6.11 Appointment in Samarra - Supernatural? I watched, I squeed and now as as ![[info]]()
ash48 puts it, I posted!
I loved, loved LOVED this episode. After a rewatch it may just tip in to my top 3 list for Season 6 so far. It's definitely in the top 5.
Things what I loved:
1. Sam gets his soul back - what a relief! I had the uncomfortable feeling they were gonna drag that one out for a while. Sam getting his soul back could be completely catastrophic of course but for now I shall take what I can get and be grateful and in the meatime skip with joy in my flowery imaginative field of brotherly love, unbreakable bonds and sing out loud about the epic love of Sam and Dean - back together, fully souled up, slightly broken, a little rough round the edges but still brothers through and through. What? Denial is so a place... I LOVES it. ;-P
2. Bobby being awesome enough to give Robo!Sam a run for his money. Sam, even souless, Bobby knows you too well. Also TRAPDOORS??? How epic is this house he lives in? I'm starting to think Weekend at Bobby's was an anomaly he seems to be getting so many free weekends to install all kinds of awesomeness into his place. Seriously though, I really appreciated that Sam didn't get the jump on him from the get go.
3. Death!!! Wheeee! I loved Death in TMTM and I loved Death even more now. I like the idea that he hankers for a day off every now and then, that he enjoys the more simple things that humans do and that he makes Dean flinch, just a little. His lesson teaching was so much more effective than Zacharaiah's ham-fisted attempts - his absolute unruffledness even when Dean is being particularly whiny smart ass teenager type. His assertion that there is more to the concept of a human soul than Dean hasn't even begun to appreciate. I loved it all. No matter the incarnation, Death is and will forever be, a very fascinating character for me. Pratchett's Death is just sublime and I think the Spn one is just as good.
4. Dean being so fucking relentless in his extremely one eyed drive to get his brother back. I mean stubborn headed mule is understating it here. It's often a conundrum for me because on the one hand I absolutely adore this about him, his complete devotion to his brother, he is an unstoppable force when it comes to protecting Sam and being there for him but then on the other I'm like DUDE!!! LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE FFS!!!! I was backing Sam when he was saying "It's my life" but then I'm torn because I'm think well is it really? I mean aren't you just a consciousness inhabiting a meat suit right now? No different from say an ambivalent demon possessing you? You're using the body sure and you're providing those synapses to make it work but really - you're just a temporary tenant right now. Which is probably exactly the way Dean sees him hence the total resistance to even considering Sam's request not to have his soul returned.
It's all soooooo complex it makes my brain hurt thinking about the moral ambiguities of it all.
5. Sam still being hot. Being a hot robo!Sam bad ass. I still do get all tingly when Sam takes control like that.
6. Dean's suckage at his job. One day. 24 measly hours that's all he had to do it for. And would you look at that he failed. Actually this was probably something I questioned a little - here we are five and a half years in. Dean's clearly acknowledged that the Winchester self-sacrificing family drive way is no doubt genetic and entirely the reason why their lives are so fucked up and yet he still feels no hesitation in messing with the natural order of things. He knows it's not fair, has known for many years now and yet he still feels no compunction about bucking the system, upsetting the natural balance if he feels so inclined. It just seems all so contradictory to me, I mean ffs just last episode wasn't he lecturing Gramps about bringing Mary back? Has he not heard about the butterfly flapping it's wings and the ramifications of such an event all over the world? *rolls eyes* Seriously Dean you are a butt headed stubborn assed individual who for some obscure reason never thinks the rules should apply to him. Don't ever change *vbg*
7. Balthazar - so do hope we see more of him. His affirmation of Castiel's status as Sam's boyfriend and the fact that he managed to ignite just a spark, a fleeting expression of reaction from Sam when he said he's take great delight in screwing over his brother was what sealed the love for this scene for me. It was nothing big and certainly nothing that was ever gonna impact on anything but I did like Sam's face at that point - just a sliver of doubt about screwing his brother over. Like I said though, blink and you'd miss it.
8. Tessa YAY!!! So love how this show brings good characters back. Tessa makes a great reaper and is impervious to Dean's drop dead gorgeousness which all made for some great interactions. She can come back ANY time.
In other news....I have four days left till 6 weeks of freedom...let me count the hours, I cannot wait. My one and only pair of most comfortable flip flops ever, my Birkenstocks that I have had for years now, were lost but now they are found and that makes one a happy camper. Simple things in life and all that...it's damn hot around here - wearing closed in shoes suck, Flip flops are a necessity!
Last agility trial of the year last night and lil Miss Spryte did good - winning two classes including the top Masters one! \\o// YAYS!! Bon Jovi last Wednesday night was awesome - seeing Wanted Dead or Alive done live like that? Chills I tell ya CHILLS! It was good...and man that Mr Jon Bon Jovi looks awfully good for his age - wonder what his secret is?
And now I must do houseworky, christmasey and car cleaning things....oh and watch Smallville. Actually I should probably do that first. Yes of course... priorities I HAZ THEM!
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ash48 puts it, I posted!I loved, loved LOVED this episode. After a rewatch it may just tip in to my top 3 list for Season 6 so far. It's definitely in the top 5.
Things what I loved:
1. Sam gets his soul back - what a relief! I had the uncomfortable feeling they were gonna drag that one out for a while. Sam getting his soul back could be completely catastrophic of course but for now I shall take what I can get and be grateful and in the meatime skip with joy in my flowery imaginative field of brotherly love, unbreakable bonds and sing out loud about the epic love of Sam and Dean - back together, fully souled up, slightly broken, a little rough round the edges but still brothers through and through. What? Denial is so a place... I LOVES it. ;-P
2. Bobby being awesome enough to give Robo!Sam a run for his money. Sam, even souless, Bobby knows you too well. Also TRAPDOORS??? How epic is this house he lives in? I'm starting to think Weekend at Bobby's was an anomaly he seems to be getting so many free weekends to install all kinds of awesomeness into his place. Seriously though, I really appreciated that Sam didn't get the jump on him from the get go.
3. Death!!! Wheeee! I loved Death in TMTM and I loved Death even more now. I like the idea that he hankers for a day off every now and then, that he enjoys the more simple things that humans do and that he makes Dean flinch, just a little. His lesson teaching was so much more effective than Zacharaiah's ham-fisted attempts - his absolute unruffledness even when Dean is being particularly whiny smart ass teenager type. His assertion that there is more to the concept of a human soul than Dean hasn't even begun to appreciate. I loved it all. No matter the incarnation, Death is and will forever be, a very fascinating character for me. Pratchett's Death is just sublime and I think the Spn one is just as good.
4. Dean being so fucking relentless in his extremely one eyed drive to get his brother back. I mean stubborn headed mule is understating it here. It's often a conundrum for me because on the one hand I absolutely adore this about him, his complete devotion to his brother, he is an unstoppable force when it comes to protecting Sam and being there for him but then on the other I'm like DUDE!!! LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE FFS!!!! I was backing Sam when he was saying "It's my life" but then I'm torn because I'm think well is it really? I mean aren't you just a consciousness inhabiting a meat suit right now? No different from say an ambivalent demon possessing you? You're using the body sure and you're providing those synapses to make it work but really - you're just a temporary tenant right now. Which is probably exactly the way Dean sees him hence the total resistance to even considering Sam's request not to have his soul returned.
It's all soooooo complex it makes my brain hurt thinking about the moral ambiguities of it all.
5. Sam still being hot. Being a hot robo!Sam bad ass. I still do get all tingly when Sam takes control like that.
6. Dean's suckage at his job. One day. 24 measly hours that's all he had to do it for. And would you look at that he failed. Actually this was probably something I questioned a little - here we are five and a half years in. Dean's clearly acknowledged that the Winchester self-sacrificing family drive way is no doubt genetic and entirely the reason why their lives are so fucked up and yet he still feels no hesitation in messing with the natural order of things. He knows it's not fair, has known for many years now and yet he still feels no compunction about bucking the system, upsetting the natural balance if he feels so inclined. It just seems all so contradictory to me, I mean ffs just last episode wasn't he lecturing Gramps about bringing Mary back? Has he not heard about the butterfly flapping it's wings and the ramifications of such an event all over the world? *rolls eyes* Seriously Dean you are a butt headed stubborn assed individual who for some obscure reason never thinks the rules should apply to him. Don't ever change *vbg*
7. Balthazar - so do hope we see more of him. His affirmation of Castiel's status as Sam's boyfriend and the fact that he managed to ignite just a spark, a fleeting expression of reaction from Sam when he said he's take great delight in screwing over his brother was what sealed the love for this scene for me. It was nothing big and certainly nothing that was ever gonna impact on anything but I did like Sam's face at that point - just a sliver of doubt about screwing his brother over. Like I said though, blink and you'd miss it.
8. Tessa YAY!!! So love how this show brings good characters back. Tessa makes a great reaper and is impervious to Dean's drop dead gorgeousness which all made for some great interactions. She can come back ANY time.
In other news....I have four days left till 6 weeks of freedom...let me count the hours, I cannot wait. My one and only pair of most comfortable flip flops ever, my Birkenstocks that I have had for years now, were lost but now they are found and that makes one a happy camper. Simple things in life and all that...it's damn hot around here - wearing closed in shoes suck, Flip flops are a necessity!
Last agility trial of the year last night and lil Miss Spryte did good - winning two classes including the top Masters one! \\o// YAYS!! Bon Jovi last Wednesday night was awesome - seeing Wanted Dead or Alive done live like that? Chills I tell ya CHILLS! It was good...and man that Mr Jon Bon Jovi looks awfully good for his age - wonder what his secret is?
And now I must do houseworky, christmasey and car cleaning things....oh and watch Smallville. Actually I should probably do that first. Yes of course... priorities I HAZ THEM!