Thoughts on SPN episode 4x10
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ladymirthI liked it.
I'm really surprised, because I thought I wouldn't. Not when last week's episode was kind of a hard sell for me. But I really did like it. And it isn't even because of Dean throwing a big damn woobly at the end, which in all honesty, rather left me cold. I mean, if he really did remember every day of forty years in hell, he'd have woken up with the biggest case of PTSD since Jack Bauer. I roll my eyes at you, Show. First Ruby is the Rincewind of hell and now Dean is even more badass than Batman (who lost his mind that time the Joker got God-like powers from Mytzptlk and chained Batman to a rock and made him be ripped apart by ravens every evening, and was too fucked in the head by that experience even for the Martian Manhunter to put him back together again and remained a severely stressed vegetable until Superman transplanted Batman's memories into his own brain because their man-love is so great and Brokeback and Holy Paranthesis, Batman!).
I don't know whether to roll my eyes or laugh hysterically at people who are pouting about the extremely short shrift the Heavenly Hosts are getting on Show. Um, guys, after four seasons, it might have occurred to you by now that Show is not exactly a production that is overly interested in keeping to established lore or giving a damn for Biblical and historical accuracies. I have no idea how you got past the whole "Samhain" deal if you haven't dealt with this issue by now. If Show was in the Harry Potter fandom, it'd be one of those fangirls who read the Harry Potter books just so they can write fanfiction about The Draco Trilogy better.
Random analogy, I know.
I must say that I love what they've done with Anna's character, although I wish we could have found out what her Angel name was. Anna started out irritating me, because she was such a stereotypical victimized, caught-in-the-crossfire, drippy sort of female. I wish we could have got to see her kicking ass and taking names, though. I wish they'd cast a different actress in her role - she just didn't do it justice. (Incidentally, I don't know why they sideline their best actresses into minor characters and woefully miscast their major female roles. Ellen and Missouri have yet to make an appearance, and I absolutely adore Pam. I wish Dean would've got with her instead of Anna.) I wish Anna had at least stuck around a bit, so we could've seen new aspects of her character unfold before the big reveal. And while I'm wishing, I'd like all 25 greatest Batman novels on my doorstep, Genvieve Cortese to get some acting skills shipped in via Amazon and Dean and Castiel to snog next episode. One can always wish, can't one?
Other random-ass things:
1) Anna's little rant about the hardships of being an angel and Dean's "I can relate" cracked me up, but I still feel like that shoud have been Sam's line. Dean's more like Castiel as a son - uncertain but trusting. Sam's the one who would really understand wanting to break away from his father at whatever cost.
2)They learn that Heaven and Hell are both after their asses and the first thind Dean can think of is to call Bobby? Dude, even Bobby is not THAT awesome. Good thing Sam's learned to be a little more realistic than you've managed to become in your alleged forty years in hell. (Hey, doesn't that technically make Dean older than Bobby?)
3)Um, loss of faith is "Murder One" for angels? Geez, no wonder they don't even bother watching over humans, we must be like six billion baby-killers to them!
4) A hundred-year-old oak popped out of a meteor crater and it's never become a tourist attraction or an ecological phenomenon or a UN Heritage site or...something, I don't know!
5) I didn't see enough nekkid!Dean! I didn't even see enough shirtless!Dean! Your sex scenes are very lame, Show.
6)Titanic reference, WTF? First we have a wholly unnecessary and very lame sex scene followed by a wholly unnecessary and very lame Titanic callback. FYI, Show, not all redheads emulate Kate Winslet during sex.
7) This is very bad of me, but I'm kind of in love with Uriel. He's just so...badass. He and Castiel have this whole "Good cop, bad cop" routine going. He and Alistair are just wonderful to watch. They bring out the best in each other. "That hurt my feelings, you sanctimonious fanatical prick!" *SQUEE!*
Um, I think that's about it. \o/ = No cliffhanger! :'( = Two month hiatus.
I'm really surprised, because I thought I wouldn't. Not when last week's episode was kind of a hard sell for me. But I really did like it. And it isn't even because of Dean throwing a big damn woobly at the end, which in all honesty, rather left me cold. I mean, if he really did remember every day of forty years in hell, he'd have woken up with the biggest case of PTSD since Jack Bauer. I roll my eyes at you, Show. First Ruby is the Rincewind of hell and now Dean is even more badass than Batman (who lost his mind that time the Joker got God-like powers from Mytzptlk and chained Batman to a rock and made him be ripped apart by ravens every evening, and was too fucked in the head by that experience even for the Martian Manhunter to put him back together again and remained a severely stressed vegetable until Superman transplanted Batman's memories into his own brain because their man-love is so great and Brokeback and Holy Paranthesis, Batman!).
I don't know whether to roll my eyes or laugh hysterically at people who are pouting about the extremely short shrift the Heavenly Hosts are getting on Show. Um, guys, after four seasons, it might have occurred to you by now that Show is not exactly a production that is overly interested in keeping to established lore or giving a damn for Biblical and historical accuracies. I have no idea how you got past the whole "Samhain" deal if you haven't dealt with this issue by now. If Show was in the Harry Potter fandom, it'd be one of those fangirls who read the Harry Potter books just so they can write fanfiction about The Draco Trilogy better.
Random analogy, I know.
I must say that I love what they've done with Anna's character, although I wish we could have found out what her Angel name was. Anna started out irritating me, because she was such a stereotypical victimized, caught-in-the-crossfire, drippy sort of female. I wish we could have got to see her kicking ass and taking names, though. I wish they'd cast a different actress in her role - she just didn't do it justice. (Incidentally, I don't know why they sideline their best actresses into minor characters and woefully miscast their major female roles. Ellen and Missouri have yet to make an appearance, and I absolutely adore Pam. I wish Dean would've got with her instead of Anna.) I wish Anna had at least stuck around a bit, so we could've seen new aspects of her character unfold before the big reveal. And while I'm wishing, I'd like all 25 greatest Batman novels on my doorstep, Genvieve Cortese to get some acting skills shipped in via Amazon and Dean and Castiel to snog next episode. One can always wish, can't one?
Other random-ass things:
1) Anna's little rant about the hardships of being an angel and Dean's "I can relate" cracked me up, but I still feel like that shoud have been Sam's line. Dean's more like Castiel as a son - uncertain but trusting. Sam's the one who would really understand wanting to break away from his father at whatever cost.
2)They learn that Heaven and Hell are both after their asses and the first thind Dean can think of is to call Bobby? Dude, even Bobby is not THAT awesome. Good thing Sam's learned to be a little more realistic than you've managed to become in your alleged forty years in hell. (Hey, doesn't that technically make Dean older than Bobby?)
3)Um, loss of faith is "Murder One" for angels? Geez, no wonder they don't even bother watching over humans, we must be like six billion baby-killers to them!
4) A hundred-year-old oak popped out of a meteor crater and it's never become a tourist attraction or an ecological phenomenon or a UN Heritage site or...something, I don't know!
5) I didn't see enough nekkid!Dean! I didn't even see enough shirtless!Dean! Your sex scenes are very lame, Show.
6)Titanic reference, WTF? First we have a wholly unnecessary and very lame sex scene followed by a wholly unnecessary and very lame Titanic callback. FYI, Show, not all redheads emulate Kate Winslet during sex.
7) This is very bad of me, but I'm kind of in love with Uriel. He's just so...badass. He and Castiel have this whole "Good cop, bad cop" routine going. He and Alistair are just wonderful to watch. They bring out the best in each other. "That hurt my feelings, you sanctimonious fanatical prick!" *SQUEE!*
Um, I think that's about it. \o/ = No cliffhanger! :'( = Two month hiatus.
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Date: 2008-11-22 11:46 am (UTC)Wait, what Hiatus?