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sams1ra ([personal profile] sams1ra) wrote2007-12-14 06:45 pm
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Rant (spoiler warning for 3X08)

I miss season 1.
I really do.

Season 2 had some good episodes, but... Just...

I hate stupid Dean. He doesn't know about Mary Poppins? Come on! Just like the fairy tales stuff. He didn't live in a cave for his entire childhood, the kid went to school, and there's no way he wouldn't know these things.
And about the Christmas lore. Pah-lease. I'm Jewish, and I know that it's based in Pagan mythology. I mean, the tree! It has Ashtoreth written all over it. *eyeroll*
And what were they thinking, using that kid from Something Wicked again? He sucked then, and he still sucks now. It made wee!Dean look like a jerk.
About the necklace. Yep. That's it. I gave up. Ridley was right. Sam gave it to Dean for Christmas. So no, Caleb didn't help him get it, "Uncle Bobby" did. But still. No longer obsessed with it, or with SN.
Which is kinda sad, I think, cuz I really liked it.
But they casted Ben, they couldn't find a kid with actual facial expressions to play wee!Dean? Wee!Sam was perfect (again)... *sigh*
Also, what happened to all their other connections? Season 1 had Caleb, Pastor Jim, and Joshua. Season 2 had Ellen. Why is it only Bobby now? Don't get me wrong, I love bobby (please don't kill him), but it's starting to feel like too much of a pattern. The boys get in trouble, they call Bobby, he calls them idiots, fixes the problem. Yay Bobby.
It's getting tired. Mix it up a little.
And talk about missed opportunities. Pagan gods taking Sam's (AntiChrist Jr.) blood, and nothing happens? They mix it with Dean's, and still nothing? Not even a flinch or a 'something's not right'? Dude.
So... I dunno.
I miss getting all excited about episodes. I just don't really get that lately, and it's kinda sad.
So here's yet another episode everyone else loved, and I just... didn't.
I'm beginning to like the fics better than the show, and that's just wrong. I used to get all jazzed up about Thursday. I used to wait till 4 AM to get to watch the episode. Now I have it, and I wait till I have time to watch it. I don't watch it the second I get it. It's kinda sad, for me.
Bring back the thrill. The SamnDean. I mean, season 1 had its bad episodes, I know, but every week was a rush. I miss that. I really do.
Also, I miss the cliffies, but since they don't really deliver lately... *shrug*
I did mention this was a rant, right?

Happy Christmas.

[identity profile] historylover29.livejournal.com 2007-12-15 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
OK, here are my answers to your rant. And, I realize that it was a rant. And, you might not like what I have to say.

1) Dean not having watched Mary Poppins doesn't bother me much. If he never really had a childhood, he probably didn't watch it. Just because he went to school doesn't mean he necessarily would have watched that movie. He also doesn't strike me as the kind to watch those kind of fantasy movies or musicals. Or really even Disney movies much.

2)What is Ashtoreth? And many Americans don't know that most Christmas traditions are pagan in origin. Yeah, Dean should have known, but Sam also gets it wrong that Jesus was born in the Fall. Most likely, Jesus was born in the Spring, because that's when shepherds would be watching their flocks in the fields at night.

3) I didn't mind the kid in Something Wicked. I really didn't like Wee!Sam in Something Wicked. Plus, when you're 12, you're gonna be a jerk. It's a natural law.

4)I also called Sam giving Dean the amulet for Christmas. I even got their ages correct! Or do you forget my own writing (j/k) Although I had a few issues of how it was handled (Sam gave Dean a leftover gift?), I still liked it. Plus, Sam probably didn't know what the amulet really means. If it means anything.
But, yeah, fans have attached too much value, too much value, too much speculation on the amulet. Obviously. Jensen picked it out because he liked the looks of it, and Kripke off-handedly said that they'd come up with a backstory. That's hardly a promise.

5)If I'm reading you writing, because you're not happy with the way Kripke handled the amulet story means you're not coming back to the show? Alrighty.

6)Again, I never minded Wee!Dean in Something Wicked. Really didn't like sluggish Wee!Sam in Something Wicked. So, I have no problems with the kid playing Dean again.

7) I completely agree with the connections. I miss Ellen. Not that Bobby doesn't rock, because I so love Bobby. But, they had other people growing up. And they have Ellen now. But, hey, them going to Bobby is worlds better than them going to Bela!

8) I really don't like Sam being the Anti-Christ, so I have no problems with nothing happening when they cut Sam. Plus, I think that you going into that storyline (mixing the blood) takes this standalone into a direction that not many people like.

9)I don't think the cliffies ever really delivered, and I'm very glad this episode didn't end with the big reveal that wasn't. Season 1 had the cliffie of John calling and what was the big reveal? That they're in danger and he doesn't want the guys to go after him. And the big reveal in season 2? Sam may be evil and Dean may have to kill him? Please. So, I'm glad this had no big reveal that wasn't.
I will admit this season hasn't been what I was wanting. The only two episodes I've really liked this season have been Fresh Blood and this one. I mean, this season has brought us Bela and a much lighter tone. My feelings about Bela have not been a secret. And, I'm missing the darker tone. Plus, they're at war. What's with all the comedy?

10) It sounds to me like you're just looking for things to dislike about Supernatural. Maybe you don't like it as much as you thought you did. As far as the rush of season 1, to me, season 1 started off painfully slow. I can barely watch some of those episodes on DVD. Very hit and miss. Supernatural really didn't find its legs until Asylum. I loved season 2. A lot more good or great episodes than duds.

I just thought this was a fun episode. Not to be take too seriously. Like so many of the other episodes this season.

Have a Happy Hanukkah.

Kat

[identity profile] sams1ra.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa, girl!
I'll answer, but in a different order.
First and foremost:
"If I'm reading you writing, because you're not happy with the way Kripke handled the amulet story means you're not coming back to the show? Alrighty."
You totally misunderstood me.
RL has really been kicking me for the past few months. I think you know at least some of it. I've been depressed for months now. SPN has, on occasion, helped make things better. But not for a while. And I think this episode made me stop expecting it would.
If I just watched this epi in order to entertain myself and pass 45 minutes, it's an ok episode. But if I'm looking for more than that, it didn't deliver. Not for me, anyway.
I'm not leaving Show. I love Show. It just used to be more for me, and it hasn't delivered in a long time. It used to, I guess that's part of the disappointment.
#1 - yeah, ok, fine. Not argueing about it anymore.
#2 - Ashtoreth is a goddess in Biblical times, used to be worshipped by worshipping a tree, not unlike the Christmas tree. And I still say the Winchesters are not normal and they should know that.
#4 - Remember I said they'd end up saying it was just shiny and he liked it? That's what this "big reveal" felt like. Yeah, I'm disappointed, and no, I don't care if there's any more meaning behind it. I'm done obsessing about it.
#7 - Glad we agree on something ;) Hasn't Dean made any connecions of his own? Ever? (poor Dean)
#8 - I get that. I do. I still think there could have been something more to be explored later. But that's just me.
#9 - I love cliffies. You know that by now. The crueler the better, imo. Yeah, Show hasn't really delivered, but I love my cliffies...
#10 - back to #5. I'm not looking for things to dislike about Show. Just saying it used to give me a rush and it doesn't lately. I agree, season 3 should have been darker. More intense. I guess they get better ratings on comedy or something. *shrugs* I miss the action and the brotherly interactions. Fresh Blood had one of my fav. SamnDean moments, but they're so few and far between... *sigh*
"I just thought this was a fun episode. Not to be take too seriously. Like so many of the other episodes this season"
And I agree. I was just expecting more of Show. I'll stop doing that. It's a fun show. (and pretty! and snarky!)
It's also a Sammy show. Good thing I have fandom to help me with the Dean show ;)
And yeah, I'm in a bitchy mood. Have been for a while (like I said, RL is really mean to me lately). That's why I haven't been around the faNily much lately. I don't want to spread the bad mood. But I do need to rant sometimes. And this is what that was. A rant.