if the writers were genuinely interested in exploring new aspects of such well known characters, this would be the logical, ballsy choice.
Agreed. Unfortunately, it seems that the writers aren't even all that interested in sticking to canon. Certainly not in watching older episodes that would give them a better handle on writing the characters. (As a long-ago English teacher told me, "you've got to KNOW the (grammar) rules before you can break them." The same applies to SPN -- the writers have to KNOW what makes the guys tick before they can make convincing sea changes, and it doesn't seem that they're trying all that hard.)
they could potentially earn back some respect for finally "going there" and an attempt at doing something novel after 9 years.
Again, agreed. If SPN truly goes full-circle and ends in the same place it began -- with the brothers separated, part of me would applaud them for closing the circle so neatly. The other part would be heartbroken. I'm still hoping that they spend the last couple of years surprising us, taking SPN to places it's never before been, because I want Show to bow out with a bang. I just don't have that much faith in the current group of writers' ability to do it. :( (I'm not going anywhere, though -- no matter what missteps the writers may make, I still have faith in the Js to make things work.)
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Date: 2013-12-16 01:26 am (UTC)Agreed. Unfortunately, it seems that the writers aren't even all that interested in sticking to canon. Certainly not in watching older episodes that would give them a better handle on writing the characters. (As a long-ago English teacher told me, "you've got to KNOW the (grammar) rules before you can break them." The same applies to SPN -- the writers have to KNOW what makes the guys tick before they can make convincing sea changes, and it doesn't seem that they're trying all that hard.)
they could potentially earn back some respect for finally "going there" and an attempt at doing something novel after 9 years.
Again, agreed. If SPN truly goes full-circle and ends in the same place it began -- with the brothers separated, part of me would applaud them for closing the circle so neatly. The other part would be heartbroken. I'm still hoping that they spend the last couple of years surprising us, taking SPN to places it's never before been, because I want Show to bow out with a bang. I just don't have that much faith in the current group of writers' ability to do it. :( (I'm not going anywhere, though -- no matter what missteps the writers may make, I still have faith in the Js to make things work.)