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laurificus at 05:56pm on 29/05/2011 under i heart sam winchester, the epic love of epicness, tv-supernatural
laurificus at 05:56pm on 29/05/2011 under i heart sam winchester, the epic love of epicness, tv-supernaturalIn all the hilarious WTF of the SPN finale, I didn't ever actually say anything about it.
I'd like to pretend I have some sort of thoughtful analysis of it, but I really don't. I was fairly underwhelmed by 621. I know some people are furious about the memory wipe thing, but honestly, I was pretty convinced Lisa and Ben were going to end up dead, so I am just so relieved that didn't happen that I cannot bring myself to care about what actually did. They aren't dead, and they aren't coming back. I am good with that, even if the means of doing it aren't ideal. The best thing about the whole ep was Sam begging--literally begging--Cas to help, because Sam Winchester does not beg. Ever. Unless it's to save Dean. I <3 that beyond the telling of it.
I wasn't expecting much of 622, given 621, but I actually loved it. I saw people saying it didn't focus enough on Sam and Dean's relationship, but I think that's half of what I loved. they don't need to do that, because they're so remarkably, awesomely a unit again. NOthing threatened their relationship this time around, and even though they weren't together, they were still totally foremost for each other. Sam's explicit and only motivation for going through hell again is to get to Dean--and asmollyamory pointed out, it's not even because Dean needs him to stop the end of the world. It's just that, no matter what happens, Sam isn't going to let Dean be alone for it. I love when we get to see Sam be strong and awesome, and I love it best of all when it's for Dean.
And Dean nearly did exactly what Cas wanted and fell apart, except that's not what Sam would've wanted. Like I said the other day, only hurting Sam could've made Dean not fight, and once Sam was hurt, the only thing that could've made him fight was Sam. I don't know how that's not the best thing. Except maybe the best thing was Dean leaving Sam a note and a gun, in the hope that Sam would wake up, even though he had no reason to believe Sam could do that on his own. He was terrified, but he never gave up on Sam, because he knows Sam can pretty much beat anything in the world. After all that time of them not trusting each other and not having faith in each other, it's just so nice to see them so devoted to and sure of each other again.
And I won't pretend. I am so happy Cas has finally shown himself to be the dick I have always believed him to be. Yeah, yeah, good intentions, whatever. Speak not to me of them, for I will not be swayed at all.
I'm not even talking about the hilarious god stuff at the end; that probably doesn't count, because he's probably not entirely Cas. But everything leading up to that--killing his angel friends, and lying to Sam and Dean; torturing El; getting Sam out and then pretty much abandoning him for a year; bargaining with Lisa and Ben's lives (no matter what he says, that's what he did, because later, he was perfectly happy to threaten Crowley's life to get what he wanted). This is all exceedingly shitty. And then, after all of that, he tore Sam's wall down. There's no way he knew that could be fixed, and he didn't care.
I'm not at all moved by whatever his reasons were. This is totally the same guy who let Sam out of the panic room in S4, and made Dean torture Alistair, and nearly killed a kid in S5, and beat the crap out of Dean when he was thinking of saying yes to Michael. It's the same guy who saved them in S6 from a clusterfuck of his making, and made sure they thought he'd performed some noble sacrifice for them, because he wanted them to remember it when the shit hit the fan. I'm not saying he's evil, because I don't think he is. I'm saying he's a dick, and a passive aggressive, whiny one at that, and apparently, we were never supposed to notice this. Only now it is sort of unavoidable. It is a happy day for me.
Also happy-making: Sam and Dean, totally one unit against the new scary thing. And Sam with some hell trauma for Dean to make better. It is the least angsty finale ever, and there is a whole summer to write fic about it. I intend to remain unspoiled and write lots and lots of schmoopy Dean taking care of Sam fic. Lots and lots and lots.
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This evening, I am going to do a beta, and maybe watch Dr Who. I've got the last two eps to watch, because I have been busy socialising when I should have been fannish. I have heard mixed reports, but hopefully it'll be good. Not The Doctor's Wife good, obviously, but only because that was so good I do not believe it can be matched. I don't expect it to make sense, either, but I don't think much of anything's made sense since the finale of last season. It's generally too much fun for me to care about that, especially when Rory and Amy are so awesome.
I'd like to pretend I have some sort of thoughtful analysis of it, but I really don't. I was fairly underwhelmed by 621. I know some people are furious about the memory wipe thing, but honestly, I was pretty convinced Lisa and Ben were going to end up dead, so I am just so relieved that didn't happen that I cannot bring myself to care about what actually did. They aren't dead, and they aren't coming back. I am good with that, even if the means of doing it aren't ideal. The best thing about the whole ep was Sam begging--literally begging--Cas to help, because Sam Winchester does not beg. Ever. Unless it's to save Dean. I <3 that beyond the telling of it.
I wasn't expecting much of 622, given 621, but I actually loved it. I saw people saying it didn't focus enough on Sam and Dean's relationship, but I think that's half of what I loved. they don't need to do that, because they're so remarkably, awesomely a unit again. NOthing threatened their relationship this time around, and even though they weren't together, they were still totally foremost for each other. Sam's explicit and only motivation for going through hell again is to get to Dean--and as
mollyamory pointed out, it's not even because Dean needs him to stop the end of the world. It's just that, no matter what happens, Sam isn't going to let Dean be alone for it. I love when we get to see Sam be strong and awesome, and I love it best of all when it's for Dean.And Dean nearly did exactly what Cas wanted and fell apart, except that's not what Sam would've wanted. Like I said the other day, only hurting Sam could've made Dean not fight, and once Sam was hurt, the only thing that could've made him fight was Sam. I don't know how that's not the best thing. Except maybe the best thing was Dean leaving Sam a note and a gun, in the hope that Sam would wake up, even though he had no reason to believe Sam could do that on his own. He was terrified, but he never gave up on Sam, because he knows Sam can pretty much beat anything in the world. After all that time of them not trusting each other and not having faith in each other, it's just so nice to see them so devoted to and sure of each other again.
And I won't pretend. I am so happy Cas has finally shown himself to be the dick I have always believed him to be. Yeah, yeah, good intentions, whatever. Speak not to me of them, for I will not be swayed at all.
I'm not even talking about the hilarious god stuff at the end; that probably doesn't count, because he's probably not entirely Cas. But everything leading up to that--killing his angel friends, and lying to Sam and Dean; torturing El; getting Sam out and then pretty much abandoning him for a year; bargaining with Lisa and Ben's lives (no matter what he says, that's what he did, because later, he was perfectly happy to threaten Crowley's life to get what he wanted). This is all exceedingly shitty. And then, after all of that, he tore Sam's wall down. There's no way he knew that could be fixed, and he didn't care.
I'm not at all moved by whatever his reasons were. This is totally the same guy who let Sam out of the panic room in S4, and made Dean torture Alistair, and nearly killed a kid in S5, and beat the crap out of Dean when he was thinking of saying yes to Michael. It's the same guy who saved them in S6 from a clusterfuck of his making, and made sure they thought he'd performed some noble sacrifice for them, because he wanted them to remember it when the shit hit the fan. I'm not saying he's evil, because I don't think he is. I'm saying he's a dick, and a passive aggressive, whiny one at that, and apparently, we were never supposed to notice this. Only now it is sort of unavoidable. It is a happy day for me.
Also happy-making: Sam and Dean, totally one unit against the new scary thing. And Sam with some hell trauma for Dean to make better. It is the least angsty finale ever, and there is a whole summer to write fic about it. I intend to remain unspoiled and write lots and lots of schmoopy Dean taking care of Sam fic. Lots and lots and lots.
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This evening, I am going to do a beta, and maybe watch Dr Who. I've got the last two eps to watch, because I have been busy socialising when I should have been fannish. I have heard mixed reports, but hopefully it'll be good. Not The Doctor's Wife good, obviously, but only because that was so good I do not believe it can be matched. I don't expect it to make sense, either, but I don't think much of anything's made sense since the finale of last season. It's generally too much fun for me to care about that, especially when Rory and Amy are so awesome.
pleased