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

[ash48.livejournal.com]

This was the most disappointing episode of the season for me.

I agree. Seeing the gif on twitter of Sam and Dean enjoying the wrestling made me think we might be in for some great SamnDean stuff - instead there was the usual sniping that made me cringe a bit (though there were also a couple of nice bro moments). This isn't the worse ep so far for me ("The Devil in the Details holds that spot - another Dabb written episode rather curiously), but definitely the most disappointing.

You saw my tweet about neither of the boys trying to exorcise the smug demon. That irked me so much.

The whole ending irked the hell out of me. From that guy getting his Achilles heal sliced to Dean being tied up (so he could be killed…what?) to Sam not being to exorcise the demon. Then there's the villain's monologue that I am so truly sick off.

You could see that Crowley was being set up from space it was that damn obvious.

Everything felt obvious to me. That scene where Lucifer came in felt so slow. It's like - yep, we know this so now what? I did like that Crowley did the double double cross and managed to get out of there. Though why Lucifer didn't get kill Crowley is beyond me. I accept that it was to "play" with him, but other than that - no good reason.

A good example of what mostly irked me in this episode is being treated like we don't "get it". There was that scene between Sam and the x-female wrestler and it was obvious Sam once had a poster above his bed (a cute moment) and then later it had to be explained to us that "yes, Sam did have a poster" by Dean making the comment to Sam. A really small thing (and trivial), but it sums up what was wrong with this episode for me. And then there's the anvilious "just keep grinding" (as though Sam and Dean haven't worked through that all before).

But yeah. Too many good ones so it can have a pass. :)