So ya know...

[ash48]

I'm not going to be writing up a reaction or review of 10.12. In fact, it's unlikely I'll be writing them any more. I feel I only want to complain these days and that's not fair on anyone (though I'm thinking of writing up some general stuff - mostly to help me try and work why I'm feeling just over it all).

I am still curious about what every one thought so I'll still do the polls (if you're all still happy to fill them out *g*).

[Poll #1998102]

Comments

[fanspired]

There were an extraordinary number of layers in the original show. It just isn't possible to do justice to all of them.

Alas, I don't think we're ever going to revisit an examination of what Dean did wrong in s9 becuase I don't think it was just fans that didn't like that storyline. I get the feeling Jensen didn't either, but that's mostly speculation on my part.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

It's interesting that both Jensen and Dean have mentioned "tricking Sam". It's still in play for Dean I think. He genuinely feels bad about doing that - and plays into his guilt and self loathing (making it a plot devise for Dean's arc rather than a story arc for Sam).

And I get it that fans didn't like it (like they didn't like the Sam/amelia storyline) but instead of recognising it happened (and is canon) they "ignore" it thinking we'll just forget it (and maybe casual viewers do…). Sam's angel possession is one of the biggest things to have happened to Sam since S5 and it's been totally ignored (aside from Dean feeling bad about it). They've also dropped interesting Dean arcs (purgatory being a major one) so I don't think it's just a Sam thing. It's just more obvious (hee, to me…*g*).

[fanspired]

Yes it's very frustrating that every time there's a loud outcry about a storyline they deal with it not be resolving the issue but by sweeping it under the carpet and, as you say, hoping everyone will forget about it. It does seem that most people do. Personally, I didn't think the real Dean would ever have agreed to Sam being possessed (hell, he was prepared to let Sam die in the panic room so long as he died human) but I've long since stopped expecting the characters (and especially Dean) to behave in character, so I was just disappointed they abandoned an arc that had the potential to examine some very important issues.