I can't bring myself to review 10.09 at the moment

[ash48]

I can't recall the last time I was so angry after a mid-season finale. Oh wait. Yes I can. After the season 8 mid-season finale.

Dear Show,

If I wanted to watch soapy drama about teenage angst and family dramas there are a gazzillion other shows I could watch. In fact, I'm currently watching The Originals - full of family strife and drama but I'm watching that KNOWING THAT THAT IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT. The last time I checked Supernatural was not ONLY about that stuff.

Yours so fucking faithfully that I need my head checked.


I'll stop because all I'll do is rant. I'm sure there were some wonderful moments but I'm too pissed that the mid-season finale was not only Winchester-lite but boring as bat shit (though actually batshit is likely to be more interesting).

And yes I know, I'm probably offending every person that follows me because that's all I seem to be able to do lately.

(though really I am sorry. I had a crappy start to the day, followed by a crappy day and I went into the episode in a craptastic mood and I had hoped it might have taken me out of it. Instead I ended up pissed off with it - which is very likely because of the mood I was in. Sadly. I just wasn't the slightest bit interested in any of it (which BOO because I was looking forward to Cas and Claire actually AND juicy MoC stuff).

I will take some time, read some reviews, adjust my mood/view and review this properly (with a poll) later.

Comments

[reggie11.livejournal.com]

I didn't hate the episode, it just should never have been used as the mid-season finale. This felt like one of the filler episodes to me so I was left more disappointed than I should be. Had this episode aired last week, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more.

The Cas and Claire storyline was quite interesting and moving but it didn't belong in one of the most important episodes of the season. The moment they actually lost me was the anecdote in the bar. Not only was it absolutely ridiculous, it seemed utterly pointless. It wasn't funny, it wasn't moving, it wasn't a moral lesson. It wasn't anything except a string of words. I kept waiting for the anecdote to get to a point but it didn't. It sounded like something someone who is drunk off their ass would tell people that makes sense to them and nobody else.

The Crowley and Rowena story, once again was interesting, but it felt crow-barred in to the episode and I was left shaking my head. It didn't fit.

This sums up this episode for me. It felt like three writers sat in three separate rooms and each wrote something. One wrote the actual Supernatural storyline of Sam and Dean and what was happening because of the Mark and verily, it was good. One wrote a comedy about the King of Hell and his mother. And one wrote a soap opera worthy of daytime soaps everywhere and it was quite moving. Then someone smushed it all together even though the ragged edges didn't even remotely match up. What came out was 10.09. It felt like a Frankenstein episode with all the bolts and stitches showing.

[gidgetgal9.livejournal.com]

Oh, I feel the same way about the three writers and it not all fitting!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

You've nailed it on the head - that's exactly what it feels like - 3 separate unconnected storylines crammed into a single episode - and the most important of the 3 stories was crammed into what felt like the shortest amount of time.

It's actually annoying me that I liked the CasClaire story. I was happy to get that wrapped up and Jimmy's status finally established, but that should have been in another episode at another time. There was no tension and build up in that story to lead into something that should MATTER - Dean apparently being taken over by the Mark.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

I honestly think my mood made me "hate" it. I'm pretty sure if I watched it again (which I will do) I'll just be "meh" about it rather than so angry.

Not only was it absolutely ridiculous, it seemed utterly pointless. It wasn't funny, it wasn't moving, it wasn't a moral lesson.

I agree. It was kind of weird. I kept waiting for the punch line and then nothing happened. I always like hearing about John but I felt like it was a bit of retcon. John was established as a pretty bad dad and this felt like they were smoothing it all over and saying "it's ok to be neglected and put in danger because he did his best". I don't know. I'll have to think more on this bit.

The Crowley and Rowena story, once again was interesting,

Yeah.../o\ I'm going to have to actually watch those scenes. I was not in the least bit interested at the time. I liked Rowena before so I'll have to give her another go.

What came out was 10.09. It felt like a Frankenstein episode with all the bolts and stitches showing.

Yes. I'm sure it was ok but as a mid season ender I suppose I was just hoping for something grittier and more S&D focussed.