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brightly_lit) wrote2013-10-30 08:44 pm
brightly_lit) wrote2013-10-30 08:44 pm
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9.04, or, the writers are even shipping Men of Letters from the 1930s!
Actually, I loved it. (I think only one other person on my f-list did.) Sure, there were a couple of cringey moments--I was taken back to '70s shows like the Bionic Man with the cheesy "possessed" voices ... although I was pleasantly taken back to the '70s with Charlie coming back to life saying, "Merry Christmas"--just like Frosty the Snowman! And the wicked witch went a little over the top once or twice ("top"? what's this "top" of which you speak?), but hey, we needed a good evil witch cackle in there, I figure.
The part that got on my nerves the most was actually the whole "it's not sexist!!" speech--'cos if male writers put these words in the mouths of female actors, it MUST be true, right?? ("Well, of course it's sexy. What's the matter with being sexy?") Also, sadly, I have to agree with all the people saying Jarpad and Jackles were really phoning it in here--worse than I've ever seen them do before ... but I thought the direction was spectacular (I adore Singer's direction, in this case especially the shout-outs to old movies about intrigue, like the Men of Letters and their ritual at the beginning to turn on the bunker, the old lightbulbs and everything), some of the effects were cool, and the script had a beautiful symmetry. And, above all, props to Props!!
Recently I realized that one of the reasons I was so dissatisfied with S8 was because they seemed to completely throw the basic premise of SPN from ~1.05 through S7 out the window, which is, using the monster of the week as a metaphor for what's going on in the relationship between the brothers. When they started using it as a metaphor is when the show really impressed me and drew me in, and now that they barely do that anymore, it takes a really great story to make me feel fulfilled by an episode. This ep was the first time in a long time where you could say the MoW story was even in any way related to the issues between the brothers, so that pleased me.
Loved Dorothy, loved all we learned about the bunker and MoL history, enjoyed Charlie (even though I'm not the biggest Charlie fan), Sheppard was as awesome as ever, loved the clarity and precision in the way it was shot, love that Sam is getting suspicious ... I just loved it!
And next episode looks UTTERLY ridiculous ... but potentially awesome.
The part that got on my nerves the most was actually the whole "it's not sexist!!" speech--'cos if male writers put these words in the mouths of female actors, it MUST be true, right?? ("Well, of course it's sexy. What's the matter with being sexy?") Also, sadly, I have to agree with all the people saying Jarpad and Jackles were really phoning it in here--worse than I've ever seen them do before ... but I thought the direction was spectacular (I adore Singer's direction, in this case especially the shout-outs to old movies about intrigue, like the Men of Letters and their ritual at the beginning to turn on the bunker, the old lightbulbs and everything), some of the effects were cool, and the script had a beautiful symmetry. And, above all, props to Props!!
Recently I realized that one of the reasons I was so dissatisfied with S8 was because they seemed to completely throw the basic premise of SPN from ~1.05 through S7 out the window, which is, using the monster of the week as a metaphor for what's going on in the relationship between the brothers. When they started using it as a metaphor is when the show really impressed me and drew me in, and now that they barely do that anymore, it takes a really great story to make me feel fulfilled by an episode. This ep was the first time in a long time where you could say the MoW story was even in any way related to the issues between the brothers, so that pleased me.
Loved Dorothy, loved all we learned about the bunker and MoL history, enjoyed Charlie (even though I'm not the biggest Charlie fan), Sheppard was as awesome as ever, loved the clarity and precision in the way it was shot, love that Sam is getting suspicious ... I just loved it!
And next episode looks UTTERLY ridiculous ... but potentially awesome.
Re: DABB - LOFFLIN ARE GODS AMONG MEN
Re: DABB - LOFFLIN ARE GODS AMONG MEN
I mean, I dunno, I don't really have particularly strong feelings about Dean in 7x18; mostly through that whole episode I just sort of deep-ended it into how amazing and adorable Sam is in turns, + love for the manager and the mother/child side characters. This is where the "I'm not the most sensitive person in the world" thing comes in, I guess; I don't have any phobias, in the true phobia sense (I have a lot of irrational fears, like of handling meat, mirrors in dark rooms, things in aggregate [like combinations of two repellant blood types under microscopes, macro images of molecules that make up things that appear smooth, finely minced garlic frying in oil, ants, baby spiders on the back of mommy spiders, etc.] but I fee like a phobia is different than that, and I... have a lot of trouble remembering to be sympathetic of them. Granted, my sister has a phobia of buttons, and I don't go around specifically buying her clothing with buttons on it, but I definitely laugh when the situation arises, because I lack the capacity to understand it. I think Dean's deal is not only does he lack the capacity to understand a lot of things about Sam (clowns being the least of these things, ha), but on top of that he does not understand, like at all, how to handle that. But--how would you even call that?--satirical behavior is fairly safe, in that it's superficial and distanced, and even if it's not the greatest response, it's also unlikely to be the worst possible response, so it's kind of like hedging your bets. (Even if lol it's probably closer to being the worst response than it is to being the greatest one. But I think Sam's fine with that, as people often are.)
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THAT, tl;dr I think a lot about Sam and Dean in ways that are not directly applicable or useful. LOL I think I just miss fandom and want to talk...regardless of whether I have anything legitimate to say. XD (You are welcome to let me know when you suspect this might be occurring at any point now or in the future, btw.)
Re: DABB - LOFFLIN ARE GODS AMONG MEN