Rant (spoiler warning for 3X08)

[sams1ra]

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.

Comments

[mtee.livejournal.com]

Wow - totally disagree with you.
And I think sometimes when you read too many fics (and let me say this - I read EVERYTHING I can get my hands on), your vision gets blurred. I am saying you start to expect things to happen on the actual show that happen in the fics. Your vision of what is true canon and will actually happen is off. We will never get all the whumping or the whole Triad thing on the show.

But if those scenarios are what you read over and over - then when the true show comes on - you will be disappointed. Very few authors stay with the true characterization of the boys. They will add their own biases or desires. So we read about a Sam and Dean that aren't truly the real characters. And that's ok - I love the stories, I read them daily. Heck, the actual writers have their own views of Sam and Dean and that's what we get on Thursday. And that's what is canon. I think you want the Sam and Dean of fanfic lore and that's not going to happen.

Mary Poppins - unless you went to see it at a theater, bought the DVD or managed to catch it on tv - and I'm not even sure it's been on- you wouldn't know. It's not like John would have read him books or bought Disney stuff. Dean was too into hunting and doing what John wanted -- Sam was open to other things - tried to be like the other kids - so I can see him knowing about it. Dean's world is very limited - he has tunnel vision in a way.

And to be truthful - Ellen has been the only other character, other than Bobby to be in several episodes. Once again fics have elevated Caleb and Pastor Jim to major characters - not the show. Personally, I can't even remember what episode even mentions Caleb. I know them from the fics - not from extensive mentions in the show. So I don't think that's a fair negative.

They have brought in new characters and I'm sorry, I don't mind them. Bela is quite interesting. Ruby needs work - but I can manage.

As for Sam/Dean - the last 2 eps have really given us some wonderful moments. Really emotional -- they've talked and opened up. You can't get better brotherly moments than Sam telling Dean he wants his big brother back. Or Dean telling Sam he wants Christmas because it's going to be his last. And those final scenes in the Christmas special - geez, that's angst out the behind!

I'm sorry you aren't into it. And more than likely nothing they do will get your excitement back. You seem to have tuned out. Now you will find things to get upset about more than you will like. It happens.

[sams1ra.livejournal.com]

Ya know, I have no problem with people disagreeing with me. This is MY opinion. And it hasn't changed.
Yeah, I read Ridley. I enjoy her stories. But she's far from being my favorite author.
Caleb was mentioned twice that I remember - in Asylum and in Salvation. There was Joshua there, too. Twice, I think, but that doesn't really matter.
They used one of Dean's contacts in Sin City. He had been hunting for a long time, I'm sure not ALL his contacts are John's. And that would be better than Bela or Ruby, at least imho.
I liked Gordon. I liked Ash. I liked Jo once she realized she had no chance with Dean - it gave the character an opening to grow up. I LOVED Andy. YED was a cool character. Sarah was fun, as was Missouri. They have succeeded in that before.
I enjoyed few of season 3's episodes. But I admit. I wanted this one to be less about Sam saving Dean and more about Dean needing to be saved. Note that it's a very thin line between them.
I already said fine about the Mary Poppins thing. I may disagree, but I accept it. I do not accept that he doesn't know the Grimm brother's story, or their origin.
To me, mythology is a hobby. They do that for a living. Dean hunted on his own and survived. I refuse to believe he doesn't know that stuff. We had a couple of episodes of smart!Dean. I want more. It's what I, personally, like. You may disagree, but that is my opinion.
Like Kat said, this season was supposed to be about the war. I don't know, supposed to be darker. It's not.
We do get awesome brotherly moments. If I knew how, I'd cut the 1.2 minutes of it from every episode and put them together for an awww-fest. But the dynamic has changed.
Note that in season 3, Dean is the only one without secrets. It's both surprising and refreshing to me. But they're not going there. The Mary plotline hasn't been mentioned in ages.
There hasn't been any real cliffies lately. And seriously, I wish they hadn't said anything about the necklace. It was a sweet moment, I agree. If it were revealed back in season 1. It might still have meaning to it, but I'm not holding my breath.
I don't like gore. I like suspense, I like angst, I love plot twists.
If you asked me what are my 5 favorite episodes, 4 of them will be from season 1. Maybe they're not the best, but they're the ones I've watched over a dozen times and never tire of. I want more of that.
And like I said before, if I was just looking for something to pass the time, I would have loved the episode. But I've come to expect more of Show. It used to deliver. I'm not saying season 1 was perfect, but I got a rush just thinking of Thursdays.
I miss that. That's all I'm saying. You might disagree, and I'm cool with that, but that's how I feel.