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gwaevalarin) wrote2010-09-25 01:00 pm
gwaevalarin) wrote2010-09-25 01:00 pm
Erm, okay?
Instant reaction rambling about the season premiere of Supernatural:
From what I saw of spoiler-free reactions before watching the episode had me prepared for the worst. Then when I watched it I found myself wondering why everyone seemed to hate it so much because I really didn't think it was that bad. Different, sure, but not necessarily bad. Then came the last five minutes and, yeah, that didn't make any sense at all. What the hell?
But let's start with the part that I thought worked better than expected:
Dean and his apple pie life. Because all through it you could so clearly see how Dean was faking. Putting on a show for everyone around him, including Ben and Lisa. Still keeping a gun, having a Devil's Trap at the door, following a lead because his hunting instinct is still there and being generally more miserable than he ever was on the road as a hunter. Then why didn't he go back? Because Sam wasn't there. Because hunting without Sam is too painful, holds too many memories. Dean is barely surviving and I don't want to know how often in this year he was this close to just ending it. But that would take an effort so he just continues going through the motions.
Lisa and Ben? Sure, he cares about them. They took him in and he feels responsible for them. He also desperately wants to have that feeling of family back that he lost but he doesn't really have it with them. He can't be honest with Lisa, he lies to her. He never really opens up to her. She knows it, too.
I don't know why Dean would halucinate about Azazel. That was such a long time ago. I'd expect Alastair. But maybe it's because Azazel started it all and Azazel is the one who made sure Sam is prepared to be Lucifer's vessel which ultimately led to the loss of his brother.
And then suddenly Sam is back. And he's different. I can't even put my finger on what it is but he's clearly not the same Sam that jumped into that hole a year earlier. Then again, there's a year of hunting between then and now. A year of hunting with a group of people that may be related to them but seem more like soldiers than family. I don't like the Campbells. And I don't trust them, including Samuel. And I think there's every reason for that after the whole Djinn business. They also change the dynamic of the show and that's somehting I need to adjust to. But we don't know if that's necessarily a bad thing. I do look at the new season as the first season of a new show with the same characters so I guess I can live with a few changes in the dynamics. As long as we get Sam and Dean together on the road back at the heart of it all.
But anyway, Sam is back and it's not a big, happy reunion. How could it? It's awkward. They haven't seen each other in a year. They'll need some time to adjust and really become a team again.
What I don't get is how Sam could seriously believe that Dean was happy. He should know his brother better than that. Same goes for Bobby. But at least Bobby gave off this "I know it sucks but it beats the alternative"-vibe. Still, they both should know better. They both should know that as nice and happy as it may look on the outside it does most definiely not beat the alternative.
"Cas hasn't answered my prayers."
I loves that Castiel was mentioned twice. First by Azazel and then by Sam even though it doesn't make much sense that Sam tried to call him. How would Sam know that Castiel is alive? But okay, I can let that slide.
And now, unfortunately, to the part that didn't make any sense at all and I dearly hope that won't set the tone for the season:
So, Dean has this Djinn induced vision with Lisa on the ceiling and Azazel giving Ben demon blood, which, hello, the whole point of the psykids was finding Lucifer's vessel. Lucifer already has a vessel. That nightmare doesn't make any sense if Dean remembers anything that happened after season 2. That storyline is resolved and not exactly a threat any more even if Azazel were back. But okay, nightmares don't have to make sense.
But why the hell, after hating his apple pie life and wanting nothing more than getting Sam back - even trying to get him back despite his promise - why would this nightmare suddenly convince him that he has to stay with his new family after all? Because he put them in danger when moving in with them?
Does anyone remember when Sam and Dean told Jimmy that he could never be with his family again because that would put them in danger? Shouldn't the same apply to Lisa and Ben? Aren't they in more danger with Dean around than without him? Or are we supposed to believe that after a year of being miserable he just figured out that he doesn't hate his new life after all and that Sam and Bobby where right and he actually does prefer it to hunting with his brother?
Tl,tr: At the beginning of the episode Dean hates his life and desperately wants Sam and his hunting life back and Sam doesn't tell him he actually has been back for a year. And at the end of the episode, suddenly Sam and Samuel want and need Dean back hunting but Dean prefers his apple pie life with Lisa? Erm... huh?
Okay, now it sounds like I hated the episode. I didn't. I find it very hard to figure out how I feel about it. It had a few good and a few very bad moments. Bad moments that do have me a little worried for the show. But it was only one episode. Things might already look different next week.
Can I still just have Castiel back now please? Preferably with a story line that makes sense?
From what I saw of spoiler-free reactions before watching the episode had me prepared for the worst. Then when I watched it I found myself wondering why everyone seemed to hate it so much because I really didn't think it was that bad. Different, sure, but not necessarily bad. Then came the last five minutes and, yeah, that didn't make any sense at all. What the hell?
But let's start with the part that I thought worked better than expected:
Dean and his apple pie life. Because all through it you could so clearly see how Dean was faking. Putting on a show for everyone around him, including Ben and Lisa. Still keeping a gun, having a Devil's Trap at the door, following a lead because his hunting instinct is still there and being generally more miserable than he ever was on the road as a hunter. Then why didn't he go back? Because Sam wasn't there. Because hunting without Sam is too painful, holds too many memories. Dean is barely surviving and I don't want to know how often in this year he was this close to just ending it. But that would take an effort so he just continues going through the motions.
Lisa and Ben? Sure, he cares about them. They took him in and he feels responsible for them. He also desperately wants to have that feeling of family back that he lost but he doesn't really have it with them. He can't be honest with Lisa, he lies to her. He never really opens up to her. She knows it, too.
I don't know why Dean would halucinate about Azazel. That was such a long time ago. I'd expect Alastair. But maybe it's because Azazel started it all and Azazel is the one who made sure Sam is prepared to be Lucifer's vessel which ultimately led to the loss of his brother.
And then suddenly Sam is back. And he's different. I can't even put my finger on what it is but he's clearly not the same Sam that jumped into that hole a year earlier. Then again, there's a year of hunting between then and now. A year of hunting with a group of people that may be related to them but seem more like soldiers than family. I don't like the Campbells. And I don't trust them, including Samuel. And I think there's every reason for that after the whole Djinn business. They also change the dynamic of the show and that's somehting I need to adjust to. But we don't know if that's necessarily a bad thing. I do look at the new season as the first season of a new show with the same characters so I guess I can live with a few changes in the dynamics. As long as we get Sam and Dean together on the road back at the heart of it all.
But anyway, Sam is back and it's not a big, happy reunion. How could it? It's awkward. They haven't seen each other in a year. They'll need some time to adjust and really become a team again.
What I don't get is how Sam could seriously believe that Dean was happy. He should know his brother better than that. Same goes for Bobby. But at least Bobby gave off this "I know it sucks but it beats the alternative"-vibe. Still, they both should know better. They both should know that as nice and happy as it may look on the outside it does most definiely not beat the alternative.
"Cas hasn't answered my prayers."
I loves that Castiel was mentioned twice. First by Azazel and then by Sam even though it doesn't make much sense that Sam tried to call him. How would Sam know that Castiel is alive? But okay, I can let that slide.
And now, unfortunately, to the part that didn't make any sense at all and I dearly hope that won't set the tone for the season:
So, Dean has this Djinn induced vision with Lisa on the ceiling and Azazel giving Ben demon blood, which, hello, the whole point of the psykids was finding Lucifer's vessel. Lucifer already has a vessel. That nightmare doesn't make any sense if Dean remembers anything that happened after season 2. That storyline is resolved and not exactly a threat any more even if Azazel were back. But okay, nightmares don't have to make sense.
But why the hell, after hating his apple pie life and wanting nothing more than getting Sam back - even trying to get him back despite his promise - why would this nightmare suddenly convince him that he has to stay with his new family after all? Because he put them in danger when moving in with them?
Does anyone remember when Sam and Dean told Jimmy that he could never be with his family again because that would put them in danger? Shouldn't the same apply to Lisa and Ben? Aren't they in more danger with Dean around than without him? Or are we supposed to believe that after a year of being miserable he just figured out that he doesn't hate his new life after all and that Sam and Bobby where right and he actually does prefer it to hunting with his brother?
Tl,tr: At the beginning of the episode Dean hates his life and desperately wants Sam and his hunting life back and Sam doesn't tell him he actually has been back for a year. And at the end of the episode, suddenly Sam and Samuel want and need Dean back hunting but Dean prefers his apple pie life with Lisa? Erm... huh?
Okay, now it sounds like I hated the episode. I didn't. I find it very hard to figure out how I feel about it. It had a few good and a few very bad moments. Bad moments that do have me a little worried for the show. But it was only one episode. Things might already look different next week.
Can I still just have Castiel back now please? Preferably with a story line that makes sense?