8.20 Ep reaction
Apr. 25th, 2013 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ash48Dear Robbie...
NO WHERE!!
OMFG!!! Can we just take a moment to...SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
As near to a perfect ep for me as you can get!
Awesome bromance, sick!Sam, caring, worried, protective Dean, Dean being AWESOME, Sam being AWESOME, Dean looking INCREDIBLE! (*guh* that guy can wear a uniform), Charlie being AWESOME, interesting MoTW, bunker being AMAZING - THEY HAVE A SHOOTING RANGE!!! ARGHHHHHHHH! \o/, characters given DEPTH, WITTY dialogue, positive fangirl representation, opening sequence of squee, reference to the SPN books, Sam being recognised for how strong her is, Dean's nightmare being Sam in a hospital bed, Dean continuing his hug fest, HUUUUUUGGGSSSSSS,
But my favourite....
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
Comfort! It's so perfect. I never saw the connection to a hobbit's home before. But there it is - round door and everything. :D The bunker oozes comfort and safety and home.
Going a little deeper:
Dean and his current hug fest.
I happened upon a comment that Dean is out of character giving so many hugs (not on LJ). It made me think. Certainly the earlier seasons didn't have Dean hugging so much. It could be that they are pandering to our love of the bro hugs OR it could be that we are seeing character development.
I'm going with the latter. This episode in particular highlighted Dean's growing ability to let people in. He knows about loss and I am now seeing a Dean who is taking the chance to say "I love you" or "I care about you" with a hug. It's almost like he's taking the chance while he can. He knows how fragile life is in his world and he's now, quite literally, embracing it. I like it. Dean's happier than I can really ever remember. Even with Sam struggling, Dean is in a familiar place. He's scared, but I also see him ready to take on the fight.
Also there's:
Charlie: What about you? Are you going to let it go?
Dean: Never
Once again we see Dean giving advice but not being able to follow it himself. He can't let Sam go. Yet. Maybe his final step of development will be being able to let him go (as Charlie has done with her mother), but for the moment he's hanging on. Thank god!! Please keep hanging on Dean.
There is pretty much nothing the Winchesters can't do if they work together.
Word! I hope this is a reference to what's to come as the finale approaches. I can only believe the success of these trials will come down to the boys working together.
If anyone can get through the trials Sam, it's you
It's interesting how Charlie has said the words that's need to be said to both Sam and Dean. Sam has shown his strength over and over - it's so nice to have it acknowledged from an outside pov. I am so intrigued by what's actually happening to Sam. I think it has to be more than just dying - they've done that too many times now. I think some sort of change in him could be interesting. I am not going to speculate, nor am I reading speculations. Alls I can say is I can't wait to see how this will play out.
Charlie
Robbie has a great way of rounding out characters. He did it with Meg and now with Charlie. We got some history and we saw character growth. Her story also related to the boys. She's strong and independent, knowledgable and kickass. She's also emotional and recognises her flaws. No wonder Dean admires her so much. I also like that she has fangirl qualities that are endearing and not condensing to the fangirl audience. A truly wonderful addition to the Supernatural universe. I hope they keep her around until the very end.
Story structure
A good episode works best when it feels solid. When the story unfolds with moments of action, humour, warmth, myth arc progression, character progression and overall entertainment. Robbie alway manages to find the correct flow - peaks and troughs in the story telling. He uses past canon respectfully (I can only surmise that they had dream root in the boot of the car) and adds believable twists to what we already know about certain monsters (yay, fear feeding Djinn). It feels like he knows these characters and he knows them like we know them. He seemed to get right to the heart of what makes the show so loved - brotherly moments to die for. Let's hope this sets the theme for the remaining three episodes.
and now some gifs I made (I promise I won't spam you with all my gifs. They are so damn addicting. I AM going to be spamming Tumblr though, as I figure that's what the place is for...;D)
WOOT! I'm in my happy place with that ep. Oh and Charlie is a Woman of Letters! \o/ (I'm sure![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
womanofletters was happy to hear her name referenced...;D)
xx
NO WHERE!!
OMFG!!! Can we just take a moment to...SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
As near to a perfect ep for me as you can get!
Awesome bromance, sick!Sam, caring, worried, protective Dean, Dean being AWESOME, Sam being AWESOME, Dean looking INCREDIBLE! (*guh* that guy can wear a uniform), Charlie being AWESOME, interesting MoTW, bunker being AMAZING - THEY HAVE A SHOOTING RANGE!!! ARGHHHHHHHH! \o/, characters given DEPTH, WITTY dialogue, positive fangirl representation, opening sequence of squee, reference to the SPN books, Sam being recognised for how strong her is, Dean's nightmare being Sam in a hospital bed, Dean continuing his hug fest, HUUUUUUGGGSSSSSS,
But my favourite....
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
Comfort! It's so perfect. I never saw the connection to a hobbit's home before. But there it is - round door and everything. :D The bunker oozes comfort and safety and home.
Going a little deeper:
Dean and his current hug fest.
I happened upon a comment that Dean is out of character giving so many hugs (not on LJ). It made me think. Certainly the earlier seasons didn't have Dean hugging so much. It could be that they are pandering to our love of the bro hugs OR it could be that we are seeing character development.
I'm going with the latter. This episode in particular highlighted Dean's growing ability to let people in. He knows about loss and I am now seeing a Dean who is taking the chance to say "I love you" or "I care about you" with a hug. It's almost like he's taking the chance while he can. He knows how fragile life is in his world and he's now, quite literally, embracing it. I like it. Dean's happier than I can really ever remember. Even with Sam struggling, Dean is in a familiar place. He's scared, but I also see him ready to take on the fight.
Also there's:
Charlie: What about you? Are you going to let it go?
Dean: Never
Once again we see Dean giving advice but not being able to follow it himself. He can't let Sam go. Yet. Maybe his final step of development will be being able to let him go (as Charlie has done with her mother), but for the moment he's hanging on. Thank god!! Please keep hanging on Dean.
There is pretty much nothing the Winchesters can't do if they work together.
Word! I hope this is a reference to what's to come as the finale approaches. I can only believe the success of these trials will come down to the boys working together.
If anyone can get through the trials Sam, it's you
It's interesting how Charlie has said the words that's need to be said to both Sam and Dean. Sam has shown his strength over and over - it's so nice to have it acknowledged from an outside pov. I am so intrigued by what's actually happening to Sam. I think it has to be more than just dying - they've done that too many times now. I think some sort of change in him could be interesting. I am not going to speculate, nor am I reading speculations. Alls I can say is I can't wait to see how this will play out.
Charlie
Robbie has a great way of rounding out characters. He did it with Meg and now with Charlie. We got some history and we saw character growth. Her story also related to the boys. She's strong and independent, knowledgable and kickass. She's also emotional and recognises her flaws. No wonder Dean admires her so much. I also like that she has fangirl qualities that are endearing and not condensing to the fangirl audience. A truly wonderful addition to the Supernatural universe. I hope they keep her around until the very end.
Story structure
A good episode works best when it feels solid. When the story unfolds with moments of action, humour, warmth, myth arc progression, character progression and overall entertainment. Robbie alway manages to find the correct flow - peaks and troughs in the story telling. He uses past canon respectfully (I can only surmise that they had dream root in the boot of the car) and adds believable twists to what we already know about certain monsters (yay, fear feeding Djinn). It feels like he knows these characters and he knows them like we know them. He seemed to get right to the heart of what makes the show so loved - brotherly moments to die for. Let's hope this sets the theme for the remaining three episodes.
and now some gifs I made (I promise I won't spam you with all my gifs. They are so damn addicting. I AM going to be spamming Tumblr though, as I figure that's what the place is for...;D)
WOOT! I'm in my happy place with that ep. Oh and Charlie is a Woman of Letters! \o/ (I'm sure
womanofletters was happy to hear her name referenced...;D)xx
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Date: 2013-04-25 03:33 pm (UTC)I had questions about the episode, like why does the bunker have a shooting range, if the MoL were supposedly so against brute force? (I assume Grandpa Winchester was wrong about something, there, or his attitudes weren't shared by all the MoL.) Why did Charlie act so weird all of a sudden when they figured out it was a djinn? That whole sequence was odd. I get that she was hiding why she was in town, but I was confused about why she behaved the way she did when she did. And what are the odds that Charlie's home town in Kansas is the same place the MoL bunker resides?
But really, I am fully prepared to not think about it too much, because SO MUCH AWESOME.
I love that they consciously used the Hobbit and the line about home, and the shots of the bunker. They had to have. Why else shoot all those scenes right there, and show the door so clearly? I loved that we were left to understand Dean hugs Sam because he doesn't want to wait until it's too late to let Sam knows he still loves him. I cried over Charlie and her mom, and over Dean connecting so strongly with her because of his mom. So much emotional honesty from Dean—I don't feel like we've had that in years and years. Like, since S1, honestly. And SAM KILLED THE DJINN. I've been pissed since WIAWSNB that he wasn't the one who killed the djinn who tried to kill Dean, and it was amazingly satisfying to see him use his brain and play dirty pool to kill the young one. Can't get it done with brute force? He'll find another way. Fuck, yes.
I could go on. This episode. What just happened?? I made a new SPN icon. I haven't done that since S6. Oh, my heart.
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Date: 2013-04-25 11:16 pm (UTC)Welcome back! I actually have a fic idea to address why the Batcave/Men of Letters has a shooting range, but I honestly don't see any writing time in my future this year at all. But I'll enjoy musing about it as I drift off to sleep, for many nights to come!
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Date: 2013-04-26 02:06 pm (UTC)*cries a little*
That might be premature. This could be like that Buffy episode where Xander and Anya have sex in the basement one last time, before he loses an eye and she gets herself axed to death. Remains to be seen.
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Date: 2013-04-26 06:27 am (UTC)Nice to see you enjoyed an episode! I hope you're recovering from that bump on the head.
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Date: 2013-04-26 02:04 pm (UTC)I'll buy that. I haven't rewatched the Henry episode to remember exactly what he said.
I hope you're recovering from that bump on the head.
Not really, TBH.
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Date: 2013-04-26 02:29 pm (UTC)I feel like I just got hit over the head with a brick,
Ha! I know. I had a little tear at the end of the ep and it felt SO GOOD! So wonderful to be moved again.
The questions are good ones. I had similar moments but I was spending too much time beaming that I let them slide (like them having dreamroot so handy and how they didn't already know about this Dijnn considering they would have read John's journal a millions times...). The shooting range didn't bother me though - it seemed like it fit there. I think because it's a bunk and looks like a war room, the idea that there's a place to practice shooting seems apt.
Charlie acting strange at that particular point was weird. No answer for that one other than story telling. Hee...and Charlie living in Kansas just seems, er...convenient.
And YAY Sam for killing the Dijnn. I loved that even though Sam was weak and off his game he was very much part of the action and so damn determined.
So much love for this episode! I just hope they don't blindside us now. I want more of this!!
Yay new SPN icon! :DD