth but I have loved Garth from the get go. I loved how he called Dean out on his behavior and attitude regarding Bobby. I LOL about the civil war reenacting because people do that sort of thing around here. I mean, it's cosplay, right, and yet I don't often really think about it like that.

Sometimes I wonder about fans. I mean, do any of them have families? Is there not drama in every normal family? And, sometimes, isn't it the same drama, different day even in the most normal, functional family? If I'm pissed at my sister and we go at it, we might just bring up every issue that we've ever had since we were children fighting over the front seat of the car? And we are normal, relatively speaking. Now try and apply that to Sam and Dean with their life and death, co-dependent, not normal life.

And that's why we are drawn to them. Even with my Samgirl leanings, I love them both. I can understand why Dean is hurt and pissed even when I'm all, give it a rest, Dean. Purgatory is notoriously hard to get into, not to mention that Sam had "no idea" you were even there. At least when you went to Hell he knew where you were and, even then, he was powerless to save you. What was he supposed to do had he known where you were? The last time purgatory was opened didn't work out too well. And I can understand why Sam just stopped; why he "ran" as he put it (I think) even as I'm all, really, Sam, you just let it all go? Kevin?Dean? You really said, "I'm done." Yeah, maybe there was no way to save him but you didn't know that, either. You couldn't even research a teensy bit to find out what really happened to him? It wasn't killing you, not knowing what happened? (Inertia creeps.)

And that's why we love them, right? Because the relationship is wonderful and passionate and complex. We think about them when the show isn't even on. I have a friend that I have been trying to get into the show. The other day she said to me "you will be happy to hear that "Something Wicked" and "Provenance," with all their good backstory and touchy-feely stuff has pushed me from "this is a nice show" to contemplating Sam & Dean while I'm doing housework or driving. " Would we really feel this way if it was hearts in eyes between the two of them all the time? I don't think so because that's just not interesting nor is it in any way realistic. (Cause, no matter how out there a premise of a show is, the relationships have gotta feel real, ya know)

As for the flashbacks, I'm still thinking that they are making Sam's mental forays to his past year of "normal" as jarring and non sequitur-ish as possible for a reason . I could be totally off base but I can't help but feel that something is up with that. Dean's flashbacks seem to flow with the story or at least make some sense with what Dean is doing or thinking. Sam's seem almost out of nowhere. I seriously expect to see a thought bubble appear above his head, like a cartoon. Or like that bit in one of the Airplane movies where the plane is crashing and people are running amok in the air traffic controller room and Jacobs is thinking, "Did I leave the iron on?" Surely, it's intentional.

And I love the icon! I watched. I squeed. And now I've finally got to post, which is maybe why I'm so long winded. It was building up!

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

Oh dang. Now I'm pondering the vid possibilities of "inertia creeps" where SPN is concerned knowing that it can only ever be in my head. Songs too long, anyway.

[sothcweden.livejournal.com]

Just saw the ep, and I want to click "like" x100 for this post!

Also? Garth's line about if Lamar(?) has a flare gun for the Wendigo? Made of awesome. I adore when show remembers its own history too.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And yes...WE know how to deal with a Wendigo and it's awesome that the writers bring back something from 1.02! :)

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

I am desperately trying to find download links that work, since I'm going away for the weekend where internet service will be crappy, so that I can join in all your squee!! But no luck so far..::sobs::, so I shall probably come back to this post on Monday evening, hon.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Ack! (Have to tried the various LJ links?)

[debbiel66.livejournal.com]

Really loved this episode...it reminded me of the good old days of season 4 - NEVER thought I'd say that! - and just thrilled that they didn't let all that history just thud to the ground. I'm a little curious where that pesky old Lucifer wall is in all this, but I guess I can let that go as long as the show stays centered around them as brothers, one true love, and so on and so on....

My show! ♥

[ash48.livejournal.com]

it reminded me of the good old days of season 4 - NEVER thought I'd say that!

I know! Me too! I can't believe that I am actually getting excited about them being disconnected! I used to hate that but after a season of very little arguing it's kinda nice to see that passion again.

I would LOVE the wall to be mentioned - at least once. It really just did fade into nothing didn't it? Shame really, as it was such a major thing. But YES! As long as it's about them I am a happy girl. <333

[crystalsc.livejournal.com]

That episode felt like part of the whole Supernatural universe. It remembered past characters and story arcs. It tapped into the angst of the brothers, it used the MotW to explore their issues, it had a supporting character that had his own agenda but also provided levity. It was one for die hard watchers like me - the ones who live these PURE brother episodes.

I agree. I was so glad that Sam mentioned Amy and that past issues were again mentioned. Though I still want Sam to mention Lisa.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Oh man yes...mentioning Lisa would hit Dean where it hurts So, um, maybe that's why Sam hasn't mentioned her? Hmmm..I'm not sure. It seems like Lisa (like the Sam's wall) has completely disappeared. Though with them remembering all those other things we might get episodes where those things are remembered.... hopefully! <3

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hi there!

Thank you hun. Show is really meaty and angsty this season so it's been easy to love. Also...I am sure I cling to it too hard, but I just can't help myself!

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