11.15 reaction

[ash48]

I wasn't really taken with that episode I have to confess. I started writing up why and it sounded like sour grapes so I've decided to just say that even though it had some funny moments (Jensen and his physical comedy being a highlight) and a couple of cute bro moments (Sam ribbing Dean while watching the wrestling), overall it left me feeling pretty flat and disappointed (and a bit squicked tbh). It might be that I'm feeling flat today due to a cold, so I'll watching it again to get a better perspective (though I will have to skip the Lucifer & Crowley scenes and the torture scene *meep*)

Happy to discuss in comments if anyone wants to chat. :)

Comments

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

I liked the little memory of their father taking them to wrestling shows, complete with the commentary on the dad sitting behind them who was there mostly for the cheap beer ("Oh, that's why Dad took us to these things..." – poor John cannot catch a break! Which seems a little unfair, tbh, but probably realistic too, so I'm buying it, even though I'm a little ambivalent about John-bashing in general...)

Sorry, did something else happen? :)

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

Not a lot, but Jensen was very funny in the first half.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

I always like flashbacks to their past. This was as heartbreaking as usual when they flash backed. Dean had "good" memories and Sam remembers a the reality of it. As much as I didn't like they way they then killed the not!john character (with that poor boy) it was a reminder that Dean didn't see any fault in John when he was young (and maybe even now?) but Sam saw the little signs that not everything was roses. I hadn't thought about that until now - that's a positive i can take away from that episode. :)

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

Thank you for clarifying. Now I may need to go back and rewatch this episode! I also loved Sam's sympathy for the kid. He's so good with young victims of tragedy, as of course he would be!

Also, didn't Dean wrestle in high school? I have a dim memory of his being on the wrestling team at that boys home in upstate New York.