Endings Are Hard
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gwaevalarinIf you've read my last entry and you've seen the episode you can probably guess which of the three options it was in the end.
Cas did die and I'm pretty sure we won't be seeing him any more. But that's okay. Because he came back and, ultimately, he survived and that's what I have been asking for.
When Lucifer killed Castiel and Bobby, I was beyond pissed. At the writers more than at Luficer. Because, yes, I kind of had expected for one of them to die, but not like this. They both deserved better. But of course it made the moment when Cas suddenly turned up behind Dean so much sweeter.
"Cas, are you God?" - "That's a nice compliment, but no."
I couldn't decide between laughing and going "awwww". Well, neither was an option really because I was too busy sobbing because I was so, so relieved. There he was, my favourite angel, looking so calm and peaceful that I'm honestly fine with him leaving the show for good. And who knows, maybe he will come back one day.
I still feel more than cheated for him being around even less ever since he's become a main character. There hasn't really been much point to his storyline this season except for making fangirls happy and that's just really sad because there was so much potential. But on the bright side he's the only one who really got a happy ending. He was brought back to life, again - God really likes him, doesn't he? - got his powers back and is basically in charge of heaven now. How about that? In that case, maybe I should convert after all. :p
As for the episode itself... well, it certainly wasn't what I had expected. And it was far from perfect. I loved the light tone at the beginning, how Chuck started his story with Metallicar and how she'd turn into the most important car in all of creation.
As sad as I was to see Mark's Lucifer go, Jared did an amazing job especially in that scene when he talks to Sam in the mirror. Wow!
Basically everything up to the battle field had me going: Hey this is actually fun. Not what I expect from a Supernatural finale but more of sit back and enjoy the ride.
But then there were quite a few plot holes and things that just didn't feel right:
1. If Lucifer and Micheal meet at that field so soon to just fight it out, how did the apocalypse still rage five years in the future in "The End"?
2. What was the point of the Croatoan virus?
3. Did they forget that Bobby sold his soul? Or has Crowley been a good demon and given it back when we didn't look?
4. Why did Chuck just vanish in the end? Someone suggested that he might be God and I see how they might get that idea, but honesly, that doesn't make any sense at all.
5. Does anyone else get the feeling that the original plan had been slightly different? As in Sam and Dean standing in that field fighting for control over their bodies with Lucifer and Michael respectively and jumping together in the end? And that Kripke changed that to make a season 6 possible at all? Jumping together would have felt much more like Supernatural. So if I'm right, I'm afraid that season 6 did slightly ruin the big finale. :(
6. The ending was pretty cheesy, but that's something I can accept for the very last episode and I still look at it as that. For me, season six will be a spin-off with the same main characters that I might or might not like. But Supernatural as I know and love it ended tonight.
I kind of feel the same way about this episode as I felt about the Charmed finale: It's not a perfect epsiode, maybe not even a good one, but somehow it still makes a great finale. It just has the right atmosphere. So, I'm a little confused and not nearly as overwhelmed as I had expected to be, but I'm still fine with this. I did get the closure I needed.
Edit: Okay, my take on Chuck: I think he's not really God as in the god Castiel was looking for but he is the writer of the story aka basically Kripke slightly breaking the fourth wall and just telling us the rest of the story a little more directly than you'd expect in a tv show.
Does anyone know what I mean?
Edit2: I just came to the conclusion that I really need to rewatch the episode to figure out what I think about it when I'm not too busy worrying about Castiel to really care about anything else. But not tonight. Too tired. Sleep tight. :)
Cas did die and I'm pretty sure we won't be seeing him any more. But that's okay. Because he came back and, ultimately, he survived and that's what I have been asking for.
When Lucifer killed Castiel and Bobby, I was beyond pissed. At the writers more than at Luficer. Because, yes, I kind of had expected for one of them to die, but not like this. They both deserved better. But of course it made the moment when Cas suddenly turned up behind Dean so much sweeter.
"Cas, are you God?" - "That's a nice compliment, but no."
I couldn't decide between laughing and going "awwww". Well, neither was an option really because I was too busy sobbing because I was so, so relieved. There he was, my favourite angel, looking so calm and peaceful that I'm honestly fine with him leaving the show for good. And who knows, maybe he will come back one day.
I still feel more than cheated for him being around even less ever since he's become a main character. There hasn't really been much point to his storyline this season except for making fangirls happy and that's just really sad because there was so much potential. But on the bright side he's the only one who really got a happy ending. He was brought back to life, again - God really likes him, doesn't he? - got his powers back and is basically in charge of heaven now. How about that? In that case, maybe I should convert after all. :p
As for the episode itself... well, it certainly wasn't what I had expected. And it was far from perfect. I loved the light tone at the beginning, how Chuck started his story with Metallicar and how she'd turn into the most important car in all of creation.
As sad as I was to see Mark's Lucifer go, Jared did an amazing job especially in that scene when he talks to Sam in the mirror. Wow!
Basically everything up to the battle field had me going: Hey this is actually fun. Not what I expect from a Supernatural finale but more of sit back and enjoy the ride.
But then there were quite a few plot holes and things that just didn't feel right:
1. If Lucifer and Micheal meet at that field so soon to just fight it out, how did the apocalypse still rage five years in the future in "The End"?
2. What was the point of the Croatoan virus?
3. Did they forget that Bobby sold his soul? Or has Crowley been a good demon and given it back when we didn't look?
4. Why did Chuck just vanish in the end? Someone suggested that he might be God and I see how they might get that idea, but honesly, that doesn't make any sense at all.
5. Does anyone else get the feeling that the original plan had been slightly different? As in Sam and Dean standing in that field fighting for control over their bodies with Lucifer and Michael respectively and jumping together in the end? And that Kripke changed that to make a season 6 possible at all? Jumping together would have felt much more like Supernatural. So if I'm right, I'm afraid that season 6 did slightly ruin the big finale. :(
6. The ending was pretty cheesy, but that's something I can accept for the very last episode and I still look at it as that. For me, season six will be a spin-off with the same main characters that I might or might not like. But Supernatural as I know and love it ended tonight.
I kind of feel the same way about this episode as I felt about the Charmed finale: It's not a perfect epsiode, maybe not even a good one, but somehow it still makes a great finale. It just has the right atmosphere. So, I'm a little confused and not nearly as overwhelmed as I had expected to be, but I'm still fine with this. I did get the closure I needed.
Edit: Okay, my take on Chuck: I think he's not really God as in the god Castiel was looking for but he is the writer of the story aka basically Kripke slightly breaking the fourth wall and just telling us the rest of the story a little more directly than you'd expect in a tv show.
Does anyone know what I mean?
Edit2: I just came to the conclusion that I really need to rewatch the episode to figure out what I think about it when I'm not too busy worrying about Castiel to really care about anything else. But not tonight. Too tired. Sleep tight. :)
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Date: 2010-05-14 09:20 pm (UTC)As for Chuck.......first i thought it´s God! LOL
But then i read a few reviews and they all came up with this theory that Chuck is kind of "Kripke" himself, saying goodbye with a wink and a wave and disappearing from the SPN world. And i kind of like this idea.
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Date: 2010-05-14 09:27 pm (UTC)About Chuck and Kripke: That's what I meant. And I like it, too. I think I'll stick with that idea. :)
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Date: 2010-05-15 06:13 am (UTC)The "Are you God?" moment made me go 'awwww!' But I'm beginning to think that maybe Chuck is God)))) That'd be stupid but lulzy)))
I agree about the plotholes, but Chuck did say that nothing really ended... besides, maybe that'll be explained in season 6? (Okay, high hopes here)))) Writers always forget to tie up loose ends anyway)))
Right now I'm more interested in the very final scene. How the hell is Sam out and is it even Sam? I thought the whole angel thing was going to be over by season 6, but I highly doubt Sam alone could have crept out of that hole.
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Date: 2010-05-15 09:26 am (UTC)I don't think Chuck is God. I really do believe he is Kripke even though that means that realities are colliding in a way that makes your head spin.
About Sam: The theory I like best so far is that Sam is a spirit, free of Lucifer because he lost the fight with Michael in hell but of course still dead. I doubt they'll really go down that path in season 6 but I like the idea so I'll stick with it for now.