9.23 reaction

[ash48]

I had a huge reaction post written out but decided it was far too negative and started to make me cry so I decided not to post it.

I will say that I didn't mind watching the episode (made all the better because I had zebra363 with me) but in all honesty it left me feeling pretty much nothing. Empty. Blank. Perhaps a bit annoyed, frustrated and sad.

I love these characters too much to see them wasted like this. To have them at odds all season just so we can have "near" apology scenes and confessions of "I lied". :(

For a whole season to mean absolutely nothing. To have gone absolutely no where. *sobs* (and not the good *sobs* - only S8 and S9 have reduced me to tears over loss of the show I fell in love with).

I need more time to process. I'm sure I will shake these blues away and find something salvageable here.

Though I'm thinking until Carver leaves I'll never see the Sam and Dean I grew to love.

I'd say they've already created their spin off. We watched it this season.

(PS: please, if you loved it and want to squee please feel free. I need to know it's worth hanging on to. I need to know that this is just all part of a plan to build this show back to something we recognise. I need to know that they didn't make Sam say important stuff only to have it completely and utterly ignored for a reason. I need to know that this hasn't just become the worst, predictable, most boring, fan servicing pile of... )

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[ash48.livejournal.com]

Zebra and I couldn't believe how much talking Metatron did! It makes me wonder if Carver actually thought he was an interesting character. Or maybe the very point was to make his SO annoying and boring that when he's finally killed off we'll all be able to cheer!!

And I have held on and held on. I've stayed positive and sincerely believed that it would all mean something in the end. I'm wondering how much longer I can keep hoping for that. I think if I have to all through S10 it might just kill me.

But yeah. I prefer to be optimistic and hearing all the good things about the episode have made me feel a bit better about it.

[stripytights.livejournal.com]

So much talking and pontificating. Metatron could have been interesting - maybe if he'd had a different actor. And a different script. Also a different storyline. Or was the Metatron from His Dark Materials. Nope, still not seeing it.

I really hope that on a rewatch, the episode feels better for you - and that season 10 brings good things - personally I'm so so hopeful for more Sam next season. One thing I can definitely offer as a positive is that I am willing to bet some amazing fanworks spawn off this episode.