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Supernatural: Oh.My.God.

May 31st, 2011 | by | eureka, season finale, supernatural, the cw, tv shows

May
31

Ever notice how Supernatural has the uncanny ability to give us characters that we love, only to ruthlessly kill them? Sometimes after only one or two appearances? Yeah, thanks a lot, Kripke! Also, Metallicar gets crunched once again. Oh Noes!!!

In the first episode of the two show finale we get a wrap-up of the Lisa and Ben saga. It’s always loads of fun to see a good, kind character get infested with a demon. DemonLisa had some zingers! Once again, Dean calls on Castiel for a favor, wiping the memory of Dean from their minds. I think if Dean really wanted to put a cherry on that, he should have had Cas wipe his memory as well. I mean, what’s to stop some beastie from taking them again and flaunting them in Dean’s face? Still, I suppose it’s the thought that counts.

Meanwhile, Bobby is off tracking down a beastie that escaped from purgatory way back in the day (HP Lovecraft mythology is turned on its head here, apparently), who turns out to be Dr. Visyak, the dragon-killing sword owner and former lover of Bobby we met back in the middle of the season. She is awesome and full of info, so of course, she gets drained of her blood right quick, by angels!

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Supernatural: Metallicar FTW!

May 19th, 2010 | by | season finale, supernatural, tv shows

May
19

I have no idea what other SPN fans thought, because I have been out of town and have spent the week playing catch-up. I was lucky I got to see the finale on Saturday. You know what? Kripke brought it!

A few shocking, horrible, awful deaths; some brotherly love; a hot car that saves the world; and an Angel gets his mojo back. Nice.

I was sure Samifer was a terrible idea, and I was sure the whole Sam/Lucifer talking in the mirror thing was gonna suck, but they didn’t dwell and Jared pulled off the two characters quite well. Seeing Lucifer swallow our darling Sammy up was hard to see, and I can’t believe I was rooting for a damn car to pull him out of it. A car!!

I am also a sucker for this style of storytelling, and it helped that I am a big fan of Chuck the Prophet. The one thing I do know, is that a lot of people are supposing that Chuck is GOD. I am back and forth on this, and may need to watch again to get a more solid opinion. He was wearing white… but would Kripke be that obvious? Honestly, I wouldn’t put it past him.

So, the ending. If this was the verylastSupernaturalever, I would have been satisfied. It would have sucked to think that Dean wouldn’t have his brother, but it would have made sense to me. It would have felt final and tied up and bittersweet and gratifying. But we all know there is another season to come, and Samifer standing under the street lamp, glaring at Dean and Lisa was not only clique, but kinda cheap. And let me tell you, if we have to endure another season of those stunning boys at odds, I am gonna be pissed. I watch this show for the the pretty, the gore and the brotherly love. A few episodes of Sam trying to get back to the world is fine, but not a whole season! Plus, I am not sure how much more of Dean’s suffering I can take.

And who are we gonna blame when things go awry next season? I am so used to “Damn you, Kripke!”, but will it now have to be “Damn you, Sera!”. Just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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Supernatural: Sam, Interrupted

January 31st, 2010 | by | supernatural

Jan
31

The first episode back after the winter break gave us a very different view of the brothers than we’re used to. Each had to come to grips with the demons (pardon the pun) they face, in his own way.

I think what I liked best about this episode was that just when we thought we knew what it was about, we were wrong. More than once.

Sure, in the end, the identity of the wraith was obvious, but what’s that they say about hindsight being 20/20? I’m consistently impressed by how original the show manages to be.

First, I want to say this about the episode’s final scene: I loved how it made Dean FINALLY forgive Sam, even though that’s not what it was about on the surface. Dean’s entreaty to Sam, “Are you WITH me?” wasn’t simply a question. It was a question, an invitation, a plea.

Those four words were Dean’s way of saying, “You’re my brother. What’s past is past. We have a world to save and the only way we can do it is together. I love you.” Well, that’s what it meant to me, anyway.

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Supernatural: Free to Be You and Me

September 28th, 2009 | by | supernatural

Sep
28

Well, here was an interesting twist: As more hunters find out that Sam isn’t hunting and that he once drank lots of demon blood to fight demons, they’re gonna be looking for him.

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The question is, now that all the demons of hell have been unleashed, will Sam be able to fight them using the demon blood?

Actually, the real question is, were Dean and Sam born to be vessels of heaven and hell? And when I say heaven and hell, I mean, Heaven and Hell. Dean is supposedly the vessel for the Archangel Michael. And Sam for Lucifer himself.

I don’t doubt Lucifer when he says Sam is his vessel. I think, actually, that he’s telling the truth when he says he doesn’t lie.

It’s just a matter of what truth is he telling. Didn’t we all hear all the fairy tales growing up where someone got three wishes and all the wishes turned to crap because they were taken literally? Remember, we often hear what we want to hear when someone tells us something. How many times have each of us been disappointed by believing someone meant one thing when it turned out the reality was far different?

Lucifer doesn’t need to lie. The question is, will Sam somehow convince himself that if Lucifer uses him as a vessel that he’ll somehow be able to control the demon within and help save the world?

And if Dean doesn’t allow Michael to use him as a vessel, will it all matter anyway?

This week, we get zombies (cool!) as Dean goes forward five years to see what happens if he doesn’t allow Michael to use his sword. So the question is whether this will convince Dean.

I wonder, however, who the demon was who killed the boys’ mother and Sam’s girlfriend. Was it a demon? Or was it actually an angel who was trying to set the boys on their life’s journey? We’ve seen enough of the angels now to know that we can’t put that past them.

The only thing that disappoints me about the upcoming episode is that its focus on the future means we probably won’t find out where God’s been hiding out yet. I’m really curious.

If you were an omnipotent being who controlled the planet to some degree or another, where would you go for R&R?

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