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brightly_lit ([personal profile] brightly_lit) wrote2013-10-23 08:40 pm

9.03, or, wiping the drool from the keyboard

Needless to say, there will be 9.03 spoilers in this post!

I was dreading 9.03. There were SOO many things I wanted it to be, and I was sure it would fall down on all of them, and instead ... it was everything I wanted and more! YAAAAAY!!!!!

SOO many situations ripe for Cas's ... Casness, for humor and tragedy and everything in between.

Plus, the difficulty of being human is one of my favorite Cas themes (as you might have noticed in my fic!), and they went deep into that in this ep--it was like a fanfic come true! (With even a not-so-subtle Destiel moment there at the end, "I always enjoy our ... time together, Dean." Yeah? Tell us more about this 'time together' that never happens onscreen, Cas ....) Great ideas, great acting, lots and lots of Misha. I am glad I had all the spoilers so I wasn't overly dismayed when April turned out to be evil and Cas was booted from the bunker. OH, CAS!!!!!

I also have to mention a little detail I haven't seen anyone else mention. So Cas is in the bathroom at the beginning, clearly unaware of the basics of how to take care of his body, as he squirts toothpaste into his mouth (... and eats it?!), but then he takes his toothbrush--which he CLEARLY DOES NOT KNOW IS USED FOR CLEANING ONE'S TEETH--into the bathroom stall with him to do ... what, exactly? When it comes to Cas, it's surely best not to ask. A most entertaining little detail. Reminds me of a mentally ... unusual guy (among many) at a job I once had helping people with mental disabilities, and his self-cleaning habits, but ... you probably don't want to know.

[identity profile] cuddyclothes.livejournal.com 2013-10-24 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Telling detail from pocochina's review: how does Ezekiel not know who Naomi is?

My theory is that Zeke wants Cas out of there fast because Cas is the one who will see something is very, very wrong. Zeke is getting cockier, and might even refuse to leave Sam's vessel, forcing him to remain unconscious. I'm wondering where the next episode will go (after the Oz ep). My dream: CROWLEY blows it all up! He'd know immediately what is happening--he didn't become the King of Hell by being stupid. Besides, he'd love a chance to gut Dean emotionally and devastate Sam. Anyway, I'm hoping that's how it goes. I can't Abbadon giving a shit one way or another.

[identity profile] brightly-lit.livejournal.com 2013-10-24 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
GOOD POINT about Naomi, hmm ...

I like your Crowley idea!

Besides, he'd love a chance to gut Dean emotionally and devastate Sam.

Ah, indeed he would.

[identity profile] toratio.livejournal.com 2013-10-25 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
If anyone is gonna crow to Sam about Zeke, it's Crowley. He's gonna love it.

Zeke creeps me out. Not just who he might be, but how he takes over Sam in an instant. That bit where he just starts talking in mid-sentence, taking over from Sam when Dean's asking him to take it easy - holy fuck!

and might even refuse to leave Sam's vessel, forcing him to remain unconscious.

I can see it happening. I wonder if there is some kind of angel exorcism to force an angel out from the outside?