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Okay, no it doesn't.
I actually liked tonight's episode, for the most part. There was all kinds of badass Winchesters and Bobby getting some and some Dean singing along with Air Supply...
But something worth noting, is how Dean got called out on his lie about Amy. We've been waiting for it since it happened, but I'm honestly surprised it happened this way. I'm surprised Dean didn't come forward on his own about it. Because, let's face, the boys lie to each other. Often and vigour. It's like a competative sport for them.
But usually when Sam lies, he gets caught out by a third party or some half-assed detective work on Dean's part (drinking Ruby's blood, gettign dosed with Azazel's, going after Lilith). Dean usually lies for a little while and then comes clean on his own (torturing in Hell, John asking him to kill Sam). But this time, when Dean got caught in his lie, he didn't seem nearly as sorry about it as Sam usually does when Dean catches him. He seemed kind of... tired. Resigned. Like he knew it was coming and he didn't really care.
Which brings me to why I hate this show. Sometimes. Not really. Maybe a little. Except not.
How many times can the boys go their seperate ways and then get back together without it getting old? Uh, however many times it's happened minus one and counting.
Seriously, it seems like all they ever do is make each other miserable. I love the boys and I love them together, but only so long as it's good for them. And for a good while now, it seems like being together isn't good for them at all. They don't seem happy together and I'm starting to think they'd honestly be better off if they went their seperate ways for good. I mean, if they could even be a liitle bit good for each other, for once, then I'd say 'Hell yes, be besties forever and ever OMG!!!' But.
It's getting sort of long past the point where I cheer for them to kiss and make up, and if they can't manage to mend some serious fences, pretty damn quick, I'm going to lose most of my emotional investment.
Oh, and one more thing. Micheal Hogan made me want to weep. Big, sloppy tears. Because he is amazing. One of the best actors I have ever seen, ever, and his part in this episode? Did not do him justice.
I actually liked tonight's episode, for the most part. There was all kinds of badass Winchesters and Bobby getting some and some Dean singing along with Air Supply...
But something worth noting, is how Dean got called out on his lie about Amy. We've been waiting for it since it happened, but I'm honestly surprised it happened this way. I'm surprised Dean didn't come forward on his own about it. Because, let's face, the boys lie to each other. Often and vigour. It's like a competative sport for them.
But usually when Sam lies, he gets caught out by a third party or some half-assed detective work on Dean's part (drinking Ruby's blood, gettign dosed with Azazel's, going after Lilith). Dean usually lies for a little while and then comes clean on his own (torturing in Hell, John asking him to kill Sam). But this time, when Dean got caught in his lie, he didn't seem nearly as sorry about it as Sam usually does when Dean catches him. He seemed kind of... tired. Resigned. Like he knew it was coming and he didn't really care.
Which brings me to why I hate this show. Sometimes. Not really. Maybe a little. Except not.
How many times can the boys go their seperate ways and then get back together without it getting old? Uh, however many times it's happened minus one and counting.
Seriously, it seems like all they ever do is make each other miserable. I love the boys and I love them together, but only so long as it's good for them. And for a good while now, it seems like being together isn't good for them at all. They don't seem happy together and I'm starting to think they'd honestly be better off if they went their seperate ways for good. I mean, if they could even be a liitle bit good for each other, for once, then I'd say 'Hell yes, be besties forever and ever OMG!!!' But.
It's getting sort of long past the point where I cheer for them to kiss and make up, and if they can't manage to mend some serious fences, pretty damn quick, I'm going to lose most of my emotional investment.
Oh, and one more thing. Micheal Hogan made me want to weep. Big, sloppy tears. Because he is amazing. One of the best actors I have ever seen, ever, and his part in this episode? Did not do him justice.
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Huh. Different strokes.
I just read your post, by the way and can I just give you squishy hugs? Because out of four reviews I've read so far, you're the only one that recognised Air Supply. Yay you!
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Actually I think Dean finding out about Sam getting blood from Azazel as a baby was him finding out from a third party-Sam kept that secret for over a year and then Dean found out Sam already knew when he told Sam he found out from Azazel (in the past).
When Sam walked away at the end up this episode it did seem a little redundant, but it just seems like the way Sam deals with things I guess...my first thought actually when he walked away tonight was that I thought he outgrew this...
I am still loving the show though!
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But anyway, it just seems like they split up so much that it loses a lot of the emotional impact it had the first half dozen times it happened :)
I'm still enjoying it too, though, overall!
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No. I felt more emotion for Rachel and she had less screen time.
Argh, stop it! Must remind self... I liked the episode...
JODY MILLS! Love you. Thought the love interest between her and Bobby was a bit fast (not forced. Fast) but enjoying it all the same.
The Leivathan minions dying by cleaning supplies. LOL.
And oooooooh! The Leviathan totally pissed off the wrong demon!
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But yeah, it was mostly fun and I'm excited for the rest of the season.
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I have a journal. I have an opinion. If you're not interested in either of them, perhaps you shouldn't be reading.
I just pointed out that when they split up all the damn time it loses some of the emotional impact they might be going for. On the television show.
If anyone is coming off as an annoying, whining bitch here, it aint me.
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Why have Sam stomp out of the car and tell Dean to leave him, if we just see them back together in the preview clip?
And Air Supply, oh god yes. I realize we're meant to think Dean is just getting chocked up about leaving the car, but my little slashy heart saw some mourning for Castiel there. I can dream, right?
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Ha! It is now my head canon that Dean was thinking of how he's out of love and lost without Cas :)
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But lately I've also been wondering if separating for good - with the occasional case or beer together - wouldn't be the smart thing to do.
Lucky me they NEVER do the smart thing...
Bobby/Jody!!! I'm so massively charmed that I'm willing to ignore it's het and make Crowley Bobby's ex in my headcanon.
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Yeah, but Dean seems so disinterested in absolutely everything these days that I can't see him going into his 'I miss Sam' funk. Which is just a waste.
Ha! Yes, we'll forgive the het this time, since it's so cute :)
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But, no. Clearly keeping the head in a box is a much better way to go.
Overall, I LOVED the ep - it's far and away my favourite of this season. But I think that's because I like messed up, psycho Winchesters (even if they're fake). Although I will say that at first I assumed Sheriff Mills was a leviathan - the same as I sort of thought Bobby might be when he turned up after his house exploding with a "what? Of course I'm fine". Which does sort of make me wonder if everyone's acting very OOC if I can't tell whether they might be leviathans or not...
The boys are always going to walk away from each other, but never for long. It doesn't really seem that different to two kids going off to different rooms to sulk until they've gotten over whatever issue it is. It would be more fun for us if they just settled it with a fistfight...
I'm being facetious, there. This was one time where I was really with Sam in needing some space from Dean. I think that what Dean did was awful and he shouldn't have lied about it (and clearly Dean agrees with me that he was being a douchebag or else he wouldn't have felt so guilty about it). It's too raw and new for Sam to listen to Dean's POV, although I'm sure he will eventually. It's gotta be hard - Dean is Sam's "stone number one" in trying to hang onto the fraying threads of his sanity, so he kinda needs him to be a bit more reliable at the moment.
But dude...The singing to Air Supply. A world of yes! :D
Oh - and "I like this one's hair better". LMAO.
Love you, baby! And OMG, WTF? Why would someone come over to your own personal journal and read through your opinion and then bitch about it? It's not like you posted on a comm. Asshat anonymous commenters - this never happened in the Buffyverse!
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I get that Sam needs space from Dean. Hell, if I had to live with either of those boys 24/7 I'd go completely nuts. But I don't know. I don't think what Dean did was so wrong, but I think lying to Sam about it was. There really wasn't a 'right' thing to do in that situation.
And I don't get why Dean is feeling so guilty over Amy. He's done plenty of shit that he should feel guilty about, though I think she's pretty far down on the list.
But yeah, I get that right now Sam needs Dean to be a little better, to give Sam something good to focus on. Too bad Dean's kind of decided to check out!
And OMG, those leviathan dressed as Dean and Sam were hilarious! Of course Dean has better hair :P Heh, and notice how they both wanted to be Dean? Duh.
Heh, the funny thing about the anonymous comment is that, as you said, I didn't post it on a comm or anything, so this is obviously someone who is either on my flist or who decided to look at my journal. And then clicked on the cut, which the post is behind. It's not like they could have accidentally come across and had thier buzz harshed.
The entry title is 'This show sucks ass' for fuck's sake. (Even though this show is awesome)
So, they went out of their way - twice - to read this and then bitched at me for having an opinion. It's one thing to disagree, but seriously. What the actual fuck.
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But usually when Sam lies, he gets caught out by a third party or some half-assed detective work on Dean's part (drinking Ruby's blood, gettign dosed with Azazel's, going after Lilith). Dean usually lies for a little while and then comes clean on his own (torturing in Hell, John asking him to kill Sam). But this time, when Dean got caught in his lie, he didn't seem nearly as sorry about it as Sam usually does when Dean catches him. He seemed kind of... tired. Resigned. Like he knew it was coming and he didn't really care.
Although I never considered the comparison between Sam's lying consequences and Dean's (brilliant, BTW), the above was pretty much how I saw Dean's reaction in my post. He's been waiting for that shoe to drop through two episodes, and when it finally does, he's just . . . yeah. He knows Sam is going to be pissed and he just wants this over with.
*also tired of the boys splitting up whenever things get emotionally difficult*
ETA: Just saw the "anonymous" post. WTF, really? And on your personal journal, too? Wow. D:
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And I know, right? Who the hell seeks out personal journal entires just to bitch someone out for having an opinion that's different than theirs?
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Exactly this. So I read that Jensen and Jared, like, rewrote this scene because they thought it was originally too sappy. But I'm now scared that maybe they just ended up taking out how Dean really felt. Like, he seemed so apathetic. And with the guilt build up about it, I don't know, it just seemd a little OOC to me. :/
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He seems very 'checked out', has for a while. Like he's only going through the motions and nothing really matters to him. He hunts because it's what he does, but he doesn't have the passion for it anymore. He was going to hook up with the bartender because she hit on him and he figured 'why not', but not because he really wanted it. He's trying to take care of Sam because he thinks he should, but he's just so tired and it really seems like there's a pretty big part of him that just wants it all to be over.
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Late, I know...
Ep was fine until the leaving thang (again). I mean, what does it bring to the story? Is Sam going to realise something epic while he mooches at a diner somewhere? If it's just a 'cool off' separation, then why not have him say that, hell we know what's happening in the next ep. Sam stomping off, and one of them dying just doesn't raise an eyebrow with me anymore.
Ach. T'was a good ep though, considering it was a new writer. And I totally agree about the fact that they continually rub each other up the wrong way. Where's the love? It's like we left it back in S3 somewhere (probably around about A SN Christmas)
Re: Late, I know...
I loved this episode. One of my all time favourites. But the overuse of the 'brother's splitting up' kind of left me with a bitter taste.
I just want to see them actually LIKE each other again. Is that too much to ask?
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They might have a better relationship if they worked seperate jobs.
But that would make for a whole different kind of show for Supernatural.
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I want them to make each other happy, but they don't. They make each other miserable and yet somehow always come back for more. I get that they're family and that's what family does, but sometimes you just have to either get over all the shit, or just let each other go.
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Still, we have imagination :)
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I love the boys, but this season feels so awkward--no one's really acting like themselves, there are these pauses that go on a second too long, looks that seem fraught with meaning but lead nowhere...
But this past week's episode was the best in two seasons! The Levia-Dean and Levia-Sam were kick-ass. The scene in the diner where they're bitching about the very things that I love about the boys that still drive me crazy was fantastic!
Dean lip-synching to Air Supply--I'm still recovering.
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It all just seems so unresolved. We want and we don't get.
Which I'm used to with this show, but at this point it's kind of getting old.
I did love this episode, like you did. There was so much about it that was amazing (and I feel bad for saying it, but I'm kind of more invested in Leviathan Dean and Sam at this point. I want them to love each other forever because they honestly seem more well adjusted than real Dean and Sam).
Here's hoping the rest of the season is just as wonderful!