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Top 10 Moments from S9 (so far) Pic/Gif Spam
In preparation for Show returning next week I thought I would reflect on some of my favourite moments from season 9 so far. :D
 This piece of dialogue gets me every time I listen to it. *guh* I also love that we get a moment of Dean talking about sex - we often see how considerate he is with his partners, it nice to have that backed up with dialogue. Also…his voice…<3
I love discovering new areas in the magical bunker - Sam's room, the computer room, the wonderful garage, the kitchen (adored Dean's "I just cleaned up in here"). I even like the hallways. :) The decor is gorgeous and I love how perfectly it suits the boys. I also love that they have a home. I know it removes some of their nomadic existence (and I LOVE it when they venture out and stay in a motel), but there's just something about them having their own place that makes me happy for them.  It's probably a weird favourite moment but I was longing to see Dean finally realise the extent of what he's done. This was only ever going to end badly (and Dean knew it. He even said it before the trials "We both know where this ends; one of us dies. Or worse). Looks like the "or worse" happened. I really felt Dean's depth of realisation and despair (whether this will be followed up with a deeper understanding on Dean's part - especially in relation to the effect this will have on Sam, is yet to be seen. I remain hopeful that this will be explored).  Such great casting. This young actor knocked it out of the ballpark playing Dean. This gorgeous moment made my heart sing. The absolute delight that Dean feels when he sees Sam….*happy sigh*
Abaddon, Charlie, Jody and Dorothy <3333 I am loving these female characters this season. I know we've only had a little bit of Dorothy but I did like her a lot (particularly in partnership with Charlie). I really hope we get to see more of them. Abaddon is deliciously evil and Jody is, well, Jody owns the part of my heart Sam and Dean haven't taken up (there is a little bit spare for other characters *g*)  Always love me some bro touching. It's usually done in comfort, worry, protectiveness or relief so it always comes with strong emotion. I thought the first half of S9 had some great broments - some great SamnDeanness. :D
I really feel like Jared has enjoyed playing the dual roles this season. There's just something about his on screen presence that was missing from the first half of S8. I've enjoyed seeing him change from Sam to Zeke/Gad. I like the way he utilises his full height when becoming Zeke/Gadreel. It emphasises how he uses his body in his characterisation of Sam (more stooped and less confident).  FUNNIEST MOMENT EVER! (well, maybe after the "If there's a key, then there has to be a lock.") I laughed (and probably clapped!) out loud. The comic timing was spot on.  I literally gasped when this moment happened. I didn't expect it at all and it blew me away. I love how the wings are wrecked with feathers falling out when they open up. A great visual moment.  I know this is highly controversial and where it's one of my favourite things this season I know it's many fans worse thing. Personally I think it's a rather genius move (*ducks tomatoes*). It's utterly and completely fraught with wrongness but it creates a horror and levels of angst that I think this show is known for. It's created lengthy debates and fabulous fan works. It's also created an overarching story that should see them through until the end of the season. It's intense and powerful in its underlying issues. It cuts to the core of what this relationship is about. I love that Show can do that after 9 years. This comes with a disclaimer though. We are only half way through and this will only remain a favourite thing if it's handled well over the remainder of the season. Which brings me to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small} runedgirl's question "What are you most looking forward to when SPN returns in a few weeks?"The first answer that springs to mind is - seeing the boys again! I think the thing I miss most over the hiatuses is not seeing Sam and Dean on my screen each week. But aside from that… I am looking forward to seeing where they take the story and how they resolve (or address) the fallout of Dean's decision and the effect it will have on both of them. I still remain cautiously optimistic that this will play out satisfactorily. The thing that I struggle with is what would I consider "satisfactorily"? I don't have a "must to it this way or I'll hate show forever", instead there are things that I am hoping they don't do. Namely; dismiss it, have Sam be totally ok with it (or worse, apologise…for something he feels he should apologise for) or have Dean not fully realise what he's done and why. I don't want them to just move on for the sake of having to tell MoTW stories. I'd be extremely surprised if there wasn't some sort of fallout over it (why provide the perfect source of angst and not do something with it), but the way they play it out will be very important and I sincerely hope they do something awesome with it *holds breath*. I am also looking forward to seeing some returning characters, watching some great MoTW stories, seeing Sam and Dean wash the Impala (come on! It's gotta happen one day!), seeing who the spin off character will be and hopefully seeing some great broments as they come to terms with what's happened to them this year. I also look forward to angsting and chatting all about it! |
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Mine too!
the poor kid was doomed as soon as Dean deemed him family.
Yeah. There was no escaping his destiny. :(
9.08 is light on re the overall story arc. I mostly love that ep for awesome Jody. Some people had issues with Dean and sex but I didn't (I had a rather large rant typed up about this ep, but I never posted it). 9.09 is hard going and yeah - so much now rests on Sam's reemergence and the aftermath. On the one hand I'm not feeling confident that they will address this satisfactorily - especially where I read a comment from a writer about fans being upset with "but I thought you'd be happy because this is what Dean does for his little brother" (something like that) - seemingly missing the whole point and heavy issue surrounding Dean's decision. BUT on the other hand I am a little more confident that they are aware of the issue because Sam lack of choice was mentioned in 9.09 (I am hoping I'm not spoiling you). Unfortunately it wasn't Sam saying it (grrrrr), but at least it was written. And Dean being confronted with a disastrous result due to his choice gives me hope that it's not something that will be brushed over.
I really want Sam to be able to be a hero in his own right, not just a perpetual victim.
This so much. As I feel Carver is re-exploring earlier issues (from S1-S5) I feel we are leading up to Sam (once again) making his own choices about his destiny and being a hero. It may take a while to get there (at least another season to go I reckon), but I remain cautiously optimistic about that. So much rests on the next couple of episodes - should be a good indication of where they might be planning to take this. I hope I have some good things to report in the next couple of ep reactions.
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Oh and YES Dean and Adaddon FTW!! I hope to see interaction between them (or even Sam and Adaddon…or all three!)
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Sadly, the fact that the Sam lack of choice was mentioned by Gadreel in 9.09 makes me fear that the writers feel they have dealt with that sufficiently. I'm deeply worried that it will never be mentioned again. Unfortunately spoilers indicate that
Gad will be the focus of 9.10 and then 9.11-9.14 are extremely Sam light. Plus we have a Garth episode and a Ghostfacers episode plus at least a few Cas episodes. Misha is directing 9.17 said he doesn't want to direct Jared, so 9.17 may well have In the Beginning or The End levels of Sam. I think the emotional impact of what Dean did to Sam is over, but I really, really want to be wrong.
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Yeah, this is in the back of mind also. In fact, I'd be pretty damn certain that Sam's lack of choice will be totally brushed over and if that happens I will be extremely unhappy (and annoyed!).
I've only glimpsed at the previews - my hope is that there's a lot of other stuff going on in the episodes, aside from what they are indicating. But...*sigh*...I think I better gird by loins and prepare for the worse. :(
(How do you know 9.11-9.14 are Sam light?) I know we are in for a lot of Cas eps which concerns me a lot. But...what do ya do? It's like knowing we still have a whole angel story line to happen yet. No exactly thrilled by that either, but it's clearly what the season is about so I've just gotta accept it.
Misha is directing 9.17 said he doesn't want to direct Jared
Um...seriously? I know they joke a lot about teasing Misha but I'd have thought (hoped) that they are professional enough not to effect whether a character is actually in the episode. I wouldn't have thought Misha could command who was in an episode. If anything, I'd say it'll be a Sam n Dean episode (light on Cas as he'll be directing). And I'd say if they are going to have Sam light eps then we'll get Dean light eps too (sadly) - especially as they are fathers now.
I think the emotional impact of what Dean did to Sam is over, but I really, really want to be wrong.
I want you to be wrong also...;) It would make little sense for Carver to have developed this level of potential angst and not do something more with it. But...he did set up lots of interesting stuff in the first half of last season and did nothing with it, so yeah. It wouldn't surprise me. BUT I WANT TO BE SURPRISED!